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Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
22 December 2017
Statements and Speeches
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Special Envoy de Mistura attended today the Astana meeting, which was hosted very effectively by President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and organised under the auspices of the three guarantors of the 30 December 2016 ceasefire – the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey. The Special Envoy reiterated his belief…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
22 December 2017
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Refugee Agency.Decision of…
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UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS CALL FOR PERPETRATORS OF WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS TO BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE IN SOUTH SUDAN
22 December 2017
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JUBA/ADDIS ABABA (Issued as received) – Four years following the start of the current conflict in South Sudan, gross human rights violations continue to be committed in a widespread way by all parties to the conflict, in which civilians are bearing the brunt, says the…
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INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM EXPLORES SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND LABOUR IMPACTS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
21 December 2017
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Addresses Inequality in Access and Use of Data, E-Commerce and Cross-border Movements, New Technology for Transparency and Accountability, and Human-centric Policies for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The twelfth Internet Governance Forum this morning held a session on digital transformation: how to shape its socio-economic and labour impacts…
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Transcript of stakeout by Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy, Jan Egeland
21 December 2017
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JE: This was indeed a stocktaking meeting of the Humanitarian Task Force of the International Syria Support Group. We were from the UN’s side putting very bluntly to the Member States, those who have influence on the ground, the facts. And the facts are not good. I remember the last stocktaking in December 2016, we felt that now, it cannot get worse, it has to…
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INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM’S COMMUNITY GROUPS, DYNAMIC COALITIONS, RAISE NEW AND UNDER-THE RADAR ISSUES IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE
20 December 2017
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Right to Network Self-determination, Universal Design, Zero-rate Plans and Net Neutrality, Regulation for Digital Platforms, Ethical Framework for the Internet of Things, Notions of Consent and Jurisdiction, and Free Flow of Data Online among the Topics Discussed
The Internet Governance Forum’s longest-standing…
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INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM DISCUSSES THE INTEGRATION OF GENDER IN INTERNET POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
20 December 2017
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Addresses Key Issues and Challenges, Explores why Gender Equality Online Is a Human Rights Issue, Highlights Gender Bias in Design and Algorithmic Decision-making, and Outlines Steps to Take Women and the Internet Governance Agenda to the Next Level
The twelfth Internet Governance Forum this afternoon discussed gender inclusion and the future…
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NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND YOUTH INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM INITIATIVES DEBATE RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD
20 December 2017
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Participants Call for an Inclusive Approach to Online Rights, and Note that Internet Access Alone Is Not Enough and that it Should Be Accompanied by Capacity-Building
The twelfth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) today held a session on the perspectives of national, regional and youth IGF initiatives on rights in the digital world, namely on…
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Briefing to the Security Council by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura
19 December 2017
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Mr. President,
Dear colleagues and friends at the Security Council,
Let me say at the beginning how much my team and I are grateful for the support we received this year from the Security Council. Since this is my last briefing this year and the end of the Security Council membership for some of you, I would like to say: Thank you. Thank…
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INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM DEBATES THE IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION ON POLITICS, PUBLIC TRUST AND DEMOCRACY
19 December 2017
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Fake News, Individual Responsibility in Fighting Manipulated Information, Digital Empowerment and Digital Literacy of Citizens Dominate the Debate
The twelfth Internet Governance Forum held this morning its second high-level thematic session on the impact of digitization on politics, public trust and democracy, focusing on the benefits and…
