UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for shared responsibility and global solidarity as essential to eliminating the virus and the rebuilding of world economy along sustainable lines.
In a recent interview he also speaks about mass digitalization as a secondary effect of the virus and the potential for advances in artifiical intelligence that this brings. He cites the need for regulations and mechanisms that ensure this new technology is done for the benefit of all humanity.
Meer...An event in the framework of the World Interfaith Harmony Week, 4 February 2020,
Palais des Nations, Geneva - Room XXII, 14:00-17:00
organised by the Foundation for Gaia and the NGO-Alliance on Global Concerns
Moderated by Lucis Trust – World Goodwill Geneva
To mark its 75th anniversary in 2020, the United Nations is igniting "the world's biggest conversation", UN75. Launched by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, it promises to be the largest and furthest-reaching global conversation ever on building the future we want.
Meer...The recent UN Civil Society conference held in Salt Lake City, USA, boasted over 6,000 attendees from over 138 countries. Civil Society representatives engaged for three days in hundreds of workshops, town halls, roundtables, cultural/musical performances, and outcome document negotiations. The halls of the Salt Palace Convention Center were abuzz with activity and one could literally see the global NGO network—composed of thousands of individuals so passionate about doing good—being reinforced and strengthened before one’s eyes.
Meer...Kofi Annan: His Life and Legacy – 3 June 2019 Central Hall Westminster, London
UNA-UK organized this inspiring and thoughtful public event celebrating former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Anan. The event was preceded by a full day conference at Chatham House, home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs: ‘Our Shared Humanity’: The Legacy of Kofi Annan.*
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