Frontier of machine learning raises questions and risks for human rights
International organizations are calling on governments and technology companies to adopt a human rights declaration.
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A summit with the U.S. could expand North Korea's little-known involvement with international organizations.
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A World Health Organization commission ratcheted up the pressure in a fight against neglected chronic diseases.
Social media outreach is the new ‘game-changing opportunity’
By the start of 2018, the governments of 92% of the U.N.'s 193 member nations belonged to the Twitterverse.