SV: [hr-wsis] General motivation to send nominees to the IGF

["Rikke Frank Joergensen" <rfj@humanrights.dk>]

Dear meryem (and all),

thanks for your work on this, and for putting the name of myself, robin and cedric forward. 

re. your concerns below, I would propose that we turn them into some concrete recommendations, i.e.

unclear MAG mandate -> underline how the Caucus interprete the mandate, and stress the need to have the mandate spelled out more specifically asap

MAG members serve in individual capacity: pls explain your concern here, meryem, i am not sure i understand your right

Criterias -> stress the need to make public the criteria for choosing MAG members

Language -> stress the need to make information at least bilingual.

Funding -> as i understand it from karen, there will be funding for developing countries only. -> stress the need to 1) have clear information on this, 2) the problem it raises for many candidates especially from smaller organisations.

I will be happy to help with drafting,

best 
rikke



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Fra: Meryem Marzouki [mailto:Meryem.Marzouki@iris.sgdg.org]
Sendt: to 13-04-2006 20:04
Til: hr-wsis@iris.sgdg.org
Emne: [hr-wsis] General motivation to send nominees to the IGF
 
Hi all,

As I previously said, the now 3 HR caucus nominees information will  
also be sent directly to the IGF secretariat on April 18.
This would be accompanied by a general statement of motivations from  
the HR caucus. I'd also like to tell them what we (I, for the moment)  
think of this process:
- fuzziness of the MAG definition
- specification that the MAG members are supposed to participate in  
their individual capacities while the IGF will take a given (unknown)  
number from each stakeholder (this is a major inconsistency for me,  
which would lead to lack of transparency and accountability, and  
dilution of responsibilities. It's actually the main reason why I  
declined any candidacy for participation to the MAG)
- Total opacity w.r.t. to the criteria used to choose the members of  
the MAG
- The fact that it is unacceptable that everything is done in English  
(see www.intgovforum.gov), leaving aside non English speakers
- No information on funding to participate to the MAG (travel etc.),  
and one can deduce there is no funding, again leaving aside those who  
cannot find funding, specially candidates from the South, and small  
organizations in general;

Any comment/other arguments, and help in drafting this statement,  
would be most welcome.

Meryem

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