[Ws2-diversity] Diversity call for 12th May

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

I am in the meeting via phone in the Spanish channel, won't be able to
send in questions but suggest the following to the paragraph
PFA



On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro
<raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> About Julie's suggested wording
>
> Seven official ICANN used languages are
>
> Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish
>
> Alas, the six official UN Languages do not include Portuguese. Yet :)
>
> http://www.un.org/en/sections/about-un/official-languages/
>
> Best,
>
> Renata
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We will have our call this Friday 12th May at 13:00UTC. I am sharing here
>> our draft report and encourage you to go through to add any comment
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l2cGcx8nNvYSg_ZMUVnoC2t0VKb4ATQVTXxcxYILrXc/edit.
>> the draft report is also shared as an attachment.
>>
>> Julie also proposed some wording copied below, please share your thoughts
>>
>> Original Paragraph:
>>
>>
>> 6.2 Language: All languages should be possible to be represented in ICANN
>> for the organization to position itself as a fully global multi-stakeholder
>> entity. There is a need to improve the balance between the seven official
>> languages at ICANN: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian
>> and Spanish. However, ICANN manages the IANA functions that offer IDN
>> services to entities who do not use any of the seven official languages that
>> ICANN supports, and it is especially important that ICANN improves its
>> communication with this group of stakeholders so that they can be better
>> engaged.
>>
>> Proposed New Paragraph:
>>
>> 6.2 Language: In an ideal world, ICANN should accommodate participation by
>> individuals who speak any language for the organization to position itself
>> as a fully global multi-stakeholder entity. In reality, the ability to
>> support participation by individuals who speak the seven official United
>> Nations languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and
>> Spanish) should be deemed to be the minimum requirement. Better balance in
>> providing support for some of these languages is desirable. Furthermore, as
>> more IDN TLDs are delegated, it is important for ICANN to support services
>> to entities associated with those languages outside these seven official
>> languages and to improve its communication with this group of stakeholders
>> so that they can be better engaged.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rafik
>>
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