EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND INNOVATION TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT UN FORUM New York, May 13 2013 7:00PM More than 1,500 participants from Government, private sector, civil society and international organizations are meeting at a United Nations <“http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/2013/forum/“>forum in Geneva this week to review and measure progress towards targets set …
ENB Vol. 27 No. 7 – UN Conference on Sustainable Development Regional Preparatory Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean – Final Summary
Volume 27 Number 07 – Monday, 12 September 2011 SUMMARY OF THE UNCSD (RIO+20) REGIONAL PREPARATORY MEETING FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 7-9 SEPTEMBER 2011 The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) Regional Preparatory Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) convened at the headquarters of …
Un Chief Urges Change In Resource Consumption Patterns
UN CHIEF URGES CHANGE IN RESOURCE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT New York, May 13 2011 7:05PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for fundamental changes in humanity’s resource consumption patterns and values, saying the planet’s natural environment is under unprecedented pressure with far-reaching social and economic consequences. “Our …
Ban Underlines The Role Of Information Technologies In Accelerating Development
BAN UNDERLINES THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT New York, May 16 2011 1:05PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the role of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in accelerating socio-economic development, highlighting their potential to enable the delivery of basic social services to even the remotest areas of …