Human Rights
Below are all our blog posts with the tag "Human Rights"

Governance of AI in Global Pulse’s policy work: Zooming in on Human Rights and Ethical Frameworks
As an innovator in the area of AI for humanitarian aid and development, UN Global Pulse is committed to ensuring that emerging technology supports the protection of human rights across the globe.

Joint Statement on Data Protection and Privacy in the COVID-19 Response
A Joint Statement on Data Protection and Privacy in the COVID-19 response was issued today after endorsement by UN System Organizations.

COVID-19 pandemic: countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful information
Joint release by WHO, UN, UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, UNAIDS, ITU, UN Global Pulse, and IFRC

PulseSatellite: A collaboration tool using human-AI interaction to analyse satellite imagery
For the past three years, we, at UN Global Pulse, have been working with UNOSAT to build a software tool that leverages artificial intelligence to identify and count structures from

New decade, renewed priorities for UN Global Pulse
It’s been a decade since UN Global Pulse was set up inside the office of the UN Secretary-General to unearth the power of big data and analytics to protect vulnerable

Expert Group on Governance of Data and AI (ex PAG): Call for Nominations 2019 / 2020
In 2014 UN Global Pulse established an informal Data Privacy Advisory Group comprising private sector, academia and civil society experts to inform its privacy and data protection guidelines and strategies.

Building ethical AI approaches in the African context
The UN Secretary-General’s Strategy on New Technologies calls for the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence and other frontier technologies — like the Internet of Things, cybersecurity, blockchain, robotics, autonomous vehicles,

New study by Global Pulse highlights risks of AI-generated texts, creates fake UN speeches
What if that speech you just read was entirely AI generated? UN Global Pulse released a new study discussing the risks that can arise from the malicious use of automated text generation software, and

When Old Technology Meets New: How UN Global Pulse is Using Radio and AI to Leave No Voice Behind
This story is a contribution by UN Global Pulse to a new series launched by the UN Foundation. The #InnovationInAction series showcases the many ways the United Nations is innovating to better deliver