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Bari Weiss, Billionaires & CBS #lastweektonight
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Budget, Occupied Palestinian Territory & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (17 Oct 2025) | UN
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlight: - Budget - Occupied Palestinian Territory - Lebanon/Israel - South Sudan/Abyei - Central African Republic - Nigeria - Türkiye - Climate/Poverty - Eradication of Poverty BUDGET The Secretary-General spoke to the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee this morning to introduce the proposed programme budget for 2026. He said the proposed budget demonstrates an enhanced focus on mandate delivery. Over 70 percent of planned quantitative targets now aim for a 10 per cent or greater increase in performance, he said. The Secretary-General said that the proposed programme budget for 2026 of 3.715 billion US dollars is slightly below the 2025 approved budget, and it provides for 14,275 posts. Ultimately, the Secretary-General said, effective delivery in 2026 will depend on the timely and full payment of assessed contributions. Despite earlier hopes, the downward trend of collections has continued. OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY Turning to Gaza, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, entered the Strip a few hours ago. He crossed from Egypt through the Israeli side of Kerem Shalom crossing. He then drove to Deir al Balah, where he visited the Castle Bakery, which is one of nine bakeries that the World Food Programme supports with fuel and ingredients across southern and central Gaza. This bakery used to be the largest bakery in Khan Younis, where it served thousands of families until it had to relocate following a displacement order by Israel. The ceasefire has meant that the bakery can access fuel and four, allowing it to produce up to 300,000 loaves of pita bread per day. Also in Deir al Balah, Mr. Fletcher met with those leading the Gaza offices of UN agencies there. He is set to meet more humanitarian workers later this evening and spend the night in Gaza. In a post, Mr. Fletcher said humanitarian teams are delivering on our 60-day plan to massively scale up life-saving work. He noted that the challenges ahead are immense, but said we are determined to deliver on the humanitarian possibilities created by President Trump’s peace deal. Before heading to Gaza, Mr. Fletcher was in Egypt. While in Rafah yesterday, he witnessed trucks full of aid heading to Kerem Shalom. He thanked humanitarian teams, the Egyptian Red Crescent, the authorities and everyone involved in getting the peace deal in place. Mr. Fletcher also visited Al Arish Hospital in Egypt yesterday, which has treated hundreds of Palestinians evacuated from Gaza for medical care. Yesterday, the UN and partners continued to collect medical supplies, food, fuel and other cargo from the Kerem Shalom and Kissufim crossings. This includes 20 trucks carrying tents, diapers and hygiene kits, as well as three others loaded with personal hygiene kits, eight tankers loaded with diesel, and two trucks carrying animal fodder, which will be distributed to herders in Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis. OCHA reports that much more can be done once more crossings are opened, basic infrastructure is restored, NGO access is facilitated, and looting further reduces. Meanwhile, families in Gaza continue to move towards newly accessible areas. Our partners monitoring the flow of people across the Strip report that on Wednesday, more than 17,600 movements were recorded from south to north, and 12,900 movements from western to eastern Khan Younis. LEBANON/ISRAEL A quick update from the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon who are actively monitoring and reporting violations of resolution 1701 in its area of operations. The peacekeepers continue to discover unauthorized weapon caches in the area of operations. On Thursday, mortar shells were found in Sector West, while on Tuesday, a joint patrol with the Lebanese Army discovered damaged rockets and their launchers in Sector East. UNIFIL also continues to observe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military activities in the area of operations, including on Wednesday, where mortar fire from south of the Blue Line was detected, impacting near Yaroun in Sector West. Also on Wednesday, in Sarda in Sector East, IDF soldiers pointed infra-red lasers at UNIFIL patrol vehicles. We once again stress these acts of interference must stop. Meanwhile, UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force conducted training this week with Lebanese Navy personnel aboard a Maritime Task Force vessel. Separately, peacekeepers in Sector East trained with Lebanese Army personnel to address threats posed by explosive remnants of war. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2025-10-17
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The Double Burden of Poverty and Climate - 5 Facts | United Nations
The 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index from UNDP and OPHI reveals how hundreds of millions of people face a double burden of poverty and climate change. Nearly 80% of poor people already live in areas exposed to heatwaves, floods, droughts or air pollution and the risks are intensifying. The new report shows how climate hazards are deepening inequality and hitting poor communities hardest.
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Venezuela on the attacks on vessels in the Caribbean - Media Stakeout | United Nations
Venezuelan Ambassador Samuel Moncada today (16 Oct) described the contents of a letter sent by Venezuela to the Security Council and said, “there is a killer roaming around the Caribbean.” Moncada said the letter to the Council raised three points; “first, investigate the series of assassinations that the government of the United States of America has been perpetrated in our region and determine their illegal nature. Second, confirm the threat that these illegal actions pose to the preservation of the zone of peace character of the Latin American and Caribbean region.” These actions, he said, included, “extrajudicial executions; the concentration of the US military forces near the Venezuelan coast; the bellicose rhetoric of the government of the United States against Venezuela; and the clandestine operations of the CIA, with a license to commit political assassinations in Venezuela and the region as a whole.” Third, the Ambassador continued, Venezuela requested that the Council “issue a statement reaffirming the principle of unrestricted respect for the sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity of states, including Venezuela, as an indispensable basis for maintaining international peace and security.” Showing the cover of a newspaper from Trinidad and Tobago, he described an article “denouncing the killings of two humble fishermen yesterday or the day before, in Trinidad.” Moncada said the United States “is killing everyone who is in the sea working. And people from different countries Colombia, Trinidad, etc. are suffering the effects of these massacres.” Responding to questions, he said, “There is no escalation on our part. We are living in peacefully and unity in our territory. We are not messing with anyone, but there are forces trying to attack - as they just announced - Venezuelan territory. Not just international waters, but also Venezuelan territory, which should be a new scale, totally different in gravity and seriousness.” The Venezuelan Ambassador said, “our message is, there is time to stop this madness. We want to work with everyone. We don't want war. And we know that the American people don't want war. Even less against Venezuela, with all the history among our countries.” He said, “there is no justification at all. They are fabricating a war. And everybody should stop pretending that this is a complicated matter and face the truth. The emperor is naked. Nobody dares to say it, but the emperor is naked. They are going for war for no reason.” According to news reports, the United states has approved covert operations in Venezuela, and President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of an attack on land. Venezuela yesterday sent a letter to the Secretary-General and the Presidency of the Security Council bringing this issue to their attention. For the full ES/EN version visit: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hpaaqsjm
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Bari Weiss & The Free Press #lastweektonight
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FAO 5 Facts | United Nations
5 facts about the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) which turns 80 this year.
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World Food Day 2025 - UN Chief Message | United Nations
Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on World Food Day (16 October 2025). -------------------------------- Eighty years ago, in a world ravaged by war, countries came together to defeathunger. In the decades since, the world has made dramatic advances. Yet recent crises demonstrate that we cannot drop our guard if we are to sustain these gains. We have the tools, knowledge and resources to end hunger, and provide good, healthy food to all. What we need is unity. Today, around the world, 673 million people still go to bed hungry every night. Many more face daily uncertainty about their next meal. Global progress is far too slow and, in some regions, reversing. New challenges have emerged over the decades – from soaring obesity, to climate shocks threatening food security. Shamefully, hunger is being weaponized – we face the appalling reality of people in conflict situations being starved with famine taking hold. This year's World Food Day theme – "Hand-in-hand for Better Foods and a BetterFuture" – is a call for solidarity across borders, sectors and communities. This echoes the priorities voiced by countries at the Food Systems Summit Stocktake inJuly, and the United Nations Call to Action, which identifies six key areas for action. Let us respond. Let us come together once again, to build food systems that nourish people and protect the planet.
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World Food Programme's report: "A lifeline At Risk" - Press Conference | WFP| United Nations
Press Conference by Jean Martin Bauer, WFP’s (World Food Programme) Director of Food Security and Nutrition Analysis, provides an overview of WFP’s report entitled, “A lifeline At Risk”. Ross Smith, WFP’s Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, focus on the six countries that are at most critical risk this year as a result of funding cuts
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