Freedom of information is also central in the framework of the World Summit of the Information Society, which has reaffirmed freedom of expression and universal access to information as cornerstones of inclusive knowledge societies.
This refers to issues of democracy, communication, public space and communication rights, both of which crystallize in the promotion of freedom of expression and information, such as capacity building for universal access to information and knowledge.
As other speakers have said we have the knowledge and technology to ensure that the universal human right to water and sanitation recognized by the UN General Assembly last year becomes a reality.
In tribal myths, apparently diverse and arbitrary elements eruptions by lizards and woodpeckers, the significance of black arrows or the artemisia plant were suddenly revealed to have a universal unity at their heart, a quest for objective knowledge and origins as acute as any in the West.