REHAM AL-FARRA MEMORIAL JOURNALISTS’ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME CONCLUDES

25th Year of Promoting Understanding of United Nations Challenges

NEW WHO REPORT URGES GLOBAL EFFORT AGAINST CHRONIC DISEASES

NEW YORK, 6 October (UN Fund for International Partnerships) -- In a report issued today, the World Health Organization (WHO) says global action to prevent chronic diseases could save the lives of 36 million people who would otherwise be dead by 2015.

TUNIS ‘ SUMMIT OF SOLUTIONS’ NOW IN SIGHT

ITU Secretary-General Utsumi Praises Achievements,

But Stresses Need for Greater Effort:  ‘We Cannot Fail’

(Reissued as received.)

FINAL PREPARATORY MEETING FOR UPCOMING TUNIS PHASE OF WORLD SUMMIT

ON INFORMATION SOCIETY OPENS IN GENEVA

Delegates Seek to Break Deadlocks on Internet Governance, Other Key Issues

UNITED NATIONS, REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO AGREE ON STRONGER

PARTNERSHIPS IN FACING PEACE, SECURITY CHALLENGES

Sixth High-Level Meeting of UN, Regional,

Intergovernmental Bodies Set for Headquarters on 25-26 July

UN YEARBOOK FOR 2003, AVAILABLE SOON, PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATION’S ACTIVITIES

INDEPENDENT GROUP SUBMITS REPORT ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE

 

IN LEAD-UP TO TUNISSUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY

(Reissued as received.)

FREE UNITED NATIONS GUIDED TOURS GIVEN TO 8,700 VISITORS ON SUNDAYS IN JUNE

ITU LAUNCHES NEW DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TO BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Partnership Will Be Key to Connecting Communities

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 16 June (ITU) — The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today launched a major new development drive designed to bring access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the estimated 1 billion people worldwide for whom making a simple telephone call remains out of reach.

Round-Up of Session

ROLE OF MEDIA IN PEACE, CONFLICT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

 

DISCUSSED BY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SEMINAR

Seminar on Peace in Middle East Concludes

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)