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Meet the robots who are making the world a better place

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Meet the robots who are making the world a better place 06 July 2023 © ITU/D.Woldu International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin meets the robots at the AI for Good Global Summit 2023 in Geneva. Meet Ameca, Grace, and Sophia, some of more than 50 robots attending the UN-driven AI for Good Global Summit, which opened on Thursday in Geneva…

Women and girls bear brunt of global water and sanitation crisis

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Women and girls bear brunt of global water and sanitation crisis 06 July 2023 © UNICEF/Bernadino Soares A six-year-old girl is carrying water from a fountain, which is far away from her house in Letefoho, Hatugau, Ermera municipality, Timor-Leste. Women and girls are primarily responsible for water collection in seven out of 10 households that lack supply, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and…

UN chief says regulation needed for AI to ‘benefit everyone’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief says regulation needed for AI to ‘benefit everyone’ 06 July 2023 © ITU/D.Woldu AI for Good Global Summit 2023 Exhibitions.. The development of artificial intelligence, or AI, “for the good of all” requires guardrails grounded in human rights, transparency, and accountability, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday…

Guterres appeals for humanitarian, security and political action to end Haiti’s ‘living nightmare’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres appeals for humanitarian, security and political action to end Haiti’s ‘living nightmare’ 06 July 2023 © UNICEF A woman displaced by Violence in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince washes clothes in a city park. The world must act now to stem the violence and instability in Haiti, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, appealing for simultaneous action on the…

Iran nuclear deal: Despite differences, still ‘best available option’, Security Council hears

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran nuclear deal: Despite differences, still ‘best available option’, Security Council hears 06 July 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation. The international deal over Iran’s nuclear programme known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has stalled…

Myanmar atrocities and impunity must end: Türk

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar atrocities and impunity must end: Türk 06 July 2023 © UNOCHA/Siegfried Modola Maw Pray Myar holds her one-year-old daughter as she flees to safety towards the border with Thailand during a one week journey by foot in January 2022, in Kayah (Karenni) state, eastern Myanmar. The Myanmar regime’s brutal violence against civilians and its denial of life-saving humanitarian aid reflect “…

Israel-Palestine: UN chief strongly condemns mounting violence, acts of terror

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: UN chief strongly condemns mounting violence, acts of terror 06 July 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the press on his recent visit to Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago, and the situation in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. The UN chief addressed the escalating loss of life in Israel and Palestine on Thursday, voicing strong condemnation for…

Developing countries face $4 trillion investment gap in SDGs

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Developing countries face $4 trillion investment gap in SDGs 05 July 2023 © ADB The Lopburi Solar Farm is integral to Thailand's efforts to generate energy from renewable sources. A green future will remain out of reach if the world doesn’t help developing countries close a $2 trillion gap in investment towards an energy transition, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)…

Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign 05 July 2023 United Nations The UN launched a communications campaign as part of its ActNow initiative, with help from influencers across the world to rally support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The United Nations kicked off a new campaign on Wednesday to turbocharge the Sustainable Development Goals (…

New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate 05 July 2023 Unsplash/Priscilla du Preez Governments and Internet companies are failing to meet challenges of online hate. The UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect launched a new policy paper on Wednesday aimed at countering and addressing hate speech online.…