The social-networking
giant has
begun lobbying the United
Nations,
saying Internet access is a
fundamental human right.
Facebook is working with
the United
Nations to enable refugees
from the
Syrian civil war to access
the Internet so
they can more easily
communicate while
seeking resettlement.


In a speech to the UN on
Saturday,
Facebook CEO Mark
Zuckerberg said
Internet connections in
refugee camps
will help refugees get
better support from
the aid community and
maintain links to
family and loved ones.
Access to the Web
is key to increasing
quality of life,
Zuckerberg added, saying
it not only
helps people
communicate but can also
help lift them from
poverty.

\"The Internet is more than
just a network
of machines, it is the key
driver of social
and economic progress in
our time,\" said
Zuckerberg, who pledged
that Facebook
would continue its efforts
in
impoverished and
developing countries.

\"A like or a post won\'t
stop a tank or a
bullet, but when people
are connected,
we have the chance to
build a common
global community with a
shared
understanding.\"

Mark Zuckerberg\'s pledge
marks the
latest move by Facebook,
Google and
other tech giants to
expand connectivity
across the globe.
Zuckerberg\'s pledge
marks the latest
move by Facebook,
Google and other
tech giants to expand
connectivity across
the globe. If they succeed,
billions more
people could use their
services, helping
to achieve Facebook\'s
stated goal of
connecting everyone and
Google\'s of
organizing the world\'s
information.
Bringing Internet access to
refugee
camps is just one aspect
of the effort.
Facebook has also been
building
satellites and aircraft that
can beam
Internet connections to
remote villages
and towns.
Google is engaged in a
similar
project, using high-
altitude balloons.
Critics of these programs
say the
companies stand to
benefit from
expanding pools of people
using their
services, which primarily
make money
from advertising.
Others complain the
businesses are also trying
to create de
facto monopolies on
Internet access.
Facebook, for example,
has encountered
a backlash to Internet.org ,
a nonprofit it
leads.
The group works with
governments and
telecommunications
companies to offer free
limited Internet
access in developing
countries. Often
this comes in the form of
access to
several apps and
websites, with
opportunities for users to
pay for more.
After Internet.org launched
in India in
February, several Internet
companies
withdrew from the effort ,
saying that it
threatened Net neutrality,
or the idea that
all sites and services
should be equally
accessible.
Zuckerberg has defended
Internet.org, and will be
holding a town
hall-style discussion with
Narendra Modi,
India\'s prime minister,
this Sunday.

source: http://foxbaze.com/25/facebook-partners-with-un-to-bring-internet-access-to-refugee-camps/1#29

Where are the said photos?

This is very very touching........

I rhink they rather need orher basoc necessiries than internet

Good ideal shall.

By fire by force, people must facebook.

but dis mark guy na correct hustler shall, just looking for way to get more facebook users even in refugee camps.