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World must pass ‘AI stress test’, UK Deputy PM says, announcing summit

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World must pass ‘AI stress test’, UK Deputy PM says, announcing summit 22 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden of the United Kingdom addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. The United Kingdom will be holding a summit on artificial intelligence (AI) so that nations can come together to “understand it, govern it, harness its potential…

We can’t keep putting the interest of the few before the lives of many, Mia Mottley says at UN

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home We can’t keep putting the interest of the few before the lives of many, Mia Mottley says at UN 22 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. “Are we going to be too late for the SDGs?” Mia Mottley asked world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Friday, challenging them to “summon the…

Don’t turn back the clock, work together and ‘get the future right’, urges Prime Minister of Malta

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Don’t turn back the clock, work together and ‘get the future right’, urges Prime Minister of Malta 22 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Prime Minister Robert Abela of Malta addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. To make multilateralism work in this age of insecurity we need to ensure that a much wider group of voices are heard – in this United Nations, and around…

Iraqi Prime Minister highlights national priorities focused on people

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iraqi Prime Minister highlights national priorities focused on people 22 September 2023 UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani of Iraq addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. A spirit of consensus prevails in Iraq, with a broad political coalition now governing the nation, encompassing all aspects of society, Prime Minister Mohammed…

World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women 22 September 2023 © UNICEF/Joseph Nkoy A seven-month-old girl waits to receive a measles vaccination in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing armed violence, forced displacement and devastating floods have fuelled…

World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A young participant listens in to the Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals event at UN Headquarters. Peace requires strong mobilization for human rights, sustainable development and the environment, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…

Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace 21 September 2023 © IOM/Angela Wells A young girl is pictured at her shelter in a displacement camp on Yemen’s west coast. Communities in Yemen ravaged by nearly nine years of a relentless war are still grappling with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises…

Yemen’s leader says peace is possible, but flow of arms and resources to Houthi militias must stop

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen’s leader says peace is possible, but flow of arms and resources to Houthi militias must stop 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. Yemen has made compromises and worked hard to rebuild its country and regain the trust of…

Summit of the Future ‘unique opportunity’ to rebuild trust: Guterres

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Summit of the Future ‘unique opportunity’ to rebuild trust: Guterres 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Ministerial Meeting for the Summit of the Future. The President of the UN General Assembly told foreign ministers gathered in New York on Thursday that forecasts predicting the death of effective diplomacy are premature.…

Healthcare: Lack of universal coverage, ‘human rights tragedy on a massive scale’

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Healthcare: Lack of universal coverage, ‘human rights tragedy on a massive scale’ 21 September 2023 © UNICEF/Mojtba Moawia Moawi A young pregnant mother is seen for an antenatal checkup at a health centre in Kassala state, Sudan. World leaders on Thursday agreed to boost efforts to provide universal health coverage for all by 2030…