Thematic Brief on AI Agents, Misalignment and the Risk of Losing Human Control

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Sep
The September 2026 thematic brief, AI Agents, Misalignment and Loss of Human Control Risks: Evidence from the OpenAI-Hugging Face Incident, examines the incident as one of the clearest real-world warnings yet of one possible route to loss of human control over AI: capable agents pursuing goals that conflict with human intentions.
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UN Climate Chief major keynote: thanks to global renewables, humanity avoided almost half a trillion US dollars in fossil fuel costs last year

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Sep
21 September 2026 UN Climate Speech Share the article Tech titans need to help solve climate challenges, start showing why AI benefits outweigh skyrocketing costs
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‘We are not powerless’: UN chief urges world leaders to invest in peace

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Sep
21 September 2026 Peace and Security In a world facing rising conflicts, violence and divisions that are causing great suffering for millions of people, the UN chief on Monday called on world leaders and citizens to invest more in peace.
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IMF-required austerity cuts quadrupled over past decade, and new Fund policy is poised to push for even deeper and harsher cuts

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Sep
Published: 10th September 2026 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has required borrowing countries to quadruple the size of their austerity cuts over the past decade, while simultaneously weakening the protection afforded to social spending in its loan programs, reveals new Oxfam analysis.
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Full set of candidate policy profiles now available

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Sep
The 1 for 8 Billion campaign has partnered with 15 leading NGOs to publish policy profiles of each candidate for Secretary-General. Drawing on the candidates’ vision statements, their statements at the General Assembly, and other public information, our expert NGO partners have broken down the candidates’ views on key policy issues.
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Global Witness: Collective power The struggle for protection for land and environmental defenders Published: 16 September 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Sep
Collective power The struggle for protection for land and environmental defenders Published: 16 September 2026
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Future of International Cooperation Report 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Sep
The Stimson Center, the Doha Forum, and the Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR) released the fourth edition of their Future of International Cooperation Report, which offers proposals to innovate global and regional governance towards a renewal of global trust.By Richard Ponzio, Rebecca Snyder and William Durch Home > Report > Future of International Cooperation Report 2026
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A House Divided: The Ninth Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Future of UN Counter-Terrorism

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"Regular General Assembly resolutions updating the 2006 United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS, henceforth also the Strategy) have set the global counter-terrorism agenda for 20 years." By Professor Ben Saul
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A House Divided: The Ninth Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Future of UN Counter-Terrorism

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"Regular General Assembly resolutions updating the 2006 United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS, henceforth also the Strategy) have set the global counter-terrorism agenda for 20 years." By Professor Ben Saul
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2026 Annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Sep
The Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum is the annual gathering of partners of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, bringing together governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, international and regional organizations, development banks, the private sector, academia and civil society.
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