Who should set the rules for AI? The UN is pushing...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly, raising questions about how societies and governments can capture its benefits while managing risks that often extend beyond...
Türk calls for urgent, meaningful action to tackle unprecedented AI risks
(Geneva) UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday called on States and the world’s ‘frontier’ artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to ensure...
Datacentres threaten electricity system resilience, warns UNECE, calling for strategic policy...
The rapid expansion of data-intensive technologies such as hyperscale data centres, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, has significant implications for energy system reliability...
Progress on AI in health should be determined by strength of...
Governance readiness, not speed of deployment, should be the measure of responsible progress on artificial intelligence (AI) in health systems, according to a new...
AI is changing the policy cycle. Are policymakers ready?
AI in policymaking: understanding its role across the policy cycle and how it can support better, more informed public policy.
Artificial intelligence has become part...
OHCHR: Joy as resistance
A new five-part podcast explores how young educators are bringing human rights education to life through community, solidarity, hope and joy.
WHO: I believe you – a three-part mini-series
What role do health systems play in protecting women and girls from violence? That’s the overarching question at the heart of a new mini-series...
UN warns of growing risks facing children and youth in digital...
Children and youth often bear the brunt of risks in today's information ecosystem and will be most directly affected by the technologies reshaping them,...
UNODA: “Women, Forces of Change: The Podcast”
Women advancing peace and security: new podcast season amplifies voices from Latin America and the Caribbean.
A new season of the podcast Women, Forces of Change features...
AI for SDGs – Global Youth AI Future Innovation Competition 2026...
AI × Education: AI Transforming the Educational Paradigm and Enhancing AI Literacy
The AI for SDGs - Global Youth AI Future Innovation Competition is an...
Call for proposals for youth-led projects for flood and drought resilience
WMO is pleased to launch the fourth edition of the Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for Youth-Led Projects. This initiative supports innovative,...
Technical Committee Photo Competition Invites Participants to Capture Cyprus’ Shared Cultural...
The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, in collaboration with the Technical Committee on Youth, has launched a photo competition inviting participants to capture the...
WMO 2027 Calendar Competition
WMO is delighted to announce the launch of its 2027 Calendar Photography Competition – one of our most anticipated annual traditions.
This year's theme, "Your Weather, Your World," celebrates...
2027 UNNF Fellowship on Ocean and the Law of the Sea
The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations (“OLA/DOALOS”) is now accepting...
Govern AI in health before the gaps become irreversible
Statement by WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge
Lisbon, 15 July 2026
Good day to you all.
Let me begin by thanking the Minister of...