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Is Tech ready for a diverse (AI) world for Peace?
Is #artificialintelligence sentient yet ? So, when Blake LEMOINE from GOOGLE said that AI is sentient, it has all of us spiralling for a min
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Oct 19, 20222 min read


UN General Assembly and Security Council veto - Resolution 76/262
The reform of the United Nations system when it comes to the veto right of members of the Security Council has long been discussed and...
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Apr 27, 20222 min read


Tracking Peacebuilding Funding in the world by the United Nations
The Uniited Nations Secretary-General has introduced the UN Peacebuilding Funding Dashboard. It displays data of 6 global peacebuilding...
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Apr 27, 20221 min read


What is article 18 of the Universal Declaration ?
Article 18 guarantees freedom of religion or belief is guaranteed (Universal Declaration of #humanrights, International Covenant on Civil...
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Apr 25, 20221 min read


What is the cost of conflict?
What is the cost of conflict? In 2015, the Institute for Economics and Peace estimated that conflict and violence costed us $13.6 trillion.
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Apr 18, 20222 min read


Leadership Talk for the European Leadership Programme (ELP)
On Friday 16th of March, the European Leadership Programme (ELP) Fellows had the opportunity to listen to Virginie MARTINS de NOBREGA, an in
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Mar 23, 20221 min read


AI 2022 TRENDS
AI 2022 TRENDS . What will be the AI trends in 2022 ?What to expect from states and international actors? What about AI systems in compani
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Mar 7, 20221 min read


International leadership in the digital era in the Humanitarian-Peace-Development (HPD) nexus
My latest article on Artificial intelligence and frontier technologies (risks, opportunities and business strategies) is available, here...
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Mar 2, 20221 min read


HUMAN RIGHTS DAY - 2021 Theme - EQUALITY
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read


UNESCO #COOKIEFACTORY
Privacy is a human right. And even Artificial Intelligence must respect it. As we launch our recommendation on AI ethics, try UNESCO's #Cook
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Dec 2, 20211 min read


The NYU CIC 2021 Emerging Technologies in Peacebuilding and Prevention
the 2021 Emerging Technologies in Peacebuilding and Prevention - Lessons Learned from Humanitarian Actors - Practitioners Virtual Workshop
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Dec 2, 20212 min read


Is AI serving global peace? The UNESCO AI Recommendations
[PEACE] ‘AI is already serving peace by creating bridges between cultures using NLP, ML, predictive analytics, data.
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Aug 3, 20214 min read


The need for a Human AI and AI For Good. Diverse KPIs !
#AI can certainly leverage the actions (policies and programmes) of the international multilateral organizations, and therefore increase...
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May 5, 20201 min read


Smart partnerships : new applications for Water (UNEP)
UN Environment, Google, the European Commission and partners aim to “leave no one behind” launching a groundbreaking data platform.
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Sep 10, 20191 min read


Is Ethical A.I. Even Possible?
Is Ethical A.I. Even Possible?
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Mar 15, 20191 min read


The Role of the United Nations with the new technologies.
Governments Seek UN Scrutiny of Technologies.
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Mar 11, 20191 min read


Decision-making 2.0 for Development and Humanitarianism
Because data science transforms how we make meaning of the world, data science may challenge what we have historically understood.
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Mar 11, 20191 min read


United Nations 2019 PRIORITIES - PEACE AND SDGs.
‘Proving our worth through action’: 5 things Guterres wants the UN to focus on in 2019.
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Jan 16, 20191 min read


The 'Culture of Risk' in International Organizations and the need for a human-centered approach.
Feel free to invent, fail and reinvent" - Mrs. Christine LAGARDE The Public Sector, and the U.N system (#UNReform), have been...
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Sep 27, 20181 min read


The Nelson Mandela Peace Summit on Global Peace (Coming)
On 24 September, a day before the start of the General Debate of the 73rd session of the General Assembly, the General Assembly will...
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Sep 3, 20181 min read
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