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Great Strides Needed to Ensure Access for Two Thirds of World’s People Lacking Internet, Secretary-General Tells World Summit on Information Society Event

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Great Strides Needed to Ensure Access for Two Thirds of World’s People Lacking Internet, Secretary-General Tells World Summit on Information Society Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the High-level Event on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+10), being held in Geneva from 10 to 13 June:

United Nations Department of Public Information Increases Global Network of Associated Non-Governmental Organizations, Approving 15 More Groups

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United Nations Department of Public Information Increases Global Network of Associated Non-Governmental Organizations, Approving 15 More Groups

A total of 15 non-governmental organizations were approved for association with the United Nations Department of Public Information during the 6 June meeting of the Department’s Committee for Association in New York, bringing to 1,380 the number of such groups associated with the Department in the area of communications and information outreach.

Winners of International Essay Contest Invited to Attend Youth Forum at United Nations Headquarters, 27 June

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Winners of International Essay Contest Invited to Attend Youth Forum at United Nations Headquarters, 27 June

A total of 60 college and university students from 26 countries have been invited to attend a youth forum at United Nations Headquarters on 27 June to discuss the role of multilingualism in a globalized world. They are winners of an international essay contest organized by the ELS Educational Services, Inc., and United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) of the world body’s Department of Public Information.

Persons with Disabilities Must Not Be Left Behind in Post-2015 Framework, Secretary-General Tells States Parties to Convention at Opening Session

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Persons with Disabilities Must Not Be Left Behind in Post-2015 Framework, Secretary-General Tells States Parties to Convention at Opening Session

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, to the opening of the seventh session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

Next 60 Days Will Be Critical to Recovery in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stresses Deputy Secretary-General at Event on Consequences of Flooding in Balkans

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Next 60 Days Will Be Critical to Recovery in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stresses Deputy Secretary-General at Event on Consequences of Flooding in Balkans

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at an event on the consequences of disastrous floods and presentation of needs assessment for affected regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in New York today:
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