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Launch of new website for ICT4Peace Foundation
Thursday May 17 2007 at 04:38 by ICT4Peace Foundation
Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We are pleased to launch the ICT4Peace Foundation's new website.

Our new website sports a new look and feel, and features enhanced functionality and ease of use. Featuring RSS feeds for easy access to information, new additions to the library and an updated and growing list of li... continue reading

 
Launch of ICT4Peace inventory wiki: A global database ICT in crisis management, humanitarian aid and peacebuilding
Tuesday Aug 28 2007 at 18:48 by ICT4Peace Foundation

ICT4Peace Foundation

27th August 2007, Geneva, Switzerland: The ICT4Peace Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its ICT4Peace Inventory Wiki, accessible immediately from http://www.ict4peace.org/inventory-1.html.

The ICT4... continue reading

 
Partnership between the ICT4Peace Foundation and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Monday Oct 1 2007 at 00:57 by ICT4Peace Foundation

1st October 2007, Geneva, Switzerland: The ICT4Peace Foundation is pleased to announce the new partnership between the ICT4Peace Foundation and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), through the Global Symposium +5 ‘Information for Humanitarian Action’ event and the ICT4Peace: An International Process for Crisis Management proces... continue reading

 
Prevention Web: a new tool to increase knowledge on disaster risk reduction
Wednesday Nov 14 2007 at 12:29 by ICT4Peace Foundation

Prevention Web

The UN/ISDR secretariat is launching PreventionWeb.net, a new website for increasing knowledge sharing on disaster risk reduction (DRR) issues, for both the general public – including media and teachers – and DRR specialists, on 15 November.

"Information and knowledge are key to reducing disasters, and this new tool will facilitate the sharing of information, expertise and exper... continue reading

 
ICT4Peace Launch Event at the United Nations, New York - Participants, Report, President Martti Ahtisaari's speech and Concept Note
Sunday Dec 23 2007 at 22:53 by ICT4Peace Foundation

The Permanent Representative of Switzerland hosted a High-Level working Lunch, on 15 November 2007. The event was sponsored by the ICT4Peace Foundation with the support of UN DESA Global Alliance for ICT and Development.

High level participation and contributions at this meeting included Permanent Representatives to the UN from Tunisia, Brazil, South Africa, France, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Egypt, Mali, Pakistan, Canad... continue reading

 
ICT4Peace Foundation Board Member Maria Cattaui appointed member of UN Leadership Group on business and human rights
Tuesday Sep 30 2008 at 00:09 by ICT4Peace Foundation

Maria Cattaui

ICT4Peace Foundation Board Member Maria Cattaui was appointed a member of UN Leadership Group on business and human rights. 

John Ruggie, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for business and human rights, today announced that he is convening a leadership group to advise him on how best to ensure that busi... continue reading

 
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Martti Ahtisaari on ICT4Peace
Wednesday Nov 12 2008 at 08:02 by ICT4Peace Foundation

 Nobel Peace Prize

Statement of Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2008 delivered at High-level meeting to discuss Interim Report: Stocktaking of UN Crisis Information Management Capabilities, held on 7th November 2008 at the United Nations in New York.

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