Join award-winning actress and UN Global Advocate for Spotlight Initiative, Cecilia Suárez, for an intimate conversation on her advocacy to end violence against women and girls. Since her appointment in 2020, Ms. Suárez has used her platform to amplify the voices of survivors and changemakers. Most recently, she travelled to Ecuador, where she met with survivors, activists, government leaders, and UN partners working to create a safer world for women and girls.
Speaker: Cecilia Suárez, Actress and UN Global Advocate for Spotlight Initiative
Moderator: Irisaida Mendez Iriarte, Executive Director, Univision Foundation
0:14 – Could visiting this country be good for your health?: Sweden has teamed up with doctors for a new ad campaign about the health benefits of a visit, billing itself as ‘the first country in the world that doctors can prescribe’. The claims have some grounding in fact, as scientific studies confirm the advantages offered by Swedish habits such as cold plunges, foraging and ‘forest bathing’.
1:53 – This technology is the next generation of plastic recycling: What if there was an alternative to the current imperfect recycling systems? That’s the thinking behind DePoly, which switches out the conventional melt-based recycling for a chemical process that breaks plastic waste down into its original molecular building blocks, ready to be reused in new plastics.
4:41 – By 2035, 1.2 billion young people will reach working age in emerging markets. But there might only be jobs for a third of them: The World Bank forecasts a shortfall of 800 million jobs in emerging markets by 2035. How can governments and the private sector prevent this from happening? How can economies promote job growth? And which sectors offer the most promise?
8:44 – In Angola, this community used to hunt sea turtles. Now it protects them: Previously, locals in Hojiua, Angola, would kill up to 30 sea turtles a day to cook and sell. Now, they have jobs as caretakers and beach patrollers in an ecotourism economy based around turtle preservation.
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Three tactics you can use to keep yourself and others safe during an active shooter attack—run, hide, and fight. Learn more at: fbi.gov/survive.
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Four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – and close to 12 years since the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol – the war has taken thousands of lives, caused untold destruction, displaced millions and traumatized an entire generation of children.
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As part of Operation Winter Shield, each week FBI Philadelphia is highlighting a different industry critical to our community and the simple steps organizations can take to strengthen cybersecurity and protect the systems we all rely on. This week, we are focusing on the energy sector – the systems that power our homes, our businesses, our hospitals, and our schools every single day. Because these services are so essential to daily life, protecting the energy sector from cyber threats is a public safety priority.
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Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Secretary-General Travel
– South Sudan
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– West Bank
– Lebanon
– Somalia
– Democratic Republic of the Congo
– Ukraine
– Haiti
– Human Trafficking/Scam Centres
– International Days
– Financial Contribution
SOUTH SUDAN
Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, arrived in South Sudan today. He will spend the next five days assessing the situation in the country firsthand and drawing international attention to the acute but largely forgotten humanitarian crisis there.
Mr. Fletcher traveled directly to Malakal in Upper Nile State upon his arrival, meeting with local communities, their leaders, and South Sudanese returnees, hearing firsthand about their needs and the challenges they face amid the ongoing conflict in neighbouring Sudan.
He is scheduled to visit Jonglei State, where a recent flare-up in conflict has further intensified humanitarian needs.
Throughout the visit, the humanitarian chief will meet with local responders on the frontline.
He will advocate for the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers, reiterate our urgent calls for support to the humanitarian response and call for coordinated efforts to tackle the root causes of the crisis.
OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
Turning to Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs tells us that families continue to live in overcrowded shelters, which pose severe fire and health risks. Families cook, sleep and store their belongings in small spaces and also uses open fire. Since November 2025, our partners have recorded at least 12 fires in these shelters.
In ten days leading up to 17 February, humanitarians provided shelter assistance to 85 families in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis whose shelters were damaged by a fire in Gaza City. Partners have been raising fire safety awareness among displaced families to reduce the risk.
Displaced families need adequate shelter to protect them from the elements and provide more privacy. Our partners working in shelter reiterate the urgent need to move towards more sustainable solutions.
In many areas within Gaza, humanitarian movements still require coordination with Israeli authorities. Of 67 movements coordinated between 12 and 19 February, 43 were approved and nine were denied outright. Eight missions were approved but faced impediments, of which six were fully accomplished. Organizers cancelled seven other missions for operational and security reasons.
Humanitarian partners coordinated the entry of fuel, medical supplies, animal fodder and hygiene kits. Teams also facilitated the medical evacuation of patients through Rafah and Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem crossings.
Turning to the West Bank, OCHA warns of the continued violence and other coercive practices by Israeli forces and settler communities, resulting in casualties, destruction of property, and displacement.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-02-20
