United Nations University

The United Nations University argues that artificial intelligence regulation should be grounded in human rights rather than technology-specific rules. The piece contends that existing international human rights frameworks — covering privacy, non-discrimination and freedom of expression — already provide a basis for holding governments and companies accountable as AI systems spread into public services and daily life, and calls for these principles to anchor new governance efforts.

The International Federation for Human Rights delivered an oral statement at the United Nations during the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of Singapore, the process in which member states assess each other's human rights records. The statement forms part of the outcome session concluding Singapore's latest review cycle. It follows recommendations made by other states on Singapore's rights situation.

The Dove Lab, a University of Michigan research initiative, is connecting conversations about racism to the crisis in Black maternal health. Writing in The Michigan Daily, coverage highlights the lab's work examining how structural racism affects health outcomes for Black mothers, an issue that has drawn growing national attention as maternal mortality disparities persist in the United States.

Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the United Nations University, visited UNU-EGOV, the university's operating unit on electronic governance based in Guimarães, Portugal. The visit highlights the university's focus on digital governance research. Details of what was discussed during the trip have not been released.