Judicial systems worldwide are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help lawyers identify precedents through the analysis of large amounts of data, to enable administrations in streamlining judicial processes, and to support judges with decision-making related to sentence duration and recidivism scores.
UNESCO’s Executive Board has approved the designation of 8 new UNESCO Global Geoparks bringing the number of sites participating in the Global Geoparks Network to 177 in 46 countries. Two new countries, Luxembourg and Sweden, this year join the Global Network with the designation of their first geoparks.
Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up the majority of out of school children at primary level, boys face increasing challenges at later stages, according to UNESCO’s new report Leave no child behind: Global report on boys’ disengagement from education.
Faced with the challenge of growing student populations, the third UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, will take place 18 to 20 May 2022 in Barcelona, Spain, to chart a renewed vision for higher education in the next decade.