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PI/1568

GLOBAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE SYSTEM IS WORKING BUT NEEDS TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE, UN FORUM ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE TOLD

26/03/2004
Press Release
PI/1568


GLOBAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE SYSTEM IS WORKING BUT NEEDS TO BE


MORE INCLUSIVE, UN FORUM ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE TOLD


NEW YORK, 26 March (UN DPI) -- The current system of Internet governance seemed to be working well, and the question was how to better coordinate the work of specialized bodies and ensure the involvement of all stakeholders, participants told a forum on the issue that concluded today at United Nations Headquarters.

DSG/SM/215-PI/1566

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CAN PLAY VITAL ROLE IN MEETING ANTI-POVERTY GOALS SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT CLOSE OF INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM

26/03/2004
Press Release
DSG/SM/215
PI/1566


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CAN PLAY VITAL ROLE IN MEETING ANTI-POVERTY GOALS


SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT CLOSE OF INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM


Following are Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s remarks at the closing session of the Global Forum on Internet Governance in New York, 26 March:

SOC/NAR/898

JAPANESE YOUTH SUPPORT UN COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS

25/03/2004
Press Release
SOC/NAR/898


JAPANESE YOUTH SUPPORT UN COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS


(Reissued as received.)


VIENNA, 25 March (UN Information Service) -- The Tokyo-based Drug Abuse Prevention Centre’s (DAPC) “No! Absolutely No!” campaign against drug abuse in developing countries sets a unique example of what young people can do when they approach a worldwide problem.