Sinéad Courtney
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Irish UN director on AI 'risk, opportunity' for elections (opens the original)
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An Irish woman leading the UN electoral assistance department has said AI poses a range of risks and opportunities for elections worldwide and that it connects to the wider conversation around AI governance. Michèle Griffin, who grew up in Dublin and Louth, has worked at the UN for three decades - somewhere she dreamed of working "since I realised such a thing existed". Before becoming the director of her department, Ms Griffin started out as an intern, then worked with successive secretaries-ge
Where does Ireland sit at the UN General Assembly? (opens the original)
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Almost every country in the world has a seat at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. But the seating plan is not dictated by a nation's wealth, size or perceived power - it's a lottery. Every year, the Secretary General draws one country's name out of a hat and they get the first seat right up the front. All of the other member states then follow, in English alphabetical order. Later today, Taoiseach Micheál Martin will make a national address as part of the UNGA general debate. It i
Finding common ground on the climate crisis at UNGA (opens the original)
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The war in Iran and AI governance may be dominating debate and grabbing headlines at the United Nations General Assembly, but there is also plenty of talk about climate change around New York. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has been holding high-level meetings on climate action. He has called on governments around the world to adopt concrete plans to move away from fossil fuels "with clear timelines and protection for affected workers and communities". A few blocks away from UN headquarte
Youth delegates excited to represent Ireland at UNGA (opens the original)
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Ireland's United Nations youth delegates say they are excited to bring the issues important to young people to the world stage this week. Ciara O’Brien, 21, and Adam Donovan, 23, and who are both from Dublin, were announced as Ireland’s new youth delegates earlier this month. They will hold their roles for a year and the first big task in their new positions is to represent Irish young people at this week's UN General Assembly in New York. "Young people have really diverse opinions, diverse expe
AI, peace and multilateralism on UNGA delegates' minds (opens the original)
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The United Nations General Assembly is under way in New York, giving delegates a chance to bring the issues most important to them to the world stage. Luìsa Franco Machado is a digital rights activist from Brazil who founded Equi Labs, a platform aiming to develop a a future "where data and AI serve people and the planet, putting equity, fairness, and accountability first". She is at UNGA to urge world leaders to "listen to our voices". "What we care about the most in coming to these spaces is t
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