UN - UN Affairs

1. Collective action needed to tackle global information crisis, UN-led dialogue hears

   Governments, UN entities, civil society, media, academia and the private sector have called for stronger cooperation and practical action to respond to a rapidly changing global information landscape.

2. UN Member States weigh latest Security Council veto, this time on Iran

   The General Assembly met on Thursday to examine the Security Council’s latest veto, cast by China and Russia over a United States-backed sanctions panel of experts on Iran nuclear facilities.

3. Who gets to shape AI? UN debate centres on power, trust and inclusion

   Artificial Intelligence or AI – and the technology behind it – is moving fast. The question being asked across the world is who gets a seat at the table deciding how it's used and who gets to benefit.

4. Could a new global panel defuse inequality’s ‘ticking time bomb’?

   What if the world tackled inequality with the same kind of scientific firepower it has brought to the climate crisis?

5. The Takeaway Day 6: General Debate ends with call to turn words into action

   After six days of speeches from the UN General Assembly podium, one word rose above all others: peace.
     This final edition of The Takeaway distils the messages he said reverberated through the Assembly Hall and looks at where the 193-member body goes from here.