<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Hello everyone,<br><br></font><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;letter-spacing:0.1px;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">Between the 9th and 10th of May, the </span><a href="https://www.un.org/en/civilsociety/2024uncsc" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-color:rgb(241,255,51)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">UN Civil Society Conference</span></a><span style="box-sizing:border-box"> is happening in Nairobi. The event is presented as an opportunity to engage civil society in preliminary discussions ahead of the Summit of the Future. <br><br>In light of this and the publication of the </span><a href="https://www.un.org/techenvoy/sites/www.un.org.techenvoy/files/Global_Digital_Compact_Zero_Draft.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-color:rgb(241,255,51)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">zero draft of the Global Digital Compact (GDC)</span></a><span style="box-sizing:border-box">, partner organizations Data Privacy Brasil, <a href="https://digitalrightsfoundation.pk/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-color:rgb(241,255,51)">Digital Rights Foundation</a>, <a href="https://paradigmhq.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-color:rgb(241,255,51)">Paradigm Initiative</a>, <a href="https://pollicy.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-color:rgb(241,255,51)">Pollicy</a> and <a href="https://researchictafrica.net/company-profile/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-color:rgb(241,255,51)">Research ICT Africa</a> developed a position paper addressing some of the pressing issues for civil society in the field of digital rights.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;letter-spacing:0.1px;text-align:justify"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" color="#000000">These issues were highlighted by the experiences of these organizations, considering both the GDC process and the Summit of the Future. This initiative stemmed from the meetings between members of the Global South Alliance, of which all the authors are part of, although it does not represent the views of all of its members.<br><br>Happy to hear your thoughts!</font></span></p></div>