Warm greetings to you all and thank you for the opportunity to address this Summit. It is often said that knowledge – or information – is power. Information drives advances in technology. It shapes...

Mr. Vice-President, Excellencies, distinguished panellists, Ladies and gentlemen, Bullying is a serious issue, globally, exacerbated by the use of new technologies and the digital environment: 130...

In a rapidly changing world, technologies are transforming migration and border governance. Drones and surveillance technology, automated visa assessments, biometric data collection and storage and...

GENEVA (15 September 2023) – States must effectively respect, protect and facilitate the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, of association and of expression online and in digitally-mediated...

Good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights, particularly with respect to the human rights impacts of various digital divides Mr President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Good...

“What should the limits be? – A human-rights perspective on what’s next for artificial intelligence and new and emerging technologies” It is great that we are having a discussion about human rights...

AFTERNOON 3 July 2023 Council Also Hears that the Adverse Effects of Climate Change, including on the Right to Food, Threaten the Full and Effective Enjoyment of All Human Rights The Human Rights...

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, We live in a world characterised by digitalisation and rapid technological advancement, with the online space playing a central role in all matters...

Thank you for the invitation to speak this evening about the important role Geneva plays as an international hub – a centre for a wide range of people working on humanitarian affairs and human rights...