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<DIV><SPAN class=609535114-31082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609535114-31082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609535114-31082005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">The UN org chart
does show ITU being one of a number of organizations that are linked to
ECOSOC, via a dotted line. But the precise nature of these links are
unclear. For example, the org chart also shows the Bretton Woods orgs
(World Bank, IMF, WTO) being linked to ECOSOC. I once asked someone
at WTO about that and she replied that the UN is prone to wishful
thinking. In any event, I've never heard anyone at either WTO or ITU say
there was any sort of real coordination, much less a reporting relationship
with, the UN generally or ECOSOC specifically. So since
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=609535114-31082005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">I was
over at ITU today, I asked the head of strategic planning in the SG's
office. Per my previous message, he said that ITU has historically had
little to nothing to do with the UN, except for involvement in the COPOUS
framework for peaceful uses of outer space, and now WSIS. However, ITU
does generate an annual report which is pro forma sent out to lots of
relevant organizations, inter alia to the UN SG, other IGOs, and he
supposed why not, ECOSOC, but that's the extent of it. So they don't
"report to" in the sense that their activities must be reviewed and approved,
but they do send a courtesy copy of 'this is what we've been doing in the past
year.' Perhaps that's what the dotted line on the org chart
means...?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609535114-31082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609535114-31082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609535114-31082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609535114-31082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Bill</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
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face="Book Antiqua">From: <A
href="mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org">plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org</A>
[mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] On Behalf Of John Mathiason <BR>Sent: Tue,
30 Aug 2005 15:36:02 -0400 <BR>To: <A
href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A>; <BR>Subject: <FONT
face="Times New Roman">: </FONT>[WSIS CS-Plenary] Drastic changes to the
proposed WSIS implementation mechanisms in the new text</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Jean-Louis,</DIV>
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<DIV>All of the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations (including ITU)
<BR>report to ECOSOC. This is part of the relationship agreement
into<BR>which they entered when the United Nations was founded. Now that
the<BR>WSIS has been given status as a UN conference, it also reports to
the<BR>General Assembly. Whether or not ECOSOC does anything with
the<BR>reports, of course, is up to ECOSOC, but the General Assembly will be
<BR>expected to act on whatever is adopted by WSIS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>John</DIV>
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