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2017-03-15 Protection of the Red Cross and Red Crescent designations and identifiers
GAC Advice
2017-03-15 Protection of the Red Cross and Red Crescent designations and identifiers
ICANN58 Copenhagen Communique
Consensus met
2017-03-15 Protection of the Red Cross and Red Crescent designations and identifiers
Re-affirming previous GAC Advice for a permanent reservation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent designations and identifiers, the GAC acknowledges the conclusions of the facilitated dialogue held during ICANN 58 on resolving outstanding differences between the GAC’s previous advice and the GNSO's past recommendations to the Board on the protections of the names and identifiers of the respective Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations.
Consistent with the conclusions of the above-mentioned dialogue,
The GAC advises the ICANN Board to:
- request the GNSO without delay to re-examine its 2013 recommendations pertaining to the protections of Red Cross and Red Crescent names and identifiers (defined as “Scope 2” names in the GNSO process) which were inconsistent with GAC Advice.
IV. Follow up on previous Advice
The following items reflect matters related to previous consensus advice provided to the Board.
The GAC welcomes the progress made in the process of reconciliation between the GAC’s consistent advice and the GNSO’s past policy determinations on the issue of the protection of the Red Cross and Red Crescent designations and identifiers and marks its appreciation for the inclusive consultative process conducted under the auspices of the GNSO's reconvened Working Group on the Red Cross and Red Crescent names.
The Board is encouraged to adopt the GNSO Council's recommendations, which regard the reservation of the list of names of the 191 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in relevant languages, as well as of the international organizations within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The GAC notes that the issue of the acronyms of the two international organizations within the Movement (ICRC and IFRC) were not covered under the abovementioned GNSO process and recalls standing GAC Advice that the temporary protections presently accorded to these acronyms remain in place until such time an appropriate resolution of this issue is reached.
Rationale
The GAC acknowledges the outputs of the facilitated dialogue on this topic and requests the Board to proceed accordingly without delay.