These include the fight against poverty, climate change and environmental protection, migration management, terrorism and new forms of conflict, and the emergence of artificial intelligence.
Denis Mukwege
Gynecologist, Panzi Hospital founder, and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
In an October 2024 speech text published by his foundation, Denis Mukwege included AI among problems requiring international cooperation rather than national solutions.
Founder of Panzi HospitalOctober 19, 2024University of Strasbourg
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Surrounding words
A new upsurge in multilateralism and greater cooperation to find solutions to problems that cannot be solved at national level were taking shape in international relations. These include the fight against poverty, climate change and environmental protection, migration management, terrorism and new forms of conflict, and the emergence of artificial intelligence. At a time when interdependence between peoples has never been greater, the temptation to withdraw and the worrying resurgence of nationalism and populism have resurfaced since September 11, 2001, and new power relations and geopolitical
What this quote does not say
- AI receives only this brief mention in a broad list of cross-border problems; the speech names no specific AI harm or AI policy. Later in the speech Mukwege calls the UN Global Digital Pact's adoption a step forward toward renewed multilateral governance.
- Mukwege's foundation presents the speech text in English and dates it to the event day, but the page does not state the language of delivery or identify a translator; the display therefore attributes the published speech text, not audio-verified English delivery.
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