Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
🚨 Road Safety Reminder 🚨
As travel volumes increase this festive season, all road users are urged to:
✅ Plan your journey ahead
✅ Rest before you drive
✅ Never drink and drive
✅ Expect heightened police visibility
Let’s work together to make this a safe and joyful festive season for everyone. 🙏
#FestiveSafetyCampaign #RoadSafety #ItBeginsWithMe #ArriveAlive #GovZAUpdates
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the Online Safety Act.
Lewis Atkinson MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.
Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/
What are petition debates?
Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.
Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.
The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk
Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work/
Stay up-to-date
Follow the Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions
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Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Ramokgopa briefs the media on Electricity matters
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
For more than 50 years, the World Economic Forum has brought together global leaders from government, business and civil society. The Forum’s public-private initiatives, communities and research-backed insights help these decision-makers drive collaborative solutions to better navigate the most complex issues of our time. In a world of rapid change, the need for trusted collaboration has never been greater. Learn more about the World Economic Forum: www.weforum.org
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It provides a global, impartial and not-for-profit platform for meaningful connection between stakeholders to establish trust, and build initiatives for cooperation and progress.
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Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
For more than 50 years, the World Economic Forum has been a place where leaders from business, government and civil society come together, not to compete, but to understand, collaborate and act. In a world that’s increasingly complex and interconnected, the Forum offers a trusted space to foster dialogue, rebuild trust and drive long-term cooperation.
Five decades of collective action later, it remains firmly focused on the future, helping leaders navigate transformative change and work together toward a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable world.
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It provides a global, impartial and not-for-profit platform for meaningful connection between stakeholders to establish trust, and build initiatives for cooperation and progress.
Find out more below:
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Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Presidential Spokesperson Media Briefing
Source: United Nations (video statements)
The 11th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations opened in Riyadh this Sunday.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Conference by recalling the audience: ‘Twenty years ago, we launched an initiative to help show that humanity – in all its diversity – could talk, listen, and build together. Today, that vision is more urgent, than ever. Bringing it to life requires the timeless tools of dialogue and diplomacy.’
Source: United Nations (video statements)
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) will conclude operations this month, but UN support for Iraq will continue, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani in Baghdad on Saturday.
‘Against all odds, the Iraqi people never wavered in their commitment to building a peaceful, inclusive society based on the rule of law and democratic institutions,’ he said.
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
This week’s top stories of the week include:
0:14 – Can growth be good for the planet? – Sustainability and economic growth need not be opponents, argues economist Alessio Terzi, Assistant Professor at the Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge. Here Terzi explains why – and how to get there.
4:05 – These Indigenous women in Mexico are cooking with sunlight – These Indigenous women from Oaxaca state have swapped their traditional wood or gas-fired ovens with clean, sunshine-powered solar stoves – with enormous benefits.
6:33 – Doctors want to use AI, but their patients are less sure – 79% of healthcare professionals are optimistic that AI can improve patient outcomes. Fewer patients are optimistic about AI in healthcare overall. Carla Goulart Peron, Chief Medical Officer at Philips, says the main reason for the gap in optimism between staff and their patients is a lack of trust in #AI. It can be closed, though – as she explains.
9:19 – Why businesses should care about refugees, according to this expert – In an era of shrinking aid budgets and rising displacement, businesses have a part to play in helping refugees, says Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations at UNHCR.
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The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It provides a global, impartial and not-for-profit platform for meaningful connection between stakeholders to establish trust, and build initiatives for cooperation and progress.
Find out more below:
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Source: United Nations (video statements)
Every day at noon, Stéphane Dujarric steps on stage to field questions about the United Nations from international journalists. As spokesman for the Secretary-General, he must be ready to talk on all aspects of the organization’s work at a time of unprecedented financial and political strain.
“There is no way we can move forward in this world without multilateralism, without an organization like this one. It’s like a plant, right? It needs to be watered. We can’t let it wither away.”
An alumnus of the United Nations International School, Stéphane Dujarric was immersed in the world of international diplomacy from an early age. In this episode, he shares why his own family owes everything to the actions of two courageous diplomats, and reflects on how being a procrastinator can be a superpower when faced with the challenge of the 24-hour news cycle.
[00:00] Introduction
[01:02] A look behind the curtain
[05:36] Facing the Press Corps
[07:24] When you just don’t know
[08:23] Supporting journalists off-camera
[09:36] The importance of slowing down
[11:03] How his journalism background guides him today
[14:06] Navigating the press and leaving social media behind
[17:15] Highlighting forgotten crises
[19:17] Humanizing the facts
[21:29] What keeps Steph awake at night
[23:44] When funding disappears
[24:53] Ensuring that we are not numb
[27:52] Announcing colleagues’ deaths
[29:56] “If we can’t help one…”
[31:40] Early lessons from an international childhood
[38:00] Ways to relax and looking toward the future
[39:59] A message for young people
[40:37] Closing remarks
Listen to more Awake at Night episodes: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoDFQJEq_0b6hu1e8oxsch9W0D7vkNqt
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About Awake at Night
Hosted by Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, the podcast ‘Awake at Night’ is an in-depth interview series focusing on remarkable United Nations staff members who dedicate their career to helping people in parts of the world where they have the hardest lives – from war zones and displacement camps to areas hit by disasters and the devastation of climate change.
