Collective action needed to tackle global information crisis, UN-led dialogue hears

Governments, UN entities, civil society, media, academia and the private sector have called for stronger cooperation and practical action to respond to a rapidly changing global information landscape.The call came at the high-level Information Integrity Solutions Dialogue at UN Headquarters in New York during the high-level week of the 81st session of the General Assembly.Co-hosted by Brazil, the UN Secretariat, the UN development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the event brought together practitioners and policymakers from across regions and sectors to examine how the UN Global Principles for Information Integrity and the Global Digital Compact can be put into practice.Information integrity means ensuring reliable and accurate information is available to all, allowing people to make informed decisions, participate meaningfully in public life, and exercise their right to freedom of expression.Participants warned that the rapid transformation of the information ecosystem, including the growing use of unregulated and untested artificial intelligence systems and other emerging technologies, is deepening existing risks.“Today, a h...