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The Justice and Home Affairs Committee will hear from Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood MP, about the work of the Home Office. The committee are expected to explore the Immigration and Asylum Bill, the Common Travel Area, and police use of facial recognition technology.
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Fighting for and believing in change is in Jorge Moreira da Silva’s blood. Now executive director of UNOPS, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the former Portuguese minister is helping to improve lives. From restoring roads and repairing power plants to running health centres and constructing renewable energy mini-grids, UNOPS implements projects in more than 130 countries – often in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
“It’s about providing social basic human needs. We have found a way to provide livelihoods to 15 million people in Afghanistan…rehabilitating roads, streets, water canals, paying men and women to do the job.”
In this episode, Jorge Moreira da Silva reflects on the practical and political challenges of delivering projects in complex environments – from funding gaps to lack of political will. He also shares how releasing an Iberian lynx and earning his pilot’s license have to do with keeping hope alive through dark times.
Since this interview was recorded, the UN Secretary-General has appointed Jorge Moreira da Silva to lead the UN task force for the Strait of Hormuz. The Initiative aims to facilitate the delivery and movement of much needed fertilisers and related raw materials to Asia and the African continent. The urgent delivery of these fertilisers is crucial to avert more hunger and food insecurity. He has been engaged in extensive consultations with all parties involved to drive this initiative.
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Rishi Sunak, Former Prime Minister and Co-Founder of The Richmond Project spoke to the Numeracy for Life Committee recently about how better foundations in numeracy and stronger financial literacy can improve lives.
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On 7 July 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye.
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The Railways Bill aims to implement parts of the government’s plan to nationalise the railways. It will create Great British Railways, a new publicly owned body. It will also give new powers to the Passengers’ Council and require the government to publish a long-term strategy for rail, among other things. Watch members debate the key themes and purpose of the bill today from 3.15pm.
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In this week’s Market Research Update, we present the latest data on Federal Vote, Consumer Confidence and Young Australians Survey.
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What does AI mean for your job, our economy and Europe’s future?
In this episode of Euro Matters, Stefania Secola speaks to Ronnie Chatterji – Chief Economist at OpenAI – about AI adoption, productivity and inequality. They also discuss competition and whether the technology can become a force for broad-based prosperity.
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“We need to be proactive and vigilant, and act before warning signs become mass graves,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated on prevention of genocide in his remarks to the General Assembly.
Earle Courtenay Rattray delivered remarks on behalf of the Secretary-General, presenting the 18th report on the Responsibility to Protect and warning that early warning signs of atrocity crimes are too often ignored.
Speaking at the 97th plenary meeting, Rattray said the report takes stock of two decades of progress since Member States committed to the Responsibility to Protect principle. “Atrocity crimes can happen anywhere. But their effects on the world, and on our humanity, are shared. While prevention begins at home, it can be supported collectively,” he said.
The report, he noted, reaffirms the responsibility of States to ensure cooperation with affected communities, civil society, and regional and international organizations. “The report we are discussing today — the 18th since this commitment was made — takes stock of two decades of progress. It includes a clear re-affirmation of the responsibility of States to ensure constructive and sustained cooperation with affected communities, civil society, subregional and regional organizations and the United Nations,” Rattray stated.
He pointed to a sharp rise in global conflict as evidence of the urgency of the report’s findings. “This report is not only about looking back. It’s also about taking action, now. The Responsibility to Protect commitment is more vital than ever. The world faced more than 120 conflicts in 2025. Conflicts are becoming more protracted, more complex, and more interconnected,” the Chef de Cabinet said.
Rattray added that responses to atrocity risks continue to fall short. “Too often, early warning signs are ignored. And responses are often too little, too late. This report makes specific calls to strengthen the Responsibility to Protect norm for this new era of instability and geopolitical risk,” he told the Assembly.
At the national level, he said, the report calls on Member States to invest in prevention and protection programming. “At the national level, it calls on Member States to invest in national prevention and protection programming, and forge partnerships with civil society by designating focal points and establishing new domestic institutional arrangements,” Rattray noted.
He said the report also calls for atrocity prevention to be woven into regional and multilateral tools. “At the regional and multilateral levels, it calls for integrating atrocity prevention across all the tools of peacemaking, conflict prevention and humanitarian efforts – including mediation and preventive diplomacy and dialogue, as well as security, technological, human rights and accountability frameworks,” he said.
Rattray closed with a call to the Member States, “We need to be proactive and vigilant, and act before warning signs become mass graves.”
Scott Williams, CEO, Police Health, accepts the Private Health Insurer of the Year 2025 Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Award.
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