Kathmandu — Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has called for stronger regulation of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to address racially biased algorithms and hate speech.

Khanal made the remarks while addressing a high-level meeting in New York marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA), held on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.

Speaking at the meeting, held under the theme “Mobilizing Global Support for the Full and Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action,” Khanal said the Durban Declaration represents the international community’s shared commitment to combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, colonialism and the legacies of apartheid.

The foreign minister highlighted four key priorities for ending racial discrimination and injustice.

He called for the strict legal and civic enforcement of laws against discrimination, empowerment of marginalized communities, regulation of emerging technologies such as AI to address racially biased algorithms and hate speech, and promotion of principled multilateralism to end systemic intolerance worldwide.

Khanal is currently in New York as part of the Nepali delegation led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah to attend the UN General Assembly. He has been presenting Nepal’s positions at various high-level UN sessions and sideline meetings.