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High-Level Segment (HLS) of Council
2008
Geneva, 12-13 November 2008
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HLS-08 Home |
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Programme |
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Climate Change |
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Cybersecurity |
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Statements |
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Videos |
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 The
High-Level Segment (HLS)
follows the opening of
Council and is designed to provide Ministers and Councillors with an opportunity to
exchange views on issues of
strategic importance to the Union and on emerging trends in the sector.
This year, speakers offered their perspectives on Climate Change
and Cybersecurity.
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HLS-08 was inaugurated by two Heads of State, H.E. Mr Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, and H.E. Mr Blaise Compaoré,
President of Burkina Faso, as well as by United Nations
Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon via
video message. It was
attended by some 400 participants, 21 Ministers, Ambassadors
and heads of regulatory organizations and UN agencies.
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ITU Secretary-General's Declaration on Cybersecurity and Climate Change |
"Cybersecurity is one of the most important challenges of our time.
The rapid growth of ICT networks has enabled opportunists to exploit
online vulnerabilities and attack countries’ critical infrastructure...
... Climate change is another profound challenge that is at work,
transforming the face of the world. Whatever the underlying cause, at
current rates of extinction, scientists predict that two-thirds of all
bird, mammal, butterfly, and plant species will be extinct by the end of
this century... "
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