ENHANCED VERSION OF UN BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

NOW AVAILABLE ON INTERNET

The Dag Hammarskjöld Library today announced the launch of an enhanced version of the United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBISnet).

UNBISnet may be accessed directly at http://unbisnet.un.org or by selecting the link on the Library’s home page http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl.

WESTERN ASIA PREPARATORY CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SOCIETY SUMMIT CONCLUDES;

ANNOUNCES DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND ‘BEIRUT INITIATIVE’

(Reissued as received.)

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2003 TRAINING CYCLE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO BEGIN

AT HEADQUARTERS, 6 FEBRUARY

UNITED NATIONS AND SWEDEN AGREE ON MEASURES TO PRESERVE

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL OF DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD

The United Nations and Sweden have entered into an agreement for the restoration, preservation, and archiving of the historical material relating to Dag Hammarskjöld's tenure as United Nations Secretary-General from 1953 to 1961.  The agreement was signed today at a ceremony at United Nations Headquarters in

GLOBALIZATION UNEASE PUSHES ITS WAY TO TOP OF AGENDA

AT INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON GOVERNANCE

STUDENT CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AT HEADQUARTERS 6 DECEMBER;

VIDEOLINK TO CONNECT 12 SITES, 6 COUNTRIES

UN YEARBOOK FOR 2000, OUT SOON, OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

OF ACTIVITIES OF WORLD ORGANIZATION

SEMINAR ON POLICY AWARENESS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 15 NOVEMBER

The third and final high-level United Nations seminar for 2002 on “Policy Awareness and Security Issues on Information Technology” is to be held this week.

CALL FOR ACTION FROM SECURITY COUNCIL ON SECOND ANNIVERSARY

OF RESOLUTION ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY

NEW YORK, 31 October –- Members of the Security Council issued a strong statement to the international community today recognizing the vital role of women in promoting peace, and calling for an increased use of women’s expertise in conflict resolution and all stages of peacemaking and peacebuilding.