{"id":1789,"date":"2025-02-17T14:15:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/?page_id=1789"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:32:44","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/about\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News and views"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UN-Virtual-Worlds-Day-banner-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UN-Virtual-Worlds-Day-banner-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UN-Virtual-Worlds-Day-banner-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UN-Virtual-Worlds-Day-banner-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UN-Virtual-Worlds-Day-banner-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UN-Virtual-Worlds-Day-banner-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UN-Virtual-Worlds-Day-banner-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2025-06-12-un-virtual-worlds-day.aspx\">United Nations launches global call-to-action to accelerate social progress through AI-powered virtual worlds<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> (Turin, Italy, 12 June 2025)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2025\/02\/un-citiverse-challenge-virtual-worlds-and-ai-for-human-centric-cities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2111\" height=\"1187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Challenge-banner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Challenge-banner.png 2111w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Challenge-banner-300x169.png 300w, 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class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2024-06-14-first-UN-Virtual-Worlds-Day.aspx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/citiverse2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2024-06-14-first-UN-Virtual-Worlds-Day.aspx\"><strong>First UN Virtual Worlds Day launches international effort on the CitiVerse<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (Geneva, 14 June 2024)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/events\/7205854848586502144\/comments\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/537281_Harnessing-the-metaverse-to-advance-SDG_Banner-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/537281_Harnessing-the-metaverse-to-advance-SDG_Banner-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/537281_Harnessing-the-metaverse-to-advance-SDG_Banner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/537281_Harnessing-the-metaverse-to-advance-SDG_Banner-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/537281_Harnessing-the-metaverse-to-advance-SDG_Banner-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/537281_Harnessing-the-metaverse-to-advance-SDG_Banner-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/events\/7205854848586502144\/comments\/\"><strong>LinkedIn Live Q&amp;A with ITU expert Cristina Bueti: Harnessing the metaverse to advance the Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (Geneva, 13 June 2024)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2024\/03\/new-ideation-competition-on-metaverse-worlds\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2024\/03\/new-ideation-competition-on-metaverse-worlds\/\">New ideation competition on metaverse worlds<\/a><\/strong> (Geneva, 15 March 2024)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2023\/04\/metaverse-focus-group-calls-for-contributions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1319\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FG-MV-banner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FG-MV-banner.png 1319w, 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class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2023-01-19-TSB-Focus-Group-metaverse.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ITU-TSB-FG-metaverse-768x392-cc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ITU-TSB-FG-metaverse-768x392-cc.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/metaverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ITU-TSB-FG-metaverse-768x392-cc-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2023-01-19-TSB-Focus-Group-metaverse.aspx\">UN tech agency seeks open and inclusive metaverse<\/a><\/strong> (Geneva, 19 January 2023)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div 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