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Antonio Guterres calls for science-led AI guardrails and global standards

Antonio Guterres calls for science-led AI guardrails and global standards

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday cited AI fragmentation risks, calling for global interoperability standards for better outcomes at the ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’ here.  Guterres said that today, international cooperation is difficult. “Technological rivalry is growing. Without a common baseline, fragmentation wins, with different regions and different countries operating under incompatible policies and technical standards,” he warned. Addressing the Summit, he said that when we agree on how to test systems and measure risk, we create interoperability.  “So a startup in New Delhi can scale globally with confidence because the benchmarks are shared and safety can travel with technology,” he noted. Guterres also called for science-led AI guardrails to protect people and accelerate innovation. “Once we understand what AI systems can do and what they cannot, we can move from rough measures to smarter, risk-based guardrails. Guardrails that protect people, uphold human rights, and preserve human agency,” he told the gathering. According to the UN Secretary-General, AI guardrails must build confidence and give business clarity so innovation can move faster in the right …

Israel’s conduct of war in Gaza ‘fundamentally wrong’: UN chief Antonio Guterres

Israel’s conduct of war in Gaza ‘fundamentally wrong’: UN chief Antonio Guterres

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NEW YORK: There was something “fundamentally wrong” with how Israel conducted its military operation in the Gaza Strip and there are “strong reasons to believe” that war crimes have been committed, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters on Wednesday. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks with Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni (not pictured) during the Reuters NEXT conference, in New York City, New York, U.S.(REUTERS) “I think there was something fundamentally wrong in the way this operation was conducted with total neglect in relation to the deaths of civilians and to the destruction of Gaza,” Guterres said in an interview at the Reuters Next conference in New York. “The objective was to destroy Hamas. Gaza is destroyed, but Hamas is not yet destroyed. So there is something fundamentally wrong with the way this is conducted,” he told Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni. WAR CRIMES More than 70,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the enclave’s health ministry, during the two-year-old conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas. The war was triggered by an October …

UN Chief Antonio Guterres Says World Can’t Afford Military Confrontation Between India And Pakistan

UN Chief Antonio Guterres Says World Can’t Afford Military Confrontation Between India And Pakistan

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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres remains “very concerned” about India’s military operation against Pakistan, saying “the world cannot afford a confrontation between the two countries”, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. “He calls for maximum military restraint from both countries”, Dujarric said shortly after India announced missile strikes into Pakistan and territory it occupies in Kashmir. “The Secretary-General is very concerned about the Indian military operations across the Line of Control and international border”, he said. “The world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan”, he added. India’s Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that it launched “Operation Sindoor” hitting nine places in Pakistan and the part of Kashmir it occupies. “Focused strikes were carried out on nine #terrorist infrastructure sites” in a “precise and restrained response to the barbaric #PahalgamTerrorAttack”, it said in a post on X. Earlier, the Indian Army said that it has hit nine locations deep inside Pakistan in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack. “A little while ago, the Indian Armed Forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting terrorist …

EAM Jaishankar, Pakistan PM receive call from UN chief Guterres over Pahalgam attack

EAM Jaishankar, Pakistan PM receive call from UN chief Guterres over Pahalgam attack

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A week after the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received a call from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the latter condemned the Pahalgam terror attack. Taking to X, Jaishankar appreciated Guterres’ ‘unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist attack’. The heinous terror attack that occurred in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam left 26 civilians dead. Global leaders are condemning the extreme move.  UN Secretary General also called Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the terror attack. Taking to X, Shehbaz Sharif said he spoke with Antonio Guterres and urged for a neutral investigation into the Pahalgam incident. EAM S Jaishankar receives call from UN  In a post on X, Jaishankar said he received a call from Guterres and agreed on the importance of accountability.”Received a call from @UN SG @antonioguterres. Appreciate his unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Agreed on the importance of accountability. India is resolved that the perpetrators, …

Ukraine blasts UN’s Guterres over invitation to BRICS summit in Russia | News Today News

Ukraine blasts UN’s Guterres over invitation to BRICS summit in Russia | News Today News

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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry blasted UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday for what it said was his acceptance of an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to a BRICS summit, while staying away from a “peace summit” on the war in Ukraine. “The UN Secretary General declined Ukraine’s invitation to the first Global Peace Summit in Switzerland,” the ministry said in a post on the X social media platform. “He did, however, accept the invitation to Kazan from war criminal Putin. This is a wrong choice that does not advance the cause of peace. It only damages the UN’s reputation.” Putin hosts a summit of BRICS nations in the central Russian city of Kazan from Tuesday, aimed at showcasing the clout of non-Western countries. Leaders attending include Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman earlier this month said Guterres had told Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN General Assembly last month that he intended to go to Kazan. But deputy U.N. spokesperson Farham Haq, when asked on …

UN Chief Antonio Guterres Calls For De-Escalation Of India-China Border Tensions

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Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the de-escalation in tensions along the India-China border. United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the de-escalation in tensions along the India-China border, days after troops of the two countries clashed in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh, resulting in minor injuries to some soldiers on both sides. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Tuesday that Chinese troops tried to “unilaterally” change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector on December 9, but the Indian Army compelled them to retreat by its “firm and resolute” response. When Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson to the UN Secretary-General was asked to comment on this issue, he said: “Yeah, we’ve seen these reports. We call for de-escalation and to ensure that the tensions along in that area do not grow.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin addressing a media briefing in Beijing on Tuesday said the two sides have maintained smooth communication on boundary-related issues through …