Mark Zuckerberg speaks during f8 conference in California (Robert Galbraith / Reuters / SEE)
The chief executive of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg said on Saturday it was working with the United Nations to facilitate access to the internet in the refugee camps. The internet is now "the main engine of social and economic progress," Zuckerberg said in a speech at a forum on the private sector organized in the summit framework on development that the UN welcomes this weekend.
According to CNET, which specializes in information technology, Zuckerberg stressed that facilitate access to the Internet in these fields would help refugees to communicate better with their families and to organize the help of the international community. "Connect the World is one of the key challenges of our generation," said the co-founder of Facebook in an article posted on the social network to point out that more than 4 billion people worldwide still get no "voice" on the Internet.
Also today, within the new development agenda agreed at the UN and whose ultimate goal is to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030, Zuckerberg launched a campaign in partnership with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, which seeks to achieve universal Internet access by 2020.
"The Internet belongs to everyone. It should be accessible to everyone," said the campaign, also supported by Bono, lead singer of U2, among others. According to the campaign, "the Internet is crucial to fight against injustice, share new ideas and help entrepreneurs create jobs. But half of the world population does not have access, especially women and girls."
(With EFE)
