Interview with UN News on the COVID-19 Pandemic Situation in India | 31 May 2021
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Renata Dessallien, has said that the second wave of Covid-19 infection in the country and the rapid spread of the virus took the country by surprise. Ms Dessallien has warned that taking lessons from this, health preparedness will have to be strengthened to deal with the possible third wave.
Protecting children in the age of AI | 20 April 2021
Their rights, privacy, and well-being must be protected in digital environments just as they are in the physical world.
Responsible AI — the need for ethical guard rails | 17 March 2021
Without adequate safeguards, AI can widen social and economic schisms, leading to discriminatory outcomes.
Importance of multilateralism in the post COVID era | 28 June 2020
75-years of the UN Charter come at a time when the world struggles to deal with the shock waves of COVID-19, and tragically, we see a shift away from multilateral cooperation.
COVID-19 doubly impacts the marginalised | 7 April 2020
Millions of people in India have a hand-to-mouth existence, and fast response measures put in place to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, are making life even more difficult for them. For this latest in our occasional series by UN country team leaders, Renata Dessallien, the UN Resident Coordinator in India, assesses the current situation. Her text is based on an interview with UN News.
Women’s rights are human rights and violence against women is violence against humanity | 13 December 2019
There should be a simple acknowledgment that women’s rights are human rights and that violence against women is violence against humanity.