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UN adopts Global Digital Compact, committing to an AI science panel and global dialogue

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Source: United Nations: Global Digital CompactAlso reported by IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin, UN press release

UN member states adopted the Pact for the Future, with the Global Digital Compact as an annex, at the opening of the Summit of the Future on 22 September 2024, after voting 143 to 7, with 15 abstentions, to take no action on a Russian amendment. In paragraph 56 of the Compact governments commit to set up a multidisciplinary Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance within the UN. It also asks the Secretary-General for voluntary financing options for AI capacity-building.

Why it matters

Governments committed to two standing UN bodies on AI, a scientific panel and a dialogue, which the General Assembly set up by resolution in 2025.

When
22 Sep 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0128
Who
United Nations, UN General Assembly; António Guterres
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Summary by wheresthe.ai, from United Nations and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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Source copy: download the source PDF as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Document the source offers: the source PDF. Also held by the Internet Archive.

Next stop on this Storyline: Put into practice byUN General Assembly sets up a 40-member AI science panel and a Global Dialogue

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WTA-N-2024-0128: “UN adopts Global Digital Compact, committing to an AI science panel and global dialogue.” wheresthe.ai, 22 Sep 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/intl-un-global-digital-compact-2024-09/ (source: United Nations: Global Digital Compact).

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