“Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and Twitter have entered the lexicon of people from all walks of life,” remarked Kiyo Akasaka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information.  “At the UN, we are deeply conscious of the need to bridge the divide between those who do and do not always have the benefits of the latest technology, but also to participate in the dialogue that is taking place among those who are engaging via new modes of public discussion.”
In this densely-packed information environment, the UN’s Department of Public Information (DPI) tries to bring attention to stories that have important implications for people in different parts of the world although they may not have become a hot topic of conversation on social networking sites or grabbed big media headlines. As part of this effort, DPI has just released a new list of Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About.
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