Public Comment

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Name: Ephraim Percy Kenyanito
Date: 17 Nov 2022
Affiliation: Cross-Community Working Party on ICANN and Human Rights (CCWP-HR)
Summary of Submission

On September 15, 2022, ICANN published the Draft IANA and PTI FY24 Operating Plan and Budgets, requesting feedback from the community. We note that ICANN published the draft Plan and Budgets as part of the PTI 2020- 2024 Strategic Plan. 

We welcome the work of ICANN on releasing the document in line with Workstream 2 Recommendations on ICANN Transparency. Our analysis shows that, primarily, the document is a good first step but has fundamental gaps in ensuring the full implementation of Section 27.2 of the ICANN Bylaws (on Human Rights) and other Bylaws with an impact on human rights.