[WSIS CS-Plenary] UN CSTD 2006: proposing a new agenda item on WSIS follow-up
Sandza Laurent
sandzal at yahoo.fr
Fri Mar 3 10:25:58 GMT 2006
Hello with all,
I think that it is necessary to give a little time to
the civil company of WSIS in order on the question of
the consultation of reforms. In what relates to me, I
will like a time is little to propose an article there
above. I am there above and I will make a report with
the network.
Best regards.
--- CONGO - Philippe Dam <wsis at ngocongo.org> a écrit :
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> Further to the consultation of the UN CSTD reform,
> held in Geneva on 13
> February, we would like to have some inputs from you
> on the opportunity to
> propose an additional item in the agenda of the next
> CSTD session, to better
> focus on WSIS outcomes. Such an additional agenda
> item could directly focus
> on the follow-up to WSIS.
>
>
>
> ECOSOC Resolution 1996/31 provides that NGOs in
> general consultative
> relationship can propose items for the provisional
> agenda of substantive
> ECOSOC commissions, such as the UN CSTD. There are
> other ways to include an
> item to the agenda of a Commission, but this one is
> the only right of
> initiative coming from the NGO side.
>
>
>
> For your information, note that resolution 1996/31
> also requires that the UN
> SG must be informed at least 63 days (not after 12
> March) before the
> commencement of the session (to allow him to make
> comments), and that the
> proposal must be formally submitted with the
> relevant basic documentation
> not later than 49 days before the commencement of
> the session. The item will
> be included if it is adopted by a two-thirds
> majority of those present and
> voting.
>
>
>
> Therefore we would like to know:
>
> - Would WSIS civil society like to see WSIS
> follow-up directly
> addressed by the Commission by this year?
>
> - CONGO is willing to do so if there is a
> strong support on your
> side. Are there other NGOs (in general consultative
> status) willing to
> submit such a proposal?
>
>
>
> Of course we will also discuss this with UNCTAD
> (CSTD Secretariat) early
> next week.
>
>
>
> Please send your comments over the week-end at
> wsis at ngocongo.org.
>
>
>
> We at CONGO are also working of interim arrangements
> for participation of
> WSIS accredited NGOs without the ECOSOC consultative
> status in the next CSTD
> sessions. You will be informed soon of the actual
> possibilities and
> processes in this regard.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Philippe Dam
> CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat
> 11, Avenue de la Paix
> CH-1202 Geneva
> Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> Fax: +41 22 301 2000
> E-mail: <mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org>
> wsis at ngocongo.org
> Website: <BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org>
> www.ngocongo.org
>
>
>
> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international,
> membership association
> that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United
> Nations debates and
> decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO'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 <BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org/>
> www.ngocongo.org
>
>
>
> > De: "CONGO - Philippe Dam" <wsis at iprolink.ch>
> À: <plenary at wsis-cs.org>,
> "'bureau wsis'" <bureau at wsis-cs.org>
> Cc: "'Renate Bloem'" <rbloem at ngocongo.org>,
> <wsis at ngocongo.org>
> Objet: Issues note on UN CSTD
> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:03:05 +0100
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> In addition to the report sent by Alejandra on
> Wednesday, find enclosed the
> issues note prepared by UNCTAD (UN CSTD Secretariat)
> as a working document
> for Monday's meeting.
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Philippe Dam
>
>
>
> > De: "CONGO - Alejandra Mendoza"
<wsis at ngocongo.org>
> À: <plenary at wsis-cs.org>,
> "'bureau wsis'" <bureau at wsis-cs.org>
> Cc: "'Renate Bloem'" <rbloem at ngocongo.org>,
> <wsis at ngocongo.org>
> Objet: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Informal Inter-Agency
> Meeting on CSTD 13 February
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:12:19 +0100
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> Before going into the report (below) on the
> consultation on the reform of
> the Commission on Science and Technology for
> Development (13 February), and
> just for some explanation on this discussion, the
> CSTD is an
> intergovernmental body acting under ECOSOC rules
> whose members are States.
> Civil Society in consultative status can participate
> to CSTD sessions as
> observer with the right to oral and written
> interventions. Therefore, we
> have to mainly focus on modalities for participation
> of accredited Civil
> Society to WSIS that do not have ECOSOC consultative
> status and how to gain
> maximum arrangements for better interaction with
> this body.
>
>
>
> For further information about the CSTD please refer
> to
> http://stdev.unctad.org/unsystem/cstd/index.html
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
>
============================================================================
> ==================================
>
>
>
> Informal Inter-Agency Meeting on Strengthening the
> CSTD
>
> UNCTAD, 13 February 2005
>
>
>
>
>
> Supachai Panitchpakdi, UNCTAD Secretary-General,
> stated that the purpose of
> this meeting was to provide a space for
> brainstorming on how to review and
> strengthen the CSTD to better assist ECOSOC on WSIS
> and Millennium Summit
> follow up. He reiterated that the Commission should
> work in a
> multi-stakeholder format, and he asked for further
> inputs in this regard. He
> presented a paper prepared by UNCTAD, and presented
> as a working document on
> the CSTD mandate, including some proposals for
> change.
>
>
>
> Ambassador Ali Hachani, President of ECOSOC,
> recalled that the Tunis agenda
> was a people-centred and development-oriented
> outcome document. ECOSOC has
> an important task in achieving the MDGs and WSIS
> commitments and he stressed
> his engagement on this process would be to keep a
> multi-stakeholder approach
> and avoid duplications in the follow-up phase.
>
>
>
> General Comments
>
> Austria underlined that the CSTD had so far played a
> role of think tank,
> organizing panels, networking actions and providing
> studies on how
> partnerships can work to promote ICTs. The working
> methods have promoted a
> permanent cooperation between all stakeholders. He
> asserted that the
> Commission would be ready to take care of WSIS
> follow in the short term and
> that its delegation was open to new inputs from all
> stakeholders as regards
> its mandate and methods of work.
>
>
>
> Janis Karklins expressed the need to organise a much
> more open consultation
> process allowing all missions representatives to
> participate. He also
> requested DESA, DPI or UNCTAD to make a comparative
> report on the follow-up
> mechanisms set up after past UN Summits. Follow-up
> should be seen as a
> policy debate, taking place at the two levels of
> ECOSOC and the Global
> Alliance.
>
>
>
> UNIDO incorporated the reform of the CSTD in the
> context of ECOSOC reform
> for a better integrated and coordinated follow-up of
> UN World Conferences
> and Summits, with the scope to: 1. enhance policy
> dialogue; 2. guarantee
> multi-stakeholder participation; 3. support the
> initiatives of international
> organisations.
>
>
>
> Further to a question from WHO on the maintained
> WSIS ES, Yoshio Utsumi said
> its role in the up-coming months would be to serve
> as a portal and a focal
> point for all WSIS related consultations and to
> perform the stocktaking
> activities.
>
>
>
> Distinction between implementation and follow up
> mechanisms
>
> Mr Yoshio Utsumi reiterated the difference between
> follow-up and
> implementation. Implementation would be facilitated
> / coordinated by UN
> Agencies (Tunis Agenda, paragraph 103) according to
> actions lines.
> Implementation would guarantee a multi-stakeholder
> approach in order to
> achieve concrete actions. Follow up of WSIS outcomes
> would be carried out by
> ECOSOC through the CSTD. He called participants to
> consider this distinction
> within their discussion for the strengthening of the
> CSTD. Chile also
> supported this view later on.
>
>
>
> Strengthening the CSTD: Actions, mandate and methods
> of work
>
> UNESCO and UNESCAP asked the CSTD for an enhanced
> collaboration with other
> UN Agencies. Such cooperation should benefit to
> developing countries.
> According to UNESCO, the main role of the Commission
> would be to assist
> ECOSOC in political follow up and to promote
> multi-stakeholder dialogue.
> UNESCO suggested that the Commission should have a
> two year oriented follow
> up action plan, the first year to review progress
> and the second one to
> organize a High Level Segment.
>
>
>
> Pakistan, Jordan and UNESCAP emphasised the
> strengthening of the CSTD needed
> to be development oriented.
>
>
>
> Renate Bloem highlighted that the mandate of the
> CSTD should be changed in
> order to include both the technical and scientific
> dimension of its initial
> role, and also take on board the social and
> political dimension from the
> WSIS process. Italy also supported that the CSTD
> should combine its old and
> its new mandate. Ayesha Hassan stressed that the
> CSTD approach should
> guarantee efficiency and non-duplication, for
> substantial progresses in the
> use of ICT for Development.
>
>
>
> Sarbuland Khan proposed that the CSTD should adopt a
> multi-year thematic
> work program in dealing with the WSIS follow-up,
> according to a set of
> themes distilling from the Geneva action lines. He
> also stressed that the UN
> Group on the Information Society, established at the
> inter-agency
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Hello with all,
I think that it is necessary to give a little time to
the civil company of WSIS in order on the question of
the consultation of reforms. In what relates to me, I
will like a time is little to propose an article there
above. I am there above and I will make a report with
the network.
Best regards.
Laurent SANDZA MISSIMBALOBA
Chargé à l'Environnement à JVFGabon
Président de l'O.N.G Environnement Sans Frontières
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