[Chapter-delegates] [Report] UN Commemoration 60th anniversary UDHR, Internet and Human Rights, UNESCO 3-5 September 2008, Paris

[Constance Bommelaer]

Dear Chapter Delegates, 

 

The 61st Annual Conference of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
associated with the United Nations was held at the UNESCO headquarters in
Paris from 3-5 September 2008. To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the conference was entitled "Reaffirming
Human Rights for all: The Universal Declaration at 60" and was organized in
partnership with UNESCO, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights, and the Government of France.

 

During this meeting, NGOs coordinated break-out sessions to follow each of
the high-level governmental roundtable sessions. ISOC, as chair of UNESCO's
Joint Programmatic Commission on Communication, was asked to coordinate the
"Internet and Human Rights" break-out session, which followed the high-level
roundtable on "Human Rights and Human Security".

 

For ISOC, this was an excellent opportunity to work on a common agenda with
a broad range of NGOs (including research institutes, think tanks, and Civil
Society), which also have a formal relationship with UNESCO. I'd also like
to thank those of you who sent useful pointers for the preparation of this
event.

 

For a full report and a summary of the discussions (in English and in
French), please visit:
http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/governance/hr-20080903.shtml 

 

 

Best regards, 

 

Constance Bommelaer

Senior Manager of Public Policy

Internet Society (ISOC)

http://www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org/> 

 

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