[Chapter-delegates] Update on ISOC-UNESCO joint activities

[bommelaer at isoc.org]

Dear Mike et all,

This is just to give you a quick update on recent partnerships we have developed with UNESCO. Despite UNESCO's recent internal/institutional difficulties, we have been very proactive with this organisarion over the past three years. 

We renewed our status in 2007, and chaired in 2008 UNESCO's Communication and New Technologies Joint Program Commission. Last year, we were also asked to contribute to the organisation of the 60th anniversay of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in partnership with UNESCO, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Government of France. 

I had circulated on the chapters' list an invitation to contribute to the agenda of the session entititled "Inernet and Human Rights", and received many valuable inputs (thanks again!). This was for ISOC an excellent opportunity to work on a common agenda with a broad range of NGOs (including research institutes, think tanks, and Civil Society), which also have a formal relationship with UNESCO: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/community/unesco.shtml 

Each year, we also contribute to UNESCO's general conference. This is the occasion of formulataing recommendations on on their programs and activities. 

Finally, we are observers at the Information For All Program (IFAP)'s governmental council. The next meeting will take place in March (date tbc), and I'd be happy to collect your contributions in preparation of this meeting. I will circulate the draft agenda as soon as I have it, and look forward discussing it with you.

Best,
Constance 



-----Original Message-----
From: "Mike Todd" <mike.todd92 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:44pm
To: "Carlos Vera Quintana" <cveraq at gmail.com>
Cc: "Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] good news from UNESCO

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Veni,
I agree with Carlos and Jacek that a good relationship with UNESCO, since we
are an NGO, would make sense and may open opportunities for more global
actions to help promote the unfettered Internet...

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Carlos Vera Quintana <cveraq at gmail.com>wrote:

> UNESCO must be our partner.. and we their partners...
>
> Carlos Vera
> ISOC Ecuador
>
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> From: "Veni Markovski" <veni at veni.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:35 PM
> To: "Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>; "Lynn
> St.Amour" <st.amour at isoc.org>; "Jon McNerney" <mcnerney at isoc.org>
> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] good news from UNESCO
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>
>  Hi.
>> Good news coming from UNESCO - Bulgarian Irina Bokova is the next
>> Director-General.
>> She ran an Internet campaign, as well, and if we want ISOC to enhance
>> relations with UNESCO, I'd be happy to help.
>>
>> Best,
>> Veni
>>
>> PARIS - UNESCO says a career diplomat from Bulgaria has defeated a
>> controversial Egyptian candidate to head the United Nations agency for
>> culture and education.
>> The chairman of UNESCO's executive board says Bulgaria's ambassador to
>> France, Irina Bokova, has beaten longtime Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk
>> Hosny in secret balloting.
>> UNESCO's press office says Bokova won 31 to 27 Tuesday in a suspenseful
>> fifth round.
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