Humanity is currently plagued by the following scourges: - climate change, - multiple conflicts the world over, - growing terrorism, - cybercrime, - sea and ocean pollution, - non-peaceful uses of space, including outer space, - social media misuse, - forest ecosystems degradation, - biodiversity damage, - maritime piracy, and - migrant tragedy.

Les fausses informations //véhiculées çà et là, par les réseaux sociaux et à travers des canaux fiables et non officiels, //n’ont d’autre objectif que de nuire à un climat serein au sein de nos iles //et saper les efforts engagés pour l’émergence de l’Union des Comores

Democracy is threatened by several factors. One of them is the spread of disinformation.While new social media platforms have been an important tool to mobilize and spreaddemocratic practices in many regions of the world, they are also enhancing disinformation,which, in worst case scenarios, may seriously disrupt key democratic processes such aselections. We need a global conversation and to jointly look for concrete solutions to thedangers that disinformation poses to the rules-based international order