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Informal comments to the media by Ambassador Ferit Hoxha, Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations, and President of the Security Council for the month of September, on the situation in Yemen. According to the President of the Security Council, Member States expressed on Monday (11 Sep) their support for the UN-led peace process based on the agreed references and reiterated the ur...

Speaking with reporters at Dalhousie University’s Halifax campus, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh proposes solutions to address the shortage of student housing. Responding to questions from the media, the NDP leader comments on the Conservative party’s national policy convention that took place September 9-11 in Quebec City. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-...

Bowinn Ma, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, will be joined by Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests, to provide an important update on the wildfire situation in BC. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support .

Ambassador Ferit Hoxha of Albania and President of the Security Council for the month of September, On Friday (1 Sep) announced a High-level Council meeting on Ukraine to take place during this month’s High-level week. Briefing reporters in New York on the Council's program of work for the month, Hoxha said, “We want to use the presence of the leaders in town, to have a meaningful discussion in th...

we launched the WHO Civil Society Commission, to advise us on how we can work better with the communities we serve. To say more about the work of the Civil Society Commission, I’m delighted to welcome the Co-Chair of its Steering Committee, Lisa Hilmi. Lisa is Executive Director of CORE Group, bringing together health practitioners and public health professionals to improve community health practi...

The historical role of civil society organizations (CSO) in bringing about change in public health is well-known. While WHO has a long-standing tradition of working with CSOs, the establishment of the Commission takes the collaboration to a new level. https://www.who.int/news/item/24-08-2023-new-who-civil-society-commission-to-strengthen-civil-society-organizations--role-in-accelerating-progress-i...

The Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said, “The tragic reality is that, for as long violent conflict continues, and the political process is blocked, the suffering of the Syrian people will simply get worse.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support .

Bowinn Ma, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, will be joined by Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests, to provide an important update on the wildfire situation in BC Evacution Order are legal order had must be followed. Those who ignored the order hender the fire fighting process Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/suppor...

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks with reporters in Charlottetown, where he is attending a three-day meeting of the federal cabinet. He faces questions on the Liberal government’s ongoing talks with opposition parties in launching a public inquiry into foreign interference. He also comments on whether the cabinet is considering lowering immigration targets to ease the housi...

At a summit of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) in Ottawa, Health Minister Mark Holland takes part in a discussion on federal transfers and the future of health care in Canada. He is joined by Kathleen Ross, the new president of the CMA, and panel moderator Jennifer Ditchburn, president of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. Ministers Bill Blair (defence), Pascale St-Onge (Canadian...

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Wednesday (16 Aug) told the Security Council that despite hostilities having not returned to pre-truce levels, “intermittent fighting” continues, and “there have been public threats to return to war.” Grundberg said, “This rhetoric is not conducive to maintaining a fruitful mediation environment,” and called on the parties “t...

Vice President Harris, joined by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, will deliver remarks highlighting the Biden-Harris administration’s continued commitment to addressing the climate crisis with the urgency it demands while building a clean energy economy that creates good-paying jobs. President Biden delivers remarks on how Bidenomics is Investing in America to grow the economy from the middle o...

Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister and minister of finance, holds a press scrum in Toronto following a discussion on housing affordability with members of the public. Responding to questions from reporters, Freeland comments on the Ontario Auditor General report on the Greenbelt land selection process. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media-...

Hybrid press briefing by Leonardo Garnier, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Transforming Education Summit, along with Stefania Giannini, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education. They will brief reporters virtually on the forthcoming Our Common Agenda policy brief on Transforming Education. UNICEF’s Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, Te...

The Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, today (1 Aug) said “the unfolding crisis” in Niger, “if not addressed, will exacerbate the deteriorating security situation in the region.” Briefing reporters in New York via video teleconference from Accra, Ghana, Santos Simão said, “It will also negatively impact the development and lives of the...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a news conference in St. John’s as he continues his tour of the Atlantic provinces. He takes aim at the cost of food in Newfoundland and Labrador and outlines his party’s plan to lower grocery bills across the country. Singh is joined by Mary Shortall, the NDP candidate for St. John’s East. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictio...

Press briefing by Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and David Gressly, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, on the FSO Safer tanker. The United Nations has started pumping oil off the decaying vessel FSO Safer, moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, averting a potential spill and environmental disaster, Steiner and Gressly informed. Briefing journalists...

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday rebuked the Florida Board of Education’s new standards for how Black history will be taught in schools, calling it an effort by extremist leaders to spread propaganda. Speaking in Jacksonville, Harris said the recently approved curriculum, which suggests some slaves reaped benefits from the skills they acquired during forced labor, was based on a policy inten...

Yesterday, WHO and UNICEF published new data which show promising signs that immunization services are rebounding in some countries after disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, 4 million more children received immunizations than in 2021. This is encouraging news, but large gaps remain, and global and regional averages mask severe and persistent inequities, especially in low-income...

Media Stakeout by Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Speaking to journalists outside the General Assembly, Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs said, “Yesterday, when I had a meeting with the Secretary-General, ahead of his phone conversation with President Zelenskyy, we literally discussed all possible options with him.” He continued, “And...

The Secretary General praised the President, the Ukrainian people, the armed forces and the political leadership for their courage and determination since the beginning of Russia’s war. “NATO will continue to stand with you for as long as it takes,” he said. The establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Council is part of a three-part package of support bringing Ukraine closer to NATO. The Council will ac...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks with reporters as Canada's premiers gather in Winnipeg for the summer meeting of the Council of the Federation from July 10 to 12. Affordability issues, improving health care, Canada's competitiveness, and economic growth are the focus of the meeting, which is being chaired by Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson in her capacity as current head of the Council of...

Announcing priorities of the United Kingdom for its presidency of the Security Council for the month of July, Permanent Representative Barbara Woodward said, “we'll be bringing artificial intelligence to the Security Council for the very first time with our signature event this month.” Speaking to journalists on Monday (3 July), Barbara Woodward, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom...

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS (NATO) Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meeting of senior officials from Türkiye, Sweden and Finland on Thursday 6 July 2023 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. From the Unitenations During the briefing, O'Neill underscores the detrimental impact of weak accountability and rampant corruption on the state institu...

In Somalia, South Sudan, and parts of Kenya, WHO teams are seeing the highest levels of severely malnourished children arriving in health facilities since the crisis began 3 years ago. Over 10 million children under 5 years are facing acute malnutrition in 2023. While drought has given way to heavy rain and flooding, the situation remains extremely difficult, and hunger levels are expected to rema...