[governance] REVISION 4 Draft statement to UNSG on bypassing

Sun Feb 21 03:05:46 EST 2010

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On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Lee W McKnight <lmcknigh at syr.edu> wrote:
> Rui,
>
> Meaning, I don't believe the usual practice in addressing the Sec Gen is just to say: hey howya doin...
>
> Something slightly more formal may be called for even if we're all hangin on the net writing this up.
>
> Since I don't personally make it a practice of writing the sec gen often, I'm not sure what exactly the formula is.
>
> But I suspect someone like my colleague John Mathiason, or Bertrand, would.

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> Maybe it is 'Dear Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, we thank you for (insert thanks here) . We appreciate (insert something we appreciate here).
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> We would like to draw your attention to....(insert our letter here).
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>
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> From: Rui Correia [correia.rui at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:11 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Lee W McKnight
> Subject: Re: [governance] REVISION 4 Draft statement to UNSG on bypassing
>
> Lee,
>
> Meaning?
>
> "We still need to add some honorifics"
>
> Regards,
>
> Rui
>
> On 19 February 2010 19:55, Lee W McKnight <lmcknigh at syr.edu<mailto: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<mailto:ca at cafonso.ca>]
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:25 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org<mailto:governance at lists.cpsr.org>; Deirdre Williams
> Cc: governance at lists.cpsr.org<mailto: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
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> On 19/02/2010, at 08:30, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre at gmail.com<mailto:williams.deirdre at gmail.com><mailto:williams.deirdre at gmail.com<mailto:williams.deirdre at gmail.com>>> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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"?
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> 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.
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> Deirdre
>
>
> On 19 February 2010 05:22, Jeremy Malcolm <<mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org<mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org>>jeremy at ciroap.org<mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org><mailto: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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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