Catch up on information you might have missed during the week.

This week's programme features:
1.	Interns at the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs
2.	Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
3.	Upcoming podcast BARP President on retirement

This Week’s In Case You Missed It Opportunities – September 3 - 9:
-	Teaching/school vacancies (download)
-	Office of the Attorney General Tender (download)
-	NHC Finance Officer vacancy (download)
-	Companies (Economic Substance) Act, your Economic Substance Declaration must be filed every year. File online through the Ministry of Energy and Business’ secure portal - https://apps.energy.gov.bb/admin/login
Email meb.escompliance@barbadosbusiness.gov.bb.  

To download a copy of these opportunities, go to https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/download/in-case-you-missed-it-september-3-9-2025/ 


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SEPTEMBER 3 - 9 (2025)

This episode highlights why Barbados’ new Family Leave legislation is a game-changer for families across the island. Minister of Labour and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan, breaks down how this progressive step strengthens support systems, safeguards workers, and puts families first.

FAMILY MATTERS | PUTTING CHILDREN FIRST | PART 1

Nearly one million people, half of them children, are seeking refuge in Gaza City as fears mount over an intensified military offensive. The UN warns any further escalation would be unthinkable and disastrous for families already exhausted, displaced, and traumatised after nearly two years of war.

“I met a four-year-old girl whose brain fluid still leaks after surgery to repair her shattered skull,” Tess Ingram from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) told UN News. “And just steps away, an 11-year-old who lost her leg, her mother and siblings in an air-strike. These are not numbers; they are families enduring preventable suffering,” she added.

In recent days, families have fled their neighbourhoods in the middle of the night, with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. Many have been displaced yet again, separated from their loved ones, or mourning children lost to starvation and bombardment. Hospitals are overwhelmed with young patients bearing fresh trauma injuries.

Ms. Ingram issued an urgent appeal for moral clarity and international action, in particular, a reinstated ceasefire to prevent famine and protect civilians, a review of military rules of engagement to uphold international humanitarian law and the opening of all crossings to allow a surge of aid to reach those who need it most, swiftly and with dignity.

CLIP – Ceasefire is the best medicine for Gaza’s children: UNICEF

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed alarm on Thursday over reports that Israel is preparing to “extend sovereignty” over parts of the occupied West Bank, warning of catastrophic consequences for Palestinians already facing settlement expansion, forced displacement and daily restrictions.

“Any declaration of sovereignty would accelerate settlement growth, legalize outposts, expropriate Palestinian land and natural resources, and put entire communities at imminent risk of expulsion through violence and demolitions,” said Ajith Sunghay, head of OHCHR's office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. “This would further undermine Palestinians’ right to self-determination and deepen segregation.”

Mr. Sunghay noted that Israel has already incorporated large areas of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Area C, through settlements, checkpoints and the forcible transfer of thousands of Palestinians. He also raised grave concerns over the recent escalation of military operations in northern Gaza, where almost one million people are being pushed into smaller areas under dire humanitarian conditions.

Between 26 August and 1 September, 813 Palestinians were reported killed — nearly double the toll of the previous week, according to OHCHR. As aid convoys struggle to enter, attacks on civilians and aid seekers have continued, leaving many trapped without safety or access to relief.
UN officials have called for urgent international action to halt annexation plans, protect civilians and ensure unimpeded humanitarian assistance across the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

CLIP – West Bank annexation would be catastrophic: UN human rights office

• As Afghanistan quake toll jumps to 2,200, aid agencies continue relief mission 
• Gaza: Families fleeing need a ceasefire desperately, says UNICEF worker
• Papua New Guinea is in frontline of climate change, warns UN’s Guterres

Audio credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News


UN News Today 04 September 2025 - Afghanistan quake, Gaza update, climate change

• DR Congo crisis: funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence warns OHCHR
• Pakistan’s monsoon flood-hit communities face more misery: WMO, IFRC
• Air pollution is on the rise but China, Europe offer glimmer of hope 

Audio credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News

UN News Today 05 September 2025 - DR Congo crisis, Pakistan monsoon-flood, air pollution

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix met in Fataki, in the province of Ituri, in the DR Congo, with local authorities, civil society organizations, including women and youth, urging them to peace.

He spoke to Radio Okapi about the role of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the country (MONUSCO) and the difference it makes on a day-to-day basis, including on the protection of civilians.

Audio credit: Radio Okapi

CLIP: Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on DR Congo

• Rights chief Türk condemns ‘glorification of violence’ OHCHR
• Gaza: chances of preventing famine spreading are narrowing: OCHA 
• Ukraine’s people pick up pieces after latest deadly Russian strikes: OCHA

Audio credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News

UN News Today 08 September 2025 - human rights, Gaza and Ukraine updates

Disability advocate Janelle Skinner shares how emergency personnel can better support persons with disabilities during a disaster.

READY TO ROLL | READINESS TIPS FROM A PARAPLEGIC'S PERSPECTIVE

Following the Nepalese government’s ban on social media platforms due to non-registration and concerns about misinformation, large youth-led protests erupted across the capital Kathmandu and other cities on Monday.

The demonstrations are escalating rapidly, with at least 15 people killed and more than 100 injured amid clashes, curfews, and reports of police using tear gas and possibly live ammunition.

UN Resident Coordinator in Nepal, Hanaa Singer-Hamdy, described the events as “unlike Nepal,” expressing deep concern for civilian safety and stressing the urgent need to ensure unrestricted medical access for the injured.

UN News’s Anshu Sharma began by asking her to describe the situation on the ground.

Audio credit: Anshu Sharma, UN News

Social media ban sparks deadly protests in Nepal

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