[governance] consultations on enhanced cooperation

[Baudouin SCHOMBE]

 Hi all
I strongly support all exchanges are now. These reactions show our
motivation enough not to leave without stepping on toes that we can claim
our rights.
I also propose that we combine potential  expertise in developing countries,
women and men.
APC and DiploFoundation have focal points in most of these countries.
From my side, I began to attract academic institutions and contacted
individually  some professors in different universities.



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2010/10/13 parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>

>  Hi All
>
> Find as enclosed an open letter to all stakeholders to participate in what
> is supposed to be an open consultation on 'enhanced cooperation' in NY on
> 14th December.
>
> However, the process is hardly open. It does not seem to be even as open as
> many traditional UN activities are. Both the Tunis Agenda, and the CSTD/
> ECOSOC resolution (quoted in the letter) speaks of 'enhanced cooperation'
> itself as involving ' a balanced participation of all stakeholders '.
>
> It should be obvious that a consultation on 'enhanced cooperation', EC,
> (which is different from the process of enhanced cooperation ) should be
> even more open and participative that even EC itself. In fact it should be
> more or less, within limits of logistics constraints, completely open,
> though probably also structured enough that all governments, for instance,
> do get to speak all they want to (that is what they normally like to
> ensure/protect, UN style)
>
> However, the letter says that non -governmental stakeholders will only be
> allowed to give written contribution, plus a very tokenistic gesture of
> allowing just one representative (?? whose rep) to speak during the
> consultations to summarize the contributions of all non governmental
> stakeholders (whew!) (in maybe about 5 minutes?). So basically they are
> calling for an inter-governmental consultation. This is not at all an open
> consultation, and i think we should not give it legitimacy as such.
>
> In fact, the letter clearly speaks of a "consultation with UN member
> states, Permanent Observers and other inter-governmental organizations to be
> held on....."
>
> So, it is simply not the "open and inclusive consultations involving all
> member states and other stakeholders....." that the recent ECOSOC resolution
> called for, which resolution has been quoted in the letter itself.
>
> I think all non-governmental stakeholders should refuse to accept it as an
> open consultation, and write to the SG/ USG immediately about it. If no
> changes in the format are forthcoming they may all together even agree not
> to participate in the consultations at all - not even submitting written
> contributions, and forgoing the 'one rep speaks for all nongov stakeholders'
> offer.
>
> On the other hand, if there are any genuine concerns of governments that
> the format should allow enough speak and discussion time for gov reps, which
> they may feel does not happen in fully open spaces, we can discuss and take
> them on board to devise a mutually acceptable format.
>
> Parminder
>
>
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