Dear Bruce, dear all, Thank you to Bruce for sharing the draft paragraph for the Board Resolution on the Red Cross and Red Crescent names and identifyers' protections. Please find enclosed a few suggestions on the draft paragraph - including on both its preambular sections recalling the outcomes of last Saturday's facilitated dialogue and on the operative sections. We were also considering whether the Resolution should not be more precise in defining a timeline for the conclusion of the GNSO review (as far as possible) by ICANN 59 in Johannesburg. Kind regards, Stéphane Hankins Legal adviser Cooperation and coordination within the Movement International Committee of the Red Cross Tel (direct line): ++0041 22 730 24 19 From: Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au> To: "discussion-igo-rc@icann.org" <discussion-igo-rc@icann.org> Date: 14.03.2017 14:41 Subject: [Discussion-igo-rc] Possible text for a Board resolution following the discussion on Red Cross on Saturday morning Sent by: discussion-igo-rc-bounces@icann.org Hello All, At the conclusion for the discussion on protection for names of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the GNSO delegation proposed that the Board formally ask the GNSO to investigate. Here is some possible text of a Board resolution that could be passed on Thursday for your comment: "Whereas, during the facilitated discussion, the affected parties discussed the following matters: (1) The list of the names of the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies is a finite, limited list of specific names recognized within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (see http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/ExcelExport/NS_Directory.pdf) ; (2) The GAC's rationale for seeking permanent protection for the terms most closely associated with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and its respective components is grounded in the protections of the designations "Red Cross", "Red Crescent", "Red Lion and Sun", and "Red Crystal" under international treaty law and under multiple national laws; (3) There are no other legitimate uses for these terms; and (4) The public policy considerations associated with protecting the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement identifiers in the domain name system (DNS). Whereas, the participants in the facilitated discussion took note that, following the completion of the GNSO PDP, the GAC provided additional guidance as to the specific International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement identifiers for which protections were being sought. Whereas, the Board has considered the outputs from the facilitated discussion in the context of ICANN's mission and ICANN's commitment to carry out its mission in conformity with relevant principles of international law and international conventions and applicable local law, as expressed in ICANN's Bylaws. Resolved (xx.xx.2017.xx), the Board requests that the GNSO initiate its process for Amendments or Modifications of Approved Policies, as described in Section 16 of the GNSO PDP Manual, to consider amending Recommendation 5 in Section 3.1. of the PDP Working Group Final Report to duly take into account the public policy advice to reserve the finite list of names of the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, as recognized within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in all gTLDs. Regards, Bruce Tonkin [attachment "NS_Directory.pdf" deleted by Stephane Hankins/DIR_GEN_MOUV_CHF/GVA/ICRC] _______________________________________________ Discussion-igo-rc mailing list Discussion-igo-rc@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion-igo-rc =============================================================================== The ICRC - working to protect and assist people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. Find out more: www.icrc.org This e-mail is intended for the named recipient(s) only. Its contents are confidential and may only be retained by the named recipient (s) and may only be copied or disclosed with the consent of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). If you are not an intended recipient please delete this e-mail and notify the sender. ===============================================================================