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This publication offers insight into the effects of long-range transboundary air pollution. Its discussion covers the following areas: ten years of monitoring forest condition in Europe; the role of...

The UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, adopted in 1979, is the first international legally binding instrument to address problems of air pollution on a broad regional basis...

This report addresses the reality of millions of poor children living in urban cities worldwide. It highlights the chronic poverty and marginalisation they face, many of them living in conditions of...

The examples of Information and Communication Technology use in warfare are well known: propaganda, intelligence, communications and ICT-enabled weapons. This report aims to answer the following...

While the right to education is recognized as fundamental for each citizen, access to it is not guaranteed. In the developing world, the essential building blocks for education systems are suffering...

This book is a collection of more than fifty short papers, providing readers with first hand insights from key players who participated in the making of the World Summit on the Information Society...

The WGIG's mandate is to analyze the governance of Internet and make proposals for action as well as to identify the public policy issues involved.This volume presents papers by former members of the...

This publication examines the potential of proven and inexpensive technologies to bridge the connectivity gap, which is one of the key factors of the digital divide. Key issues that need the attention...

This book attempts to create greater awareness about the growing dangers of cyber-hooliganism, cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism and cyber-war, inherent in the new opportunities for good and evil that have...

Nowhere is the digital divide more pronounced than in countries of the African continent. Africa is the most unconnected, in an increasingly connected world. Yet, given the broad spectrum of...

This publication, which is a reflection and synthesis of the dialogue among the Task Force community, illustrates the importance placed on understanding, exploring and integrating the myriad...

This publication suggests that Information kiosks can be a timely model based on lessons learned from Internet Cafes, placing the focus on using the technology as a tool to deliver information and...

This publication is an edited collection of papers contributed to the United Nations ICT Task Force Global Forum on Internet Governance (New York, 25 - 26 March 2004). The papers provide useful...

The Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, adopted 25 years ago, is the oldest of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe environmental conventions. This Handbook presents a...

The publication of this book marks the 25th anniversary of the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, one of the oldest and more successful multilateral international treaties...

This report presents and evaluates the most effective ways to promote the rights of indigenous children taking into consideration their unique and rich cultural heritage. It pays particular attention...