With nuclear arsenals expanding and arms control safeguards eroding worldwide, speakers today warned of mounting nuclear risks, from tensions in the Middle East and emerging technologies to the enduring consequences of nuclear testing, as the General Assembly held a high-level meeting to mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the plenary meeting of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, in New York today:
Twenty-five years after the landmark Durban Declaration was adopted, speakers gathered at United Nations Headquarters today to warn that racism persists, as artificial intelligence and digital platforms risk amplifying discrimination and legacies of slavery and colonialism continue to drive inequality.
As the high-level debate opening the eighty-first session of the General Assembly came to a close, several African countries took the stage today calling for a stronger role for their continent in the UN’s decision-making as well as in the global economy.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the high-level event on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, in New York today:
Amidst the boundless possibilities of a highly powered digital future lies the potential for lethal catastrophe as the world advances in the artificial intelligence race, world leaders heard today as the General Assembly’s high-level debate entered its fifth day.
