UN NEWS—The release of GPT-4 in 2023, along with other powerful easy-to-use Artificial Intelligence tools such as deepfakes and voice cloning, led to heightened calls for regulation of the technology. UN News speaks to Carme Artigas, Co-Chair of the UN’s AI Advisory Body, about the
UN NEWS—Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the world on World Toilet Day, marked on 19 November. In line with this year’s theme of accelerating change, innovators have been part of ongoing efforts to address the needs of some of
There is a connection between disasters and inequality. This is what the UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq and Nahuel Arenas, regional chief of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, underscored on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction marked
With climate change disproportionately affecting small island developing states (SIDS) like Dominica, experts are calling for a close collaboration between the scientific community and local governments to develop sustainable plans to keep these states "habitable." In a comprehensive report prepared by BBC's Future Planet, experts weighed
UN News - More than half the world is being left behind at the midpoint for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told ambassadors in New York. Launching a special edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) progress report, he warned that their
UN News - Multiple interconnected global crises are putting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at risk - both in the Arab region and the rest of the world, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned. “Let me be frank: we are not doing well. Our
UN News - Developing economies could secure up to $148 billion in savings if the international community restructures their existing debt and expands access to future affordable finance, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a policy brief published on Wednesday. The report - Building blocks out
UN News - Support “turbocharged” efforts to get back on track to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN chief told the General Assembly. “Today, we are here to start the job of moving the recommendations in Our Common Agenda from ideas to action – from abstract to concrete,” UN Secretary-General
Dominica is confident that it will be able to meet all of its sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030. This is according to Vince Henderson, Dominica's Minister for Planning, Economic Development, Climate Resilience, Sustainable Development, and Renewable Energy. Henderson said that while Hurricane Maria placed Dominica "under
UN NEWS—Intersecting global crises are threatening the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and impacting food supplies, health, education, and security across countries worldwide, according to a new UN report released on Thursday. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 reveals that the convergence of increased fighting, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic,
