Publications

A Vision of Hope

Produced in association with the United Nations Fiftieth Anniversary Secretariat, A Vision of Hope examines the many facets of the United Nations’ operations, focusing on the vital role played by the organization in everyday life.

This looks at streamlining the General Assembly, establishing a separate International Criminal Court, recommending closer collaboration between the United Nations and NGOs in conflict resolution situations, developing early warning systems for humanitarian crises, creating a world central bank, integrating sustainable development management into economic and social development programs, introducing business-like management principles and practices into the United Nations and developing new and innovative approaches in the relationship between the United Nations and the business community.

A Vision of Hope, informing its audience of the work of the United Nations towards peace, development and democratisation, is a valuable contribution to promoting continued and enlarged understanding and support for the Organization.

I would like to offer my sincere thanks for the tremendous contribution which Regency Foundation Networx has made to the success of the United Nations Fiftieth Anniversary commemoration. The Anniversary provided an opportunity for us to remind people in every country and their leaders of the promises set forth in the charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other conventions. We also have been able to educate a new generation about the importance of international cooperation. A Vision of Hope has been important in communicating these goals, and the role which the United Nations can play.

Thank you so much for the book “A Vision of Hope - the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations”. This book will provide a much-needed function of providing public awareness of the United Nations and will contribute to greater understanding and support for it. I certainly look forward to reading it in more depth.

I am writing to thank you for the complimentary copy of your publication for the United Nations: A Vision of Hope. It is a well-produced and challenging document and I congratulate you on the success of your project.

This fully illustrated and comprehensive resource book covers the work of the many agencies and organizations of the United Nations system in the 50th anniversary year of the world body. In four sections and sixteen chapters, the 320-page volume reviews the milestones and successes of the past 50 years and takes a look at the future objectives of the United Nations. In particular, the book examines the peace process, people-centred development and economic perspectives, and covers subjects such as human rights, emergency aid and the environment. A Vision of Hope is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.

Earth Summit '92

In June 1992, the United Nations convened its Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. It was the largest United Nations conference ever held.

Produced in association with the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Earth Summit ’92 draws together the main concerns of the event. Divided into four sections covering social and economic dimensions, conservation and management of resources for development, strengthening the role of major groups and means of implementation, each of the 40 chapters incorporates guidelines on the basis for action, objectives, activities and financing and cost evaluation. The fully illustrated book also contains the 27 principles of the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21 – the Programme of action for sustainable development which was agreed upon by governments in Rio.

... well-prepared publication which does honour to your organization, is indeed full of interesting contributions focusing on the awareness towards environmental development openly discussed during the Rio Conference.

... one of the most important publications of the decade; Earth Summit '92 contains an abridged and readable version of Agenda 21.

An extensive version of Agenda 21, it will be of most use to those requiring a user-friendly version of Agenda 21; the subheadings are very helpful and an index allows for easy cross-reference to the full United Nations text and some powerful photographs for illustration.

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, June 1992, was a unique event, and its most important achievement was Agenda 21. This book contains the 40 chapters of Agenda 21, abridged, and generously illustrated with challenging colour photographs.

... an invaluable source of information and reference for any organization, company or individual with an interest in environmental and development issues.

Regency Foundation Networx is to be congratulated on the publication. It is excellent, for it gathers together all the main outputs from UNCED that would otherwise be forgotten. The fact that it does not dwell on the climate convention and the biodiversity convention but rather on Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration is the key to its value. You have in one attractive package, given an excellent summarised version and an index. This is a unique effort because you have done it in a form that reaches the public rather than the small, knowing community that was involved in the UNCED process.

Human Rights - The New Consensus

Apart from providing assistance to refugees in countries of asylum and dealing with major refugee emergencies, one of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ main responsibilities is to provide long-term solutions for their plight.

Regency Foundation Networx, in association with UNCHR, has produced Human Rights – the new consensus which contains a wide range of contemporary material on human rights, democracy, development and peace. The book, which incorporates the full texts of 14 declarations and international human rights standards and brings together the positions of both governments and grassroots activists, has been described as one of the most useful tools available to human rights workers, particularly those in the developing world.

I will be using 'Human Rights - The New Consensus' in my class on "Current Issues of Controversy in the Human Rights Field"

... contains material of the utmost value and will soon become a classic on the Vienna Conference. The inclusion of publicity is also a very interesting development! Congratulations on the achievement.

Human Rights - The New Consensus is an outstanding resource which brings to the reader a forceful integrated human rights perspective for the 21st Century.

The book will form an important research tool when speaking on human rights issues in Parliament and at public meetings.

Human Rights - The New Consensus is a lasting marker in the struggle for human rights. It is one of the most useful tools ever to become available to human rights workers, especially those on the front line in the Third World.

The wide range of topics covered in the articles in Human Rights - The New Consensus will be of great value to us.

Thank you so much for the fantastic donation of £25,000 towards the UNHCR - Girl Guides Peace Pack project. The contribution of Regency Foundation Networx will enable us to ship tens of thousands of packs of school supplies to refugee children, who would otherwise have to go without a proper education. Human Rights - The New Consensus is really a smash hit. Everyone who sees it is thrilled that we have finally made such a useful tool... and they demand a copy.

Sustainable Business

The United Nations Environment Programme provides leadership and encourages partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

Business and industry have a key role to play in bringing about sustainable development. Sustainable Business, produced in association with UNEP, reviews existing methods of pollution control and reduction, resource and energy conservation, and cleaner production techniques including solar and wind power and biotechnology. It discusses the reasons behind the move towards greater use of environmentally sound technologies including legislation, financial pressures and competitiveness and contains case studies of the successful applications of such technologies whilst debating the key issues of financing, technology transfer and assessment.

The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) hopes that Sustainable Business will help guide businesses and industries to incorporate environmentally sound technologies into their daily business and production activities and encourage governments and local authorities to favour the use of such technologies.

UNEP is pleased to have been associated with this publication which highlights the efforts of many companies.

Thank you so much for the copies of the book. On a first impression, I think it is a very interesting product, full of useful ideas and information. Congratulations! As I guessed, the first reaction of our corporate directors has been to ask for additional copies of the Spanish version of the book.

Our heartiest congratulations on the beautiful edition of Sustainable Business. Significant visitors will come to Cerro Matoso in a few weeks. Giving them copies of the publication would be the most appropriate memento.

Thank you for the copies of Sustainable Business which will be circulated to Petrotrin's senior managers. As the company with the longest history in the local oil & gas industry, we are aware of our responsibility to promote the optimum balance between industrial development and environmental responsibility. We wish to commend your organization for the role you are playing in this regard.

Tanti Popoli, Una Terra (Many People, One Planet)

The World Food Programme’s objective is to eradicate hunger worldwide. It is the largest international food aid organization in the world benefiting over 50 million people in more than 90 countries.

Produced in association with the World Food Programme and in conjunction with the Italian Ministry of Education, Tanti Popoli, Una Terra is an educational resource programme aimed at 11 to 14-year-old Italian students.

Supplied in a polypropylene presentation case, the Programme contains 40 A4 full colour, durable, laminated Data Cards, a video and a teacher’s manual. The material has been designed by senior Italian teachers to complement the curriculum, educate young people about the United Nations and the World Food Programme, and encourage students to reflect on their environment and the world in which they live. The video follows a day in the life of a 14-year-old African girl and focuses on the work of the WFP around the world.

We are receiving many enquiries from schools here in Italy for more of your Educational Resource Packs. Please send us as many as you can.

I am particularly grateful for having had the chance to join this highly praiseworthy project and wish you and the World Food Programme the greatest success.

Let us all express our thanks for the complete cooperation and understanding which you have showed towards our company.

We acknowledge receipt of the Educational Packs. We have received the invitation from Mrs Catherine Bertini, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme to the official presentation of the project, for which we thank you. We wish you a successful outcome of the project.

Telecommunications in Action

Designed to illustrate the benefits of communication and information systems to a wide ‘non-telecommunications’ audience in developing countries, Telecommunications in Action highlights the role of telecommunication applications in agriculture, business, education, environment, governance health and rural and urban development.

Written by world experts in the many applications of information and communication technologies; each section defines and describes applications, summarises relevant technologies, details country projects examples, profiles case studies, outlines working models, highlights examples of best practices, provides a general indication of costs or cost components and suggests how projects can be financed.

It shows how telecoms, wireless comms, satcoms, broadcasting and multimedia can provide the momentum to get development underway in many fields, reaching audiences that would not normally receive information on telecommunications as well as information and communication technologies. It also aims to encourage greater communication between ministries, regional municipal authorities, representative groups and the private sector.

The publication of Telecommunications in Action represents a step in the right direction, because this book conveys the story of how the provision of telecommunications can supply the momentum to get development underway in many important fields such as education, health, agriculture and commerce. The ITU and Regency Foundation Networx have collaborated in the production of this book and hope to reach a broad 'non-telecommunication' audience especially in developing countries, and to spread the word on the development potential of telecommunication infrastructures by distributing the book as widely as possible.

My hope is that the book may contribute to the speedy development of telecommunications worldwide and help to improve access for those still deprived of a basic human right, recognised by the United Nations: the right to communicate and to seek and receive information.

Let me thank Regency Foundation Networx for their support and guidance for this morning's presentation of the Abaco conference as well as the ongoing forum of the Telecommunications in Action of the ITU.

I am the founder and CEO of Intersat. Our company is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and we are proud to be part of these Regency Foundation Networx initiatives.

The Director of UNEP’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean was extended an invitation by Regency Foundation Networx to participate as a speaker on the subject entitled "The Motor Car, the Environment and Mexico City" at a seminar held during AutoExpo, an international automobile exhibition in Mexico City. The seminar focused on the effects of motor vehicles on the environment and was linked via the Internet using video conferencing technology to allow on and offsite experts to share their knowledge with online participants worldwide. The seminar is one of a series of international seminars in the fields of health, agriculture, education, business, the environment, governance and rural development organised as part of a global initiative to highlight the benefits of new information and communication technologies in emerging market countries.

It is a pleasure to participate in this Telecommunications in Action event. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to present the Leo One system.

PUBLICATIONS

A Vision of Hope

In partnership with:

Earth Summit '92

In partnership with:

Human Rights - The New Consensus

In partnership with:

Sustainable Business

In partnership with:

Tanti Popoli, Una Terra (Many People, One Planet)

In partnership with:

Telecommunications in Action

In partnership with:

PUBLICATIONS

A Vision of Hope

In partnership with:

Earth Summit '92

In partnership with:

Human Rights​ - The New Consensus

In partnership with:

Sustainable Business

In partnership with:

Tanti Popoli, Una Terra (Many People, One Planet)

In partnership with:

Telecommunications in Action

In partnership with:

Human Rights - The New Consensus