UN Secretary-General Candidate Ivonne A-Baki on AI, Peace and Why "What Is Needed Now Is a Mother"

NEW YORK - EntSun -- Ivonne A-Baki, a candidate for Secretary-General of the United Nations, joined HUMN founder Karla Ballard on October 13, 2026 for "The Human Future: AI, Peace & The Next United Nations," a live global conversation presented by Blockchain Week - UNGA Edition.

A-Baki described the night that shaped her life. Living through the war in Lebanon with three young children, she was descending to a shelter in the dark when her three-year-old daughter asked, "Mommy, are we going to die?" She promised that if they survived, "I will dedicate my life for peace."

On artificial intelligence, she said: "It's not artificial because it's human intelligence," adding, "We invented the machine. We program it. We can be using it for the good." She called for a United Nations that returns to its purpose: "It was created to prevent wars, not to solve wars." Recalling her role as the only woman negotiating peace between Ecuador and Peru, she said: "What is needed now is a mother."

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Ballard shared her vision for a global contribution society: "We have to be able to see each other as contributors, not as extractors."

Watch the highlights:

- A promise made in a shelter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOh3-vfSWbU&t=1533s


- "It's not artificial, it's human intelligence": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOh3-vfSWbU&t=2180s
- The UN was created to prevent wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOh3-vfSWbU&...
- "What is needed now is a mother": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOh3-vfSWbU&...
- Karla Ballard on the contribution economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOh3-vfSWbU&...

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- Full replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOh3-vfSWbU

Blockchain Week - UNGA Edition 2027

The organizers announced that Blockchain Week - UNGA Edition 2027 will take place September 13-18, 2027, in Times Square, New York, during the UN General Assembly. Early, Early Bird tickets are available for a limited time at https://blockchainweek.ai

About Blockchain Week - UNGA Edition

Blockchain Week - UNGA Edition is an annual gathering in New York City during the UN General Assembly, bringing together leaders in blockchain, AI, policy and culture. It was founded by Bruce Porter Jr. and David Porter and is produced by GlobalBoost. Blockchain Week - UNGA Edition is an independent initiative and is not affiliated with the United Nations.