Dear all,It is a shame that this is happening and I think ICANN should find a way to solve this problem. From Nigeria alone, I know of 7 funded applicants who have applied and 6 of the 7 were rejected. All of these has previous travel history and I do not understand why the applications are being rejected.On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 5:52 PM Liz Orembo <lizorembo@gmail.com> wrote:This is the height of exclusion. Why are we even allowing policy meetings of such global resources to take place where participants from the global south cant attend? What is the purpose of the event code in the invite letters?I hope ICANN takes this up with the Canadian government.On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 7:23 PM Peters Omoragbon <petersomoragbon@gmail.com> wrote:_______________________________________________Dear Colleagues and friends,I am constrained to bring the attention of everyone to the myriad of road-blocks and frustrations currently confronting African delegates to ATLAS 3, and I am afraid, about 80% may not make it to Montreal after all. No thanks to the Canadian Embassy that, has not only refused their visas applications but also giving very spurious and insulting excuses for such wanton refusalS.For example, delegates that have a track history of previous trips abroad with valid USA, UK and even Japan visas are being told, they may not leave Canada at the end of the conference!!!That is the worst excuse I have heard all my life. If I could not remain in the USA, or Japan, UK and Europe, what is so special about Canada to keep me away from returning?It must be recalled that we collectively put up and appeal to ICANN to be aware of the notoriety of the Canadian Embassies in African, that they will take our monies and refused to grant a genuine visa application.It is my view that ICANN Secretariat please intervenes because its just one month away to Montreal. It will be such a shame if more than half of the accredited delegates are absent after all the preparations and efforts put into the planning and selections. And it should also be the responsibility of the AFRALO leadership to lead on this struggle. The fact that, they all have free rides to travel anywhere for ICANN events should not becloud their responsibilities to us-members from AFRALO.I hope ALAC leadership should provide the oversight function here.BestYours trulyThank you all.-Fellow Open Society Institute-Budapest-Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN-General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change-Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO-Board Member-Conference of NGOS in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations-CONGO-International Liaison Officer-Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association-NNCA-UK-Designated Contact Person-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change-UNFCCC-Executive President/CEO-Nurses Across the Borders-An NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations-ECOSOCPastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON-Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom-CANUK
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