[Mmwg] Fwd: CSTD Monday session on WSIS

Avri Doria avri at psg.com
Mon Jul 17 21:57:29 BST 2006


hi,

This seems like something this group could get involved with.

a.


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> From: "Dr. Francis MUGUET" <muguet at mdpi.org>
> Date: 17 juli 2006 13.25.57 EDT
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> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CSTD Monday session on WSIS
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> Hello,
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> The session started with full suspense.
> Karklins told us that South Africa was still maintaining
> its position.
> Karklins started the meeting with a very vague sentence
> alluding that those who are attending
> "are allowed to stay there according
> to rules of procedures".
> Then some states asked for clarification, and Karklins
> asked a secretary of ECOSOC to explain the rules of procedure.
> She came five minutes later.
> She said that observers could be allowed to stay in ECOSOC
> sessions if attending governements allow it.
> The situation is quite diverse and she quoted examples
> of CS participation.
> Then Australia took the floor supporting the presense of CS,
> but at least being silent observers.
> EU supported Australia,  US supported Australia.
> Then Chile intervened calling for a more active participation of
> Civil Society, suggesting a preliminary statement.
> Mexico supported.
> Then the South African/G77 delegate intervened ,
>  he thanked the chair for the clarification, and
> rather hypocritically, he said
> he always supported Civil Society presence.
> Morroco asked what was the exact status of the talks.
> Karklins answered they were informal consultation towards
> negotiations.
> Then South African/G77 intervened again asking what was then
> the meaning of a "closed" meeting on the schedules ?
> ( the argument he told us repeatdly during our conversations
> is that the meeting was "closed" ).
> The ECOSOC secretary answered is was simply an indication to the
> press, :-) !
> meaning that the Press was not allowed in closed meetings.
> No more objection from South Africa !
>
> This ended the procedural controversy
> to the advantage of CS, but we lost
> the right to make short suggestions during the discussion,
> which is still a big loss.
>
> Renate made a general statement (and she left
> some time after as she had to chair other conferences,
> while Alejandra staid.
>  I guessed there will be a
>  CONGO report  of the session soon by Alejandra.
> Being not able to make any short suggestion is very frustrating.
> I went to a library upstair to make printouts of language
> propositions that I distributed to delegates.
> It is disapointing to say that unless you explain orally
> each strong points to each person, there is little impact.
>
> Tomorrow, since the paragraph being studied is the paragraph on  
> Multi-Stakeholders I will ask in my preliminary statement that CS  
> be allowed to make short interventions  ( less than 3 minutes )  
> whenever
> appropriate during the discussion.
> I told the South African delegate about this idea,
> and this time, he said nothing,
> which would also help regain what we have lost
> in terms of informal procedural practises.
>
> An unexpected gain is that US proposed
> a new formulation of paragraph
> 4 c that quoted "established rules of ECOSOC and WSIS"
> ( I had lobbied very hard the previous to get WSIS added to ECOSOC,
> EU and Switzerland suppored it,  but the US and China at that time  
> opposed it , China was absent today)
> This paragraph is almost agreed.
>
> The big point that has NOT been addressed
> in my language suggestions so far is
> how the multi-stakeholder approach could be reflected in the
> reformed CSTD commission.
> A multi-stakeholder advisory group like for the IGF ?
> Unless some one has a better idea,
> ( PLEASE DO PROPOSE SOMETHING ASAP )
> this what I am going to propose tomorrow.
> Howewer with the high proportion of diplomats here who never attended
> the WSIS,  the prospects are dim for a MAG.
>
> At the pace the negotiations are going, I don't see how the
> negotations could end up tomorrow on Tuesday.
> I must leave tomorrow night Geneva.
>
> All the Best
>
> Francis
>
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