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‘Ask us first’: Children demand a voice on AI’s future

“Today's children are the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence – yet often the last to be asked for their views,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker...

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How El Niño offers a test of whether the world can adapt to a changing climate

A chilly, wet Tuesday morning greeted presidents and prime ministers arriving at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, as the 81st General Debate got underway.The weather did little to slow the pace inside. Leaders moved between the General Assembly Hall, bilateral meeti...

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When a country goes underwater: Island States fight for their future

Yet, for the people of some low-lying small island States, what is at stake is more than just their houses. Their countries face the possibility of substantial losses of land territory and even complete submergence, which could render them uninhabitable. Where will they go? What will...

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Shape the digital world or it will shape us

Coalition for Children's rights and protections in the age of AIUnited NationsNew YorkColleagues,Australia is an acknowledged first mover and world leader in digital safety.Our journey to creating a safer digital world started in 2024 with the world’s first social media...

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‘Time is running out’ for Israel-Palestine two-State solution

António Guterres was speaking at a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.Even as support for the two-State solution has grown on paper, actions on the ground in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are threatening progress, UN

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President Trump Inks Historic Arctic Security Agreement

Today, President Donald J. Trump joined leaders of Denmark and Greenland to sign an unprecedented

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UN rendered unable to fulfil its mission, Turkish President laments before world leaders

“The United Nations, established 81 years ago to maintain international peace and security, is no longer able to fulfil this mission,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told world leaders as the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate got underway today. “Or more precisely, it has been rendered unabl...

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Qatar: Absence of a regional collective security system is fuelling crisis in the Gulf

Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Emir said that “the essence of the dangerous situation we are witnessing is the absence of a regional system of collective security – one that respects the sovereignty, integrity and territorial unity of States, encourages the peaceful resolution of di...

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Diplomacy is the way to address global challenges, Brazil tells General Assembly

Opening this year’s General Debate, the President – known to all as Lula – expressed his indignation at the widespread attacks taking place on multilateralism worldwide.According to the Brazilian leader, more effective diplomacy is the only way for collective challenges to be successf...

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Trump defends military action against Iran, Venezuela, and calls for rebrand of AI

Calling Iran “the number one sponsor of terror,” the President devoted much of his speech to the Islamic Republic, arguing that his Administration had confronted a threat that previous leaders – in the US and abroad – had failed to address.He told world leaders gathered in the Assembl...

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