Hacker News with Generative AI: United Nations

France Becomes First Government to Endorse UN Open Source Principles (unite.un.org)
The United Nations Open Source United community is proud to announce a major milestone: The Government of the French Republic became the first national government to endorse the UN Open Source Principles.

Government, Open Source, United Nations, France

4 points by ponsfrilus 4 days ago | 1 comments

France Endorses UN Open Source Principles (gouv.fr)

France, Open Source, United Nations, Government

612 points by bzg 5 days ago | 215 comments

From Budapest to Hanoi: Comparing the COE and UN Cybercrime Conventions (lawfaremedia.org)
At the end of 2024, the United Nations gave final approval to a hotly contested Convention Against Cybercrime (UN Convention). Later this year, Vietnam will host a signing ceremony in Hanoi. Many countries are expected to sign the convention at that time. The Trump administration has yet to indicate whether the United States will be among them. Without U.S. participation, the UN Convention would be a much less effective instrument.

Cybercrime, International Relations, Law, United Nations, Vietnam

3 points by hn_acker 14 days ago | 0 comments

UN Ditches Google for Form Submissions, Opts for Open Source 'CryptPad' Instead (slashdot.org)

Open Source, Technology, Security, United Nations, Google

13 points by nokita 19 days ago | 0 comments

China deploys army of fake NGOs at UN to intimidate, silence critics (hongkongfp.com)
China is deploying a growing army of organisations masquerading as NGOs to monitor and intimidate rights activists at the UN, a new investigation by the ICIJ media consortium said on Monday.

China, NGOs, Human Rights, International Relations, United Nations

15 points by gscott 24 days ago | 0 comments

Trust collapsing as job fears surge worldwide, warns UN (news.un.org)
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned.

Economy, Global Security, Job Market, United Nations

21 points by ksec 26 days ago | 8 comments

The OSI First to Endorse United Nations Open Source Principles (unite.un.org)
The United Nations Open Source United community and the Open Source Initiative (OSI) today announced that the OSI has become the first organization to officially endorse the UN Open Source Principles.

Open Source, United Nations, Technology, Non-profit Organizations

11 points by pabs3 72 days ago | 1 comments

Elon Musk publicly supports call for US to exit NATO, UN (yahoo.com)
Tech billionaire Elon Musk agreed on March 2 with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, for the U.S. to exit NATO and the U.N.

Politics, International Relations, Elon Musk, NATO, United Nations

32 points by perihelions 82 days ago | 12 comments

US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning war against Ukraine (cnn.com)

Politics, International Relations, Ukraine, Russia, United Nations

12 points by pjmlp 87 days ago | 3 comments

US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine (bbc.com)
The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the United Nations to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration's change of stance on the war.

Politics, International Relations, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations

22 points by zfg 87 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: Explore how nations talk about each other in UN speeches (koenvangilst.nl)
Each year in September, world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, delivering hundreds of speeches.

Data Analysis, International Relations, United Nations, Public Speaking

8 points by vnglst 149 days ago | 2 comments

UN plastic treaty talks end without a deal (politico.eu)
United Nations members had meant to use this past week to work out how to end plastic pollution. Instead they return to their homes empty-handed from the coastal South Korean city of Busan.

Environment, Politics, International Relations, United Nations

3 points by pseudolus 172 days ago | 0 comments

Argentina's Javier Milei Accused of Plagiarising UN Speech from West Wing (theguardian.com)
Argentina’s rightwing populist president, Javier Milei, has been accused of plagiarising a chunk of his recent speech to the United Nations general assembly from the political drama The West Wing.

Politics, Plagiarism, Argentina, United Nations

6 points by croes 229 days ago | 1 comments

Israel Is Buying Google Ads to Discredit the UN's Top Gaza Aid Agency (wired.com)

Israel, Google Ads, United Nations, Gaza, International Aid

16 points by amalinovic 269 days ago | 2 comments

Open Source takes center stage at United Nations (opensource.net)

Open Source, United Nations, Technology

23 points by Brajeshwar 310 days ago | 1 comments

Open Source takes center stage at United Nations (opensource.net)

Open Source, United Nations, Technology, Software

9 points by devonnull 311 days ago | 1 comments

Contempt, gagging, and UN intervention: inside the UK's wildest climate trial (theguardian.com)