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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For those who could not attend the briefing for NGOs
organised in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City>
(7 December) on WSIS outcomes, you can find below a summary of the main
discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:120%'><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Philippe
Dam<br>
</span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:country-region
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w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2005-12-16T19:40:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2005-12-16T19:40:00Z"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>CONGO
-</u3:place></u3:country-region> WSIS CS Secretariat <br>
</span></font></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></span></font></b></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><ns0:country-region
w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2005-12-16T19:40:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2005-12-16T19:40:00Z"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:place
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Avenue de <U1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on" ProductID="la Paix"></span></font></b><b><font
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style='color:navy'>Geneva</span></font></ns0:place></ns0:City></U1:CITY></U1:PLACE></span></font></b><b><font
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Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:120%'><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>The Conference of NGOs (<U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><ns0:country-region w:insAuthor="Inter"
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w:endInsDate="2005-12-16T19:40:00Z"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>CONGO</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>) is an international, membership
association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations
debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"></span></font><ns0:country-region
w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2005-12-16T19:40:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
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w:endInsDate="2005-12-16T19:40:00Z"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>CONGO</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>'s major objective is to ensure the
presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and United Nations
agencies on issues of global concern. For more information see our
website at <a href="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org/" target="_blank"
title="http://www.ngocongo.org/">www.ngocongo.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></b></p>
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line-height:120%'><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>============================<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><u><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Briefing on WSIS outcomes<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>7
December 2005, Palais des Nations Geneva<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName ProductID="Renate Bloem" w:st="on"><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Renate Bloem</span></font></i></b></st1:PersonName><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>, President of CONGO,</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
introduced the discussion, underlining that the way civil society was called to
participate in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place>,
including its preparatory process, was a major breakthrough. Apart from this,
the content outcome of WSIS was sometimes less satisfying, and she therefore pointed
to the on-going drafting of a Civil Society Statement which would draw a more
visionary outlook of the future. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Overview from the
key actors from the process</span></font></u></i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Mr
Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary General of the Summit and of ITU</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
highlighted the unique role of all stakeholders in WSIS and its preparatory
process. The ITU strongly pushed for such an enhanced participatory mechanism.
Mr. Utsumi said he had proposed a much higher standard for stakeholder participation,
such as a full participation in the discussion process and a membership for
civil society and private sector at the intergovernmental Bureau. In spite of
the governmental refusals of such proposals, he mentioned the participation of
civil society steadily increased throughout the process, so that at the end
stakeholders fully participated in the final negotiations. The challenge for
civil society was now to establish a truly multi-stakeholder mechanism in the
follow-up and implementation, by continuing this inclusiveness and sense of
ownership of the WSIS. Mr. Utsumi promised he would perform all necessary
efforts to that end. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Ambassador
<st1:PersonName ProductID="Janis Karklins" w:st="on">Janis Karklins</st1:PersonName>,
President of WSIS Phase II Preparatory Committee</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
supported the view that the way civil society was involved created a strong
precedent in the history of the UN Summits, in particular the example of the Working
Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) in which civil society and the private
sector participated in an equal footing with State representatives. Some States
considered WGIG as the end of the pure intergovernmental machinery. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>However, in the implementation and follow-up
mechanisms, the intergovernmental framework is preserved for the time being: an
ECOSOC functional commission (Commission on Science and Technology for
Development), to be given a new mandate at the next ECOSOC session in July
2006, would be in charge of follow-up, and the challenge for civil society would
be to influence the work of governments; multi-stakeholder implementation would
be organised around themes and action lines; the question of multi-stakeholder policy
debate under the UN umbrella would depend on the way the Global Alliance would be
established. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>He added that the WSIS package (i.e. <st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City>
+ <st1:State w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State>) must now be endorsed in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place> by the GA.
Tunisia is working to prepare a draft Resolution and expects to present it by
the end of this year or by early January 2006. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Mr.
Charles Geiger, WSIS Executive Director</span></font></i></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, gave
some figures regarding WSIS Phase II: 11 regional meetings and 29 thematic
meetings, 5 rounds of accreditation, 1300 NGOs accredited in addition to those
in ECOSOC consultative status, 42 heads of States and 174 States present in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>On the implementation and follow-up, he highlighted
that ITU would play the role defined in the WSIS text. The role of all
stakeholders in the UN CSTD is still to be defined. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Internet
Governance<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Since Ambassador Khan could not be present because of
last-minute intense negotiations on the Red Cross emblems, <b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Ambassador Karklins</span></i></b>
also spoke about Internet Governance outcomes. He admitted that Internet
Governance was one of the central issues of the second phase of the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place>. The WGIG set up a
working definition on Internet Governance, not only including the
administration of core Internet resources, but also a broad range of policy
issues related to the Internet such as interconnection, cyber-crime and
security. The WGIG recommendations were the basis of intergovernmental
negotiations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Since in general the <st1:State w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State>
outcome has been well received in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New
York</st1:State></st1:place>, in particularly the creation of an Internet
Governance Forum (IGF), it is expected that open consultations on the shape and
working methods would take place probably in early March and a very practical
agenda must be established in advance. Civil society should not hesitate to
forward its views to the UN SG office. By the end of the second quarter of 2006,
the UN SG should convene the 1<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Forum. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>On the enhanced cooperation for oversight functions,
in spite of the difficult wording of the outcome document, the Board of ICANN,
in line with the WSIS decisions, established a joint Working Group of ICANN and
the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) to further develop proposals to enhance
cooperation. This would include the improvement of the working methods of GAC,
better secretariat assistance, and improved participation of developing
countries. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Charles
Geiger </span></font></i></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>expressed some more pessimism on the
future of the IGF, and stated the risk that the IGF would be more a traditional
intergovernmental organ with open-ended participation rather than a truly
multi-stakeholder body. Indeed all modalities would still have to be discussed,
including rules for participation, accreditation of observers, with a risk of
strong drawback on the way multi-stakeholder participation should be
implemented and the need to start again the whole negotiation on almost fully
accepted elements at the end of WSIS. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Bill
Drake, President of CPSR and former member of the WGIG</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
praised the way Ambassador Khan had chaired the negotiations on Internet
Governance. In relation to Mr. Geiger’s remark, he stated that civil
society understanding was that the IGF would be an open multi-stakeholder process;
if not the Forum is dead. He said all actors involved assisted in sort of a
win-win situation for many major actors on IG, in which the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>, the European Union, the
private sector and civil society were more or less satisfied with the outcomes.
He underlined major outcomes: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The constitution of a
strong CS coalition around Internet Governance and a major interest in this
issue. Eight WGIG members came from civil society, with major outcomes in the
final process. The question remains how to organise civil society to carry out
the up coming process.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Multi-stakeholder
participation is recognised as the only viable way to deal with Internet
Governance: governments made their mind that they need to have civil society
involved, and WSIS demonstrated that a stronger multi-stakeholder process can
fully work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A broader holistic vision
of Internet Governance was endorsed, not only limited to the DNS and core
internet resources, but also interconnections, spam, allowing for a
multidimensional look at these issues. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oversight functions for
the Domain Name System: all participants agreed with WGIG recommendations that
no single government should have domination on major internet resources. More
open multilateral models should be established in this regard. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Creation of the IG Forum:
the civil society IG Caucus started lobbying for a forum already in 2003. It
now has to see the way the Forum would be established to better monitor trends
in Internet Governance, improve awareness and capacity building for developing
countries<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Financing
Mechanisms</span></font></u></i></b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Ambassador
Karklins</span></font></i></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> recognised the absence of
additional resources and the WSIS agreement to welcome the set up of the
Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) and the use of existing resources. In fact, he
said, the WSIS outcomes in terms of financing are still open. In relation to
the DSF it would depend on</span></font><span lang=EN-GB> </span><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>the way the
fund would be managed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Ambassador
Astrid Dufborg, ICT Advisor for the Permanent Mission of Sweden</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
made a much stronger statement, highlighting the failure of WSIS to fully
address the digital divide: the initial priority of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place> has not provided any strong outcome on
ICT for Development, lacked realism and priority. The Outcome Document provided
some wishful recommendations but not any practical answer on how to bridge the
digital divide. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For the donor community, the market was still seen as
the main finance source for infrastructures, but public funding and more involvement
are also needed. According to her, the DSF, as the only solution endorsed by
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place> after
a quite poor debate, would not be a viable solution to bridge the digital
divide. Compared to the work of WGIG, the work of the Task Force on Financial
Mechanisms (TFFM) was not given space enough in WSIS. Therefore the whole
discussion on how to bridge the digital divide is still to be done. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The MDG and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Monterrey</st1:City></st1:place>
processes were also too much left aside, whereas discussions related to the use
of ICTs should be more deeply integrated in poverty reduction strategies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Ms.
Heba Hage, from Global Knowledge Partnership</span></font></i></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
underlined the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships in the
implementation of WSIS follow-up. Drawing from the experience of the GKP and
its participation in the WSIS process, in any areas such as education, access
to knowledge, partnerships would be major elements for resource mobilization
for action at the national and regional levels to bridge the digital divide. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Human
Rights<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Mr.
Wolf Ludwig, from the Swiss NGO Platform Communica-ch</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
underscored that human rights was one of the several issues of the 1<sup>st</sup>
Phase, and was all along WSIS a crosscutting aspect in many thematic issues. He
was still hoping at the end of WSIS I that the HR aspect would not become so
prominent, but after several incidents occurred during PrepCom-1 and PrepCom-2,
Communica-ch and other NGOs did not see any HR improvement in the Host Country.
International civil society could not continue its participation without
raising this situation again at PrepCom-3 and in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State></st1:place>. It has been a necessity to make Human
Rights a major issue within the WSIS context and therefore to organize a
Citizen Summit. Mr. Ludwig recalled the incidents occurred during the <st1:City
w:st="on">Summit</st1:City> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Tunisia</st1:country-region></st1:place>:
the citizen summit was not allowed to take place, other meetings were prevented
to take place, the statement of the Swiss President was censored on Tunisian
media. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>He also mentioned the letter addressed to Kofi Anna
on this situation, to be signed by NGOs. He lastly called for the UN to think
about these basis elements for the organisation of future World Summits.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Before opening the floor for comments and questions, <st1:PersonName
ProductID="Renate Bloem" w:st="on"><b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Renate Bloem</span></i></b></st1:PersonName> underscored that
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Tunisia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
organised this UN Summit very well. At the same time it would have been a
golden opportunity for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Tunisia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
to demonstrate its commitments for human rights. The message from civil
society, including the statement delivered by Shirin Ebadi at the opening
ceremony on behalf of civil society, should be a strong signal for the respect
of human rights everywhere and for a more proactive involvement of the overall
NGO community in the different regions. The more civil society entities work
together, the more its voice would be heard without selectivity. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:120%'><b><font size=3 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span
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