The two-day summit brings together ministers, chiefs of police and senior representatives of policing organizations to discuss how UN policing and national police can mutually reinforce one another in addressing current and emerging global security challenges. “The goal of this summit is to ensure that our Organization is aligned and prepared to support the nearly … Read more
“Across 11 Global South countries, up to one child per classroom reported that AI was used to make sexually explicit deepfakes of them. Reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse material to the US CyberTip line, NCMEC, are rising exponentially,” said Sonia Livingstone, from the Independent International Global Scientific Panel on AI. Highlighting other key findings … Read more
That’s among the findings of a major new survey by the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPAwhich also challenges myths surrounding the so-called “global baby bust”. TheDemographic Futures Survey is among the largest and most geographically broad surveys of its kind. More than 108,000 Internet-connected adults aged 18 to 39 from 73 countries and … Read more
Governments, tech companies, academics and civil society will spend two days at the Global Dialogue on AI Governance wrestling with how to regulate a technology that is evolving faster than the rules meant to contain it. AI, if used responsibly, could bring transformational benefits to people across the world, but there are also fears the … Read more
Addressing the inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, the Secretary-General also insisted on the need for greater accessibility for the billions of people unable to access the revolutionary tech. He insisted that any future agreement must be “worthy of global trust” and put safety first – and especially children’s – to protect … Read more
When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime quietly claims a comparable number of lives. Since 2000, the UN estimates that organized criminal groups have been linked to about 95,000 homicides annually. That figure is strikingly close to the average annual death toll … Read more
Many of the United Nations’ biggest successes are the crises that never make the headlines. Around the world, special political missions work quietly to ease tensions, broker agreements and support fragile political transitions. Their tools are negotiation, mediation and diplomacy. Unlike the perhaps more visible peacekeeping missions, they have no armored vehicles or armed troops. … Read more
Despite sport’s ability to promote diversity and inclusion, the report noted that those from racial and ethnic minorities lack representation at many levels of global sport, with governance and access disparities reflecting broader structural inequalities. Ashwini KPthe Human Rights Council-appointed independent expert on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, recognized sport’s … Read more
Key takeaways Hantavirus officially over Ebola virus spreads in DR Congo Tonnes of supplies delivered in quake-hit Venezuela Air pollution remains “invisible” killer Youth must be protected online Taking the world’s temperature on pressing health matters, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus provided the latest on current global challenges – and successes when it comes to … Read more
“El Niño will also give an extra boost to global temperatures,” said WMO scientist Alvaro Silva. “We know that during El Niño years, the global temperatures normally reach record levels.” Key points El Niño has developed in the tropical Pacific Rapid development expected from July to September El Niño typically peaks between November and February. … Read more