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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We’ve up-dated our webpage
dedicated to the WSIS follow-up ECOSOC CSTD, with information on what happened
between 15 and 19 May: <a
href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10207">http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10207</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It includes the documents Renate
circulated this morning as well as a summary of the ECOSOC consultation on the
future role of the CSTD in the WSIS follow-up (copied below).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>More up-dates will follow soon on
the post-Tunis process: <a
href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=resources&id=278&start=1">http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=resources&id=278&start=1</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Philippe
Dam<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>CONGO -
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>11,
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>The
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is an international, membership association that facilitates the participation
of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region>'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. </span></font></b><b><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:
bold'>For more information see our website at <a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/">www.ngocongo.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;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><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>ECOSOC Consultation on the future role <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>of the UN CTSD in the system-wide follow up to WSIS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>16 May 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Please also refer
to the substantial oral statement provided by the Conference of NGOs (<st1:PersonName
ProductID="Renate Bloem" w:st="on">Renate Bloem</st1:PersonName>): full text
available <b><span style='font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.ngocongo.org/files/statement_to_the_ecosoc_consultation_16_may_v_3.doc">HERE</a></span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></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'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></i></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'>Introductory
remarks<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>HE Ambassador Ali
Hachani</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> stressed the intergovernmental
character of the process leading to the review of the mandate, agenda and
composition of the CSTD. The purpose of this second consultation is to hear the
views of the CSTD and its members in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place>,
civil society and the private sector. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Dr.
Supachai Panitchpakdi, UNCTAD SG</span></b>, raised the issues he would like to
see addressed at this stage of the discussion: 1. How the CSTD could contribute
to the WSIS follow-up while continuing to implement its mandate in the context
of the UN World Summit? 2. How the multi-stakeholder approach can be applied to
the functioning of the CSTD? He also presented an outline of his vision of the
follow up to WSIS as a review process of the implementation of the WSIS
commitments where ECOSOC would be in charge of overseeing the WSIS follow-up.
Recalling the experience of the CSTD in working on ICT, he stressed the role the
Commission could play in providing high level advice to ECOSOC and the UN GA
and means for policy guidance, promotion of dialogue and partnership. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Mr. Yoshio Utsumi, ITU SG</span></b>, while stressing
the development oriented approach of the <st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City>
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State></st1:place>
outcomes, underlined the strict distinction between implementation and
follow-up process, as well as between the intergovernmental, multi-stakeholder
and inter-agency processes. He stressed that follow-up activities would only be
possible after looking at the effect of implementation. ECOSOC would provide
support to the UN agencies having difficulties to implement action lines, while
in no way duplicating the implementation activities. ECOSOC should be flexible
enough to adapt in a changing environment and the WSIS follow-up should be
integrated into the follow-up of the other UN summit towards the achievement of
the MDGs. The rules of the UN CSTD should be further studied and revised to
allow for a multi-stakeholder dimension and to engage civil society and the
private sector. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Patrizio Civili, from UN DESA</span></b>,
stressed that follow-up and implementation are distinct but interrelated
processes. The Global Alliance for ICT and Development could serve as the
multi-stakeholder component of the follow-up WSIS, providing autonomous advice
to the UN SG, and full contribution and support to intergovernmental bodies
such as ECOSOC and the CSTD.<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'>Mandate</span></font></u></i><b><u><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Pakistan</span></font></b></st1:country-region><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'> (G77 and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place>)</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
emphasized the new mandate of the CSTD would include both the outcomes of the
UN World Summit in September 2005 (§60) and of the WSIS (§105 of the Tunis
Agenda). The review process should include the following elements:
mainstreaming the follow-up dimension in all ECOSOC activities; review progress
at the national, regional and international levels; policy recommendations for
guidance and future action; promoting dialogue and partnerships with all
stakeholders within established practices of ECOSOC.<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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Chili (GRULAC)</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> stressed
the CSTD should be in a position to examine the implementation progress of the <st1:City
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State></st1:place>
at the national, regional and international levels and to provide
recommendations to ECOSOC and through it to the different UN agencies. It
should become a place for dialogue for all stakeholders, in particular on
cooperation for development. <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:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Egypt</span></font></b></st1:country-region></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
added the mandate should rely on three elements: the initial mandate as
revised, the outcome of the UN World Summit and the WSIS outcomes. <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>China</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>
and later on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Marocco</span></b> underlined
that ICT was only one of the areas of science and</span></font><font size=1
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>technology.</span></font><font
size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Austria</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>,</span></font><font
size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>the
CSTD could be considered as a think tank for ECOSOC and other UN organisations,
with specific ways of work and the participation of experts such as Nobel Prize
laureates. The approach to IS related issues gave the CSTD sound legitimacy to
perform the WSIS follow-up. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Tunisia</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>
proposed a close collaboration with the UN GIS and with the WSIS action lines
facilitators. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Indonesia</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>
emphasized the value of the policy session and also underlined that the CSTD
should interact with relevant initiative in a bottom up approach, with the view
to share ICT4D best practices. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Thailand</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>
added that the review process of action lines implementation should lead
towards recommendations for policy guidance, while the agenda should focus on
capacity building and transfer of technologies. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Malaysia</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>
stressed the CSTD should contribute to reduce the technology gap, while
creating knowledge and encouraging innovation. <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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>The USA</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
underlined the follow-up activities should be in line with the context of the
overall UN reform, within existing approved resources. The CSTD should focus on
follow-up activities only, taking into account IS and science and technology
elements beyond WSIS, while implementation would be processed by each agency.
The mandate should therefore not be completely changed.<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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ESCWA</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
stressed the new CSTD mandate should contribute to develop new
multi-stakeholder commitments for public private partnerships and exchange of
best practices to facilitate project implementation. The CSTD should also look
at regional specific efforts. The <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gender
Advisory Group</span></b> emphasized that the WSIS follow-up should better
recognise the gender dimension. <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'>Working methods</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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Pakistan </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>proposed
to increase to 10 working days the annual CSTD session (4 days for Sciences and
Technology, 4 days for WSIS follow-up and 2 days for multi-stakeholder inputs),
with the possibility to have two action oriented sessions (review session and
policy session). <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The UK</span></b> also
supported a longer session to take on board the WSIS follow up activities. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>The USA</span></b> opposed to any extension of the
yearly session. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Latvia</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>
considered difficult any extension of the yearly session and suggested the
working models of other ECOSOC commissions should be adopted. <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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>The EU</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and
the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>CCBI </span></b>supported the better use
of electronic means for the follow up to WSIS. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></b></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'>Composition</span></font></u></i><b><u><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Pakistan</span></font></b></st1:country-region></st1:place><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>highlighted the intergovernmental
nature of the CSTD, to be considered during the on-going review process. <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Egypt</span></b></st1:country-region>
stressed the wider composition of the CSTD could make its geographic
representation more balanced; <st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Brazil</span></b></st1:country-region>,<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:country-region w:st="on">Thailand</st1:country-region></span></b>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sierra Leone</span></b></st1:country-region><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>and<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
</span></b>also supported a wider membership. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The
USA</span></b> opposed to any extension of membership.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> The UK</span></b> also expressed reservations on the
increased membership.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></b></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'>Multi-stakeholder
participation</span></font></u></i><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Pakistan </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>emphasised
that the CTSD should deepen it tradition to work with stakeholders and should
adopt the same participation modalities of other Commission, in particular with
ECOSOC NGOs and the business community, with a specific attention to
stakeholders from developing countries. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Austria</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>
stressed that the practical activities would give the CSTD the possibility to
cooperate with experts from outside (including NGOs and business). <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>The EU</span></b> and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>UK</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>insisted on the multi-stakeholder nature
of the follow-up process. The global <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Alliance</st1:City></st1:place>
should be complementary and supportive to the ECOSOC follow-up process, while
not creating a new UN organ, not duplicating other activities and not
increasing the UN regular budget. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Switzerland</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>said the CSTD should open itself to all
stakeholders more regularly and more intensely.<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'> <st1:country-region w:st="on">Tunisia</st1:country-region></span></b> and
later on the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Sudan</span></b></st1:place></st1:country-region> defined
the multi-stakeholder approach within the CTSD should be more inclusive with
international organisations, civil society actors and the private sector. <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Thailand</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>
added the Global Alliance could be a model in terms of multi-stakeholder
approach. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Latvia</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>
noted that WSIS was a precedent within the UN in terms of CS and PS inclusion,
so that the review process should keep the into the policy debate within the
CSTD. In addition to <a
href="http://www.ngocongo.org/files/statement_to_the_ecosoc_consultation_16_may_v_3.doc">Renate
Bloem’s statement</a>, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Francis Muguet
(WTIS)</span></b> proposed a resource network for the Information Society and
the organisation of a World Forum for the Information Society, back to back with
the IGF yearly meeting. He added that there should be a multi-stakeholder
coordinating body through ECOSOC, in which the Global Alliance could be one of
the elements.<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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>The CCBI</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
stressed the Internet is multidimensional nature of the Internet as a tool for
development, which should not be dealt only in an intergovernmental manner, but
through a multi-stakeholder approach. ECOSOC should therefore be shaped to
integrate all stakeholders in the WSIS follow-up process. <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'>Next steps</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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Considering the ECOSOC will have to take decisions in
July on a number of elements taking into account the views of all stakeholders,
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Chili</span></b> proposed to establish an
open ended working group in Geneva, with the inclusion of civil society and the
private sector, with the view to draft proposals for the ECOSOC. <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Brazil</span></b></st1:country-region>
supported the need of an open ended working group, the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>UK</span></b></st1:country-region>
expressed support for a small working group within ECOSOC and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Switzerland</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>emphasized its multi-stakeholder nature. <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Pakistan</span></b></st1:country-region></st1:place>,
in a second intervention, supported the establishment of a working group which
could better look into the issues of strengthening its mandate, composition,
agenda and the nature of stakeholders’ participation. <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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>The USA</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
stressed that proposals for change should only come from member states, which
should submit their proposals by a deadline to allow ECOSOC to duly address
this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To conclude, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Ambassador
Ali Hachani</span></b> outlines he would propose and consult the ECOSOC Bureau
on the establishment of a facilitating mechanism such as a working group. He
mentioned there is an agreement that the CSTD should not give up its original
mandate and add follow up activities. He called for Member States to bring
other ideas at this stage of the process.<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><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Notes by <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Alejandra</st1:PersonName> Mendoza and Philippe Dam (Conference of
NGOs)<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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