Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Deputy Minister Narend Singh visited the National Zoological Garden and National Botanical Gardens in Pretoria as part of National Gardens Week
Colombia, Iran, Lebanon & Other Topics – Daily Press Briefing (9 March 2026) | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Tom Fletcher Briefing
Trip Announcement
Town Hall with Women Civil Society Leaders
Colombia
Middle East/Iran
Lebanon
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Security Council/Syria
Security Council/Afghanistan
Afghanistan Refugees
South Sudan
Ukraine
Myanmar
Cuba
Violence Against Children
Gender-Discriminatory Nationality Laws
International Day of Women Judges
TOM FLETCHER BRIEFING
Tomorrow, at 2pm in Geneva, which will be 9am here in New York, given the time difference, Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, will be speaking to reporters.
He’ll update you all on the progress made in his goal this year to reach 87 million people with life-saving aid. For that, the humanitarian community will need $23 billion.
Connection details will be shared later for those of you who want to join.
TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT
Every year, the Secretary-General undertakes a Ramadan solidarity visit. This year, he will travel to Türkiye, to the capital Ankara, to pay tribute to the extraordinary generosity of the Turkish people. Over many years, during his tenure as UN High Commissioner for Refugees and then as Secretary-General, António Guterres has witnessed Türkiye open its doors and communities to millions of people forced to flee violence and persecution. The Secretary-General will meet, during his trip, with representatives of non-governmental organizations working to support refugees in Türkiye.
Türkiye has provided refuge and support, hosting one of the largest refugee populations in the world, with nearly 2.5 million refugees and asylum seekers, including more than 2.3 million Syrians.
While in Türkiye, the Secretary-General will receive the state award, the “Atatürk International Peace Prize.”, which he will accept on behalf of UN personnel throughout the world. This recognition, as you are well aware, comes at a time of immense suffering around the world.
The unfolding crisis in the Middle East stands as a tragic example of that. During his visit, the Secretary-General is scheduled to hold discussions with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan.
TOWN HALL WITH WOMEN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS
This morning, the Secretary-General participated in a town hall with women civil society leaders.
In his opening remarks, he thanked them for being on the frontlines every day, defending hard‑won rights for women and girls and for building coalitions when societies are being pulled apart.
These are trying times, he said. A bitter wind is blowing around the world, hardening attitudes, and fueling a backlash against women’s rights.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-03-10
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Fraud
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche joined @RuthlessPodcast and discussed the massive fraud problem in our country and what this administration is doing to combat it.
Your FBI: Cyber – Business Defense
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
FBI Cyber Division host a roundtable discussion about Operation Winter SHIELD, the FBI’s 60-day operation to defend the homeland. Assistant Director of FBI Cyber Division, Brett Leatherman, discusses zero-day threats, end-of-life technological vulnerabilities, and the emerging threat of agentic AI with SSA Joshua Blanchard and SC Taushiana Bright.
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AI Phishing Is Getting More Aggressive
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Josh Blanchard describes how nation-state hackers are developing more sophisticated and clever phishing tactics impersonating high-ranking government officials.
French artist JR explains the power of public art
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Photographic murals celebrating women in places riven by conflict. Vast portraits of elderly people in cities healing from trauma. These are just two of the projects by the French artist JR, across a daring career championing the marginalized in huge, striking works of public art.
In this interview, JR discusses why art is of such vital importance, and the role that it can play in reminding political and business leaders with stories they may have forgotten.
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Road to MC14: agriculture and food security
Source: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)
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MDT Summit Day 1 Session 1 – Page Ulrey
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
Making the Case: How Collaboration Among Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, and MDT Member Agencies Improves Prosecution:
There is some evidence that cases reviewed by an MDT have higher rates of referral for prosecution. That may be because MDTs are effective and efficient in ensuring better investigations and prosecutions of elder abuse crimes by bringing together many professionals to share their expertise, to share information, and to improve communication. Members of the MDT who attend to the needs of the victims play an important role in facilitating prosecutors’ ability to hold abusers accountable. This session will describe how MDTs benefit elder abuse prosecution, discuss best practice for collaborating with law enforcement through MDTs, and will showcase ways that MDTs have made elder abuse investigations more successful through case examples.
MDT Summit Day 1 Session 2 – Joy Ernst, PhD, LLMSW
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
A Shift in Perspective: The Relevance of Trauma-Informed Practices for MDTs:
Some behaviors exhibited by trauma survivors are misinterpreted by MDT members as lying, or somehow inconsistent with how they expect a victim to behave. Lack of understanding of how trauma affects a victim can help determine whether the case even goes forward and thereby becomes an access to justice issue. Recent work on the impact of trauma across the life course underscores the need to recognize trauma and incorporate trauma-informed practices into systems’ responses to elder abuse. In this session, attendees will learn the six principles of trauma-informed practices and the application of those principles to the MDT context, including a discussion of the benefits and challenges of adopting trauma-informed practices.
MDT Summit Day 2 Session 4 – Burnes and Kimball
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
Putting These Principles into Practice:
The RISE model is a victim service program designed to reduce harm, respect autonomy, restore relationships, and advance justice in a holistic and flexible way. RISE is an example of a program that has adopted all of the principles discussed over the past day and half. In this session, members of the RISE Collaborative will discuss the benefits to – and the struggles with – adopting these principles and how adoption of these principles has contributed to better outcomes for their clients, whether or not the case is prosecuted.