"DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY"

Press conference by Epsy Campbell Barr, Chairperson of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, on human rights for people of African descent.

Press conference by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on launching the Secretary-General's Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Hybrid Press Conference: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed following the conclusion of the High-level week of the 78th session of the General Assembly

The United Nations Secretariat and the Republic of Ghana announced that the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting will take place in Accra, Ghana on 5-6 December. UNIFEED

The first-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation will be hosted in Rome by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 25 to 27 September 2023. FAO

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, opened the High-level week of the General Assembly warning that the world “is becoming unhinged” and that is happening “at a time of chaotic transition.” UNIFEED

A High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development started today in New York. The theme of the forum is “Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”. UNIFEED

For two days, governments, policy-makers, industry leaders, academics, scientists, technology innovators, civil society and the UN community met at ITU’s AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. As the convenor of the event, ITU is pleased to have been able to bring these parties together to find practical applications of artificial intelligence to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. ITU