Hello everyone,
In light of the message below, I think it's important for the Asia Pacific
caucus to have a listing of all accredited organisations to the WSIS
process. This should be used to support whatever inputs we make to the whole
official process and pending the effectiveness of us endorsing other
caucuses inputs to the official documents, at least the regional caucuses.
How do you all feel about the latter idea? The validity of caucuses inputs
are now in question. And we should defend our validity. I am sharing with
you one view (Karen Bank of APC WNSP) to the note by the ITU/WSIS Executive
Secretariat. Please read the note by the Secretariat as it does have serious
implications on caucuses.
Warm regards,
Angela
----- Original Message -----
Information regarding your contribution to the working documents
(declaration and action plan) of WSIS
> dear all,
>
> I know many of you have received the following note from the secretariat.
>
> Though i appreciate the constructive advice from the secretariat, I think
> we (those of us in caucuses) should highlight the legitimate role of
> caucuses in UN processes, and that it is important that the identity of
the
> caucus be recognised.
>
> If a caucus document has to be submitted in care of an organisation
> accredited according to the 'rules', i think it would be useful if we
could
> recommend some altetnative language, to that proposed by the secretariat..
> eg.. rather than..
>
> >will publish the contribution under
> >
> >"accredited GOs and civil society entities" under the name(s) of the
> >organization(s)
> >backing the contribution ("organization/entity XY on behalf of ......")
> >
> >and
> >the proposals/comments can be integrated into the reference document.
>
>
> WSIS Submission on behalf the XXXXX Caucus with the support of XXXXX
> accredited organisation
>
> otherwise, i think the names of the caucuses will dissapear!.. and i think
> we should be trying to strengthen the visbility of the caucuses, if they
> are to represent concensus positions on various issues.
>
> karen
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: charles.geiger@itu.int [mailto:charles.geiger@itu.int]
> >Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 12:58 AM
> >To: africa.rights@apc.org; izumi@an.org; wsis-n-jp@gate.glocom.ac.jp;
> >g.berger@ru.ac.za; rui@misanet.info; mh@waac.org.uk; mciver@albany.edu;
> >rosario_gl@yahoo.co.uk; sivel@datafull.com; marzouki@ras.eu.org;
> >diallo_iam@yahoo.com:; muguet@mdpi.org;
> >secretariat-wsisgendercaucus@wougnet.org; valerieb@apc.org;
> >seema.pannaikadavil@itu.int
> >Cc: Pierre.Gagne@itu.int; Elaine.Baron@itu.int; Patricia.Janin@itu.int
> >Subject: Information regarding your contribution to the working
> >documents (declaration and action plan) of WSIS
> >
> >
> >
> >Sir, Madam
> >
> >
> >We have received from your "caucus", "coordination committee",
"conference",
> >"group" etc. a contribution to the working documents (declaration and
action
> >plan) of WSIS. We would like to inform you about the following:
> >
> >According to the Rules of Procedure for PrepComs (see:
> >http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/pc1/official/rules_procedure_pc.doc) , only
> >entities with a standing invitation by the UN General Assembly (like
> >Palestine, or the ICRC), International Organisations including
UN-Agencies
> >and organs, ITU sector members as well as accredited NGOs, civil society
and
> >business sector entities can participate in WSIS as observers, and you
need
> >observer status in order be be able to make oral or written
> >contributions/inputs (see:
>
>http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/pc1/official/arrangements_participation.doc).
> >
> >The Executive Secretariat of WSIS has received a number of contributions
to
> >the working documents (declaration and action plan) from non-accredited
> >entities or from groups of entities, called "caucuses" or "committees",
> >"conferences", groups" etc. which as such do not have observer status.
Given
> >the general interest of these contributions, the Executive Director
decided
> >that such contributions should also be put on the WSIS website, under
> >"miscellaneous contributions". Your contribution figures in this list of
> >"miscellaneous contributions" on the WSIS website.
> >
> >According to the document on the intersessional period and to the
decisions
> >of the Bureau, the Executive Secretariat is to produce a reference
document
> >with the comments of the observers. This reference document will deal
with
> >comments and contributions from International Organizations including UN
> >Agencies, ITU sector members, accredited NGOs, civil society and business
> >sector entities, but not from organizations and entities without observer
> >status. Therefore, at the actual stage, we are not in a position to
> >integrate your contribution into the reference document.
> >
> >If you have submitted your contribution as a document of a "caucus" or a
> >"coordination committee", "Conference" or "group" etc., please inform us
> >immediately which WSIS-accredited organization(s) or entity/entities or
> >which organization or entity with in consultative status with ECOSOC and
> >participating in WSIS is/are backing the contribution. We need the name
of
> >at least one WSIS-accredited organization/entity (or an organisations in
> >consultative status with ECOSOC) who backs the contribution. If you
provide
> >us with such name(s), we will publish the contribution under "accredited
> >NGOs and civil society entities" under the name(s) of the organization(s)
> >backing the contribution ("organization/entity XY on behalf of
......")and
> >the proposals/comments can be integrated into the reference document.
> >
> >We would need a response at the latest by Tuesday 10 June (sorry for the
> >short deadline) in order to be able to consider the proposals and
comments
> >into the reference document. You can send the information to the
undersigned
> >and/or to wsis.ap@itu.int
> >
> >Yours truly
> >
> >Charles Geiger
> >Senior Policy Adviser
> >Executive Secretariat
> >World Summit on the Information Society
> >c/o ITU, Place des Nations
> >CH-1211 Geneva 20
> >Switzerland
> >phone ++ 41 22 730 63 75
> >fax ++41 22 730 63 93
> >e-mail: charles.geiger@ties.itu.int
> >
> >
> >
> >