[governance] Fwd: Re: [igf_members] ? UN assessment of travel to India ?

[Adam Peake]

Email from Markus Kummer below.

Please forward to anyone you think may be 
concerned about travel and the situation in 
Hyderabad and the IGF.

Best,

Adam



>Delivered-To: ajp at glocom.ac.jp
>From: Markus KUMMER <MKUMMER at unog.ch>
>To: igf_members at intgovforum.org
>Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:39:55 +0100
>Subject: Re: [igf_members] ? UN assessment of travel to India ?
>
>Dear colleagues,
>
>As you have been notified by our host country, 
>the IGF meeting in Hyderabad will go ahead as 
>scheduled. The UN security team, in close 
>cooperation with their Indian counterparts, 
>assessed the situation in India in the aftermath 
>of the Mumbai terrorist attacks and came to the 
>conclusion that all meetings in the country 
>should proceed as planned, with the exception of 
>the Mumbai area.
>
>We take the safety of participants very 
>seriously and our security team is working 
>closely with the Indian police in order to 
>ensure nothing untoward happens. They are 
>assessing the situation on a ongoing basis and 
>are ready to adapt the security arrangements to 
>the prevailing threat levels.
>
>A quick survey of travel advisories reveals that 
>while several countries urge travellers to 
>exercise caution, we have found no country that 
>advises against travelling into India. Several 
>countries advise against visiting Mumbai. The 
>US, for instance, urges to defer travel to 
>Mumbai for the next 48-72 hours.
>
>Mumbai airport is open to all air traffic, but 
>several airlines have cancelled their flight to 
>the city for the time being.
>
>We have every confidence that our security team 
>will provide as safe an environment as can be 
>and hope to see you in Hyderabad soon.
>
>We will also post a note on our Web site. I 
>would be grateful if you can spread this message 
>as widely as you can.
>
>Best regards
>
>Markus
>
>
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