There are eight agencies or United-Nations-related ne tworks available on the system. all the United Nations networks have their own user base and messages and documents may be freely passed between them. They are UNISER United Nations Information Services UNIENET United Nations International Emergency Network-UNDRO UNET UNICEF Electronic Information Network UNDP UNDP Electronic Mail Service UNCJIN United Nations Criminal Justice Information Network HIVNET HIV/AIDS Global Network PAHONET Pan-American Health Networl UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development What is internet? INTERNET is the largest computer network in the world. It works because many regional and national networks have agreed on common procedures for connecting to each other through INTERNET. Chances are that, if you work for a large governmental organization anywhere in the world or you work at an academic institution, you have access to INTERNET. Many commercial information services (such as Compuserve) now also offer a gateway to INTERNET. It is fast becoming the main tool for accessing information of Note: All text boxes, except those entitled"What does Email cost? andWhat is internet? draw on the article Email the first four years-an update, by richard Smith, published in the LoGON Newsletter April 199l, of the United Nations Development Programme, No. 19, pp. 7-9, and on the article " Learning tools for INTERNET neophytes and veterans by Viney Jain and Malcolm Chapman, in the LOGON Newsletter, No. 23, April 1993,pp.13-14There are eight agencies or United-Nations-related networks available on the system. All the United Nations networks have their own user base and messages and documents may be freely passed between them. They are: • UNISER United Nations Information Services • UNIENET United Nations International Emergency Network-UNDRO • UNET UNICEF Electronic Information Network • UNDP UNDP Electronic Mail Service • UNCJIN United Nations Criminal Justice Information Network • HIVNET HIV/AIDS Global Network • PAHONET Pan-American Health Network • UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development What is INTERNET? INTERNET is the largest computer network in the world. It "works" because many regional and national networks have agreed on common procedures for connecting to each other through INTERNET. Chances are that, if you work for a large governmental organization anywhere in the world or you work at an academic institution, you have access to INTERNET. Many commercial information services (such as "Compuserve") now also offer a gateway to INTERNET. It is fast becoming the main tool for accessing information of any kind. Note: All text boxes, except those entitled "What does Email cost?" and "What is INTERNET?" draw on the article "Email: the first four years-an update", by Richard Smith, published in the LOGON Newsletter, April 1991, of the United Nations Development Programme, No. 19, pp. 7-9, and on the article "Learning tools for INTERNET neophytes ... and veterans", by Viney Jain and Malcolm Chapman, in the LOGON Newsletter, No. 23, April 1993, pp. 13-14