[governance] Fw: [Internet Policy] Background on UN funding rules---question for the group

[Nnenna]

 "all the costs arising from holding a meeting away from HQ need to be borne by the Host Country."
It will be important to see such a UN Resolution.  And additionnally, the IGF  Host Country Agreement itself.
Going by former UN meetings (including summits) that I have attended, outside of New York and Geneva, I will doubt this affirmation.
What does "all the costs" imply?

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 From: Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch>
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Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 12:54 PM
Subject: [governance] Fw: [Internet Policy] Background on UN funding rules---question for the group
 


Hi all,

As we try and help find a solution to the funding crisis at the IGF, somebody that we all respect posted on a separate thread the existence of a UN Resolution and Rules that constrain the ability for contributions.  Here's an excerpt from that email thread:

Indonesia, as a UN Member State, is bound by the legislative mandate set forth by the UN General Assembly. As a Member States, Indonesia was part of the decision making process in developing these rules in form of a GA Resolution. The Host Country Agreement (HCA) builds on this GA Resolution and  specifies the obligations of the Host Country. I explained the very basic principle in a lengthy email to another list: all the costs arising from holding a meeting away from HQ need to be borne by the Host Country. We may or may not like these rules and can discuss this at length, but this is simply a waste of time, as any amendment or change would have to go through the UN General Assembly.

Although the Indonesians want help with the venue and hosting costs, we've known for a while that their main concern is paying money to the UN itself for their costs.  I've been unaware of any UN Resolution or Rule that requires the host country to bear those costs, or any rule that sets forth constraints as noted above.

If anybody has this information (the UN Resolution or Rule referenced above), I would be most grateful if you could please share it.


Thank you,

Patrick



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patrick ryan 
public policy & gov't relations sr. counsel, free expression and int'l relations
patrickryan at google.com | +1.512.751.5346
Does anyone here have this information, or know how to find it easily?

Greetings,
Norbert


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Datum: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:52:54 -0700
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for the group


Hi all,

As we try and help find a solution to the funding crisis at the IGF,
somebody that we all respect posted on a separate thread the existence
of a UN Resolution and Rules that constrain the ability for
contributions. Here's an excerpt from that email thread:

*Indonesia, as a UN Member State, is bound by the legislative mandate
set
> forth by the UN General Assembly. As a Member States, Indonesia was
> part of the decision making process in developing these rules in form
> of a GA Resolution. The Host Country Agreement (HCA) builds on this
> GA Resolution and  specifies the obligations of the Host Country. I
> explained the very basic principle in a lengthy email to another
> list: all the costs arising from holding a meeting away from HQ need
> to be borne by the Host Country. We may or may not like these rules
> and can discuss this at length, but this is simply a waste of time,
> as any amendment or change would have to go through the UN General
> Assembly.*


Although the Indonesians want help with the venue and hosting costs,
we've known for a while that their main concern is paying money to the
UN itself for their costs.  I've been unaware of any UN Resolution or
Rule that requires the host country to bear those costs, or any rule
that sets forth constraints as noted above.

*If anybody has this information (the UN Resolution or Rule referenced
above), I would be most grateful if you could please share it.*


Thank you,

Patrick


------
*patrick ryan *
public policy & gov't relations sr. counsel, free expression and int'l
relations
patrickryan at google.com | +1.512.751.5346

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