Welcome to the UN-NGLS web Section on WSIS

The UN General Assembly Resolution 56/183 (21 December 2001) endorsed the holding of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in two phases. The first phase of WSIS took place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003. It addressed the broad range of themes concerning the Information Society and adopted a Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action. The second phase will take place in Tunis hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005.

NGLS will be regularly updating this section as Phase II of the WSIS process unfolds. Information will be provided through the categories that you can find in the left menu:

Content of some categories :

News
Providing the latest information, news and current affairs on WSIS.

Meetings and Events
Featuring meetings related to the WSIS process, including intergovernmental and civil society events and/or their respective reports.

Civil Society Reflections
Featuring recent analysis and reflections on the WSIS process by individuals and NGOs.

Main Documents
This section contains all the background documents for participants interested in WSIS, including official Summit documents as well as formally adopted Civil Society documents.

Basic Information
Especially for newcomers to the WSIS process, this section includes the basic information about the preparatory process as well as updated notices, including accreditation procedures, participation and funding.

Links
This section provides an on-line reference to related websites.