Tag: UNITEDNATIONS

A 2005 peace deal may have put an official end to Sudan's brutal, 21-year civil war, but George Clooney, Google and several human rights organizations want to make sure that the country doesn't erupt in further violence during a crucial moment in its history. Yesterday, Clooney and his colleagues announced the launch of the Satellite Sentinel Project, a new initiative that combines real-time ...

Today, as you're well aware, is World Statistics Day, and to commemorate the occasion, the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has released a statistical report (PDF) that shows just how hyper-connected the world is today. Perhaps the most intriguing statistics, however, are those pertaining to global mobile subscriptions and text-messaging trends. According to ITU, the ...

According to the United Nations, the number of Internet users will exceed two billion people this year, approaching one-third of the global population. The International Telecommunication Union, an agency within the U.N., is reporting that Internet access was extended to 226 million new users in 2010, with 162 million of them coming from developing nations. In the last five years, the number of ...

The plight of poor countries is an issue that has always puzzled economists and policymakers, and one that has spurred a centuries-old debate. Some argue that the road to economic development begins with a solid public health system, others believe it begins at public education, and a handful of high-profile theoreticians claim that throwing enough money at a country will always be enough to ...

Actress, activist and former Woody Allen flame Mia Farrow is in the ninth day of her hunger strike for Darfur, which she has been chronicling on her own YouTube channel, the L.A. Times reports. According to the Times, the 64-year-old, noticeably gaunt Farrow has committed to a three-week hunger strike, during which she will consume only water, in order to raise the public's awareness of the ...

How do things like this happen? Matt Harding, of 'Dancing' and Wherethehellismatt.com fame is looking to branch out and add charity and philanthropy to his resume, which currently consists of "world traveler" and "dancing fool." The Internet video phenom recently met with representatives from the United Nations -- seriously, this guy met with officials from the UN -- and his sponsors at Stride ...

The hacking of Barack Obama's Web site was embarrassing for the campaign, but more or less a harmless prank. An attack the Web sites for the United Nations and the United Kingdom on the other hand have resulted in the infection of computers all over the globe with malware. The sites were specifically targeted because of their high traffic and reputation as secure places to go online. The exact ...