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This document is issued for the session.  This document is posted for the page https://unece.org/trade/wp6/digital-regulation-goods-artificial-intelli… in a different format.

Products making use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other embedded digital technologies are used widely yet without universally agreed or accepted definitions and under varying regulatory frameworks. Regulatory frameworks are often established prior to the arrival and implementation of new technologies and fast developing new use cases. Hence, they may not be able to cater to the emerging risks posed by these products with embedded AI systems or other digital technologies.
Ethical and other societal concerns and negative impacts related to the use of products with embedded AI or other digital technologies continue to be addressed by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other global initiatives. Such recommendations represent important complementary factors to consider in conjunction with the recommendations in this document as those concerns are closely related to technical regulation.
While this document generally covers products that make use of AI or other embedded digital technologies, products subject to domain-specific regulation may fall out of scope, e.g., specifically the following:
• Self-driving cars and autonomous wheeled vehicles
• Autonomous weapons and other military applications
• Standalone AI software platforms and generative AI not embedded in products

This report assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development prospects of female-owned MSMEs in the Republic of Moldova. It traces the way that NTMs governing trade in goods combined with lockdown measures in the Republic of Moldova and partner countries to influence the female owned MSMEs’ end-to-end supply chains and their long-term development prospects.
The report is based on a survey of 101 female-owned MSMEs involved in agriculture and manufacturing from across the country. The owners were highly educated (with formal training up to the university level) and the majority (79 per cent) were opportunity-driven, who ventured into business to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
The female-owned MSMEs surveyed were hard hit by the pandemic, despite the Government’s limited use of trade restrictions, upscaled trade-facilitation measures and relief measures. The majority were operating at a loss and were unsure as to their ability to maintain operations.

Risk Treatment and Response Plans
UNECE
October 2023

With Resolution 69/272, the General Assembly noted with appreciation “the progress made towards strengthening the enterprise risk management system, including the development of a risk register” and “the establishment of a governance structure for enterprise risk management”; and requested “the Secretary- General to continue his efforts to implement and embed enterprise risk management throughout the United Nations”.
• Furthermore, in the resolution on Progress towards an accountability system in the UN Secretariat, of 13 April 2020 (74/271), the General Assembly stressed the importance of risk mitigation and safeguard measures.
• The Secretariat-wide Risk Treatment Plan document was endorsed and approved by the Management Committee, as ERM Committee for the entire Organization, on 14 April 2021.
The Risk Register and Risk Treatment and Response Plans
• As part of UNECE’s Accountability Framework, its Risk Register and Risk Treatment and Response Plans are endorsed by senior management and are publicly available on the UNECE website.
• UNECE latest Risk Register was finalized in October 2022; it is tailored at UNECE level and should be read in conjunction with the overarching Secretariat-wide Risk Register approved by the Management Committee on 15 July 2020.
• Since 2020, UNECE Risk Treatment and Response Plans are prepared alongside the revision of UNECE Risk Register, to determine the appropriate responses for each risk. Critical and significant risks are prioritised, with identified risk owners and time-bound treatment actions.
The way forward
• UNECE will continue to update its Risk Register and Risk Treatment and Response Plans altogether.
• In compliance with the process outlined in the memorandum from the USG DMSPC dated 20 April 2023, UNECE reports annually on the progress of implementation of its risk treatment plans.

Risk Register 2023-2024
UNECE
October 2023

High risk is, by nature, an inherent component of the operation of the United Nations. While other organizations evaluate possible projects and, based on their risk assessment finally decide whether to engage or not, the United Nations must accept all mandates from the Member States, regardless of the circumstances and time. The resulting risk profile of the Secretariat is therefore high and unique, making Enterprise Risk Management the inherent core responsibility of management.
 

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