General Assembly Meeting on Information and Communication Technologies

for Development, 17-18 June, New York

Summary by President of General Assembly at Concluding Plenary Meeting

The following statement was delivered on behalf of General Assembly President Han Seung-soo, (Republic of Korea) by Assembly Vice-President Fawzi bin Abdul Majeed Shobokshi:

UN MESSENGERS OF PEACE, GOODWILL AMBASSADORS SHARE EXPERIENCES,

AS TWO-DAY MEETING ON CELEBRITY ADVOCACY OPENS

"Your presence here today shows vividly that when it comes to working together for a better world, there is no divide between civilizations", Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the opening session of the Meeting of United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors and Messengers of Peace this morning.

UNITED NATIONS IS IN UNIQUE POSITION TO PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS

DIGITAL DIVIDE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS

Following is the statement by Han Seung-soo (Republic of Korea), President of the General Assembly, at the meeting of the General Assembly devoted to information and communications technologies for development, yesterday, 17 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISPATCHES SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CAMEROON ELECTIONS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

103^rd and 104^th Meetings (AM & PM)

CONCLUDING TWO-DAY SESSION ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT,

ASSEMBLY HEARS CALLS FOR POLITICAL COMMITMENT BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

India Stresses Education as Bridge over Digital Divide;

Cuba Says International Assistance Crucial to Countries Still Lacking Basic Needs

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS REPORT

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ACTS OF INTIMIDATION

AGAINST UN MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The following statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

PRESS STATEMENT ON SOMALIA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on Somalia by the President of the Security Council, Mikhail Wehbe (Syria):

Members of the Council received a briefing by Carolyn McAskie, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on the humanitarian situation in Somalia.

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES GOODWILL AMBASSADORS

‘TO HELP US MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE’

Following are the remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at today’s meeting with Goodwill Ambassadors and Messengers of Peace:

Let me say how wonderful it is to see all of you in this room -- outstanding men and women from every region, from every faith, concerned about your fellow human being.

CEOs pledge no less than 20 per cent of Philanthropic budgets

to ICT for development

Microsoft Joins Hewlett Packard, Equitable Cardnetwork, Masreya,

MIH Group, Vivendi Universal as Signatory of CEO Charter for Digital Development