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PI/1310

DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD LIBRARY LAUNCHES SPECIALIZED WEB SITE FOR SMALL AND FIELD LIBRARIES

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PI/1309

WEB SITE ON DECOLONIZATION NOW AVAILABLE IN FRENCH

The Department of Public Information launched the French language version of the Web site on decolonization on 22 November. Already available in English and Spanish and entitled “The United Nations and Decolonization” (“Les Nations Unies et la décolonisation”), the site explains one of the success stories of the United Nations.

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PI/1308

TELEVISION TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN CHARTING COURSE AHEAD IN EMERGING DIGITAL WORLD, FIFTH UN WORLD TELEVISION FORUM TOLD

Post-Forum Report to Be Forwarded to Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Information and Communication Technologies

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PI/1306

UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION FORUM 2000 OPENS AT HEADQUARTERS

Statements Made by Secretary-General, General Assembly President and Top Media Industry Leaders

The fifth annual United Nations World Television Forum on the theme “TV@Globe//adding values in the digital era” opened this morning at Headquarters, bringing together top media industry leaders and experts from around the world.

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PI/1304

MILLENNIUM UN WORLD TELEVISION FORUM 2000 TO FOCUS ON GLOBAL MEDIA CONVERGENCE AND DIGITAL DIVIDE

1,000 Leading International Figures to Discuss Convergence Revolution and Ways to Bridge ‘Digital Divide’

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PI/1305

JOSE MARIA FIGUERES APPOINTED SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

The appointment by Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the former President of Costa Rica to head the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Advisory Group was announced today in New York.

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PI/1294

SEBASTIÃO SALGADO’S ‘CHILDREN’ AND ‘MIGRATIONS’ -– NEW PHOTO EXHIBITION AT VISITOR’S LOBBY, 27 SEPTEMBER–30 OCTOBER

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PI/1293

MILLENNIUM PEACE DAY TO BE OBSERVED AT UN HEADQUARTERS, 19 SEPTEMBER

The Department of Public Information, in association with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Peace Day Committee, will hold two special events at United Nations Headquarters to mark the Millennium Peace Day on Tuesday, 19 September.

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PI/1292

UNITED NATIONS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WORKING GROUP TO BE TRAINED IN LATEST GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY

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PI/1290

DAG HAMMARSKJOLD LIBRARY ANNOUNCES WEB ACCESS TO: ONLINE CATALOGUE; INDEXES TO UN DOCUMENTATION; VOTING RECORDS; AND SPEECH CITATIONS (UNBISNET)

The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library is pleased to announce the public launch of the United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBISnet) on the web.