[governance] FYI - Obama/Rouseff joint statement

[Stephanie Perrin]

No mention of human rights in that statement Peter?  I pulled out this 
piece further up:

The Presidents decided to initiate a human rights working group under 
the aegis of the Global Partnership Dialogue.  The objective of the 
Dialogue is to exchange views and intensify efforts to strengthen 
multilateral human rights institutions.  The Presidents also noted the 
importance of relying on independent, multilateral monitoring mechanisms 
to ensure the legitimacy and credibility of international efforts to 
promote and defend human rights and fundamental freedoms.

But I note that it does not appear anywhere near the important material 
on trade agreements, nor does it leaven the emphasis on cybersecurity we 
see below.  However, I suppose we must just focus on making sure the 
messages are delivered at all the forums mentioned.   Thanks for the update!
Kind regards
Stephanie Perrin
On 2015-07-02 21:27, Ian Peter wrote:
>
> A joint statement has just been released by the Presidents of USA and 
> Brazil at 
> https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/06/30/joint-communique-president-barack-obama-and-president-dilma-rousseff 
> .
>
> It includes the following text
>
> “The United States and Brazil share the understanding that global 
> Internet governance must be transparent and inclusive, ensuring full 
> participation of governments, civil society, private sector and 
> international organizations, so that the potential of the Internet as 
> a powerful tool for economic and social development can be fulfilled.
>
> Both countries acknowledge the agenda approved by Netmundial 
> conference (São Paulo, April 2014) as a guide for discussions 
> regarding the future of the global internet governance system.
>
> Both countries reaffirm their adherence to the multistakeholder model 
> of Internet governance and, in this context, reaffirm their commitment 
> to cooperate for the success of the Tenth Internet Governance Forum 
> (João Pessoa, November 10 to 13, 2015), and extension of the IGF mandate.
>
> Likewise, they reaffirm their interest in participating actively in 
> the preparatory process of the High-Level Meeting of the UN General 
> Assembly for the Ten-Year Review of the WSIS outcomes, to be held in 
> New York in December 2015.
>
> Bilateral cooperation on cyber issues will be resumed by the convening 
> of the Second Meeting of the Working Group on Internet and Information 
> and Communications Technology in Brasilia in the second semester.  The 
> meeting will offer the opportunity of exchanging experiences and 
> exploring possibilities for cooperation in a number of key areas, 
> including e-government, the digital economy, cybersecurity, cybercrime 
> prevention, capacity building activities, international security in 
> cyberspace, and research, development, and innovation.”
>
>
>
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