SECRETARY-GENERAL/TRIP The Secretary-General arrived in Ulaanbaatar, today – the capital of Mongolia today. This is his second stop during this current trip. As you know, Mongolia is a nuclear weapon free zone, and has also been an important interlocutor of the United Nations in relation to the situation on the Korean Peninsula. The issue of the Peninsula will come up in discussions the Secretary-General will have on his current trip. He will then go to the Republic of Korea. Earlier today in To...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 40 min
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a news conference in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, after touring a local winery. She discusses her government's record on helping small businesses and highlights a $166 million investment in Canada’s wine sector that was previously announced in the 2022 federal budget. Liberal MP Kody Blois (Kings–Hants) and Hanspeter Stutz (owner and president of Domaine de Grand Pré) also take part in the event. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.co...
Aug 06, 2022•32 min
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S TRAVEL The Secretary-General arrived in Hiroshima, in Japan, a few hours ago, where he will take part tomorrow in the Peace Memorial Ceremony. At the ceremony, he will reiterate his call on world leaders to urgently eliminate stockpiles of nuclear weapons. He will also meet a group of surviving victims of the atomic bombs, known as the hibakusha, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Mr. Guterres will also participate in a dialogue with young activists. Later, he will move on to Mongoli...
Aug 06, 2022•51 min
UN chief said that “Every day we wait leads us closer to a global breakdown – both physical and political. But while the problems before us are unprecedented, they are not insurmountable.” Briefing today (4 Aug) on the progress in the implementation of recommendations contained in the report on “Our Common Agenda”, Secretary-General António Guterres said that global shocks are “unabated and growing.” “Business as usual will almost certainly guarantee a future of constant crises and devastating r...
Aug 05, 2022•26 min
Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the plan on Thursday, saying up to 225 Canadian Armed Forces members will eventually be based in Britain for an initial period of four months. There they will work alongside counterparts from Britain, the Netherlands and New Zealand in training Ukrainian soldiers on the basics of soldiering. “Training missions like this, assisting our allies and our partners when they are under attack, is what we do,” Anand said during a virtual news conference. “It is a pr...
Aug 05, 2022•37 min
Join Premier John Horgan; Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training; Mitzi Dean, MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin; and others for an announcement about expanding post-secondary education for students on the Westshore. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Briefing by António Guterres, UN Secretary-General and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan to introduce the third report of the Global Crisis Response Group. Earlier this year, the Secretary-General launched this series of reports to examine the impact of the war in Ukraine on food, fuel and finance sectors. Secretary-General António Guterres today (3 Aug) urged governments to tax oil and gas companies' “excessive profits” and said it was “immora...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min
SG TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT The Secretary-General will be heading to Japan, where he will take part in the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima, held on 6 August every year. The ceremony aims to console the souls of those lost to the atomic bombing, as well as to pray for the realization of lasting world peace. The Secretary-General will honour the victims of the bombings, commemorate all victims of the second world war, and reiterate his call to world leaders to urgently eliminate stockpiles of nuclea...
Aug 03, 2022•24 min
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons- Tenth Review Conference final Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .
Aug 03, 2022•35 min
Hybrid press briefing by Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China and President of the Security Council for August. Asked about a possible visit by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun said, “our position is firm. Our determination is firm. We will do whatever we can to defend our sovereignty and territorial integrity. I hope the US government officials understand that well.” Speaking today (01 Aug) in New Y...
Aug 03, 2022•30 min
Congress passes bipartisan $280 billion bill aimed at challenging China’s dominance in chip manufacturing A bill authorizing $280 billion to boost the country’s manufacturing and technological competitiveness against China is one step closer to becoming a law. The legislation, called CHIPS and Science Act, Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support ....
Jul 30, 2022•27 min
Adopting resolution 2647 (2022) (to be issued as document S/RES/2647) by a vote of 12 in favour to none against, with three abstentions (Gabon, Ghana, Kenya), the Council reiterated its decision that UNSMIL should be led by a Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Tripoli and called on the Secretary-General to promptly appoint the same. Through the text, the Council also called on the relevant Libyan institutions and authorities to implement confidence-building measures to create an ...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 12 min
The goal over the next four months is to get some 20 million tons of grain out of three Ukrainian sea ports blocked since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion. That provides time for about four to five large bulk carriers per day to transport grain from the ports to millions of impoverished people worldwide facing hunger. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support ....
Jul 28, 2022•38 min
On Parliament Hill, Conservative MPs Raquel Dancho, Stephen Ellis and Rick Perkins hold a news conference ahead of the House of Commons public safety committee's first meeting on alleged political interference in the investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The committee is examining whether former Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and the Prime Minister's Office exerted political pressure on RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to release details about the investigation into the mass shoo...
Jul 27, 2022•41 min
Briefing by Lynn Hastings, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Lynn Hastings said, “immediate steps to reverse negative trends and to support the Palestinian people are essential. The violence must stop. The tensions that have been mountin...
Jul 27, 2022•50 min
I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples. Pope Francis Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 8 min
A month ago, I convened the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations to assess whether the multi-country monkeypox outbreak represented a public health emergency of international concern. At that meeting, while differing views were expressed, the committee resolved by consensus that the outbreak did not represent a public health emergency of international concern. At the time, 3040 cases of monkeypox had been reported to WHO, from 47 countries. Since then, the outbreak has ...
Jul 25, 2022•57 min
In Halifax, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces an investment of up to $255 million for clean energy projects in the province. He is joined by Sean Fraser (federal minister of immigration and MP for Central Nova, Nova Scotia), Kody Blois (MP for Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia) and Chief Sidney Peters (Glooscap First Nation). The prime minister responds to questions from reporters about Canada's potential to help wean Europe off of its reliance on Russian energy and his government’s decision to win...
Jul 23, 2022•50 min
Highlights: - Secretary-General - Yemen - Lebanon - Sri Lanka Papua New Guinea - Climate/Sustainable Development Goals - World Food Programme Transport Training Centre SECRETARY-GENERAL The Secretary-General, António Guterres, will travel to Istanbul, Türkiye, this evening as part of his efforts to ensure full global access to Ukraine’s food products and Russian food and fertilizer. YEMEN The Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has intensified his engagements with the parties to support the...
Jul 23, 2022•33 min
One in every 8 people on our planet is a refugee or migrant, and the numbers are growing. With conflicts, climate change, growing inequality, and global emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people will be on the move. Like anyone else, refugees and migrants have the right to the highest attainable standard of health. But the health needs of refugees and migrants are often neglected or unaddressed in the countries they pass through, or settle in. They face multiple barriers in...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Children leaving armed groups need our full support to heal. They need medical care, to be reunited with their families, and have opportunities to learn. Most importantly, communities need to be supported to welcome them. Children leaving armed groups are seen as a threat and more work needs to be done to help people understand their needs and what they have been through. In addition to this, there is a big gap in opportunities for children and young people leaving armed groups. They need to lea...
Jul 21, 2022•46 min
Canadians are proud of our oceans. With the longest coastline in the world, marine and coastal areas are essential to our livelihoods and our economy right across the country. Since it was launched in 2016, the Oceans Protection Plan has strengthened protections for our coasts and wildlife, improved marine traffic and incident management, and advanced partnerships with Indigenous communities. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the next phase of Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan. W...
Jul 20, 2022•34 min
World Must Steer Humanity to Path of Living in Harmony with Planet, Says Secretary-General, at General Assembly Nature Debate Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .
Jul 20, 2022•28 min
Bill Blair, the federal minister of emergency preparedness, and Mike Farnworth, the British Columbia minister of public safety, speak with reporters in Vancouver. The news conference follows the fifth and final meeting of the committee of federal and B.C. ministers on disaster response and climate resilience, which was struck in November 2021 to coordinate responses to extreme weather events in the province. Minister Blair announces that the federal government will be delivering advance payments...
Jul 19, 2022•58 min
Briefing the Security Council today (14 Jul) the Special Representative for the Secretary-General in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, said that while there are reasons for encouragement, “violence continues against communities, leaders and former combatants” and called for their security to be guaranteed through the Peace Agreement. Ruiz Massieu said, “it saddens me to have to inform you about the killing of four more former combatants since the Secretary-General´s report was published two weeks a...
Jul 17, 2022•39 min
In Kingston, Ont., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a partnership with Umicore, a materials technology and recycling company, to bring a facility for the production of electric vehicle batteries to the province. The new net-zero facility will be built in Loyalist Township and is expected to create 1,000 jobs during its construction and hundreds of permanent positions. He is joined by François-Philippe Champagne (federal minister of innovation, science and industry), Vic Fedeli (Ontario’s ...
Jul 16, 2022•1 hr 25 min
The Security Council adopted a resolution re-authorising cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border for an additional six months, until 10 January 2023. The resolution had 12 votes in favor, no votes against, and three abstentions: the United States, United Kingdom, and France. The draft was produced by the humanitarian penholders on Syria, Ireland and Norway. The vote followed intense, difficult negotiations, said Geraldine Byrne Nason...
Jul 14, 2022•43 min
Canada's Premiers came together in Victoria for their first in-person meeting in over two years, to emphasize the urgent need for a new, sustainable health care funding partnership for Canadians. As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has intensified the pre-existing fractures in our health systems' foundations, we are at a critical point for the sustainability of our health care services. Canadians cannot wait any longer. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podc...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min
The Security Council today failed to reauthorize use of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing for the delivery of humanitarian aid into Syria, unable to pass either of two competing resolutions that would have kept open a critical lifeline to more than 4.1 million people in the country’s north-west, many of whom were forcibly displaced by violence during the 11-year war. The first draft resolution — submitted by Norway and Ireland — was defeated owing to the veto cast by the Russian Federation in a vo...
Jul 09, 2022•55 min
President Biden issue an executive order to help the way for Women's Reproductive Rights and ask all women to show for a election and vote Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .
Jul 09, 2022•27 min
