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UN Cybercrime pact set to be signed to speed up response times

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:22:01 +0000

Countries will be heading to Vietnam this weekend to sign a landmark cybercrime pact that will speed up response times and aid for victims. Read more...

Digital transition creating weaker labor conditions and wrecking social fabric, report says

Paul Hill — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:54:01 +0000

The United Nations has published its World Social Report 2025 which lays out the damaging effects that the digital transition is having on labor rights and the fabric of society. Read more...

Your career path might be about to change, UN says AI will hit 40% of jobs

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:44:01 +0000

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has issued a stark warning that artificial intelligence will affect around 40% of jobs in the coming years. It outlined how to prepare. Read more...

ILO: Female clerical workers in developed countries could be hit hardest by Gen AI

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:44:01 +0000

Generative AI could have a disproportionate impact on female workers according to the International Labour Organization, a United Nations body. It warned clerical workers could be hit hard. Read more...

UNESCO calls for a smartphone ban in classrooms unless absolutely necessary

Paul Hill — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:02:01 +0000

UNESCO has called on schools to remove technology, such as smartphones, from classrooms unless they are absolutely necessary. It said technology was over-used and caused a significant distraction. Read more...

Microsoft and partners to launch 'first-of-its-kind living atlas' ahead of COP27

Fiza Ali — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 20:28:01 +0000

Ahead of COP27, Microsoft, along with Planet and The Nature Conservancy, will launch the Global Renewables Watch designed to map renewable energy installs using AI and satellite images. Read more...

UNESCO member states sign document for the healthy development of AI

Paul Hill — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:36:01 +0000

The member states of UNESCO have signed off on a document that outlines the proper ways in which artificial intelligence should be used so that it does not act as an impediment to people. Read more...

UN wants moratorium on the sale of life-threatening surveillance technology

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:20:01 +0000

The UN has called for a moratorium on the sale or transfer of life-threatening surveillance technology until a framework has been established to ensure such technology preserves human rights. Read more...

UN and UK sign agreement on space sustainability

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:54:01 +0000

The UN and the UK have signed an agreement which promotes the safe and sustainable use of space. The UK has created an £85,000 fund to promote the agreement's guidelines around the world Read more...

Twitter is launching custom emojis to raise awareness about domestic violence against women

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 04:42:01 +0000

In an effort to raise awareness regarding domestic violence against women, Twitter is launching custom emojis, supporting local nonprofits, and providing people resources to get help on the matter. Read more...

UN agency says kids forced online earlier due to COVID-19

Paul Hill — Tue, 05 May 2020 21:32:01 +0000

The UN ITU has warned that children are being forced online by COVID-19 at an earlier age than their parents anticipated. It said that this leaves children vulnerable to harassment and bullying. Read more...

UK supercomputer set to help fight African locust outbreak

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:48:01 +0000

The UK is funding a supercomputer which helps to track devastating locust swarms. It also uses predicted weather data to work out where the locusts will move to next, giving farmers time to prepare. Read more...

UNICEF becomes first UN organization to start accepting cryptocurrency donations

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:32:01 +0000

UNICEF has announced that it will now be accepting donations in the form of bitcoin and ether. This will be made possible through the organization's newly established Cryptocurrency Fund. Read more...

Samsung and the UN Development Programme join hands to support Global Goals

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 08:26:01 +0000

The two companies will be collaborating by releasing an app - Samsung Global Goals - and launching special edition accessories for the Note10 to raise donations for tackling global issues. Read more...

UN body raises concerns over digital assistants defaulting to female voices

Paul Hill — Sat, 18 May 2019 10:06:01 +0000

UNESCO has published a new report which highlights concerns over to the use of female voices for digital assistants by default. It has published issues and recommendations for addressing them. Read more...

Facebook bans Myanmar's top military chief and dozens of pages from its services

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:32:54 +0000

Following a UN Human Rights Council report which found evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar, Facebook has banned dozens of accounts and pages, including that of the country's top military chief. Read more...

Google asks UN for access to airspace to deliver internet via balloons

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 08:42:01 +0000

Google, and its parent company Alphabet, are asking countries for access to their airspace, in an effort to get the internet-delivering Project Loon balloons to work across wide areas of the world. Read more...

Microsoft is developing a blockchain ID system to help out the UN and the world

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:40:01 +0000

One of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals is to provide everyone in the world with legal identity. And Microsoft and its partners believe this is a perfect case for blockchain technology. Read more...