Name: INSIDER'S REPORT | BIG CONVERSATIONS | GONSALVES, BECKLES & BARNETT by gisbarbados
Duration: 13 min 2 s
Description: Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles of Barbados and CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett discuss what is meant by civilisation in the context of the Caribbean.

A UN aid convoy to Gaza City took more than 14 hours to complete as teams were forced onto the overcrowded coastal road — the same route used by civilians fleeing bombardment. The UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (OCHA) warns that access must be quick, safe and sustained to meet urgent humanitarian needs across the Strip.
“This is by no means rapid access,” said Olga Cherevko, OCHA’s spokesperson for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, after describing how her mission was initially denied, then forced to turn back before finally reaching Gaza City. “People are terrified, fleeing under fire, many on foot with nothing but a mattress or a plastic bag of belongings.”
With operations intensifying, services in the south are overwhelmed and families are setting up tents along the main roads or wandering the streets at night searching for a space to shelter. Aid workers requested alternative routes to ease congestion but received no reply from Israeli authorities.
OCHA is reiterating that humanitarian access must be unfettered and civilians protected, whether they remain in the north or move south, so that life-saving supplies can reach those who need them most.

Families wander Gaza’s streets at night with nowhere to go: OCHA

Press Conference following the start of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
New York, 16 September 2025

CLIP - UN Secretary-General's opening remarks at press conference following the start of the 80th Session of the UNGA

- Independent rights panel finds Israel committed genocide in Gaza 
-  UN rights chief condemns Israeli strike on Hamas negotiators in Qatar 
- Venezuelan migrants contribute $900 million to Ecuador’s economy 

Audio credit: Dianne Penn, UN News
Audio duration: 4'19"

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UN News Today 16 September 2025 - Gaza genocide, Qatar strikes, Venezuela migrants

Before the ban on secondary education in Afghanistan, girls like Fatima Amiri were the target of violent extremists determined to drive them away from school and learning.

CLIP - Afghanistan: Ban on secondary education for girls marks four long years

• Afghanistan: 4-year milestone since girls banned from secondary education 
• Europe: Increase in medics leaving, hits healthcare back home
• 'Innovation index' shows Switzerland in lead, as China makes the top 10

Audio credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News


UN News Today 17 September 2025 - Afghanistan education ban, healthcare in Europe, innovation index

“From the field, we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg,” Carlos Geha, head of the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) in Pakistan told UN News from Islamabad. 

Audio Credit: Vibhu Mishra, UN News

CLIP - "Needs in Pakistan are huge", senior UN humanitarian official warns

One of the biggest challenges facing local livestock farmers is the rising cost of feed. Dr. Leroy McClean, Consultant with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, shares practical ideas on how farmers adapt.

FROM SCRAPS TO SUSTENANCE | BAJAN INNOVATION IN ANIMAL FEED

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles of Barbados and CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett discuss what is meant by civilisation in the context of the Caribbean.

INSIDER'S REPORT | BIG CONVERSATIONS | GONSALVES, BECKLES & BARNETT

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

This week's programme features:
1.	Arbor Day celebrations | for more information go to IG @nccbarbados.
2.	Alexandra School Alumni Association Fundraising Concert on Saturday, September 27 at 6 p.m. at Alexandra School. 
3.	Senior Games | road tennis

This Week’s In Case You Missed It Opportunities – September 17 - 23:
-	Teaching/school vacancies 
-	Tender notices 
-	Rausing Public Service fellowship 

To download a copy of these opportunities, go to https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/download/in-case-you-missed-it-september-17-23-2025/


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SEPTEMBER 17 - 23 (2025)

• ‘No end’ expected to floods, storms as world heats up: WMO 
• Gaza: civilians caught in crossfire amid Israeli clashes with Hamas, warns OCHA
• Syria’s fragile gains threatened by foreign militaries and political exclusion

Audio credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News

UN News Today 18 September 2025 - climate disasters, Gaza update, Syria

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INSIDER'S REPORT | BIG CONVERSATIONS | GONSALVES, BECKLES & BARNETT

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