Workshop

UN Decisions and Proposals

I am very pleased to be here and be part of this conference to discuss important issues on behalf of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. When thinking about the ... Read all

Introduction

Let me thank the organisers for inviting me to participate in this day, and congratulate them on their initiative and courage in tackling a very important set of issues. As ... Read all

Women's Rights are Connected Rights

Many of the things that I would have liked to say have been mentioned by the previous speakers, and I will not repeat, but I also want to thank you very much, President Prodi and ... Read all

Worldwide Free Internet through a Global Public Sector

I don’t know if people in the room can appreciate my situation because I’ve been a user of the Internet for 50 years. When I started using it, it wasn’t called the internet, but ... Read all

Why Connectivity is Vital for the Sustainable Development Goals

Good morning everybody. The flight arrived on time but we could not make it come earlier, so I apologize for being a few minutes late and missing President Prodi’s introduction. ... Read all

The Right to Connectivity

Thank you so much. I have to repeat my thanks to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Professor Negroponte, who did a great job in organising this meeting. It is a real pleasure ... Read all

Word of Welcome

Thank you, President von Braun and, of course, greetings to all the people who have come from very different parts of the world, but first of all I want to repeat, I would like to ... Read all

Word of Welcome

Good morning, I am pleased to welcome you all to this conference on Connectivity as a Human Right. It is organised by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Foundation for ... Read all

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