Scientists and diplomats kicked off two days of talks at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on how to work together on solutions to global challenges while fighting misinformation and eroding public trust.
"These challenges know no borders, no ideologies, no political divisions," Ekaterina Zaharieva, the European Union's commissioner for startups, research and innovation, said in opening the U.N.-led talks on Tuesday. "Science must offer a way forward when politics seems to struggle."