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UN-led teams Secretary General Antonio Guterres have been working on a wide range of proposals since the launch of the initiative in March 2025, covering peace operations, development, human rights and humanitarian action, as well as cross-cutting areas such as data, technology and shared services. This includes efforts to generate efficiency within the UN Secretariat, […]
“AI moves at the speed of light,” according to the UN Secretary General António Guterreswhich underlines the urgency of regulating the breakthrough technology. “We need shared insights to build effective guardrailsunlocking innovation for the common good and promoting collaboration. The panel will help the world separate facts from fakes, and science from nonsense.” The Panel’s […]
© WMO/Abbas Council Parched earth in Iraq (file) Friday January 9, 2026 UN news The United States’ intention announced this week to withdraw from a host of UN bodies targets programs and initiatives that address a wide range of critical areas, including the climate crisis, trade, gender and development. Then UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric informed […]
Governments will soon submit letters nominating candidates to lead the 80-year-old organization, whose top position is traditionally rotated between geographic regions — although all U.N. chiefs until now have been men. The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, the most representative body of the UN, on the recommendation of the fifteen members of the […]
