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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Openness, Confidence and Trust, Digital Skills for All, and Human-Centred Internet Values Feature in Leaders’ Visions of Future Digital Governance The Internet Governance Forum this afternoon held a high-level session titled “Shaping our future digital global governance”, host-chaired by Doris…

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…

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…

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…

Makeda Antoine-Cambridge, the new Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago 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, Ms. Antoine-Cambridge had been serving…