Sun will
also run a workshop offering delegates training on information technology
-- including how to share information, create Web sites and blogs, and use
chat groups.

About Sun Microsystems
A singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer"(TM) -- guides Sun in
the development of technologies that power the world 's most important markets.
FAO is currently analyzing available information and assisting affected
countries in their reconstruction efforts in order to restore people's
livelihoods within an integrated coastal management program.
Baxter has been recognized by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors as one of the
Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, as one of the 100 Best
Corporate Citizens by Business Ethics Magazine, and was the 2004 Medical
Products Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. (NYSE: BAX), through its subsidiaries, assists
health-care professionals and their patients with the treatment of complex
medical conditions, including cancer, hemophilia , immune disorders, kidney
disease and trauma.

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Djibril Diallo, director of the UN
New York Office of Sport for Development and Peace and chair of the UN Youth
Summit series.

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Sun's participation is a component of its "Share the
Opportunity" global giving strategy designed to help break down barriers to
network access around the world.rohrer@sun.

WASHINGTON and ROME, International cooperation on
forest fires, combating deforestation and the role of the forest sector in
post -tsunami rehabilitation and in achieving the Millennium Development Goals
are among key issues being discussed at the FAO Ministerial Meeting on Forests
and the Committee on Forestry this week in Rome . Lives are lost, livelihoods imperiled, local
economies devastated, and the environment seriously degraded," Dr. They help to conserve biodiversity, mitigate climate change,
provide clean water and energy, enhance soil fertility and support
livelihoods, among others., particularly for the disadvantaged and underserved in communities
where Baxter employees live and work.

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Sun's support for interconnectivity can play a key role with the new
generation, since only 1 percent of people in sub-Saharan Africa and 4 percent
of those in developing countries worldwide use the Internet, while more than
half the population of the U. From blogs to Java(TM) technology, SMS messages to Web
services, participants are forming communities to drive change, create new
businesses, new social services, and new discoveries . Issues at stake are the
rehabilitation of damaged forests; wood salvage; meeting the immediate needs
for wood for the reconstruction of piers, bridges, boats, houses and other
buildings as well as fuelwood; and the spread of pests and diseases through
wood and non-wood products.

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About the United Nations New York Office of Sport for Development and
Peace
The United Nations has long recognized the power of sport and physical
education to improve the lives of individuals and societies, especially youth,
and promote tolerance and peace.

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"We are looking forward to partnering with Sun since access to technology
is crucial to engaging and connecting young people, but is largely unavailable
in developing parts of the world," said Dr."

Pan-African Youth Leadership Summit II
The Pan-African Youth Leadership Summit II is designed to help the next
generation of Africa's leaders face the tremendous challenges outlined at the
United Nations Millennium Summit held in September 2000.
The regional Youth Leadership Summits are mobilizing young leaders
worldwide and will culminate in a Global Youth Leadership Summit at United
Nations General Assembly Hall in New York in August 2006. Until now, however,
cooperation on forest fire management has focused on fire suppression rather
than prevention.
They called for comprehensive assessment of forest damage from the tsunami
and wood needs for reconstruction in order to better respond to the emerging
challenges of post-tsunami rehabilitation.

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The energy and commitment of this
new generation of leaders are vital for efforts to achieve these and the other
Millennium Development Goals for 2015 , which were endorsed by world leaders. Jacques
Diouf, Director-General of FAO, said.
Globally , an average of 400 to 500 million hectares burn each year from
forest fires. EPA's Climate Leaders , the
Ethics + Compliance Officer Association and Hospitals for a Healthy
Environment.

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Sun will also host a Web site to help increase participation by using
streaming proceedings, real-time inquiry forums and tools for interaction with
other delegates and youth activists around the world. There , leaders from
around the world endorsed the Millennium Development Goals, committing to
reduce poverty by half, ensure universal quality education, empower women,
reduce mortality rates among mothers and their children, halt the spread of
HIV/AIDS and achieve environmental sustainability by 2015. Under the guidance of Mr.

Post-tsunami rehabilitation
The ministers discussed , among other things, the role of forestry in the
rehabilitation of Asian communities following the recent tsunami disaster.

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Adolf Ogi, special adviser
to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace and former
president of Switzerland, the New York Office supports these activities and is
organizing the Youth Summit series as part of this effort. Baxter endorses the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible
Economies (CERES) principles and is an organizational stakeholder of the
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

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Forest Fires Tsunami Deforestation and Millennium Goals on the Agenda of High-Level Meetings on Forests

Baxter is a
member of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, the Business
Environmental Leadership Council of the Pew Center on Global Climate Exchange,
the Chicago Climate Exchange, the U.com/sustainability .

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From Awareness to Action - Global Youth Leaders Work to Bring Stability,
Economic Advancement, Better Healthcare, Education , and Greater Equity to
Their Communities

UNITED NATIONS and SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced
that Sun will take an active role in the second Pan-African Youth Leadership
Summit in Morocco, part of a global UN initiative to mobilize a new generation
of leaders to meet such challenges as ending extreme poverty and stemming the
spread of HIV/AIDS. The company applies its expertise in medical devices,
pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to make a meaningful difference in patients'
lives.

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The Participation Age
Sun believes the world is entering a new era -- a Participation Age
-- where dramatically lowered barriers to entry, plummeting device prices,
and near-universal connectivity are driving a new round of network
participation.

NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, Solaris, and The Network
Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems,
Inc.
The committee meets every two years in Rome to debate key global forestry
issues and give advice to FAO on its work program on forests.

Baxter International Inc .

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The United Nations and Sun Microsystems, Inc. "The Pan-African Youth Leadership Summit is an important
channel for demonstrating how the power of sport can help accelerate progress
towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals., +1-415-294-5084, or
carolyn.

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in the United States and other countries.

Deforestation and Millennium Goals
The ministers decried the state of global forest degradation and
reconfirmed their commitment to sustainable forest management and to improved
coordination of economic, environmental and social policies for enhanced
contribution of forests to development and achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals.
Beyond its charitable giving, Baxter has been committed to advancing
environmental stewardship and social responsibility for more than two decades.

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com; or Richard Leonard of United Nations, +1-212-457-1254,
or richard . As a response, bilateral and multilateral cooperation in forest
fire management has increased over the past few years. For more information, please visit http://www.com .

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"Today, we are working to move beyond connectivity
to participation, to enable a new generation to use ubiquitous global access
to build a new future for themselves, their families, and their communities.org.

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The Summit will use the occasion of the International Year of Sport and
Physical Education 2005 to highlight the positive role that sports can play in
promoting health, education, development and peace.
Sun 's philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the
forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be
found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at sun. It is one of the
committees of the FAO's Council.

Baxter and its Foundation Contribute More Than $35 Million in 2005 to Communities in Need

DEERFIELD, Ill.

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"We are one of many technology companies who have built global
connectivity," said Gage.

Committee on Forestry
Some 400 representatives of member countries, non-governmental
organizations and the private sector will discuss during this week ways to
implement the commitments to which ministers agreed during their meeting on
Monday.

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"While fire is an important land management tool, severe wildland fires
have catastrophic effects. Forests contribute directly to achieving two of the
Millennium Goals, namely reducing extreme poverty and ensuring environmental
sustainability. To learn more about Baxter's
sustainability initiatives, please visit
http://www.

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United Nations Taps Sun Microsystems to Extend Momentum and Network Connectivity for the Second Pan-African Youth Leadership Summit Held August 18-23 in Ifran

To encourage wider use of sport for
development and peace, the UN proclaimed 2005 the International Year of Sport
and Physical Education.
More than 9 million hectares of forests are lost globally each year,
whereas forests provide multiple economic, environmental, social and cultural
functions.S.baxter.

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The Kingdom of Morocco is hosting the Pan-African Youth Leadership Summit
II at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, on August 18-23 , bringing together
more than 200 youth leaders from across the continent, as well as youth
representing previous summits for the Asia and the Pacific region and Latin
America and the Caribbean . The Summit is being organized by the UN New York
Office of Sport for Development and Peace, the United Nations Development
Program, and the Global Peace Initiative of Women, with support from the
private sector, including Sun Microsystems. This growth in the
network economy is fueled by sharing and collaboration among communities
interconnected by technology and driven by purpose. The State of World's Forests 2005, a biennial FAO publication, will
also be launched during the committee meeting .

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Sun Chief Researcher and member of the United Nations Information and
Communications Technology Taskforce John Gage will keynote at the conference
to discuss the power of information and communication technologies to connect
global youth leaders and help them to join the Participation Age.

Contact: Carolyn Rohrer of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

International cooperation on forest fires
Leading nations from around the world concerned with the future of
forests, pledged at the third Ministerial Meeting on Forests on Monday (March
14) to continue pursuit of the development of international cooperation on
forest fires in order to address uncontrolled forest fires and their root
causes.

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As the Summit's first private sector sponsor, Sun will provide the network
technology and training needed to assist the delegates to better connect with
each other and participate at the event, as well as stay in contact, monitor
progress of initiatives and plan future activities following the conference. Sun also believes that
sharing and collaboration in the Participation Age will stimulate innovation
to help all participants from across the world grow and prosper.
Over twenty complementary events will be held on the sideline, covering
topics such as forest law compliance; forests and climate change; forests and
biodiversity; invasive species and the links between forested areas and
violent conflict.

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