Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
The Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), addresses the 5th HRDC Summit at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng.
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told the Council that more than 22 million people, nearly half of Yemen’s population, need humanitarian aid, and that number is rising.
“This crisis is hitting the most vulnerable first and hardest. Hunger is tightening its grip,” Wosornu said, adding that more than 18 million people face severe hunger and two out of every three families are forced to skip meals every day.
The nutrition crisis continues unabated, she said, with 2.2 million children under the age of five acutely malnourished and 1.3 million pregnant and breastfeeding women facing life-threatening complications due to malnutrition. “For too many children, too many mothers, this means irreversible, lifelong physical and cognitive damage, stunting – even death,” Wosornu said.
She warned that Yemen’s health system is collapsing, with two out of every five health facilities not fully functional, leaving more than 19 million people who need healthcare without it. Vaccine-preventable diseases including cholera, measles and diphtheria are spreading at rates that place Yemen among the worst in the world, she said.
Wosornu also told the Council that 73 UN colleagues remain arbitrarily detained by the Houthi de facto authorities, with many UN assets seized and access severely restricted. “Faced with this reality, we have been forced to reassess our operations in areas held by the de facto authorities,” she said.
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Briefing by Huang Xia, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, on the situation in the region.
Xia updated ambassadors on the recent escalation of violence. He said that since last October, while the region has seen considerable intensification in diplomatic initiatives, "the humanitarian and security situations have worsened to a worrisome level.
The continued erosion of trust in part explains the divide between political commitments and the reality on the ground.
He stressed, "This disconnect remains today our main collective challenge.”
Xia warned, “The risk of a slide into a regional confrontation remains tangible. This Council cannot afford to see the repetition of a cycle of violence it has been examining for far too long: the full implementation of resolutions 2773 (2025) and 2808 (2025) is urgent.”
He concluded, “I therefore call on the DRC, Rwanda, and all the actors concerned, in particular the AFC/M23, to resume a frank dialogue, to immediately reduce tensions, and to ensure the effective and timely implementation of all their commitments.”
Source: United Nations (video statements)
UN refugee chief Barham Salih calls for an end to the war in Lebanon after visiting displaced families in Beirut and the Bekaa Valley. One in five people in Lebanon is now displaced.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
It’s not just big corporations that hackers target. Cybercriminals also go after small businesses, schools, organizations, and personal home computers. The FBI’s Operation Winter SHIELD outlines the 10 steps you can take right now to strengthen your defenses and help safeguard our nation from cyber-attacks.
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FBI Seattle joined the FBI Cyber Division and field offices across the country in announcing Operation Winter SHIELD, a cybersecurity initiative designed to strengthen the nation’s defenses against growing threats. We’ve taken lessons from real-world investigations and combined them into 10 concrete, high-impact actions to improve your cyber resilience. But maybe you’re not running a company or working as an IT professional. Watch this video and learn more about how these same fundamentals can be adapted to help you and your family stay safe while using a home router or smartphone.
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Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
Although the FBI’s cybersecurity initiative Operation Winter SHIELD is concluding, you can continue these 10 concrete, high-impact actions throughout the year to improve your cyber resilience. Watch this video for part 2 of how these fundamentals can be adapted to help you and your family stay safe while using a home router or smartphone.
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Although the FBI’s cybersecurity initiative Operation Winter SHIELD is concluding, you can continue these 10 concrete, high-impact actions throughout the year to improve your cyber resilience. Watch the final video in this series about how these fundamentals can be adapted to help you and your family stay safe while using a home router or smartphone.
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Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)
This Fiscal Monitor explores how governments can improve economic growth prospects by enhancing the efficiency and composition of public spending. Redirecting public spending toward infrastructure, education, health, and research and development, without increasing overall spending, can deliver significant long-term gains in output. Closing gaps in efficiency can further magnify these gains, with institution-building being the most effective strategy. The analysis provides new global and time-varying datasets of public spending efficiency and rigidity.
Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)
The war in the Middle East has been a major shock, with significant implications for trade, energy markets, and macro financial stability for many countries in the region and beyond. Qatar is confronting this pivotal economic moment with damage to critical energy infrastructure, disruptions to energy exports and production, and interruption to air and maritime transportation routes as well as increased uncertainty.
This Governor’s Talk provides an opportunity to hear from H.E. Minister Al Kuwari how Qatar has been impacted by the conflict, and how its fiscal and structural policies and institutions are adapting to manage the changed conjuncture to preserve policy credibility, intergenerational equity, and macroeconomic stability. He will also discuss the role played by Qatar’s underlying strengths—including its credible macroeconomic framework, sizable sovereign buffers, and ongoing reforms under the Third National Development Strategy (NDS3)—in managing the impact of the conflict.
