The United Nations General Assembly high-level week runs from Sept. 18 to 28, with the General Debate beginning Sept. 22.
Western University has experts available on the major topics of this year’s gathering: climate change targets, pandemic preparedness, international conflict and more.
Artificial intelligence
Chief AI Officer
- AI diplomacy
- Regulation of AI
- Responsible use of AI
Climate change
Assistant Professor, Geography & Environment; Canada Research Chair in Sustainability and Equity
- Climate adaptation
- Community food systems
- Environmental justice
Gordon McBean
Professor Emeritus, Geography & Environment
- Climate change science and policy
- Natural hazards-prediction and mitigation
- Weather and environmental prediction systems
International conflict
Assistant Professor, History
- Peace negotiations
- Russian foreign policy
- Russian politics and interests
- History of Soviet and modern European foreign policy
Assistant Professor, Political Science
- Terrorism and counterterrorism
- Post-conflict development and recovery
- Armed violence
International law
Chios Carmody (can do interviews in French)
Professor, Law
- International law
- International trade law
- International business transactions
Pandemic preparedness and response
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Public health
- Global health
- Epidemiology
MEDIA CONTACT: Jacquelyn Mitchell, Media Relations Officer, Western University, (226) 386-9683, [email protected]
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