World Summit on the Information Society

2^nd Plenary Meeting (AM)

WSIS:  INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ARE NOT END IN THEMSELVES,

BUT WAY TO FIGHT POVERTY

Many Speakers Support Creation of Digital Solidarity Fund

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World Summit on the Information Society

1^st Plenary Meeting (PM)

WSIS OPENING MEETING DISCUSSES HOW DIGITAL DIVIDE IS PREVENTING

EQUAL SHARING OF OPPORTUNITIES CONCERNING ICTS

Speakers Call on Need to Promote

International Cooperation to Reduce Digital and Other Divides

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World Electronic Media Forum

Round Table (PM)

WEMF:  NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN HANDS OF ACTORS IN INFORMATION

AGE HAVE REPLACED TRADITIONAL MEDIA

Speakers Note That New Ways of Acquiring

Information Have Important Political Implications

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World Summit on Information Society

Round Table (PM)

FIRST ROUND TABLE OF WSIS DISCUSSES CREATING DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES

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The first high-level round table of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was held this afternoon with Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal, opening an interactive dialogue which was moderated by Maria Livanos Cattaui, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce.

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS LAUNCH ‘GLOBAL E-POLICY RESOURCE NETWORK (ePol-NET)

AT WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY

Summit on Staff Security

AM Meeting

THEME OF SIXTH SUMMIT ON STAFF SECURITY IS ‘AFTER BAGHDAD:

UN WORKERS UNDER THE GUN’

Speakers Call for Ratification of Convention on Protection of UN Staff,

Appropriate Investment in Security, Staff Involvement in Security Processes,

TRILLION-DOLLAR SCOURGE OF CORRUPTION UNDER ATTACK

AS UN CONFERENCE CLOSES IN MERIDA

MERIDA (Mexico), 11 December -- Ninety-five countries attending the United Nations Convention Against Corruption here over the last three days have signed “a convention with teeth”, said Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, at a concluding press conference today.

MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION CONVENTION AT MERIDA SIGNING CONFERENCE

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MERIDA (Mexico), 11 December -- A first-day tally of 45 signatures by national representatives is bolstering confidence at a United Nations conference in Merida, Mexico, that sufficient ratifications for entry into force will follow soon.

GLOBAL FORUM ADOPTS DECLARATION, ACTION PROGRAMME

ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND INFORMATION SOCIETY

Documents to Be Submitted to World Summit on Information Society

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

First Meeting of States Parties

to Convention on Migrant Workers

1^st Meeting (AM)

STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION PROTECTING MIGRANT WORKERS

HOLD FIRST MEETING AT HEADQUARTERS

Elect 10-Member Main Committee