UNGA80 / AI GOVERNANCE GLOBAL DIALOGUE

On the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly world leaders held a high-level multi-stakeholder informal meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance, with the UN chief calling it “multilateralism at its best.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:04:36
• Production Date: 25 September 2025
• Asset Language: English; Spanish
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; ANNALENA BAERBOCK
• Subject Topical: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• MAMS Id: 3453888
• Parent Id: 3453888
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Description

STORY: UNGA80 / AI GOVERNANCE GLOBAL DIALOGUE
TRT: 04:36
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS

DATELINE: 25 SEPTEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

1. Med shot, UN flag
2. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session General Assembly:
“When nations gathered in San Francisco in 1945 they gave the world more than a treaty. They gave us a compass, a North Star, guiding our way through the unknown and the storms. The Pact for the Future adopted last session reaffirmed that compass while adjusting our sails for today. Its Global Digital Compact is the world's first common agreement on how artificial intelligence should be governed – historic milestone.”
4. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session General Assembly:
“Experts say AI could accelerate progress on nearly 80 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals.”
6. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session General Assembly:
“AI's enormous appetite for energy, unless met with clean power, could worsen the climate crisis instead of helping to solve it. Ethics, fairness and sustainability must feel at the heart of this revolution.”
8. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber
9. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Today, we launch the Global Dialogue on AI Governance at the United Nations – the world’s principal venue for collective focus on this transformative technology. In just twelve months, we have moved from principles to practice. That is multilateralism at its best – agile, inclusive, and anchored in shared responsibility.”
10. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber
11. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“For the first time, every country will have a seat at the table of AI. This Global Dialogue will take into account AI’s implications in all its dimensions – social and economic, ethical and technical, cultural and linguistic. It will complement existing efforts around the world – including at the OECD, the G7, and regional organizations – and provide an inclusive, stable home for AI governance coordination efforts.”
12. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber
13. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The creation, within the United Nations, of the International Independent Scientific Panel on AI, represents another milestone – putting science at the centre of our efforts. Today, we are launching an open call for candidates – from all regions and disciplines – for the International Independent Scientific Panel on AI.”
14. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber
15. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I recently submitted a report on financing options for AI capacity building. The report sets out practical pathways to narrow the AI divide – in computing power, data, research, education, training and safety standards. It proposes innovative and blended approaches – from philanthropic capital to concessional instruments, from computing credits to shared regional centres of excellence and fellowships. Building on that, I will soon begin consultations with Member States, potential funders and partners on the establishment of a Global Fund for AI Capacity Development.”
16. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber
17. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, Prime Minister, the Kingdom of Spain:
“AI has become an invisible network that increasingly permeates all aspects of our daily lives. Its models are already having a profound impact: they help us accelerate scientific discovery and innovation; increase the productivity of our economies; and improve the efficiency of public and private services used by billions of people.”
18. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber

19. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Arnoldo André Tinoco, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Costa Rica:
“The launch of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance that brings us here today, as well as the opening call to establish the Scientific Panel, marks the beginning of a new era. Regardless of their size or level of development, every Member State will take part in the most important conversation of our time. And this conversation will take place under the auspices of the United Nations.”
20. Wide shot, Trusteeship Committee Chamber

Storyline

On the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly world leaders held a high-level multi-stakeholder informal meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance, with the UN chief calling it “multilateralism at its best.”

Secretary-General António Guterres told delegates the launch marked a turning point. “In just twelve months, we have moved from principles to practice,” he said. “For the first time, every country will have a seat at the table of AI. This Global Dialogue will take into account AI’s implications in all its dimensions – social and economic, ethical and technical, cultural and linguistic.”

Guterres also announced the creation of an International Independent Scientific Panel on AI to put “science at the centre of our efforts,” with an open call for experts from all regions and disciplines.

He also said his report on financing options outlined “practical pathways to narrow the AI divide – in computing power, data, research, education, training and safety standards.” Plans include consultations on establishing a Global Fund for AI Capacity Development.

“When nations gathered in San Francisco in 1945 they gave the world more than a treaty. They gave us a compass, a North Star, guiding our way through the unknown and the storms,” said Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th General Assembly. She hailed last year’s Pact for the Future and its Global Digital Compact as “the world's first common agreement on how artificial intelligence should be governed – historic milestone.”

Baerbock said experts believe AI could help achieve nearly 80 percent of the Sustainable Development Goals but warned of risks. “AI's enormous appetite for energy, unless met with clean power, could worsen the climate crisis instead of helping to solve it. Ethics, fairness and sustainability must feel at the heart of this revolution,” she said.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said AI had become “an invisible network that increasingly permeates all aspects of our daily lives,” already driving innovation, economic productivity, and efficiency in services used by billions.

Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo André Tinoco described the launch of the Dialogue and Scientific Panel as “the beginning of a new era,” stressing that “regardless of their size or level of development, every Member State will take part in the most important conversation of our time.”