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AI x Multilateralism - AI Empire or Global Commons? - Dr Rachel Adams

Introducing AI x Multilateralism, a playlist of conversations recorded at The Commons, where experts help us unpack the many ideas and questions at the intersection of AI and international cooperation. In this episode, we speak with Dr Rachel Adams, founder and CEO of the Global Centre on AI Governance and author of The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequality. She explains why research and policy led by Africa and the Global South are essential for equitable AI governance, grounded in the realities of people around the world.
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UN Historical Series Book Launch Event: Intellectual Cooperation at the League of Nations - Shaping Cultural and Political Relations

The latest publication in the UN Library & Archives Geneva UN Historical Series, Intellectual Cooperation at the League of Nations: Shaping Cultural and Political Relations, will be released in December 2025. Join us on Friday 5 December for an event that will introduce key themes and findings from the book, highlighting the latest historical research on questions that remain relevant today.
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Exploring Multilateralism with the Egyptian Institute for Diplomatic Studies (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt)

On 25 November, we were delighted to welcome young diplomats from the Egyptian Institute for Diplomatic Studies, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Egypt, for an exploration into how to access primary sources on multilateralism at the UN Library & Archives Geneva.
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#ArchivesAreAccessible - Celebrating International Archives Week 2025

At the UN Library & Archives Geneva, we’re thrilled to join in celebrations for International Archives Week 2025. As part of this year’s theme, #ArchivesAreAccessible: Archives for Everyone, we asked some of our research community to share how online access to the League of Nations Archives in particular has changed their work. 
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