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The United Nations scientific panel on artificial intelligence: the preliminary report and the Global Dialogue
On 26 August 2025 the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus resolution A/RES/79/325, establishing two standing mechanisms devoted to artificial intelligence: an independent scientific panel and an intergovernmental forum open to all Member States. Both became operational in 2026, with the first scientific report on 1 July and the first session of the forum…
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The post-2030 strategic framework of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: the work of COP17 in Ulaanbaatar
The seventeenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 17 to 28 August 2026 under the theme Restoring Land. Restoring Hope. The agenda includes preparations for the strategic framework of the Convention for the period beyond 2030, currently entrusted…
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Minors online, from protection to autonomy: safeguards and skills in 2026
European policy for minors online moves along two complementary lines: protection, with obligations for platforms and safeguarding tools, and autonomy, with the development of digital skills and artificial intelligence literacy. This contribution reconstructs both lines on the basis of the official documents of 2025 and 2026. The protection framework The Digital Services Act (DSA) requires…
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Minors, screens and digital well-being: the 2026 European figures
On 16 June 2026 the European Commission released the results of a European Union-wide survey on the time minors spend online and its effects on their health and well-being. The publication coincided with the final meeting of the special panel on the online safety of minors. This contribution gathers the main figures and the institutional…
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Deepfakes and technology-facilitated gender-based violence: the figures and the European Union’s response
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence includes the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, online stalking and harassment and manipulated content such as deepfakes. This contribution brings together the analysis of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European figures and the regulatory response of the European Union as updated in 2026. It focuses on the experience…
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Online violence against girls: the 2026 European research and the measures of the Union
On 29 June 2026 the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) published a report on online violence affecting girls and adolescents in the European Union. This contribution brings together the findings of that research, the figures of the European gender-based violence survey and the measures adopted by the European institutions during 2026. The report of…
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Cybersecurity of hospitals in Europe: the first implementing measures of the European action plan
The health sector is one of the sectors of high criticality listed in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, known as the NIS2 Directive. On 22 July 2026 the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) delivered the first implementing measures of the 2025…
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Air quality in Europe: the 2026 figures from the European Environment Agency and the 2030 standards
On 30 April 2026 the European Environment Agency (EEA) published the report “Air quality status in Europe 2026”, which measures the concentrations of air pollutants recorded in 2024 and 2025 against the European Union standards in force, the values set for 2030 by the Ambient Air Quality Directive and the guideline levels of the World…
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Young people, work and digital divides: International Youth Day 2026
On 12 August 2026 the United Nations observes International Youth Day under the theme “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations”. The observance falls just before the release of the International Labour Organization report on youth employment and in a year when data on work, education and connectivity paint an uneven picture, fewer than five years from the…
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Artificial intelligence in public services and gender gaps: the figures from the 2026 OECD Forum
The background paper of the 2026 OECD Forum on Gender Equality: use of artificial intelligence in public services, recorded gaps, design risks and governance recommendations.