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Advancing Cancer Research: US Scientist Finds Innovation in Spain

Source: European Commission (video statements)

A scientist from the US shares how relocating to Oviedo, supported by EU funding, allowed her to pursue groundbreaking research in cancer and immunity while finding a better balance in life and work.

Amid Spain’s vibrant research networks and supportive social infrastructure, she reflects on the freedom to explore big ideas, raise a family, and grow in a community that values both science and well-being.

This is a story of momentum sparked by curiosity, crossing borders and discovering new purpose in the rhythm of research, collaboration, and care.

00:04 Finding the Right Place
00:25 Doing Work That Matters
01:14 Support to Keep Going
01:31 A Great Team Environment
01:53 A Better Life Outside the Lab
02:26 Why Research Funding Matters

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How one global health org protects lives, prepares for the toughest scenarios: Gavi CEO

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

How does the CEO of an organization brought in to help respond to fast-moving health crises like Mpox and other infectious diseases plan for the unexpected? Sania Nishtar heads up Gavi – The Vaccine Alliance, an organization that has helped vaccinate over one billion children in the world’s poorest countries and prevent more than 18 million deaths worldwide. Sania talks to us about the planning, mindsets, technologies and scenario planning her team uses to be ready for any emergency. She explains the importance of securing ‘crystal clarity’ in advance for what its expected to deliver and how that helps the organization prepare for a range of circumstances and efficiently coordinate with governments and other global organizations when time is of the essence. This organization was launched at Davos 25 years ago and she shares what what’s needed for global health security and strengthened public health systems now and in months and years ahead.

This interview was recorded in January 2025 at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

About this episode:
Gavi: https://www.gavi.org/

Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/sania-nishtar-gavi-preparation-global-health

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We’re ‘losing the war’ on modern slavery: What leaders can do – HPE’s John Schultz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlXggC3o08I&t=1s

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UK The monarch’s seat in Parliament

Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

The Sovereign’s throne in the House of Lords chamber is hard to miss. Designed after the Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey @westminsterabbeylondon, it is used by the monarch during the State Opening of Parliament. Discover more about the history and significance of the throne with Parliament’s Curator of the Historic Furniture and Decorative Arts Collection, Eloise.

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High-Level Political Forum 2025 – Opening | United Nations

Source: United Nations (video statements)

The HLPF will be held from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council.

Opening
Unlocking means of implementation: Mobilizing financing and STI for the SDGs (Townhall meeting)

-How can countries and stakeholders advance a coherent framework for financing the SDGs? 
-What are the key outcomes from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) which can be addressed in the short-term?
-How can promising science and technology solutions for the SDGs be scaled up? 
-What innovative examples were highlighted at the 10th Multi-Stakeholder Forum on STI for the SDGs?

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The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum from Monday, 21 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, as part of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC.

The theme of the HLPF will be "Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind"

Five Sustainable Development Goals would be the focus of HLPF 2025 

SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 5 – Gender Equality
SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 14 – Life Below Water
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

The 2025 HLPF is expected to bring together ministerial and high-level representatives of governments, as well as a wide range of expertise and stakeholders, including heads of UN entities, academics and other experts, and representatives of major groups and other stakeholders. 

37 countries will present a Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) at the 2025 HLPF: Angola, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Malaysia, Malta, Micronesia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand.  

Watch in 6 UN official languages: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fv876o81

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Gaza: WFP warns of worsening starvation as aid access remains blocked | United Nations

Source: United Nations (video statements)

World Food Programme (WFP) deputy chief Carl Skau said, “one in three people in Gaza goes for days without eating.” He once again called for a ceasefire and the access for humanitarian aid, the Programme has "enough food on the borders to be delivered to the entire population for some two months," he said.

The Deputy Executive Director briefed reporters today (11 Jul) in New York on his recent visit to Gaza.

“Starvation is spreading,” Skau said, referring to the recent IPC report a few weeks ago pointing to the entire population being acutely food insecure and 500,000 people in starvation, he added, “it’s much worse now. Malnutrition is surging.”

The senior WFP official also highlighted the displacement in the Strip. He said, “I’ve met families who have moved maybe two or three times. Now it’s a situation where I meet families who have moved two or three times in the past ten days. They have moved 20 or 30 times, and obviously every time they are able to bring less and the margins to survive become slimmer

Skau also said that the Programme’s ability to response and assist as humanitarians “have never been more constrained.”

“The first issue is obviously the amount that we are able to bring in. It’s just a fraction of what’s needed,” he explained, adding that the price of a kilo of wheat flour was over $25 during his visit last week.

Skau described the operating environment for his team as “impossible.”

He said, “Some 85 percent now of the territory, there are active military operations. Our teams get stuck in waiting for clearances and at checkpoints, often spending between 15 to 20 hours straight in the armored vehicles trying to escort our convoys.”

“There’s not enough fuel. There are not enough spare parts to our vehicles. Most of the windows in our armored vehicles have been damaged, and we don’t have basic communication. Radio, antennas from our cars have been ripped off. And so, if you are more than 20 metres away from each other, we don’t have proper communication. And that, it is really an issue when you are in this kind of environment, he added.

The Deputy Executive Director also informed the reporters that WFP has been “actively engaging with Israeli authorities over the past few weeks.”

He noted that there were some agreements in terms of improving the conditions, but the implementation of the agreements is not yet enough.

Skau reiterated that WFP has enough food on the borders to deliver to the entire population for some two months, “but obviously we need that ceasefire and we need conditions within that ceasefire.”

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