[governance] REVISION 4 Draft statement to UNSG on bypassing

Sat Feb 20 11:11:55 EST 2010

Lee,

Meaning?

"We still need to add some honorifics"

Regards,

Rui

On 19 February 2010 19:55, Lee W McKnight <lmcknigh at syr.edu> wrote:

> I agree with Carlos' suggestion.
>
> We still need to add some honorifics right up front, as we are addressing
> the Sec Gen, and of course thanking him for his leadership.
>
> Lee
> ________________________________________
> From: Carlos A. Afonso [ca at cafonso.ca]
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:25 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Deirdre Williams
> Cc: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Jeremy Malcolm
> Subject: Re: [governance] REVISION 4 Draft statement to UNSG on bypassing
> CSTD
>
> 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
> <mailto: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 <<mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org>
> jeremy at ciroap.org<mailto: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.
>
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