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This start-up wants to provide sunlight at night with mirrored satellites

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Reflect Orbital is developing satellites with ‘giant mirrors’ designed to reflect sunlight back to specific locations on Earth after dark.

The company says the technology could power #solar farms at night, provide low-carbon lighting during emergencies and even extend farms’ growing seasons.

The technology is still at the experimental stage, and its wider implications remain under debate.

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‘UN is my life, my family’ – Outgoing ED for Kofi-Annan Foundation | Awake at Night

Source: United Nations (video statements)

Outgoing Executive Director of the Kofi Annan Foundation Corinne Momal-Vanian previously spent three decades serving with the United Nations. For her, the UN’s founding values have always been a north star, not just for her career, but also for her family and her whole life.

“It’s really putting the human dignity at the center. That every human being deserves to live a fulfilling life and life in dignity, that’s also at the heart of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and those are truly universal aspirations.”

From working against apartheid to stabilising post-genocide Cambodia, Corrine Momal-Vanian has deployed for the UN at compelling moments across the world. In this episode, she looks back on serving two Secretary-Generals during some of the darkest and dangerous moments in the organization’s history, and shares why the UN was always so much more than a job.

[00:00] Introduction
[00:36] Beginning a UN career in Baghdad and finding love
[04:16] Choosing the UN and a life of public service
[07:53] Cambodia, peacebuilding and Sergio Vieira de Mello
[13:00] Rwanda, Srebrenica and the lessons learned
[16:27] Travelling the world with Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali
[19:44] The power of determined leadership
[21:51] Working alongside Kofi Annan
[27:35] What keeps Corinne awake at night
[31:19] Why the UN still matters
[31:30] Carrying forward Kofi Annan’s legacy
[36:19] Why young people give her hope
[38:08] Closing remarks

Listen to more Awake at Night episodes: https://www.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.

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‘UN is my life, my family,’ with Corinne Momal-Vanian | UN ‘Awake at Night’ podcast teaser

Source: United Nations (video statements)

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Outgoing Executive Director of the Kofi Annan Foundation Corinne Momal-Vanian previously spent three decades serving with the United Nations. For her, the UN’s founding values have always been a north star, not just for her career, but also for her family and her whole life.

“It’s really putting the human dignity at the center. That every human being deserves to live a fulfilling life and life in dignity, that’s also at the heart of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and those are truly universal aspirations.”

From working against apartheid to stabilising post-genocide Cambodia, Corrine Momal-Vanian has deployed for the UN at compelling moments across the world. In this episode, she looks back on serving two Secretary-Generals during some of the darkest and dangerous moments in the organization’s history, and shares why the UN was always so much more than a job.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XLodU0Om8Do

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Sudan: People need food, water and medicine – Under-Secretary-General | United Nations

Source: United Nations (video statements)

Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said, “The people of Sudan need food, water and medicine. Yet the world sends drones, weapons and mercenaries. The people of Sudan need sustained, courageous diplomacy. Yet the world is indifferent and distracted. The people of Sudan need peace and dignity. Yet others use Sudan’s land and people as pieces in a regional struggle for power, gold and pride. This Council is not powerless. The international community is not powerless. The tragedy of Sudan is not that we do not know what to do. It is that we have not yet found the will to do it.”

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UK Drafting Lords business | A Day in the Lords

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

❓ What is the House of Lords Table Office? Despite its name, there’s no carpentry or flat pack involved here. Instead, it’s where members go to table a question to put to the government in the chamber.
Table Office Clerk Jen tells us what it’s like getting to grips with the array of questions from members, from water regulation to trail hunting.

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South Africa Government: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the 5th SIDSSA

Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the 5th SIDSSA

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Roy Morgan Update August 25, 2026: Federal Vote, Consumer Confidence and Australian Readership

Source: Roy Morgan Poll (video)

In this week’s Market Research Update, we present the latest data on Federal Vote, Consumer Confidence and Australian Readership.

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