[gnso-igo-ingo] IGO-INGO Final Report
Dear Thomas, dear Berry, dear Mary,
Many thanks for all the considerable work produced and for the progress
you have achieved.
(1) As agreed over the call yesterday and today, we are attaching herewith
a revised "Minority statement" on behalf of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
organizations to replace the text currently inserted on pages 36 and 37.
This is essentially intended to clarify our submission and to correct the
numbers of the Recommendations in reference.
(2) Further to your request we are also submitting a full list of the
names and identifiers of the respective Red Cross and Red Crescent
organizations in relevant languages, including
- the names (official and usual) of the 189 National Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies in English and in the respective national languages
of the National Society concerned;
- the names of the two international organizations within the
Movement, namely the International Committee of the Red Cross and
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the
six UN languages;
- the acronyms (initials) of the two international organizations
within the Movement, namely the initials of the International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC/CICR/CICV/MKKK) and of the International Federation of
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC/FICR/МФКК).
(3) We were also wondering whether consideration might be given to include
under the footnote on Page 11 reference not only to the Minority statement
(on pages 36 and 37), but also to the Summary of International
Organizations' Positions (as regards the Red Cross and Red Crescent,
currently on pages 64 and 65) as these submissions provide additional
clarity on the legal arguments grounding the protections.
(4) As regards the terms of the draft Motion, as outlined this afternoon,
we would like to propose that the Group consider:
- to add either as an additional paragraph or in one of the
existing sections, an acknowledgement of the Minority statements or
positions submitted by the respective organizations or groups of
organizations. This could be proposed for example in the form of a new
Paragraph 2 (bis) under the Operative paragraphs ("Resolves") under the
following formulation:
"The GNSO Council takes note of the Minority statements presented by, or
on behalf of, the respective organizations or groups of organizations and
highlighted in the Final Report".
- to revise Section 2 paragraph A in the Operative paragraphs of
the Motion which pertain to the Red Cross and Red Crescent (under
"Resolves") in order to replace the existing reference and wording, under
the first and second Bullet points, to "exact matches of the specified
organizations' full name" by a reference to the "designations of the
emblems protected under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional
Protocols". This would add clarity to the recommendations actually
proposed for endorsement by the GNSO - namely for the permanent
reservation of so-called Scope 1 strings at top and second levels, as
opposed to the Scope 2 strings (in effect the names and identifiers) which
qualification as "Strings ineligible for Delegation" at top and second
level did not achieve Consensus level). It is important to our mind that
the GNSO Council and further ICANN's Board be able, in order to make an
informed decision, to easily understand what is proposed to be placed for
permanent protection in the Applicant Guidebook and in specification 5 of
the Registry Agreement and what is not.
With thanks and best regards,
Stéphane and Chris
Stéphane J. Hankins
Legal adviser
Cooperation and coordination within the Movement
International Committee of the Red Cross
Tel (direct line): ++0041 22 730 24 19
Email: shankins@xxxxxxxx
Christopher M. Rassi
Senior Legal Officer
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Chemin des Crêts, 17 | 1209 Petit Saconnex | Geneva | Switzerland
Tel. +41 (0)22 730 4536 / Fax +41 (0)22 733 0395 / E-mail:
christopher.rassi@xxxxxxxx
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