[governance] REVISION 4 Draft statement to UNSG on bypassing CSTD

[Carlos A. Afonso]

What if we invert the text, putting the final block at the beginning  
followed by all reasoning, so the reader knows right away what we want?

--c.a.

enviado via iPhone

On 19/02/2010, at 08:30, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> The first and last paragraphs should each have an indication that  
> the process - CSTD, ECOSOC, UN - is the customary one which has been  
> used on each occasion up to now. We are not asking for a change.
>
> Considering that the statement is addressed to the Secretary-General  
> Para 4 should be worded so that it does not appear to inform him  
> about what he himself did. Perhaps you could use "remind"?
>
> And I am still in favour of cutting up the sentences. These sound  
> beautiful, mellifluous, but all of the subordinate clauses impede  
> comprehension, especially if there is any question of translation.
>
> Deirdre
>
>
> On 19 February 2010 05:22, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:
> As per the latest comments received, here is a slightly rewritten  
> combination of Parminder's new text with a couple of points from my  
> original draft.  So that we can move forward towards a consensus  
> call next week, please try to confine your comments to either  
> significant points of substance, or grammatical/typographical  
> corrections, rather than just rewriting the same ideas in a  
> different form.
>
> AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE INTERNET GOVERNANCE CAUCUS TO THE UNITED  
> NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, BAN KI-MOON
>
> Dear Sir,
>
> The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) supports the  
> views expressed by several government delegates at the recent open  
> consultations on the IGF that the UN Secretary-General's report and  
> recommendations on the desirability of the continuation of the  
> Forum, based on formal consultations at IGF Sharm, should be  
> presented to the CSTD's annual session in May 2010 before being  
> considered by the ECOSOC and then by the UN Assembly.
>
> Indications given at the meeting that this might not be the case  
> have caused some confusion, since this would mark a departure from  
> established practice.  The CSTD is formally mandated to engage with  
> all issues of WSIS follow up, and its specialized knowledge and  
> history of engagement with WSIS issues, including the IGF, will  
> provide the best basis for an informed consideration of the issue by  
> the ECOSOC and the UN Assembly.
>
> In addition, consideration of the recommendations by the CSTD will  
> enable widest possible discussion and engagement of concerned  
> actors, including governments, with this very important issue.  The  
> CSTD provides relatively greater multistakeholder involvement than  
> its parent body, ECOSOC, following its "strengthening ... taking  
> into account the multistakeholder approach"  (Tunis Agenda, para  
> 105) pursuant to ECOSOC decisions 2007/215, 2007/216, 2008/217 and  
> 2008/218.
>
> It is also very relevant to note here that UN Secretary General's  
> report on "enhanced cooperation" which was presented to the ECOSOC  
> has been referred by the ECOSOC to the CSTD for its prior  
> consideration, which does make it clear that ECOSOC would normally  
> prefer CSTD's views on issues of WSIS follow up before it considers  
> them. There is no reason why the same should not apply to the  
> Secretary-General's report on the IGF.
>
> We therefore request that in the interest of an open and transparent  
> process, the UN Secretary-General's report on continuation of the  
> IGF be made available to the CSTD's annual session in May 2010,  
> which will help the UN membership make an informed and considered  
> decision on this matter as per the requirements of the Tunis Agenda.
>
> -- 
> Jeremy Malcolm
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