UN - UN Affairs

1. AI for Good: How the UN uses AI to advance human rights

   For Ari, a six-year-old boy with learning difficulties in Jamaica, artificial intelligence (AI) opened the door to something many children take for granted: reading a book in his own language. Thousands of miles away, gold miners in Ethiopia are being screened more quickly for tuberculosis, while communities around the world are breathing cleaner air thanks to faster detection of methane leaks.

2. Youth advocates gather in New York to launch new AI standards

   As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms everything from how we learn, to the job market, children are adopting the technology more than three times faster than adults – exposing them to unique opportunities and risks.

3. UN calls for urgent action to protect children from online information risks

   More than eight in 10 young people aged 15 to 24 worldwide are now online, and in low-income countries they outpace the rest of the population nearly two to one.

4. Peacock party takes pride of place in nod to decades of turbulent history

   In a new twist on panda diplomacy, UN Geneva welcomed five young peacocks to the Palace of Nations on Friday, a gift of India that preserves a tradition of keeping the stately birds in the grounds, that predates both the global body and its ill-fated predecessor, the League of Nations.

5. Syria’s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods

   A country long known as a meeting point of civilizations, Syria stands once again at a crossroads.