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NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND YOUTH INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM INITIATIVES DEBATE RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD
20 December 2017
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Participants Call for an Inclusive Approach to Online Rights, and Note that Internet Access Alone Is Not Enough and that it Should Be Accompanied by Capacity-Building
The twelfth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) today held a session on the perspectives of national, regional and youth IGF initiatives on rights in the digital world, namely on…
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Briefing to the Security Council by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura
19 December 2017
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Mr. President,
Dear colleagues and friends at the Security Council,
Let me say at the beginning how much my team and I are grateful for the support we received this year from the Security Council. Since this is my last briefing this year and the end of the Security Council membership for some of you, I would like to say: Thank you. Thank…
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INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM DEBATES THE IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION ON POLITICS, PUBLIC TRUST AND DEMOCRACY
19 December 2017
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Fake News, Individual Responsibility in Fighting Manipulated Information, Digital Empowerment and Digital Literacy of Citizens Dominate the Debate
The twelfth Internet Governance Forum held this morning its second high-level thematic session on the impact of digitization on politics, public trust and democracy, focusing on the benefits and…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 December 2017
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the…
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International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, 2017 : “The Way Forward – Our Journey to 2030”
19 December 2017
Michael Møller
19 décembre 20172017, Année Internationale du Tourisme Durable pour le Développement: "“The Way Forward – Our Journey to 2030"
Opening Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, 2017
“The Way Forward…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AUSTRIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
19 December 2017
Presentation of Credentials
Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, the new Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Tichy-Fisslberger had been serving as…
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CYBERSECURITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE ON THE AGENDA OF THE INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM
19 December 2017
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Participants Discuss Human Rights Dimensions of Cybersecurity, Cyber Armament and Disarmament, Accountability and Regulation of Cyberspace, and the Road Ahead in Advancing International Processes and Reconciling Diverse Views on Cybersecurity
A session on empowering global cooperation on cybersecurity for sustainable development and peace was…
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INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM OPENS ITS TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING
18 December 2017
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Hears Addresses by Swiss President Doris Leuthard and Other Dignitaries
The twelfth annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) opened this afternoon at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. With more than 2,000 participants, including high-level government officials, civil society leaders, private sector representatives and academic and technical experts, the Forum will…
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2017 MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CONCLUDES
18 December 2017
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States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) have concluded the 2017 Meeting of States Parties (MSP) held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 4 to 8 December. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Amandeep Singh Gill of India with Ambassador Michael Biontino of Germany and Ambassador Juraj…
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INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM HOLDS ITS FIRST MAIN SESSION ON INTERNET DISRUPTIONS, ENCRYPTION AND DATA FLOWS
18 December 2017
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The twelfth Internet Governance Forum held this morning its first main session entitled: Local Interventions, Global Impacts: How Can International Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation Address Internet Disruptions, Encryption and Data Flows.
After Thomas Schneider, Head of the International Relations Service of the Federal Office of…
