Our Common Humanity in the Information Age. Principles and Values for Development

Aliye Pekin Celik 
14 June 2007 

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CONTENTS 
Excerpt from the Acceptance Speech by His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-Moon on 
appointment as the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations 
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Foreword
JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO
Under-Secretary -General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 
United Nations
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Preface
H.E. MARTTI AHTISAARI
Former President of Finland, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-
General for Kosovo
xi 
About the Book
SARBULAND KHAN
Executive Coordinator, Global Alliance for Information and Communication 
Technologies and Development (GAID), United Nations
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Chapter I - INTRODUCTION 
Overview
SHASHI THAROOR
Under-Secretary -General, Department of Public Information, United Nations
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Our Common Humanity in the Information Age
JEFFREY D. SACHS
Director, United Nations Millennium Project, Director, The Earth Institute at 
Columbia University
2 
Millennium Development Goals and Partnerships
H.E. SHEIKHA HAYA RASHED AL KHALIFA
President of the United Nations General Assembly
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Economic and Social Council’s Role in Our Common Humanity in the 
Information Age
H.E. AMBASSADOR ALI HACHANI
Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations and President of the 
United Nations Economic and Social Council
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Technology and Humanity
LOUISE T. BLOUIN MA C BAIN
Chairman and Founder, Louise T. Blouin Foundation
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Combating Human Trafficking and Slavery
JULIA ORMOND
Actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador
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Digital Divide & Our Common Humanity
KATHERINE SIERRA
Vice President, The World Bank
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