International Labour Organization: New ILO Research Repository showcases ILO research and expertise

Posted on November 17, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

International Labour Organization: New ILO Research Repository showcases ILO research and expertise. “The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new Research Repository that provides better access to ILO research, as well as information on the work of ILO experts. The new repository creates a one-stop-shop for ILO research publications and other knowledge assets. It already contains around 20,000 publications, mostly published since 2000.”

Kyodo: New U.N. panel to weigh benefits, risks of artificial intelligence

Posted on October 27, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Kyodo News: New U.N. panel to weigh benefits, risks of artificial intelligence. “U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres launched an advisory body of experts Thursday to discuss the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence as well as how the world can better control it. The group of 39 specialists, including a political analyst and anthropologist, will publish a set of recommendations by the summer of 2024 through an interim report due at the end of this year.”

Kyodo News: U.N. forum on internet governance begins in Kyoto, focus on AI

Posted on October 8, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Kyodo News: U.N. forum on internet governance begins in Kyoto, focus on AI. “A U.N. forum on public policy issues regarding the internet began in Kyoto on Sunday with focus on artificial intelligence and measures against disinformation. The results of the discussions at the Internet Governance Forum scheduled through Thursday will be utilized for the Hiroshima AI Process, in which the Group of Seven industrialized nations will establish rules on AI-related topics.”

United Nations Wildlife Programme: CITES Trade Database Surpasses 25 Million Trade Transaction Records

Posted on October 5, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

United Nations Wildlife Programme: CITES Trade Database Surpasses 25 Million Trade Transaction Records. “More than 25 million records of wildlife trade transactions have now been reported by the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in the CITES Trade Database. As the most comprehensive and authoritative database on international trade in wildlife, this tool enables CITES Parties and the general public to access transactions of international trade in species of wild fauna and flora.”

United Nations World Tourism Organization: UNWTO And G20 Launch Dashboard To Support Tourism In Advancing The SDGs

Posted on September 5, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

United Nations World Tourism Organization: UNWTO And G20 Launch Dashboard To Support Tourism In Advancing The SDGs. “Ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit next 9-10 September, UNWTO has worked with the Presidency through India’s Ministry of Tourism on the G20 Tourism and SDGs Dashboard…. The Dashboard showcases the pillars of the Goa Roadmap for Tourism as a Vehicle for Achieving the SDGs around the five priority areas set for the Tourism Working Group, which are: 1. Green Tourism; 2. Digitalization; 3. Skills; 4. Tourism MSMEs and 5. Destination Management.”

AFP: UN to launch central archives of Daesh crimes in Iraq

Posted on June 11, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

AFP: UN to launch central archives of Daesh crimes in Iraq. “The United Nations will soon launch central archives containing millions of digitized documents that it says provide proof of crimes committed by the Daesh group in Iraq, an official said on Wednesday. UNITAD, the UN body set up to investigate Daesh crimes in the country, began its field work five years ago in an effort to bring the militants to justice.”

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs: UNOOSA and ESA launch new space solutions database linked to the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted on June 9, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs: UNOOSA and ESA launch new space solutions database linked to the Sustainable Development Goals. “The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have launched a new database listing current and past projects from space agencies in support of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

United Nations: UNESCO unveils new AI roadmap for classrooms

Posted on May 30, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

United Nations: UNESCO unveils new AI roadmap for classrooms. “The UN convened the first ever global meeting with education ministers from around the world to explore risks and rewards of using chatbots in classrooms, announcing on Friday a new roadmap to chart a safer digital path for all.”

United Nations Global Compact: UN Global Compact launches Living Wage Analysis Tool

Posted on May 2, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

United Nations Global Compact: UN Global Compact launches Living Wage Analysis Tool. “The UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, today launched a new Living Wage Analysis Tool (‘the Tool’) to help companies identify actions and further opportunities to provide a living wage to ensure all workers, families and communities can live in dignity.”

University of Michigan News: Human rights a thing of the past? Google says: No

Posted on April 20, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

University of Michigan News: Human rights a thing of the past? Google says: No. “Critics say the ‘human rights-based approach,’ defined by the United Nations as a ‘conceptual framework for the process of human development that is normatively based on international human rights standards,’ is no longer useful for people struggling to bring about change. But that’s not the story Google tells, according to political scientists Chris Fariss of the University of Michigan and Geoff Dancy of the University of Toronto. In response to a dearth of survey data, the researchers wanted to understand who was thinking about human rights, and where those people live.”

Out in Perth: New database tracks global progress and decline on LGBTI+ rights

Posted on March 28, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Out in Perth: New database tracks global progress and decline on LGBTI+ rights. “The ILGA World Database, a platform launched by ILGA World compiling laws, news, and references to human rights bodies and advocacy opportunities with the United Nations related to LGBTI+ people worldwide. The free, interactive, and collaborative platform gives details insights on the state of laws and proposed legislation concerning sexuality, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics issues in 193 UN member States and 47 non-independent territories.”

UN: Parts of internet becoming `toxic waste dumps’ for hate (Associated Press)

Posted on January 28, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Associated Press: UN: Parts of internet becoming `toxic waste dumps’ for hate. “The U.N. chief warned on the day to remember victims of the Holocaust that ‘many parts of the internet are becoming toxic waste dumps for hate and vicious lies,’ and urgently appealed for guardrails against hate speech. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that anti-Semitism is everywhere, and it’s increasing in intensity.”

‘Urgent need’ for more accountability from social media giants to curb hate speech: UN experts (United Nations)

Posted on January 11, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

United Nations: ‘Urgent need’ for more accountability from social media giants to curb hate speech: UN experts. “In a detailed statement, more than two dozen UN-appointed independent human rights experts – including representatives from three different working groups and multiple Special Rapporteurs – called out chief executives by name, saying that the companies they lead ‘must urgently address posts and activities that advocate hatred, and constitute incitement to discrimination, in line with international standards for freedom of expression.'”

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