[Fwd: ANNOUNCE: List on the UN and the new Millennium]
Bob Pyke Jr (mailto:repyke@akron.infi.net)
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:58:16 -0400
Message-ID: <35AD6C48.3C38@akron.infi.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:58:16 -0400
From: Bob Pyke Jr <mailto:repyke@akron.infi.net>
Subject: [Fwd: ANNOUNCE: List on the UN and the new Millennium]
To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Wile E. wrote:
>
> List members may be interested in the following new List, which provides an
> opportunity to give the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) input
> into its future direction.
>
> ********************************************************
>
> INVITATION TO THE
> UNDP-FUTURE INTERNET LIST DISCUSSION
> by
> Eimi Watanabe, Assistant Administrator and Director
> Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP
>
> PURPOSE OF THE UNDP-future LIST
>
> The approaching new millennium is generating a host of new and novel
> activities in many quarters. The United Nations is examining the possibility
> of convening a Millennium Assembly and a Millennium Forum, which will be the
> subject of intergovernmental deliberations later this year.
>
> For its part, UNDP sees the approaching year 2000 as a rare opportunity to
> focus on its past record, its current activities, and ideas for future
> orientations, approaches and strategies. This is an undertaking which must
> engage all involved in UNDP's work - including staff at all levels and at
> all locations, the broad range of development partners
> with whom we conduct our regular activities, as well as the governments, the
> private sector and civil society which are the intended beneficiaries of our
> projects and programmes. Using the new information and communications
> technologies, we seek to reach out to many of this constituency and to
> solicit a wide range of views in an open, participatory manner.
>
> We at UNDP therefore invite you to participate in this novel global
> brainstorming process, which we will also conduct internally. We are also
> eager to receive contributions from those as yet without Internet access. We
> hope you will share your views, experiences and suggestions regarding:
>
> * what UNDP has done and is doing well, including concrete examples of good
> practices
> * where improvements can be made, including concrete examples of efforts
> that failed to achieve their goals
> * the future of development cooperation, and what UNDP's role and
> orientation should be as we enter the new millennium
> * what concrete steps can UNDP take to effectively use new electronic
> information and communications technologies to support sustainable
> development
>
> We assure you that your views will be greatly valued as UNDP prepares its
> own contribution to the upcoming special events being conducted in 1999, and
> will constitute important, concrete input into UNDP's deliberations shaping
> its vision and strategy. We thank you in advance for your participation in
> this project.
>
> HOW TO JOIN THE UNDP-future LIST
>
> Anyone who has electronic mail with Internet access can subscribe to the
> UNDP-future List. To join please send an e-mail to the LISTSERV host:
>
> mailto:MAJORDOMO@MAIL.EDC.ORG
>
> Do *not* enter a subject. In the body of the message, type the text:
>
> SUBSCRIBE UNDP-future
>
> Do *not* put anything after UNDP-future. You will receive a Welcome Letter
> to the List.
>
> IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EMAIL
>
> National NGOs with networks to grassroots offices, with or without email,
> are encouraged to solicit the views and comments of those offices. Those
> without email can also contribute comments directly via fax to the UNDP
> contact, Hans d'Orville, at the number provided below.
>
> WORLD WIDE WEB SITES FOR THE LIST
>
> The Global Knowledge for Development Web site
> <http://www.globalknowledge.org> provides information about the UNDP-future
> List, as well as archives of UNDP-future messages. UNDP's Web site
> <http://www.undp.org> also contains materials related to the issues
> discussed by the UNDP-future list.
>
> LIST ADMINISTRATOR
>
> This List is administered and moderated by Education Development Center, a
> nonprofit organization. EDC is working collaboratively with the UN system
> and is directly supported by UNDP for the activities in this project. The
> UNDP Contact Person for this project is Hans d'Orville <mailto:dorville@undp.org>,
> who can also be reached in the US by fax at (212) 906-5023 or, via
> conventional mail, at UNDP Room 2092, One UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017 USA.
>
> FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
>
> For further information about UNDP-future, please contact:
>
> Janice Brodman
> EDC
> mailto:JANICEB@EDC.ORG