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

[linda misek-falkoff]

To: governance at lists.cpsr.org, Jeremy Malcolm jeremy at ciroap.org

Hi Jeremy, hi Parminder, Ginger  et al.

I don't know if you have already submitted this letter but of course we hold
best wishes for the IGC's success.

One thing I notice is the opportunity to be a bit of a *stronger voice* in
the matter.  As I understand it, it's yes a definite plus to have government
supporters, but wondering if one might want to say something like

 [proposed addition, pro tem]:



> "The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) together with
> governments, *and independently in its own voice, *,supports the views
> expressed by several government delegates" ... etc.



>

{LDMF note: The aboive  is a suggestion on concept - not
necessarily detailed text drafting).

I am very much interested in your thoughts.

*Respectfully Interfacing*, and with warm regards, LDMF.


On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:22 AM, 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.
>
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