Launch of the ILO Observatory on AI and Work in the Digital Economy

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The ILO Observatory on AI and Work in the Digital Economy aims to be the leading international knowledge hub on the world-of-work dimensions of artificial intelligence (AI) and the digital economy, serving as a platform for increasing the volume and profile of evidence, analysis and dialogue in these areas.

Countries can transform the global energy sector by fully implementing the 2030 goals they agreed at COP28

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New IEA report shows tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency are feasible with the right enabling conditions, offering North Star for national policies and international cooperation

Democracy in the Age of AI (DemocracyNext)

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There has been widespread discussion of the potential dangers posed by AI to our democratic processes, including through the weaponization of disinformation. But could AI actually help democracy?

OECD: Biodiversity and Development Finance 2015-2022

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Contributing to Target 19 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The OECD report A Decade of Development Finance for Biodiversity, released in 2023, analysed the contribution of development finance for biodiversity in the period 2011-20, which coincides with the implementation period of the CBD Strategic Plan on Biodiversity and its Aichi Targets

$8 trillion opportunity in sustainable cooling solutions for developing economies

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New York, 25 September 2024 — The cooling market in developing economies is expected to grow from around USD 300 billion to at least USD 600 billion, per year by 2050, according to a report released today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)-led Cool Coalition and International Finance Corporation (IFC).

“First aid” kit for a participatory process

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More than 50 tips and recommendations for the design, implementation and facilitation of effective and relevant participatory processes, especially for public institutions.

2024 Peacebuilding Commission Ministerial-level Meeting

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The Road to the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review: perspectives and priorities.

COP 16 and the spirit of volunteering in Colombia

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23 September 2024 print Low quality, print optimized High quality, color print pdf Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) will be held in Cali, Colombia, from October 21st to November 1st, 2024. United Nations Volunteers will play an important role in mobilizing volunteers for the event.

GPE announces High-Level Envoys

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Serigne Mbaye Thiam, former Minister of Education of Senegal, and Ruth Kagia, former Special Advisor to the President of Kenya, join GPE as High-Level Envoys and Advisors

UNICEF highlights four proven policy solutions for children during UNGA

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UNICEF released Proven Solutions for Children, which examines four evidence-based and cost-effective priority policy solutions aimed at accelerating progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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