Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
The impact of Cyber investigations can’t be measured, and neither can the work of #YourFBI. Hear from an agent working cyber investigations for the FBI about the long term impact of cyber attacks and what the FBI is doing to prevent them.
Source: United Nations (video statements)
The United Nations is pleased to welcome actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the UN’s first Global Advocate for Human-centric Digital Governance.
In this role, Mr. Gordon-Levitt will collaborate with the UN to help shape a digital future that is inclusive, innovative and human-centred. He will bring his creativity, perspective and influence to the UN Internet Governance Forum, amplifying the UN’s commitment to human rights and accountability in the digital age.
From online safety to access and opportunity, his advocacy will help ensure that the human impact of technology on everyday life is never overlooked.
Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)
Tackling antisemitism on university campuses was on the agenda in the House of Lords on Monday 16 March. Members pressed the government in an urgent question granted by the Lord Speaker.
📺 Watch the full question https://orlo.uk/df0ro
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
What the Euro?! is our new podcast series about how the euro and our decisions shape your day-to-day. The first episode is out now!
❗ Disclaimer: we actually like working together and we had lots of fun producing this video!
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
To celebrate, we’re looking back at Ireland’s euro area journey, with a banger on repeat 💶💃
#Euro #Europe #ECB
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Are we really watching cash disappear, or is that just what people on TikTok say?
In this episode of What the Euro?!, our host Catherine digs into the real story behind cash. To find out everything you need to know, she speaks to experts about how we’re using it, why it matters, why it’ll stay and what’s changing with new banknote designs and the digital euro.
The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.
Current banknotes
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/current/html/index.en.html
Access to and acceptance of cash
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/cash_strategy/acceptance-cash/html/index.en.html
Future banknotes
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/future_banknotes/html/index.en.html
Digital euro
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html
ECB Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters in New York that the Lebanese government must “step up” and “step in” to “dismantle Hezbollah,” and said, “Lebanon must restrain Hezbollah now, or we will.”
Danon said Israel had expanded “the forward defence area” in southern Lebanon in order to “remove immediate terrorist threats near our border and create an additional layer of security for the residents of northern Israel.”
He said, “Israel did not choose this situation, Hezbollah did. For weeks, Hezbollah has been launching rockets at Israeli communities from southern Lebanon.”
Pointing at a map, the Israeli Ambassador said, “look at how many launch sites are south of the Litani River. Everywhere you see the red dots. It’s in one evening.”
He stressed that under Security Council Resolution 1701, “Hezbollah is not supposed even to be there. Yet rockets are being fired from dozens of locations in exactly that area.”
Turning to Iran, Danon said, “the regime in Tehran is showing signs of weakness,” and asked “where is the new Supreme Leader? Where is he?”
He said the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “hasn’t appeared in public,” and “leaders and members of the security forces are defecting.”
Danon said, “while they hide, they continue to fire missiles from behind civilians, like the cowards that they are.”
Source: United Nations (video statements)
At an event commemorating the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, the Secretary-General urged a renewed commitment to “the equality, human rights, and dignity of every person, everywhere,” calling for actions to eradicate the rising tide of anti-Muslim hatred and bigotry.
The International Day to Combat Islamophobia is observed annually on March 15.
Speaking at the event in New York, Guterres cautioned a rising tide of anti-Muslim bigotry and hate. He said the bias can be overt: institutional discrimination, socio economic marginalization, sweeping immigration restrictions, and unwarranted surveillance and profiling. And the bias can also be subtle, in opportunities quietly denied, assumptions left unchallenged +, questions weighted down by suspicion.
The UN chief said, “these realities are driven – and dangerously amplified – by anti‑Muslim rhetoric, misinformation, and outright hate,” adding “when discriminatory narratives are echoed by those in positions of authority, prejudice becomes normalized. When stereotypes are left unchallenged, they harden into policy. And when fear is allowed to guide decision-making, injustice follows.”
“Online and offline, toxic narratives portray entire communities through the lens of hostility and blame,” Guterres highlighted, adding that the consequences are painfully real: “Harassment and intimidation. Vandalism and threats. Attacks on individuals and on mosques.”
He continued, “this is an assault on Muslims – and it is an assault on the values that underpin peaceful, inclusive societies everywhere.”
The Secretary-General reiterated, “governments have a clear responsibility. Laws and policies must safeguard equality, not entrench prejudice. Security measures must protect people and respect human rights, not stigmatize entire communities. Technology companies have a responsibility. Online spaces should bring people together, not drive them apart. They must do far more to identify, prevent, and address hate speech and harassment. “
“And all of us have a responsibility,” he added, “we must speak out – clearly and consistently – against bigotry, xenophobia, and discrimination wherever they appear.”
“Silence in the face of hatred only allows it to spread. Real change requires sustained political will, inclusive leadership, and a commitment to listen to all voices across diverse communities,” the UN chief said.
Guterres also said, “as Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims around the world reaffirm values that also form the foundation of the UN Charter: empathy for the vulnerable, generosity toward neighbors, and responsibility toward the wider community.”
He continued, “these universal principles must guide our global response to hatred and division.”
On this International Day to Combat Islamophobia, the Secretary-General said, “let us recommit to the equality, human rights, and dignity of every person, everywhere. Let us reject the narratives of fear and exclusion. And let us work together to eradicate the rising tide of anti-Muslim hatred and bigotry, and build a world rooted in respect, inclusion, justice, and peace.”
Source: United Nations (video statements)
“I am alarmed by the ongoing human rights crisis that creates massive suffering for the Haitian people,” a UN human rights independent expert said after a ten-day visit to Haiti.
Briefing reporters in New York today (16 Mar), William O’Neill, a UN human rights independent expert on Haiti, said gang violence has forced at least 1.4 million people from their homes, describing it as an unprecedented level of internal displacement.
He said some territory had been recovered from gang control and that police were more visible and motivated. Political leadership, he added, appeared more unified. But he said those gains were offset by conditions on the ground that remained dire.
“In camps and makeshift settlements people struggle every day simply to survive,” O’Neill said. “Sexual violence is rife in these sites.” He said displaced families frequently lack access to healthcare, clean water, sanitation, food, schools and adequate shelter.
O’Neill said thousands more remain trapped in gang-held areas or near shifting front lines. Young people in those communities face compounding dangers, he said, threatened by gangs and at the same time suspected by security forces and others in the population simply because of where they live. “This places them in an impossible situation,” he said, “caught between violence and suspicion.”
On youth recruitment, O’Neill said Haiti urgently needs rehabilitation and reintegration programs for children associated with gangs. He said he was encouraged by the prime minister’s commitment to programs targeting young gang members but called for broader action. “Haiti must also invest urgently in violence reduction and prevention, particularly for young people,” he said, adding that many children and adolescents “have been recruited or coerced by gangs that are growing up in communities where violence has become part of daily life.”
O’Neill also said he visited prisons in Cap-Haïtien and Port-au-Prince and described conditions there as unacceptable. Adults and children, as well as women and men, were held together in overcrowded, unsanitary facilities. “The conditions I observed were inhuman and degrading,” he said, calling the situation a reflection of "deeper structural failures within the justice and detention systems.”
He said he remains “deeply concerned about corruption, impunity and the weakness of accountability mechanisms” across the country.
Independent experts are appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to monitor and report on specific country situations or thematic issues. They serve in an unpaid, personal capacity and their findings and views do not represent the UN or its member states.
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Three weeks into the crisis in Lebanon, more than 830,000 people have fled their homes — including nearly 290,000 children.
UNICEF warns that displacement, food shortages, and strained health systems are putting children at growing risk.
