Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Entrepreneurship for a New Era
While the economy is being transformed by geopolitical and technological shifts, complex challenges, from development to climate, require new ideas and collaboration.
How can entrepreneurial thinking and new innovations take us out of short-term thinking to provide long-term solutions to today’s challenges?
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity at the 80th plenary meeting of the General Assembly.
Delivering remarks to the General Assembly on the 20th anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is facing “the highest number of armed conflicts since the end of the Second World War.”
Guterres added that these crises are “marked by rising identity-based violence, widespread violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law, and deepening impunity.”
Guterres stressed that the principle of the Responsibility to Protect – commonly referred to as R2P – remains central to the UN’s mission. “On this anniversary, we must recognize that the Responsibility to Protect is more than a principle – it is a moral imperative, rooted in our shared humanity and the UN Charter,” he said.
The Secretary-General presented his seventeenth report on the Responsibility to Protect, which reviews two decades of international efforts and outlines the need for renewed action. “We found that the principle holds strong support among Member States. Communities affected by violence see it as offering a ray of hope. But they also call for effective implementation at all levels,” Guterres said.
The UN chief also reiterated that the world still falls short of delivering on the promise of protecting populations from atrocity crimes. “Twenty years on, the Responsibility to Protect remains an urgent necessity, a moral imperative, and an unfulfilled promise,” Guterres declared. “Let us keep that promise. Let us deepen our commitment. Let us strengthen our cooperation. And let us make the prevention of atrocities and the protection of populations a permanent and universal practice.”
The Responsibility to Protect, endorsed by UN Member States in 2005, affirms that governments have an obligation to shield populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. It also tasks the international community with taking collective action when states fail to do so.
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Technology at All Ends
From residents creating an online shopping service in the middle of the ocean to digital solutions for fish farmers, some of the most critical on-the-ground stories of technological progress are easily overlooked and underdeveloped.
What is at stake if this imbalance persists and what is needed to accelerate the scaling of technologies across communities and regions?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
China’s Economy: Analysed
Despite persistent challenges, such as low domestic demand and household consumption, China’s economy has been buoyed by strong exports and private sector activity, hitting its 5% growth rate target in 2024 and aiming for similar levels of growth this year.
To what extent can a shift to a technology-led model yield new growth as global volatility threatens exports?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Geopolitics: An Unfolding Story
From tariffs to territory, political and economic tensions between countries are deepening as the geopolitical landscape enters a new era of uncertainty.
What are the pre-eminent political shifts and under-recognized trends for stakeholders to look out for and how might they shape economies?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Understanding China’s Approach to AI
Recent developments in AI in China have grabbed the world’s attention, as new models show important potential to compete with other advanced algorithms.
What is unique about the country’s approach to AI and how will it evolve in a shifting global context?
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
G20 Development Working Group meeting closing
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Deputy Minister Nonceba Mhlauli leads a team of Deputy Ministers on a visit to the flood affected areas in the Eastern Cape , to assess recovery progress
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefs the media on the recent Cabinet Meeting
Source: United Nations (video statements)
The communities who are served by UN Peacekeeping are at the heart of its efforts to build lasting peace. But for peacekeepers to continue to do their vital work, we need to ensure peacekeeping is fit for the future and that local and global partnerships remain strong.
More on peacekeeping: peacekeeping.un.org
