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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-in-global-health

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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.”

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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

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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 housing shortage.

Mike Moffatt, senior director of policy and innovation at the Smart Prosperity Institute, and Tim Richter, president and CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, speak with reporters in Charlottetown. The speakers are briefing ministers on the issue of housing as a three-day meeting of the federal cabinet continues.


Ministers Chrystia Freeland (finance), Anita Anand (Treasury Board president) and Randy Boissonnault (employment) speak with reporters in Charlottetown as a three-day meeting of the federal cabinet continues. They respond to questions about the federal government's housing strategy and the plan for federal ministers to identify $15 billion over five years in spending cuts.

International Trade Mary Ng speaks with reporters in Charlottetown, where she is attending a three-day meeting of the federal cabinet. She faces questions on Canada's decision to launch a legal challenge of the latest American duties on Canadian softwood lumber products. The minister is also asked about progress on establishing a foreign influence registry in response to foreign interference in Canada's elections.

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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 Heritage), Sean Fraser (housing), Mélanie Joly (foreign affairs), and Pablo Rodriguez (transport) respond to questions from reporters in Charlottetown as a three-day meeting of the federal cabinet gets underway. They discuss the federal response to ongoing wildfires in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia, Meta's decision to block Canadian news from its platforms as wildfires continue to burn across the country, housing, inflation, and the 2024 presidential elections in the United States.

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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 “to refrain from escalatory rhetoric and to continue to use and build on dialogue channels established under the truce through the Military Coordination Committee to de-escalate incidents.”

He said, “The fragility of the situation and its impact on Yemeni women and men highlight the urgent need to reach a consensus on the way forward.”

The Special Envoy said, “is working to convene the parties to address some of their immediate priorities to build confidence and move toward an inclusive and sustainable political settlement.”

He noted, “trust levels are low, and partial solutions risk being perceived as reversible and providing only temporary relief." He also said he continues “to pursue a more comprehensive approach that addresses both the immediate and longer-term political, economic, military and security issues.”

Grundberg condemned the murder of World Food Programme (WFP) staff member Moayad Hameidi in Taiz governorate on 21 July and stressed that “humanitarian workers should never be a target.”

He said, “Any loss of life in humanitarian service is an unacceptable tragedy for the United Nations and the people who benefit from the humanitarian community’s lifesaving assistance.”

The Special Envoy said he was “greatly relieved about the recent release of our five UN colleagues, who were kidnapped in Abyan governorate in February 2022.”

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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 out and the bottom up, not the top down.

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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.

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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, Ted Chaiban, today (4 August) said despite children in Sudan “have consistently borne the brunt of recurring violence, upheaval, and displacement, the situation that they're facing today is unprecedented,” and “however difficult things have been in the past, it's never been this difficult.”

Briefing reporters in New York on the situation of children affected by the conflict in Sudan, Chaiban said, “Before the war erupted on the 15th of April, Sudan was already grappling with a humanitarian crisis. Now more than 110 days of brutal fighting have turned the crisis into a catastrophe, threatening the lives and futures of a generation of children young people who make up over 70 percent of the population.”

Chaiban, who is UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, said, “From what's reported, 435 children have been killed in the conflict. At least 2025 children were injured. That's an average of one child killed or injured every hour since the war began. And we know that that's an underestimate. The true total is much, much, higher.”

He said, “Everything's been done to reach the population but as fighting continues, it makes access difficult, and we can't overemphasize the fact that much is being done, but much more needs to be done.”

He noted that for the next 100 days, UNICEF “would need urgently $400 million to sustain and scale the crisis response to support the most vulnerable children.”

Also, briefing, OCHA’s Director of Operations and Advocacy Division Edem Wosornu said, “93 humanitarian partners reached at least 2.5 million people with some life-saving assistance across Sudan between April and June. Let's not forget the target is 24 million people, who need humanitarian assistance. They are half the population of a country that before the 15th of April was doing not too bad. There were needs, but we were not targeting people in the capital.”

Asked about ethnically targeted attacks, Wosornu said, “There are accounts from people saying that certain tribes are targeted more than others. And I think the focus right now in this briefing is on how we get assistance into the different areas of Khartoum, what Madani put it on to a lesser extent, the quarter funds, and how we stay and deliver, no matter what.”

Chaiban and Wosornu recently returned from a visit to the country and the Chad-Sudan border.

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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 populations in a country where 4.3 million people need humanitarian assistance.”

He said, “Niger and the region do not need coups d’état.”

Santos Simão said UNOWAS is supporting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) but is not directly engaged in negotiations “so far.”

He said, “We are fully supporting the all-efforts to restore democratic order in that country.”

The decision of whether “to use force, if necessary,” he said, “is not a UN decision. It is an ECOWAS decision,” adding that “what's important is that all means to find a peaceful solution for the problem should be used.”

The UN official said, “If measures are not taken or this ratio is not reversed, it's very likely that the spread of terrorism in the region can increase.”

He noted that during last week’s ECOWAS ordinary summit in Guinea Bissau, “the decision was that was twofold,” firstly to “assist those countries in transition, namely, Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso, to complete the process of transition. through elections.” Secondly, he said, “not accept coups d’état anymore.”

Secretary-General António Guterres today expressed deep concern over the reported arrest of several members of the government and urgently called for strict adherence to Niger’s international human rights obligations and the prompt restoration of constitutional order.

The Secretary-General underscored the utmost importance of safeguarding civilians and ensuring humanitarian assistance reaches those in need in Niger.

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