World Development Information Day

This side event explores ethical and inclusive AI governance to address AI-enabled risks affecting youth safety, well-being, and rights, and to advance practical, youth-centered solutions through multilateral cooperation. Digital transformation has become integral to advancing social development and social justice, accelerating progress toward the 2030 Agenda and the commitments made in the Copenhagen Declaration of the 1995 World Social Summit. However, as highlighted in the Doha Political Declaration, uneven technological advancements between and within countries are reversing hard-won development gains and deepening inequalities, underscoring the need for coordinated, equitable, and inclusive approaches that ensure no one is left behind. Objectives Protecting Youth Dignity and Rights in Artificial Intelligence-Driven Environments This session will examine how AI-driven environments affect the dignity, rights, and autonomy of youth, who are often early adopters of new technologies ...

Ministerial Roundtable 3: Harnessing artificial intelligence for inclusive and sustainable development and Ministerial Roundtable 4: Making the digital economy inclusive and sustainable through cooperation The  16th conference on trade and development (UNCTAD16)  takes place from 20 to 23 October 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, with the theme "Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development". Hosted by Switzerland and UNCTAD, the conference convenes Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Trade and Economy, Nobel Laureates, leaders of international organizations, representatives of civil society and renowned experts to engage in high-level dialogue on global trends and policy perspectives on trade, investment, development and the digital economy. Related Sites and Documents;  Ministerial Roundtable 3  & Ministerial Roundtable 4 . Related Documents:  16th conference on trade and developmen...