[governance] Re: GA 2nd Committee expected to adopt text on November 30

[Meryem Marzouki]

Thanks Stephanie for the text and a big thank to Izumi for keeping us  
informed in details! Regarding the resolution to be adopted, I think  
we should have a closer look at its entirety, not only at the  
provisions of IGF extension. And, inter alia, what I read from the  
3rd paragraph of the resolution is really worrying:

"Noting that cultural diversity is the common heritage of humankind  
and that the information society should be founded on and stimulate  
respect for cultural identity, cultural and linguistic diversity,  
traditions and religions, and foster dialogue among cultures and  
civilizations, and noting also that the promotion, affirmation and  
preservation of diverse cultural identities and languages as  
reflected in relevant agreed United Nations documents, including the  
Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity of the United Nations  
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, will further  
enrich the information society"

The mention of "traditions and religions" is particularly concerning  
here. As is the lack of *any* mention of rights or freedoms.

I'm wondering what others think of the implications of this  
provision, and the general vision conveyed by this resolution?

Best,
Meryem

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Le 24 nov. 10 à 10:46, Izumi AIZU a écrit :

> Texts on the IGF extension from the PDF:
>
> 17. Decides to extend the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum for
> a further five years, and in this regard, invites the
> Secretary-General to continue with the convening of the Internet
> Governance Forum for a multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on Internet
> governance issues according to its mandate as set out in paragraph 72
> of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society,12 while recognizing
> at the same time the need to improve it with a view to  linking it to
> the broader dialogue on global internet governance;
>
>  18. Welcomes the decision by ECOSOC in paragraph 30 of E/2010/2 to
> invite the Chair of the Commission on Science and Technology for
> Development to establish, in an open and inclusive manner, a working
> group which would seek, compile and review inputs from all Member
> States and all other stakeholders on improvements to the Internet
> Governance Forum, in line with the mandate set out in the Tunis
> Agenda13, and which would submit a report to the Commission at its
> fourteenth session, in 2011, with recommendations, as appropriate,
> that would constitute an input by the Commission to the General
> Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council;
>
>  19. Stresses that the consideration of IGF improvements should be
> based on the inputs to be provided to the working group by all Member
> States and all other stakeholders, including those comments received
> during the online consultation and the consultation undertaken by the
> Under Secretary General in the fourth meeting of the IGF held in Sharm
> El-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2009 with particular consideration of,
> inter
> alia, enhancing participation from developing countries, exploring
> further voluntary options for IGF financing and improving the
> preparation process modalities, and the work and the functioning of
> the Secretariat;
>
> 20. Also decides that the desirability of continuation of the Internet
> Governance Forum be considered again by Member States at the General
> Assembly within the context of a ten-year review of implementation of
> the outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society in 2015;
>
> 21. Stresses the need for the enhanced participation of developing
> countries, in particular from least developed countries, in all the
> Internet Governance Forum meetings, and in this regard invites member
> states as well as other  stakeholders to support the participation of
> Governments and other stakeholders from developing countries to the
> Forum itself as well as the preparatory meetings;
>
>  22. Welcomes the decision by ECOSOC in paragraph 24 of E/2010/2 to
> invite the Secretary-General to convene open and inclusive
> consultations involving all Member States and all other stakeholders
> with a view to assisting the process towards enhanced cooperation in
> order to enable Governments on an equal footing to carry out their
> roles and responsibilities in respect of international public policy
> issues pertaining to the Internet, but not of the day-to-day technical
> and operational matters that do not impact upon those issues, through
> balanced participation of all stakeholders, especially developing
> countries, in their respective roles and responsibilities, as stated
> in paragraph 35 of the Tunis Agenda14, and requests the
> Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly for consideration
> at its sixty- sixth session, through the Economic and Social Council,
> a report on the outcome of these consultations and takes note of the
> invitations circulated by the USG to
> participate in the open consultations on enhanced cooperation on
> international public policy issues pertaining to the internet;
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