Internet

UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue.
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UN expert urges governments to ensure free flow of information on Internet

21 October 2011
An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Governments to ensure that the Internet is made widely available, accessible and affordable to all, and to guarantee the free flow of information online.
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UN-backed forum discusses Internet security, openness and privacy

30 September 2011
The largest international Internet governance meeting ever wrapped at the United Nations office in Nairobi, Kenya, today with 2,000 experts discussing security, openness and privacy as inextricably interconnected issues that cannot be dealt with separately.
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Delegates debate challenges of worldwide Internet governance at UN-backed forum

27 September 2011
The Internet’s role as a catalyst for change in light of the turmoil sweeping North Africa and the Middle East, the exposure by WikiLeaks of confidential United States diplomatic cables and recent cyber-attacks are high on the agenda of a United Nations-backed meeting that began today.
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Global broadband technology guidelines adopted at UN meeting of regulators

23 September 2011
A United Nations meeting focused on accelerating the roll-out of broadband technology concluded in Colombia today as over 500 participants from around the world adopted best practice guidelines aimed at improving global Internet access.
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov

UN anti-crime chief calls for action to combat online abuse of children

11 April 2011
Online child abuse is growing rapidly as more people gain access to the Internet, a top United Nations official warned today, calling for concerted global action to combat one of the most common forms of cybercrime.

UN copyright agency reports sharp rise in cybersquatting disputes

1 April 2011
Disputes over the practice of cybersquatting rose sharply last year, with nearly 2,700 cases filed for arbitration with the United Nations agency charged with protecting inventions, trademarks, industrial designs and copyright.