Internet

UN official welcomes European Union approval of Internet copyright treaties

14 December 2009
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with safeguarding intellectual property rights today welcomed the European Union’s ratification of the so-called Internet Treaties.

UNESCO enters partnership to advance on-line linguistic diversity

10 December 2009
A big step towards promoting linguistic diversity on the Internet was taken today, with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) signing an agreement to help put the first multilingual domain names into operation.