Women Rising for Peace, World Habitat Day & other topics – Daily Press Briefing | United Nations

Source: United Nations (video statements)

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:

– Security Council
– Women Rising for Peace Exhibit
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– Sudan
– Central African Republic
– Democratic Republic of the Congo
– Ukraine
– World Habitat Day
– Financial Contribution

WOMEN RISING FOR PEACE EXHIBIT
Related to the topic of Women, Peace and Security, and just before delivering their remarks at the Security Council, the Secretary-General, together with the Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous, visited the exhibit entitled “Through Her Lens: Women Rising for Peace”, located outside the General Assembly Hall.
The exhibit features striking images by local women photographers, capturing women peacebuilders, human rights defenders, UN peacekeepers, and community leaders driving peace in some of the world’s most fragile contexts.
The display will remain open to visitors throughout October.

OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
The Emergency Relief Chief, Tom Fletcher, has allocated $9 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to ensure adequate fuel supplies to keep life-saving services running in the Gaza Strip. 
Meanwhile, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports a reduction in air strikes in recent days but says that shelling and gunfire continued over the weekend, with 21 people reportedly killed and 96 injured yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health.  

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=06%20October%202025

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“Europe stands together”: President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the EP joint debate

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"Europe stands together. And it delivers together." – President Ursula von der Leyen

On 6 October 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participated in the European Parliament Plenary Debate in Strasbourg, France.

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Inflation and Monetary Policy | Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2025

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Session 5 on Inflation and Monetary Policy at the Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2025. Session chair: Edward Knotek, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Monetary Policy across Inflation Regimes
• Presenter: Katerina Petrova, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and Barcelona School of Economics
• Valeria Gargiulo, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Christian Matthes, Indiana University
• Discussant: Marco Lombardi, Bank for International Settlements

Watch all sessions from the conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVAEZuF9FZnje5bTTZ9sJKe4TR0OlIbA

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When do deficits fuel inflation? | Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2025

Source: European Central Bank (video statements)

Keynote Speech: When do deficits fuel inflation? at the Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2025.

• Gauti B. Eggertsson, Brown University
• Introduction and chair: Peter Karadi, European Central Bank

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Trade and Inflation Session | Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2025

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Session 4 on Trade and Inflation at the Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2025. Session chair: Elena Bobeica, European Central Bank.

Trade Costs and Inflation Dynamics
• Presenter: Albert Queralto, Federal Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• Pablo Cuba-Borda, Federal Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• Ricardo Reyes-Heroles, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Mikaël Scaramucci, University of California, Los Angeles
• Discussant: Ine Van Robays, European Central Bank

Watch all sessions from the conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVAEZuF9FZnje5bTTZ9sJKe4TR0OlIbA

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EP Plenary Session, Joint debate on the two motions of censure on the Commission

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Statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission

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Melting Arctic Threatens Health & Robots Transform Heart Surgery | WEF | Top Stories of the Week

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00:00:14:20 There’s a link between Arctic ice melt and your health, says this professor: Gail Whiteman, Hoffmann Impact Professor for Accelerating Action on Nature and Climate at University of Exeter Business School, talks us through the health implications of Arctic ice melt – and the best way to fight it.

00:04:36:12 This doctor founded a health center to care for women who have undergone FGC: Nawal Nour, founder of the African Women’s Health Center in Boston, explains why an approach to medical care rooted in empathy, respect and active listening is fundamental to improving women’s health.

00:07:46:17 This hospital performed the world’s first fully robotic heart transplant: Surgeons at a hospital in Saudi Arabia successfully achieved a world first: a heart transplant performed entirely by robots. The patient was a 16-year-old boy with severe heart failure.

00:09:54:00 Can these tech classes transform school?: New York has launched a 3-year pilot across 10 schools that helps pupils practise the vital STEM skills they’ll need to enter a future career in manufacturing or technology. You can hear from a host of students – as well as AFT President Randi Weingarten – in this video.

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