Oct 22, 2019
Celebrities, News, United Nations
China, DOD computing, drones, drones started, israel, Jody Williams, Killer Robot, lethal autonomous, Liz O’Sullivan, Mary Wareham, Nobel Peace Prize, people with disabilities, Robots, South Korea, Stop Killer Robots, surveillance equipment, UN, united nations, weapon systems
United Nations, New York, USA, October 21, 2019 – Civil Society are asking for the creation of a new ban treaty to establish the principle of meaningful human control over the use of force by Killer Robots today at the UN Headquarters in New York. PANEL: Liz O’Sullivan, International Committee for Robot Arms Control; Jody Williams, Nobel Peace laureate; and Mary Wareham, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire Aiming for the creation of a new ban treaty to establish the principle of meaningful human control over the use of force, Mary Wareham, of the Campaign to Stop [Read More]
May 26, 2017
News, United Nations
Alipay, Better Than Cash Alliance, Camilo Tellez, cash, China, Chinese companies, Digital Payment, Digital Payments, e-Commerce Platforms, Social Networks, WeChat
by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, May 27 2017 – ‘Social Networks, e-Commerce Platforms and the Growth of Digital Payment Ecosystems in China: What it means for other countries’ is the name of a case study issued by the Better Than Cash Alliance in April 2017. The Better Than Cash Alliance is a UN-based global partnership of governments, companies and international organizations with over 50 members working on accelerating the transition from cash to digital payments. The case study examines two big Chinese companies, Alipay and WeChat, which successfully implemented digital payment systems through e-commerce platforms and social [Read More]
Sep 29, 2015
News, United Nations
Ban Ki-moon, Central Africa, China, Climate Change, election rigging, ENW_23, General Assembly, human suffering, Iran, Kurd militia, Manhattan, New York City, peacekeeping efforts, Politics, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, SG, Syria, Turkey, united nations, United States, War, Xi Jinping
Stephanie Zawalski/Europa Newswire September, 28th 2015 UNITED NATIONS — The 70th session of the General Assembly kicked off the General Debates today which will continue through October 2nd. In his opening statement to the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, pleaded for financial assistance from the world’s developed countries, stating that $20 billion is necessary in order to meet this year’s need for humanitarian aid, “We are not receiving enough money to save enough lives.” He cited the massive budget gaps for several of the UN’s efforts including those in Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen which he [Read More]
