UN’s Guterres warns AI outpacing oversight, urges global rules to protect children

UN urges regulation as more children adopt AI technologies

The United Nations Children’s Fund is demanding adequate safety measures and strict regulation, citing children’s increasing adoption of Artificial Intelligence technologies. UNICEF ​made the call in a statement on Tuesday ahead of ​the ​first Global Dialogue on ​​AI Governance​ scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland​, on 6 and 7 July 2026. Noting that AI is shaping childhood [] UN urges regulation as more children adopt AI technologies

World : Indonesia Proposes Global Coalition To Safeguard Children In AI Governance

JAKARTA, July 8 (Bernama) -- Indonesia has called for child protection to be one of the core principles in shaping global artificial intelligence (AI) governance, proposing an international coalition to place the best interests of children at the centre of AI development and use.

UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance: New coalition puts children’s rights at centre of the AI age

UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance: New coalition puts children’s rights at centre of the AI age

Vijay Prashad: When Children Are the Target

The implications of U.N. inquiry into the Israeli military’s deliberate targeting of children reach far beyond Gaza. They raise fundamental questions about the future of international law itself. By Vijay Prashad Z Network The United Nations Independent International Commission of InquiryRead more

UN Chief Urges Global Rules for AI, Warns of Growing Risks from Autonomous Weapons

António Guterres on Monday called for comprehensive global governance of artificial intelligence, warning that increasingly powerful AI systems are being deployed on the battlefield and that autonomous killer robots are no longer a future threat but a present reality

'We Cannot Vibe Code the Future of Humanity', UN Chief Warns at AI Summit

António Guterres borrowed a Silicon Valley meme to make the starkest case yet for global AI oversight—then called for an international ban on killer robots.

Microsoft’s Brad Smith: the US is regulating AI with rules nobody can read

Microsoft president Brad Smith says the US is now regulating AI without a clear set of rules. The uncertainty, he warns, is a problem for the whole industry. He made the case to Fortune on the sidelines of the AI for Good Global Summit. “What we really have right now is regulation without transparent or [] This story continues at The Next Web

27 state AGs back Texas’ law requiring App Store oversight

A bipartisan coalition of 27 state attorneys general has urged the Supreme Court to uphold Texas’ App Store Accountability Act, arguing the law is a constitutional way to strengthen parental oversight and protect children online. In an amicus brief led by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, the states defended the Texas law, which requires app []...Click to read more

Elak dedahkan kanak – kanak politik melampau

Buat sekian lama Malaysia telah mengambil banyak langkah bagi melindungi golongan kanak – kanak. Terbaru, Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia (SKMM) memperkenalkan dua kod baharu di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Talian 2025 (ONSA) bagi memperkukuh perlindungan kanak – kanak serta pengguna rentan dalam persekitaran digital yang berkuat kuasa 1 Jun 2026 yang lalu. Kod Perlindungan Kanak ... Read more The post Elak dedahkan kanak – kanak politik melampau appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Israel’s Ben-Gvir to skip UN police summit in New York amid legal pressure: Reports

Reported cancellation comes after rights groups urged US authorities to investigate, arrest Israeli national security minister over prison policies, ‘involvement in war crimes’

Opinion: The Government Should Protect Rights, Parents Should Protect Kids

By Wyatt Young Nelson Although protecting children online is an important public policy goal, expanding government- or company-controlled age verification systems should not come at the expense of privacy, anonymity, and civil liberties. Measures intended to improve online safety deserve careful consideration, but they should not create systems that collect sensitive personal information, increase surveillance, [] The post Opinion: The Government Should Protect Rights, Parents Should Protect Kids appeared first on Must Read Alaska.

Indonesia’s online child safety rules underscore need for collective responsibility

Indonesia’s online child safety rules underscore need for collective responsibility

Shift The Narrative

Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), a child is defined as every human being below the age of 18....

Full disclosure for public officers

New rules cover crypto, broaden definition of children, and recognise beneficial ownership arrangements.

अनुमतिबिना विदेशी शैक्षिक कार्यक्रम सञ्चालन गर्नेलाई कारबाहीको चेतावनी

काठमाडौं। शिक्षा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालयले ए–लेभल, सिबिएसइ, आइबिडिपीलगायत विदेशी शैक्षिक कार्यक्रम मन्त्रालयको अनुमतिबिना सञ्चालन गर्ने शैक्षिक संस्थामाथि कारबाही गर्ने चेतावनी दिएको छ। गत बुधबारको मन्त्रिपरिषद्ले विदेशी सम्बन्धनका नाममा सञ्चालन भइरहेका शैक्षिक कार्यक्रमको गुणस्तर सुधार तथा नियमनलाई थप प्रभावकारी बनाउन विदेशी शैक्षिक कार्यक्रम (सञ्चालन र नियमन) नियमावली, २०८३ स्वीकृत गरेसँगै मन्त्रालयले कानुनी व्यवस्था कार्यान्वयनमा कडाइ गरेको []

LIVESTREAM: UN launches preliminary report by the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI

UN Secretary-General António Guterres and panel co-chairs Yoshua Bengio and Maria Ressa present the panel's findings ahead of the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance

Fadhlina: Advocacy on Child Act, Anti-Bullying Act to be rolled out in schools

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — Advocacy programmes on the Child Act 2001, the Anti-Bullying Act 2026 and...

World should not let AI 'vibe-code' future of humanity: UN chief

The U.N. chief urged on Monday for a global governance system to shape artificial intelligence for the good of humanity, while flagging its risks and warning against allowing the t...

Children at risk of 'very real danger' from AI

The Children's Rights Alliance has called on Government to consider the very real danger that exists through the rapid advance of AI technologies without proper regulation or regard for children's safety or welfare.

Can We Trust AI Without Humans?

Director of Cyber Security & Governance at Gulf Air Nishanth Kumar Pathi explains why human oversight remains essential as organizations adopt AI.

Indonesia blocks 4.8 million underage social media accounts but are kids any safer?

Indonesia’s attempt to keep children aged under 16 off social media platforms deemed high risk has quickly become one of the world’s biggest tests of online safety regulation, with more than 4.8 million suspected underage accounts removed or deactivated in the first three months of enforcement. For President Prabowo Subianto’s government, the figures are an early sign that major platforms are falling in line with its policy aimed at making the digital world safer for children. Communications and...

Amnesty International: UN commission confirms deliberate targeting of children in Gaza by “Israel”

Amnesty International: UN commission confirms deliberate targeting of children in Gaza by “Israel”

When the children become the target

The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has concluded that children themselves have become deliberate targets of Israeli military policy. Vijay Prashad , June 29, 2026

India seeks accountability for school bombings

New Delhis UN ambassador has called incomplete the protection of children without accountabilityIndia has raised concern about the repeated targeting of children during armed conflicts, demanding that those committing such crimes be held accountable.Stressing that education is a right that should endure even in times of conflict, Indian Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN)

[Photo] JUST IN - European Commission refers Ireland, Spain, France, and the Netherlands to th [...]

JUST IN - European Commission refers Ireland, Spain, France, and the Netherlands to the EU Court of Justice for failing to transpose the EU's cybersecurity framework, NIS2 Directive, into national law and asks the Court to impose financial sanctions.Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1499@disclosetv

Against Government as Vanguard

Against Government as Vanguard

U.S. approach to regulation of AI is problematic, Sixth Street’s Chavez says

U.S. approach to regulation of AI is problematic, Sixth Street’s Chavez says

Let Your Kids Grow Up Without A Homing Signal

By constant monitoring, we’re not just giving up freedom for temporary safety, we’re raising kids to think the surveillance state is normal.

‘Golden rule’: Parents advised to not discipline anyone else’s children

Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand says it’s a “golden rule” amongst parents to not discipline anyone else’s children.

UN Committee: Halting Work of Human Rights Organizations Leaves Palestinian Children Vulnerable to Abuse

New York, June 23 (QNA) - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child warned that Palestinian children are being left increasingly unprotected as human rights defenders and humanitarian organizations are forced to halt or reduce their work in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Gaza and the West Bank.

“They Want Unchecked Power”: AOC Demands Big Tech Breakup After Apple Prices Surge $500

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) says it is time for the federal government to use antitrust laws to break up major tech giants like Apple. Speaking during an interview with Fox News on Sunday, the lawmaker argued that massive tech corporations are acting outside the bounds of standard corporate behavior while raising prices on consumers who [] “They Want Unchecked Power”: AOC Demands Big Tech Breakup After Apple Prices Surge 500

UN: Israel Continues to Target Children in Gaza

A UN inquiry into the Israeli war against Gaza found that the IDF is targeting children. “Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank,” the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the []

SNOBELEN: Canada’s trucking industry rolling into a dangerous era

Our laws, and punishments, need to be much more rigorous to deal with those who value avoidance over compliance.

Ministère de l’Éducation : quatre autres responsables suspendus pour « manquements » à leurs obligations

Les sanctions continuent de tomber au sein de l’administration éducative guinéenne. Après la suspension de quatre hauts responsables du système éducatif en début de semaine, la Direction générale des examens et contrôle scolaire (DGECS) vient d’annoncer aussi des mesures conservatoires visant quatre autres cadres impliqués dans l’organisation des examens nationaux, session 2026. Il s’agit de Sékou Condé, chef de la [] The post Ministère de l’Éducation : quatre autres responsables suspendus pour « manquements » à leurs obligations first appeared on Guineematin.com.

UK FCA unveils crypto rulebook: Risk-based approach starts October 2027

How will more explicit regulations and stricter oversight change the way crypto runs in the UK landscape?

The FSB is going after Russia’s teenagers

The spy agency has drafted legislation that would allow FSB officers to take part in the work of juvenile commissions across the country and to feed intelligence on so-called “troubled youth” into government blacklists and databases.

Probing the Safe Schools Initiative

The Senate’s planned probe of the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI) has arisen from a bitter national irony: a programme meant to protect children has become a symbol of waste and recurring insecurity. Fresh outrage over school kidnappings has pushed lawmakers to demand answers on how about N144 billion was spent with so little visible protection [] The post Probing the Safe Schools Initiative appeared first on Vanguard News.

RBI backs crypto ban, tax department warns of evasion risks

The RBI, which has repeatedly warned about crypto-related risks, reasserted that policies “leaning towards prohibition” may be warranted.

Europe led on crypto regulation. Now implementation must match ambition

Europe led on crypto regulation. Now implementation must match ambition

Intelligence agencies warn AI models could launch crippling cyberattacks in months

A group of intelligence agencies from across the world, including the U.S., warned on Monday that artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the cybersecurity risks, urging global leaders to act swiftly to stay ahead of malicious actors. The Five Eyes group, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, said in a joint statement that...

Czech Cases Highlight Risks in Hague Convention’s Child Return Decisions

When escape from violence is treated as abduction by the Hague Convention, this legal tool designed to protect children can turn into a system that endangers the very people it is designed to protect.