[governance] Re: GA 2nd Committee - Update

Wed Nov 24 10:05:57 EST 2010

Dear all,

There has been an update: Second Committee to adopt text 'in a few
hours'<http://igbook.diplomacy.edu>

Best,
Stephanie

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On 24 November 2010 15:27, Meryem Marzouki <meryem at marzouki.info> wrote:

> 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
>
> --
> Meryem Marzouki - Paris, France
> Email: meryem at marzouki.info
> Lab. LIP6/CNRS/UPMC - www-polytic.lip6.fr
> IRIS (Imaginons un réseau Internet solidaire) - www.iris.sgdg.org
> EDRI (European Digital Rights) - www.edri.org
>
>
> 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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