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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he is “deeply troubled” by reports that the Israeli military’s bombing campaign includes Artificial Intelligence as a tool in the identification of targets, resulting in a high level of civilian casualties. He reiterated, “no part of life and death decisions which impact entire families should be delegated to the cold calculation of algorithms." UNIFEED

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said, “All 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly have spoken in one voice and together chosen to govern artificial intelligence, rather than let it govern us.” UNIFEED

At a joint press encounter with the President of the European Council Charles Michel, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told journalists that as we live in a “chaotic world,” with the superpowers at odds with each other, it is very important to stick to clear principles - the United Nations Charter, international law, territorial integrity of countries and international humanitarian law. EUROPEAN COMMISSION

The Mission found that State authorities in Iran were responsible for egregious human rights violations in connection with the protests that started on 16 September 2022. OHCHR

United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Artificial intelligence has “enormous potential to shape our economies, society, and the world for the better,” and that “we must ensure these benefits extend across the globe to countries at all levels of development.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The Commission on the Status of Women is a catalyst for the transformation we need,” adding that at this difficult and divided moment, let’s end poverty in all dimensions by “investing in women and girls, betting on women and girls, and pushing for peace and dignity for women and girls everywhere.” UNIFEED

According to the International Telecommunication Union, only 30 percent of women globally have access to the Internet. UNTV CH

In a wide-ranging speech on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk spoke about the devastating consequences for millions as 55 conflicts flare across the world. He highlighted how 2024 could be a key year for democratic principles and warned about the apparently growing influence of delusional and racist conspiracies theories in many countries. UNTV CH / OHCHR

This is a time of seismic global shocks, with conflicts battering the lives of millions of civilians and carving ever deeper fault-lines across and between nations, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. OHCHR / UNTV CH

Calling for a new global order that works for all, Secretary-General António Guterres in Munich said, “our world is facing existential challenges, but the global community is more fragmented and divided than at any time during the past 75 years.” EBU