New commitment to deepen work on severe AI risks concludes AI Seoul Summit

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23May
Nations to work together on thresholds for severe AI risks, including in building biological and chemical weapons nations cement commitment to collaborate on AI safety testing and evaluation guidelines countries stress importance of innovation and inclusivity ahead of next Summit in France
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International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23May
This year's celebration is expected to increase the visibility momentum in the lead-up to the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16), to be held in Colombia from 21 October to 1 November 2024.
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IISD: Biodiversity Is in Crisis—Here's one way to fix it

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22May
By Alec Crawford on May 21, 2024 A growing movement of projects and partnerships is using locally driven and gender-responsive nature-based solutions to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Scaling up this work to match the urgency and reach of the crises will be a challenge—but it’s one we must embrace.
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AI FOR COMMON GOOD SUMMIT

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22May
The AI for Good Global Summit is the leading action-oriented United Nations platform promoting AI to advance health, climate, gender, inclusive prosperity, sustainable infrastructure, and other global development priorities. AI for Good is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the UN specialized agency for information and communication technology.
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Press Release: Big Oil Reality Check: Oil and Gas Companies Failing on Climate

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22May
MAY 21, 2024BY AL JOHNSON-KURTSPRESS RELEASES
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: New technology and AI used at borders increases inequalities and undermines human rights of migrants

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22May
The briefing, The Digital Border: Migration, Technology, and Inequality, outlines how the use of new technologies by both state and non-state actors in migration systems across the world increases the likelihood that the human rights of people on the move—including the rights to privacy, non-discrimination, equality, and to seek asylum—will be violated.
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10TH WORLD WATER FORUM: BALI

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21May
Nusa Dua, May 19, 2024 – The Indonesian government hopes that the 10th World Water Forum can turn tears into springs. With the theme "Water for Shared Prosperity", the 10th World Water Forum, which will be held in Bali from 18-25 May 2024, has an important significance in promoting global commitment to overcoming the looming water crisis and various challenges in sustainable water management.
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Science, Society, and Sustainability - Closing the Knowledge-Action Gap (MAY 23 EVENT))

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21May
This event is co-hosted by the University of Cologne New York Office, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) New York, the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York, the German Research Foundation (DFG) North America, American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Embassy, Washington DC, and 1014. It is part of the NRW-USA Year 2023/2024.
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IFES: New Report Highlights Best Practices to Counter Election Disinformation

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21May
Experts examined five case studies—in France, Sweden, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ukraine—to highlight effective practices as half the world’s population heads to the polls.
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FAO wins the King Hassan II of Morocco Great World Water Prize

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21May
Statement by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu welcoming the award
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