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Policy and Rights

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This a series of conversations around government policy and our rights. We are trying to report information to listeners about what is happening with government and communities

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Civilian Lives Should Be Protected in Gaza

October 18, 2023 22:16 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

Arab Group including Palestine talking about ending the voilence in the Middle East. The UN Securerity Council reject Russia Federation proposal to stabilize the Middle East #inspiringstories #inspirationalstory #faith #loveandtrust #podcast #newmedia #audiobooks https://depictions.media/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

United Nation Update on Earthquake Victims in Afghanistan and War in Gaza

October 17, 2023 17:09 - 1 hour - 110 MB

Press briefing by Daniel Peter Endres, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-​General Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim, on the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Afghanistan, Daniel Endres, told reporters that according to initial assessments, some 1,500 deaths and about 2,000 injuries were registered, in addition, about 43,000 people have been directly impacted by the earthquakes in the country. Juliette To...

Day 5 of War in the Middle East

October 12, 2023 00:23 - 1 hour - 93.3 MB

In Kelowna, B.C., Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers remarks about cost-of-living issues and Canada's bail system. Responding to questions from reporters, he comments on the unfolding conflict between Israel and Hamas. He is also asked about the impact of carbon pricing on food costs, Canada's exclusion from a joint statement issued by allies in support of Israel, and gender identity policies in schools. (Note: Technical problems with this video originate at the source) Press confe...

War in Gaza The Hamas Take Hostages

October 11, 2023 02:18 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

Remarks on the side of the Security Council closed consultations by H.E. Mr. Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, on the situation in the Middle East & Other matters. Speaking to reporters today (08 Oct) before the closed door Security Council meeting in New York, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan said, “This is Israel's 9/11 and Israel will do everything to bring our sons and daughters back home.” He said, “Israel suffered an unprecedented attack and the numb...

Hunger Emergency in South Sudan

October 05, 2023 23:12 - 42 minutes - 49.1 MB

Press conference by Mary-Ellen McGroarty, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director in South Sudan, on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan. #inspiringstories #inspirationalstory #faith #loveandtrust #podcast #newmedia #audiobooks https://depictions.media/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

Thousands of People Flee to Armenia

October 05, 2023 22:56 - 55 minutes - 63 MB

UN team in Armenia, led by the acting Resident Coordinator Nanna Skau, is working with the Government of Armenia to support the rapidly rising influx of refugees across the border. According to the latest official figures from the government there are about 93,000 men, women and children who have crossed into Armenia. The UN Refugee Agency noted that refugees are mainly arriving in the Syunik region of Southern Armenia. UNHCR pointed out that an inter-agency response plan is being finalized,...

its your funeral

October 05, 2023 19:42 - 38 minutes - 43.8 MB

As a third-generation funeral director in Vancouver, British Columbia—one of the least regulated funeral markets in North America—I’m looking forward to seeing the new Tommy Lee Jones/Jamie Foxx feature “The Burial,” which will be streamed on Amazon in October. Michael Clogs Speaking with Thomas P.J. Crean about Corporate Greed and the Politics around it #inspiringstories #inspirationalstory #faith #loveandtrust #podcast #newmedia #audiobooks https://depictions.media/ Become a supporter of...

Rota resigns as Speaker

September 29, 2023 17:35 - 52 minutes - 59.9 MB

Ministers and Liberal MPs speak with reporters on Parliament Hill as the federal party holds its weekly caucus meeting. Ministers Sean Fraser (housing), Marc Miller (immigration), Arif Virani (justice), Mark Holland (health), Karina Gould (House Leader), Ministers Jean-Yves Duclos (public services and procurement), Mary Ng (trade), Ahmed Hussen (international development) and MPs David McGuinty, Joël Lightbound, Rob Oliphant, Anthony Housefather, Darrell Sampson, Emmanuel Dubourg, René Arsen...

Did an Agent From India Kill a Canadian In a Canadian City

September 26, 2023 23:52 - 56 minutes - 64.7 MB

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on grocery prices, Speaker Anthony Rota – September 26, 2023 #inspiringstories #inspirationalstory #faith #loveandtrust #podcast #newmedia https://depictions.media/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

UNGA Debates Congo and Moldova

September 22, 2023 01:01 - 45 minutes - 51.7 MB

The theme of the 78th session of the General Assembly, including the general debate, will be: "Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all." This theme encompasses the recognition that we are at a crossroads in history and that the path ahead will be decisive in determining not only our future, but that of generations to come. Accordingly, we mus...

Who Killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar

September 20, 2023 02:31 - 59 minutes - 67.7 MB

Ministers speak briefly with reporters on Parliament Hill as the federal cabinet holds its weekly meeting. Anita Anand (president of the Treasury Board), Harjit Sajjan (emergency preparedness) and Pablo Rodriguez (transport) comment on the Canadian government's allegations, based on intelligence reports, of a possible link between the Indian government and the June 2023 killing of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. François-Philippe Champagne (industry) faces question...

Danielle Smith Why the Fossil Fuels are not dying out

September 19, 2023 23:43 - 44 minutes - 51.2 MB

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith takes questions from the media while attending the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary. The congress, which takes place every three years, attracts hundreds of executives and government officials from oil-producing countries around the world. She responds to questions about the province's role in achieving Canada's target of carbon neutrality by 2050, federal caps on emissions from the production of natural oil and gas, and Alberta's energy security and affordab...

Transit Safety Affordable Home

September 16, 2023 00:04 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB

Federal ministers speak with reporters as the Liberal party holds its pre-sitting national caucus retreat in London, Ontario. Sean Fraser (housing), Filomena Tassi (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), Steven Guilbeault (environment), Anita Anand (president of the Treasury Board), Pablo Rodriguez (transport), and Patty Hajdu (Indigenous services) face questions about their government's handling of the housing crisis, and on recent unfavourable polling numbers for their p...

What aboiut reform in the United Nations to let more Nations participate

September 15, 2023 01:40 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

Speaking to journalists in New York, the UN chief highlighted the worsening climate emergency, escalating conflicts, the global cost-of-living crisis, soaring inequalities, and dramatic technological disruptions and said that “action is what the world needs now.” Guterres added, “Today’s multilateral institutions that were created after the Second World War reflect the power and economic dynamics of that time. They need reform. I know reform is fundamentally about power – and there are many c...

Global Security and Housing

September 13, 2023 01:52 - 42 minutes - 48.2 MB

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 urgency for the Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue and a nationwide ceasefire. Earlier this morning, Security...

Russia Attacking Civilian Sites and UNICIEF Report on Child Migration In Latin America

September 09, 2023 21:47 - 58 minutes - 66.8 MB

The Russian Federation’s latest illegal attempts to organize new so-called electoral processes in the occupied areas of Ukraine further undermine the prospects for peace, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, as speakers challenged the validity of the ongoing polls while others called for de-escalation and negotiation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

Canada at the ASEAN Summit

September 09, 2023 21:36 - 29 minutes - 33.7 MB

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will be speaking at the launch of the newly formed Canada ASEAN Business and Trade Association (CABTA) in Toronto, ON. Minister Ng will meet with the partners and board members of the association, whose membership spans from the various countries represented in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The launch represents a new opportunity to encourage broader collaboration in business...

Russia And China Accuse Western Countries of Neo Colonialism

September 07, 2023 23:33 - 1 hour - 125 MB

Permanent Represent from Russia to the UN Security Council accused Western MemberState of Neo- Colonialism. A press briefing about MINUSCA and Humanitarian Effort continuing in Africa even with Coupe and uprisings Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

White House Korean Missle Testing and Immigration

September 02, 2023 00:55 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

As you saw, the President went to FEMA to thank the workers there — and their hard work over not just this past couple of days, but these past several weeks. So, thank you for your patience with all of us. I have a quick intro, and then we’ll — we’ll get going. As the President said earlier today, the entire administration is committed to supporting all the communities impacted by Idalia, and he has directed a whole-of-government response to ensure those impacted have everything they may need...

UN Security Council on Mali

August 31, 2023 21:56 - 41 minutes - 47.3 MB

While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA draws to a close by the end of this year, the UN remains committed to supporting the country’s stability and development, the head of the Mission said on Monday. https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/08/1140142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

What is the WHO Doing to Protect Global Health

August 27, 2023 01:21 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

WHO launched the WHO Civil Society Commission and held the inaugural meeting of its Steering Committee in Geneva today. The Commission provides, for the first time, the ability to channel advice and recommendations in a more structured and systematic manner from civil society to WHO on health priorities and related issues. 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 CS...

What is Government actually doing a Report from Cabinet retreat

August 24, 2023 15:31 - 1 hour - 83.6 MB

Freeland on15 Billion in spendingcuts. Housing experts and foriegn interferences. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

Should Trudeau slam Facebook for blocking information during a wildfire emergency

August 22, 2023 21:44 - 1 hour - 76.6 MB

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, infl...

Brtitish Columbia Wild Fire Update

August 22, 2023 02:10 - 1 hour - 73.2 MB

British Columbia Premier David Eby speaks with reporters in Vancouver about the current wildfire situation in the province. He is joined by Bowinn Ma, British Columbia’s minister of emergency management and climate readiness, Bruce Ralston, British Columbia’s minister of forests, and Cliff Chapman, the director of wildfire operations at the BC Wildfire Service Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

Canada Annouces Temporary Foreign Worker Initiative

August 10, 2023 20:05 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MB

With growing labour and skills shortages across the country, many Canadian employers are struggling to fill jobs that are essential to their operations. The Government of Canada recognizes these challenges and wants to help employers hire the workers they need, while also reducing the administrative burden of such a task and ensuring temporary foreign workers are protected from abuse. Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languag...

UNESCO and UNICEF talking the Global State of Our Children

August 10, 2023 20:03 - 1 hour - 89.7 MB

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 w...

Wild Fires and Climate Action

August 04, 2023 19:43 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

Warm summer temperatures combined with drought conditions throughout the province are increasing the potential for wildfires. People should follow all fire bans and restrictions and be prepared for wildfires by having an emergency plan and staying informed as conditions change. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

What Is The United Nations Doing To Problems In West Africa

August 03, 2023 21:31 - 34 minutes - 39.3 MB

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is joining its partners to warn about the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso’s central and northern regions where each day the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilian are being disrupted by insecurity and violence. Some 486,000 have been forced to flee within the country, 267,000 of whom in the past 3 months alone. A further 16,000 are refugees in neighbouring countries UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is joining its partners to warn about the unfoldi...

What are the party Leaders Prepared to do about Inflation and Corporate Greed

August 02, 2023 21:32 - 1 hour - 116 MB

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. Coming off a tour of the country, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a news conference in Ottawa to discuss the high cost of living. He faces questions from reporters...

Will the lack of money hurt the Yemen Safer Tanker Project

July 27, 2023 21:54 - 55 minutes - 63.2 MB

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 in New York on Tuesday (25 July) via video, Steiner and Gressly marked the milestone but warned...

Why Are People Starving When There Is Enough Food Grown To Feed The Human Population

July 25, 2023 21:15 - 54 minutes - 62.5 MB

“Global food systems are broken - and billions of people are paying the price.” According to UN estimates, over 780 million people experience hunger, almost one-third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted and nearly three billion people cannot afford healthy diets. Developing countries face additional challenges, as limited resources and debt burdens prevent them from investing fully in food systems which can produce to nutritious food across the social spectrum. Unsustainable ...

Why is Kamila Harris speaking out against Florida History Curriculum

July 23, 2023 03:12 - 41 minutes - 47.3 MB

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 intent on misleading children. "They want to replace history with lies," Harris said. "These extremi...

Where is NATO after the Black Sea Initiative ends

July 19, 2023 23:58 - 55 minutes - 63.4 MB

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 he instructed relevant departments of the Secretariat to consider possible viable options.” Kul...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Inflation

July 19, 2023 17:17 - 47 minutes - 53.8 MB

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers remarks about the rising cost of living and takes questions from reporters in Vancouver. He responds to questions about the end of the province's port strike, the death of a B.C. wildfire fighter, the impact of the federal carbon-pricing plan on inflation, and the ongoing negotiations between federal parties for a public inquiry into foreign interference. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mayor Mike Savage comment briefly ahead of their meeting ...

Should Parents have more input to what happen in Public Schools

July 16, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

A school is a place of learning and discovery. As a child, I remember running home and resetting what I learned that day in the classroom. A school is a place of excitement, showing how the universe works and how beautiful life is. A school is a place of learning, and this should stimulate the mind and show diversity to educate show should open minds and doors. To educate should mean to open doors to the mind. Here is the question should parents have a say in what children are being taught? S...

Iranian Nuclear Power and Artificial Intelligence Why is the UniteNations Debating these topics

July 11, 2023 23:36 - 1 hour - 82.2 MB

In this UN Security Council briefing, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, emphasizes the crucial role of diplomacy in effectively resolving the Iranian nuclear issue. She calls upon all parties to renew dialogue and highlights the need for the United States to lift or waive its sanctions as outlined in the plan, extending waivers for trade in oil with the Islamic Republic of Iran. DiCarlo expresses concern over the stockpile of enriched uranium ...

NATO and Haiti What is happening with our Humaity

July 09, 2023 02:28 - 56 minutes - 64.1 MB

William O'Neill, the UN Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti. In this informative video, O'Neill provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges faced by Haiti and presents key recommendations to alleviate the crisis. O'Neill begins by acknowledging the instability that Haiti endures, including violence, misery, fear, and suffering. However, he firmly asserts that hope persists and that Haiti can break free from its downward spiral with determined efforts and exte...

Coffee Talk with Bob Homer about what could Bill C-18 Mean for Canada News Broadcast

July 05, 2023 23:00 - 51 minutes - 59.2 MB

What if a law was created in Ottawa that blocks our ability to get information? What if it worked subtly and was put into terms that we may not understand until the law or act takes effect? What if I then told you it is happening while you are sitting there reading this blog post? If you read the news you may have seen headlines about how Google and Facebook are going to block Canadian News Media from their websites. Many of us think it is simply because Google and Facebook do not want to sha...

Canada NATO Western Canada Premiers Meet about Issues

July 01, 2023 23:31 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

Provincial and territorial leaders speak with reporters at the conclusion of the annual conference of western premiers. British Columbia Premier David Eby hosted this year’s conference in Whistler. He is joined by Danielle Smith (Alberta), Scott Moe (Saskatchewan), Heather Stefanson (Manitoba), Ranj Pillai (Yukon), Caroline Cochrane (Northwest Territories), and P.J. Akeeagok (Nunavut). Key issues such as strengthening infrastructure and trade corridors, addressing energy security both domesti...

Russia Palestine and UN Report on Children and Armed Conflict

June 28, 2023 23:54 - 1 hour - 86.7 MB

Children should not be a part of War and in the United Nations report on children affected by armed conflict, these same children they've had their childhoods stolen because of what they've seen or been through. They've experienced shootings they experienced bombings. Here in North America, we get all upset over mass shootings and their effect on children. Let's look at other armed conflicts around the world and how can we protect children from seeing violence so that they can grow up only ex...

Bill C-18 Palestine Modi Speaks to US Congress

June 25, 2023 15:14 - 1 hour - 97.2 MB

Bill C-18, the Online News Act, is less than 48 hours old, but the more you examine the bill, the worse it gets. My previous posts unpacked why the general policy is bad for press independence and competition as well as why the bill features a misguided attempt to require payments for links. Yet the bill requires an even deeper look since it goes far beyond “compensating journalists when they use their content” (as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday in the House of Commons) or even ...

Why is NATO Creating More War

June 22, 2023 00:07 - 30 minutes - 34.6 MB

Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, Berlin, 19 June 2023. 🗣 | NATO Secretary General: Chancellor Scholz, dear Olaf, Thank you so much for hosting me here in Berlin, and also thank you so much for your leadership and for your personal commitment to NATO, to the transatlantic Alliance. We face the most challenging security environment in a generation. Last year, President Putin sent hundreds of thousands of troops into ...

Doug Ford and Ontario Supporting Skills Training

June 21, 2023 23:53 - 35 minutes - 40.9 MB

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces a $2.7-million investment into a free skills upgrade program for electricians. The program will be led by Ottawa-based company KE Electrical. The premier is joined at the news conference in Kanata by Monte McNaughton (provincial labour minister), Goldie Ghamari (MPP for Carleton), Jesse Lowe (CFO for KE Electrical) and Mark Sutcliffe (mayor of Ottawa). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

Are Prison around the world breeding radical ideas

June 21, 2023 01:55 - 1 hour - 80.4 MB

States around the world have been devoting increased resources to the critical task of managing violent extremist prisoners (VEPs) to preventing further radicalisation to violence while also supporting disengagement, rehabilitation and reintegration. As an emerging field of practice, there is a need for policymakers, practitioners, as well as experts in civil society, academia and others, to share good practices and lessons learned. Drawing from recent national and international initiatives a...

Secretary General We are heading for climate catastrophe unless we act now

June 16, 2023 23:33 - 48 minutes - 55.8 MB

‘Catastrophe’ looms He said limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible but will require a 45 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. However, current policies will lead to a 2.8°C temperature rise by the end of the century, which “spells catastrophe”. He called for immediate global action toward net-zero emissions, which “must start with the polluted heart of the climate crisis: the fossil fuel industry. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.s...

UN On Digital Information Artificial Intellegence Social Media

June 15, 2023 02:23 - 41 minutes - 47.8 MB

The Secretary-General warned that hatred is a catalyst for polarization and radicalization and a conduit for atrocity crimes. Around the world, he said, we are witnessing a groundswell of xenophobia, racism and intolerance, violent misogyny, anti-Muslim hatred, virulent antisemitism, and attacks on minority Christian communities. Mr. [Antônio] Guterres said that we must rein in the hate and that is spreading online, noting that he had launched a policy brief earlier this week to promote inf...

WHO Global Health Update June 8 2022

June 10, 2023 22:22 - 50 minutes - 58.2 MB

Ukraine, where the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam has caused widespread devastation and human suffering, leading to severe flooding, displacement of communities and significant infrastructure and environmental damage. The impact on the region’s water supply, sanitation systems and public health services cannot be underestimated. WHO has rushed in to support the authorities and health care workers in preventive measures against waterborne diseases and to improve disease surveillance. Ou...

Damage to the People of Ukraine after the Kakhovka Dam attack

June 08, 2023 00:17 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MB

The war in Ukraine has become more dangerous than ever. Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station was damaged in an attack. Kyiv and Moscow are trading blames and the people in the region are sitting in the middle of a disaster that may change their lives forever. Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station is a critical civilian site that supplies power to farmland and supplies cool water to a nearby nuclear power plant. Attacking like this is a severe act and may be seen as a type of wa...

Chrystia Freeland UN Nations Update and Danielle Smith

June 07, 2023 00:06 - 45 minutes - 51.6 MB

Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister and minister of finance, speaks with reporters at the Red River College Polytech research centre in Winnipeg. She is introduced by college president Fred Meier. The minister faces questions about unemployment and labour shortages in Canada COMMON AGENDA The Secretary-General, Anotion Guterres, briefed Member States on three of his policy briefs under Our Common Agenda. The three briefs deal with the topics of: reform of the international financia...

WHO Update on Global Health June 2 2023

June 03, 2023 21:23 - 54 minutes - 61.8 MB

Over the past two weeks, health leaders from around the world gathered in Geneva for the annual World Health Assembly. There were many significant resolutions and decisions taken on the vast array of issues on which WHO works. This includes behavioural sciences; best buys for noncommunicable diseases; diagnostics; disabilities; drowning prevention; emergency, critical and operative care; food micronutrients; indigenous health; infection prevention and control; maternal and child health; ...