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UN rights chief: AI misuse and corporate influence present ‘clear and present’ challenge
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, says major companies and fast-moving technologies are creating new challenges for tackling rights abuses – and that governments and businesses need to step up.
Africa and Europe can shape a fairer global system
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General says the world is shifting fast towards a multipolar system – where power is spread across several regions instead of concentrated in one or two.
From organic farms to AI chips with a nose: UN summit showcases solutions for transforming the Global South
- UN News
The UN’s Global Industry Summit underlined the benefits of partnerships for companies in the Global South on Monday, demonstrating ways that AI – if used responsibly – can provide solutions to some of the most intractable problems faced by business leaders.
Unpacking COP30’s Politically Charged Belém Package
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 23 (IPS) - Following tense, nightlong negotiations and bitter rows between more than 190 country delegations, a “politically charged Belém package” was finally forged at COP30—so named because of the highly contentious and difficult-to-negotiate issues within the climate talks.
From milking stalls to mobile apps: UN-supported project powers rural revival in Indonesia
- UN News
In the rolling hills of Indonesia’s West Java province, thousands of farmers are reaping tangible benefits from the digitization of their businesses and improved access to finance, thanks in part to a United Nations‑supported project.
Industry at the heart of global solutions: Global summit opens in Riyadh
- UN News
Leaders from across the world are debating how industry can help tackle some of the world’s most urgent challenges – from climate change and food insecurity to the need for fairer supply chains – at the Global Industry Summit, which opened on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest
- UN News
Ministers and leaders from across the world’s 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate industrialisation that benefits all, and strengthen resilience in the face of global challenges, at an international UN conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
If COP30 Fails, It Won’t Be North vs. South, but Power vs People
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 21 (IPS) - Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon River, was always going to be a symbolic host for the UN COP30 climate summit, but the mood here has gone far beyond symbolism.
Rainwater Harvesting Mitigates Drought in Eastern Guatemala – VIDEO
- Inter Press Service
SAN LUIS JILOTEPEQUE, Guatemala, November 21 (IPS) - Plagued by drought, farming families living within the boundaries of the Dry Corridor in eastern Guatemala have resorted to rainwater harvesting, an effective technique that has allowed them to cope.
The Rising Threat of Digital Abuse: Women’s Vulnerability in the Age of AI and Online Harassment
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, November 21 (IPS) - As the digital landscape continues to expand and integrate into various aspects of daily life, humanitarian experts have raised concerns about the associated risks, particularly as artificial intelligence (AI), online anonymity, and the absence of effective monitoring frameworks heighten the potential for abuse and harassment. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by digital abuse, facing heightened risks, with nearly half of them worldwide lacking effective legal protections.
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