Release of ITU’s flagship ICT statistics report: Measuring the Information Society (2011) Global Symposium for Regulators and Global Industry Leaders’ Forum (Armenia City, Colombia, 20-23 September 2011) Speakers: 1. Mr. Brahima Sanou, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU 2. Ms. Susan Teltscher, Head, Market Information and Statistics Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU 3. Mr. Mario Maniewicz, Director, Department of Infrastructure, enabling environment and e-applications, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU
Three mission reports on the use of mercenaries and private military and security companies: · Iraq · South Africa · Equatorial Guinea Ms. Faiza Patel, Chair-person Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
Press conference: SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict
Presentation of the report of the SRSG for Children in Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council and the recently launched Working Paper "Children and Justice During and in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict" Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Launch of WHO's Noncommunicable disease country profiles Total transmission embargo until 00:01 GMT on 14 September 2011 (i.e. no further distribution of story to agency clients) Dr Douglas Bettcher, Director, Tobacco Free Initiative Ms Leanne Riley, Team Leader Surveillance, Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion
Cholera epidemic in Chad and the wider West Africa region Don Johnston, Team Leader, IFRC Field Assessment Coordination Team (FACT) - (via telephone from Chad) Sophie Chavanel, Information and Reporting Officer, IFRC Field Assessment Coordination Team (FACT) - (via telephone from Chad) Pablo Medina, Operations Coordinator, Geneva Jessica Sallabank, Senior Media Officer, Geneva
Presentation of the Trade and Development Report 2011 - Post-Crisis Policy Challenges in the World Economy (Embargoed 06/09/11 5 PM GMT) Supachai Panitchpakdi - UNCTAD Secretary General Heiner Flassbeck - Director of the UNCTAD Division for Globalization and Development Strategies