Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Health and Social Care committee take evidence from healthcare experts for their inquiry, Children and Young People’s Mental Health.
Witnesses:
Prof Subodh Dave – President, NHS and Royal College of Psychiatrists
Rebecca Gray – Director, Mental Health Network, NHS Alliance
Dr Sachin Sankar – Clinical Lead, East Midlands CAMHS Collaborative
Dr Samantha Jones – Officer for Mental Health, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Vaness Longley – CEO, Beat Eating Disorders
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Work and Pensions committee question Minister for Social Security and Disability at Department for Work and Pensions, Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP as well as other witnesses from the Department for their session on Safeguarding Vulnerable Claimants.
Witnesses:
Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP – Minister for Social Security and Disability at Department for Work and Pensions
Clare Talbot – Deputy Director Support to Engage, Guidance and Appeal at Department for Work and Pensions
Dr Gail Allsopp – Chief Medical Advisor at Department for Work and Pensions
Neil Couling CB CBE – Director General, DWP Services and Fraud at Department for Work and Pensions
Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)
Lords members question the government on what steps it is taking to support Nepal following the recent flooding in that country.
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Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Education Committee take evidence from experts for their session on the ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper.
Witnesses:
Alun Francis OBE – Chair at Social Mobility Commission
Dave Thomson – Chief Statistician at FFT Education Datalab
Julie McCulloch – Chief Executive at The Education Policy Institute (EPI)
Daniel Lilley – Head of Youth at Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)
Daniel Kebede – General Secretary at The National Education Union (NEU)
James Bowen – Assistant General Secretary at National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)
Mrs Julia Harnden – Deputy Director of Policy at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
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Salaries, savings, spending – we trust our banks to handle it all. But how do we know our money is really safe?
In our latest What the Euro?! episode, Catherine and François discuss how supervisors keep a close watch on your bank’s financial health and help protect your deposits.
The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.
FAQ on banking supervision
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Keeping your money safe – In Conversation with Sharon Donnery https://pod.link/ecbpodcast/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMjM3NDA5MDkwMQ
European Supervisory Authority factsheets on fraud protection
https://www.eba.europa.eu/publications-and-media/press-releases/esas-publish-key-tips-help-consumers-detect-prevent-and-act-online-frauds-and-scams
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development Navid Hanif said, “We need to stop asking only what happens after the next flood. The objective must be to reduce the avoidable, not simply respond to the inevitable.”
Briefing the press on the recently launched Sea- level Rise Report, Hanif said, “Global sea level rose by 4.7 millimeters a year between 2014 and 2023, but in 2024 it reached a record of 5.9 millimeters, and it’s not a future risk anymore. It’s present and accelerating.”
He stressed, “This is not just an environmental challenge; it’s a development emergency. Nearly one in 10 people worldwide already live in several coastal areas less than five meters above the high tide line. Rising sea threatens homes, livelihoods, ports, transport, energy, water systems, and public finances.”
He continued, “We cannot stop sea level rise this century, but we can determine how much worse it becomes because about half a meter, 0.5 meter of sea level rise is already locked in in this century because of warming that has already occurred. But beyond that, our choices enormously matter.”
Steven Hill, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs also said, “There is a presumption of continued statehood for countries that are facing land territory changes due to sea level rise so, even countries that might become submerged at some point. This is essential because the loss of physical territory could raise questions about nationality. We need to avoid the loss of nationality – that’s clearly pointed out in the report – and we need to enable people to exercise their right to self-determination.”
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Guests – Today
Briefings – Tomorrow
Secretary-General’s Travels/Kyrgyzstan
Deputy Secretary-General/Travel
Libya
Nepal
Ukraine
Sudan
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Lebanon
Ebola/Rwanda
International Day for People of African Descent
Accreditation
Financial Contribution
Secretary-General’s travels/Kyrgyzstan
Our Secretary-General is in Bishkek, in Kyrgyzstan, today ahead of the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, which will take place tomorrow.
During his visit, he’s already held a number of bilateral meetings with leaders from the region. He met with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Zhaparov, congratulating him on Kyrgyzstan’s chairmanship of the SCO. They discussed the strong cooperation between the UN and the Kyrgyz Republic, including on climate change, environment and socio-economic development, as well as peace and security, in the context of Kyrgyzstan’s upcoming membership of the Security Council, starting in 2027. They also discussed various regional developments.
He also had meetings with President [Emomali] Rahmon of Tajikistan and President [Shavkat] Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan. Those readouts were shared with you.
In the evening, he attended the official opening of the Sixth World Nomad Games.
He’s already had a pull-aside meeting with the President of Türkiye, President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan, and tomorrow, we expect him to have more bilaterals; we’ll share them with you as they happen.
And tomorrow, of course, he will deliver remarks at the meeting of the SCO Plus. The Secretary-General’s remarks will focus on the importance of multilateral cooperation, the need for collective action to address today’s global challenges. We’ll share those remarks with you in due course and any other updates we may receive.
Deputy Secretary-General/Travel
Meanwhile, our Deputy Secretary-General is in Palau today, representing the Secretary-General at the Fifty-Fifth Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, which is taking place today and tomorrow. During her visit, she will engage with Pacific leaders, regional stakeholders, and various members of the UN System to discuss Pacific Islands priorities, including sustainable development, climate change, and ocean protection.
And also today, she participated in her own launch of the Secretary-General’s Sea-level Rise Report alongside Peter Thomson, our Special Envoy [for] the Ocean.
From there, Ms. [Amina Mohammed] will travel to Italy, where she will be in Rome to convene the fourth gathering on Artificial Intelligence and Human Development, which is, as you already know, a global series of high-level dialogues to examine how one of humanity’s most transformative technologies is shaping human progress.
She is also expected to meet with senior officials from the Government of Italy, as well as the Holy See and heads of UN agencies based in Rome.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-08-31
