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December 2024
Era of AI: Internet Governance Forum closes with call for stronger multistakeholder action to harness digital promise and tackle threats
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh concluded following five days of multistakeholder and high-level discussions.The Forum brought together experts, the private sector, technical community and civil society, in its largest-ever gathering with more than 11,000 participants, to address the transformative opportunities and risks posed by rapid advancements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies.
New report on international migration and sustainable development in time for International Migrants Day
17 December 2024 - Every year, millions of people leave their countries [...]
19th Internet Governance Forum sets out vision for inclusive, equitable digital future
Amidst a series of global challenges, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) opened today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the theme, "Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future" with a call for collective action and collaboration among governments, private sector, and civil society.
United Nations conference in Riyadh charts a path for global action on land, drought
After two weeks of intense negotiations on how to tackle land degradation, desertification and drought, the largest and most inclusive United Nations land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Press Release | Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Became Permanently Drier in Last Three Decades: UN
Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Became Permanently Drier in Last Three [...]
Sport4Land Champions Unveiled at United Nations Land Conference
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) today unveiled its first-ever #Sport4Land Champions at COP16, the largest United Nations land conference in the Middle East region to date.
Global response to drought takes center stage at UN land conference in Riyadh
Negotiations on a global drought regime are set to dominate the 16thConference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) as 197 Parties gather to address one of the world’s deadliest and costliest disasters. The conference opened on Monday, 2 December with major political and financial commitments to strengthen drought resilience worldwide.
Plastic pollution treaty negotiations adjourn in Busan, to resume next year
Countries negotiating a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution concluded [...]
World AIDS Day: UN urges leaders to ‘take the rights path to end AIDS’ by 2030
Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is [...]
November 2024
Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to [...]
COP29 climate talks conclude with $300 billion annual pledge, but developing nations call deal ‘an insult’
Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually [...]