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At this event experts will present the findings of a new report titled "A Framework For Tomorrow's Pathogen Research." The report comes from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Independent Task Force on Research with Pandemic Risks and will discuss the benefits and risks of a subset of research that could plausibly source a large outbreak, or even a pandemic, and offer recommendations to make research with pandemic risks more safe, secure, and responsible.

Is artificial intelligence (AI) coming for our jobs, our purpose in life, our control over the future? Or is AI a tool that can be used to foster greater good? The United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology, Amandeep Singh Gill, explores the costs, consequences and creative potential of AI in the context of global efforts to usher in a better future for humanity.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Opening remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, , to the opening preparatory ministerial meeting of the Summit of the Future at the General Assembly, 78th session.

Press conference by David Nanopoulos, Chief of the Treaty Section and Vladimir Jares, Director of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat on the annual Treaty Event.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

IGF: Press Conference on agenda of annual meeting in Kyoto in October

The situation in Somalia.

The situation in Libya

The Summit of the Future (September 2024) is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enhance cooperation on critical challenges and address gaps in global governance, reaffirm existing commitments including to the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Charter, and move towards a reinvigorated multilateral system that is better positioned to positively impact people's lives.