# representative (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 14 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover representative. Page: Feed: --- ## [Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General](https://press.un.org/en/2026/db260821.doc.htm) _2026-08-21 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The risk of the Ebola outbreak spreading to the Central African Republic has increased following the confirmation of cases in provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering the country. The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator has allocated $3 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help the Central African Republic with prevention efforts. ## [Sixth Year, Entry Five - Jalil's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/sixth-year-entry-five-jalil-s-story) _2026-08-21 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ Homework for America Day 1,832 Every day in Pakistan, Jalil does his homework for a country that has not yet let him in. He attends a language course, two hours with the travel there and back. When he is at home, he teaches his wife English for an hour because their newborn keeps her from attending a course herself. He takes his four-year-old for a walk, sometimes to the park near the house. He… ## [As Systemic Racism, False Narratives Persist, Secretary-General Observance Message Urges Collective Commitment to Achieve Equality for People of African Descent](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23243.doc.htm) _2026-08-20 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for People of African Descent, observed on 31 August: ## [Putting the Alaska Primary Election into Perspective](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/putting-the-alaska-primary-election) _2026-08-20 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ It would be easy for conservative Republicans to get discouraged with the results of Tuesday’s primary. The Democrats did well in the statewide races, and they are going to be using that success as a talking point right up until the general election. ## [Kicking off now, and much-needed: the scrutiny of AI in public services](https://www.mysociety.org/2026/08/20/kicking-off-now-and-much-needed-the-scrutiny-of-ai-in-public-services/) _2026-08-20 · Myfanwy · mySociety_ Scrutinising governments’ use of AI is turning out to be one of the pressing demands of our time, so we’re very glad to have received funding from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust that allows us to conduct meaningful and sustained work in this area. The project has already kicked off with fact-finding, consultation and exploration,… ## [Security Council Must Not Become Platform for Disinformation, Speakers Stress, as They Propose Ways to Improve Work Methods, Surmount ‘Record’ Political Deadlock](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16436.doc.htm) _2026-08-19 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ In a day-long open debate centring on its working methods, the Security Council opened its doors to the wider UN membership for a discussion on how to improve the organ’s ability to maintain international peace and security on their behalf. ## [Sixth Year, Entry Four - Martin's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/sixth-year-entry-four-martin-s-story) _2026-08-19 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ The Man Who Burned His Proof Day 1,830 Some allies carried their proof out of Afghanistan. Martin burned his. "For security reasons, I destroyed everything," he said. The papers, the ID, anything that tied him to the Americans. He owned no smartphone in those years, so there were never photos. A week after Kabul fell, he moved his family into hiding, and before that he made certain that no… ## [Protect, Support, Never Forget Humanitarians Everywhere, Secretary-General Says at Commemoration Marking 2003 Bombing of UN Baghdad Headquarters](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23242.doc.htm) _2026-08-19 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the remembrance commemoration marking the twenty-third anniversary of the bombing of the UN Baghdad headquarters, in New York today: ## [Security Council, 10210th Meeting (AM & PM) Working Methods](https://press.un.org/en/blog/sc16436-0) _2026-08-19 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ At 10 a.m., the Security Council will hold an open debate on its working methods. The most recent version of the comprehensive compendium of its working methods, S/2024/507, will guide the debate. Shamala Kandiah Thompson, the Executive Director of Security Council Report, is expected to brief. ## [Libya Must Seize Moment to Advance Political Progress, End ‘Drawn-out’ Transition, Security Council Hears, as Public Anger Mounts over Power Outages, Rising Costs](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16434.doc.htm) _2026-08-18 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ While Libya has made strides in advancing its ambitious political road map — aimed at unifying the country’s divided institutions and paving the way for elections — widespread electricity shortages, economic turmoil and security flareups are driving public frustration at the slow pace of progress, the senior United Nations official in Tripoli warned the Security Council today. ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/R5H3kqLTA5up) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Nuclear Tests Do Not Prove Strengthen, They Shatter Trust, Secretary-General Stresses in Observance Message, Urging Restraint over Ruin](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23241.doc.htm) _2026-08-18 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed on 29 August: ## [Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends 21 Entries on Its Sanctions List](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16435.doc.htm) _2026-08-18 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ On 18 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets… ## [Sixth Year, Entry Three - Zahra's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/sixth-year-entry-three-zahra-s-story) _2026-08-18 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ She Was at Work Day 1,829 On the morning Kabul fell, Zahra was at work in a courthouse. While the government collapsed, she was at her desk in a Kabul primary court, doing the day's tasks of a person who believed the system she was building would outlast the war. The reports arrived, and the atmosphere turned within minutes, and everyone in the office understood all at once that the work itself… ## [Security Council, 10209th Meeting (AM) Libya](https://press.un.org/en/blog/sc16434) _2026-08-18 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ At 10 a.m., the Security Council will hear a briefing on Libya. Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Hanna Serwaa Tetteh is expected to brief on recent political, security and humanitarian developments in the country and the Secretary-General’s latest report on UNSMIL. ## [New Permanent Observer of Council of Europe Presents Letter of Appointment](https://press.un.org/en/2026/bio5637.doc.htm) _2026-08-17 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations, Kelly Sipp, presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. ## [New Permanent Representative of Czech Republic Presents Credentials](https://press.un.org/en/2026/bio5636.doc.htm) _2026-08-17 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The new Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, Hynek Kmoníček, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. ## [Sixth Year, Entry Two - Zalmay's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/sixth-year-entry-two-zalmay-s-story) _2026-08-17 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ The Photograph in the Trunk Day 1,828 In a trunk among his wife's things, Zalmay keeps a photograph of his American supervisor. He carried it out of his home district, through the years of moving, and across the border into Pakistan. Today, It is still with him. "To me he was a sign of trust and commitment," Zalmay said. From 2010 to 2012, Zalmay served as a guard with U.S. forces at an American… ## [New Permanent Representative of Costa Rica Presents Credentials](https://press.un.org/en/2026/bio5635.doc.htm) _2026-08-17 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations, Boris V. Marchegiani Carrero, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. ## [New Permanent Representative of Togo Presents Credentials](https://press.un.org/en/2026/bio5634.doc.htm) _2026-08-17 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The new Permanent Representative of Togo to the United Nations, Koffi Akakpo, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. ## [What Is Louise Stutes Trying to Hide?](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/what-is-louise-stutes-trying-to-hide) _2026-08-17 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ There is something fishy going on with the consent decree that Representative Louise Stutes signed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. After admitting to numerous campaign finance violations, she now appears to be trying to conceal information she was required to disclose. ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OCggVloBGD81) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [The ICO is changing: it’s an ideal time to demand better](https://www.mysociety.org/2026/08/17/the-ico-is-changing-its-an-ideal-time-to-demand-better/) _2026-08-17 · Julia Cushion · mySociety_ Governing Freedom of Information in the UK Tl;dr: the governance model of the ICO is changing and FOI isn’t well-represented in their new strategy. Here is how it could be made better. Freedom of Information gives us the power to ask public authorities for information about their work. It has been used to uncover wrongdoing,… ## [Sixth Year, Entry One - Ray's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/sixth-year-entry-one-ray-s-story) _2026-08-16 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ Six years before Kabul Fell Day 1,827 Ray applied for a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) in October 2015, six years before Kabul fell. He had earned it over three years as an interpreter for the U.S. Army, from September 2010 to September 2013, working across provinces in the south and the west. He interpreted during military operations and patrols, and in the daily back-and-forth between American… ## [Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Four Entries on Its Sanctions List](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16433.doc.htm) _2026-08-14 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ On 14 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets… ## [Day 1,825 - Karim's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/day-1-825-karim-s-story) _2026-08-14 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ Two Pieces of Paper Karim was on duty at the compound the day Kabul fell, and the next morning he went back. Nothing was missing from his file, and he had spent fifteen years making sure of it. He was the security guard at an American-funded organization there, and the organization did not close in August 2021. It stayed open. So he kept doing what he had been doing since July 18, 2010,… ## [Yemen at Risk of Entering Wider Middle East Conflict, UN Special Envoy Warns Security Council, as Several Members Condemn Escalating Houthi Attacks](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16431.doc.htm) _2026-08-13 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The conflict expanding across the Middle East has now arrived on Yemen’s shores, the senior United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today, warning that attacks by Houthi militants on critical waterways are imperiling global trade and threatening to pull Yemen into the “vortex” of the wider war. ## [Day 1,824 - Nasir's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/day-1-824-nasir-s-story) _2026-08-13 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ The Empty Passport On November 10, 2025, Nasir sat for his visa interview and left his family's passports at the embassy. He started with American companies in 2007 as a welder, and later he ran a warehouse. There were training stages and examinations to pass, and the work got more particular as the years went on. Among everything across those fourteen years, the job he names as his proudest was… ## [More Election Dirty Tricks in Wisconsin?](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/more-election-dirty-tricks-in-wisconsin) _2026-08-13 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ The primary election was held in Wisconsin on Tuesday, and in the Democratic governor’s race, there appears to have been election manipulation. We saw this once before in Wisconsin. In 2020, Joe Biden “won” the state with late-night ballot drops. In the just-concluded primary, the favored Democrat-Socialist candidate lost, and you guessed it, late-night ballot counting irregularities were again… ## [Day 1,823 - Khan's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/day-1-823-khan-s-story) _2026-08-12 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ The Two Calls Two phone calls tell Khan's story, and they came from opposite directions. The first reached him in Mazar-i-Sharif in the days after Kabul fell, when he dared to switch his phone back on. It was his American captain, the officer he had served beside in Kandahar, calling from the far side of the world with two questions: What's happening? Are you safe? Khan was, barely, and only… ## [Day 1,822 - Rafi's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/day-1-822-rafi-s-story) _2026-08-11 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ Time is Gold Five times in every twenty-four hours, Rafi checks his visa case. The check takes a minute; the status has not moved. Some hours pass, and he checks again. Every day he also watches the news for any announcement that the United States has begun issuing Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) again. His whole life now fits inside the space between those two habits. It is a strange life… ## [One Conservative’s View of the Governor’s Race](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/one-conservatives-view-of-the-governors) _2026-08-10 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ Over the weekend, a close friend asked me for help understanding the governor’s race. She had read the voter guide, but still didn’t know who to vote for. We spent half an hour on the phone, and afterwards, she said that the information was so helpful that I should write a blog post about it, so here it is, a very brief summary of the candidates running for governor from a conservative… ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7szZIhBbWFRx) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Day 1,821 - Rashid's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/day-1-821-g-m-s-story) _2026-08-10 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ The call reached Rashid at eleven at night, which in Afghanistan in 2007 meant someone had worked hard to place it. One of the company's flatbed trucks had broken down in Shah Joy district, on the Kabul to Kandahar highway. The military convoy escorting it had moved the container onto another truck and continued the mission. The driver was still out there. Rashid was the transport manager, and… ## [Day 1,820 - Farida's Story](https://www.nooneleft.org/post/day-1-820-farida-s-story) _2026-08-09 · matthew133273 · No One Left Behind_ The School in the House Farida's Story Every morning in a small rented home in Pakistan, class begins. The teacher is Farida, and the students are her two sons. There is no school because the family cannot afford one, so she built one out of what she had, which is herself. "I am a wife, a mother, and a person who believes in education and hard work," she said. That belief has a long history for… ## [Representative Louise Stutes Gets Busted](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/representative-louise-stutes-gets) _2026-08-07 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ Representative Louise Stutes cheated when it came to election financing. This isn’t my opinion; she recently admitted as much in a consent decree with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. They caught her committing numerous violations of state campaign finance regulations. ## [A Conversation with Heath Smith](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-heath-smith) _2026-08-05 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ Candidate for Alaska Senate District C ## [Adam Crum Wins in Homer](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/adam-crum-wins-in-homer) _2026-08-03 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ A conservative organization in Homer invited the five leading Republican candidates for governor to speak last night at their last monthly meeting before the August primary election. Three of the candidates declined to attend. ## [The Coming Nuclear Revolution Might Save Bush Alaska](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/the-coming-nuclear-revolution-might) _2026-07-30 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ Small villages in rural Alaska may be far removed in distance and technology from the latest high-tech AI data centers, but they share a common problem: accessing cheap and reliable electricity. Fortunately, a novel solution to this issue is now being tested ## [The ICO brings increased transparency around sewage discharge](https://www.mysociety.org/2026/07/30/the-ico-brings-increased-transparency-around-sewage-discharge/) _2026-07-30 · Myfanwy · mySociety_ The EIR is a similar set of rights to those we have under Freedom of Information, but specifically give access to environmental information held by public authorities. Those who remember reading about the sewagemaps project in our blog post of last April will recall that the discharge of sewage falls firmly under the category of… ## [Santarsiero & Brennan Celebrate PennDOT’s State Street Repaving Project](https://www.senatorstevesantarsiero.com/santarsiero-brennan-celebrate-penndots-state-street-repaving-project/) _2026-07-29 · Christin Brown · Senator Steve Santarsiero_ DOYLESTOWN, July 28, 2026 – State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and state Rep. Tim Brennan, both D-Bucks, announced that today, PennDOT began the repaving process for State Street, a highly traveled \[…\] The post Santarsiero & Brennan Celebrate PennDOT’s State Street Repaving Project appeared first on Senator Steve Santarsiero . ## [Improvements to WriteToThem](https://www.mysociety.org/2026/07/29/improvements-to-writetothem/) _2026-07-29 · Myfanwy · mySociety_ Our website WriteToThem helps you contact your elected representatives, quickly and simply. In a recent blog post, we explained that we’ve added a Welsh translation across the site, and made it easier to navigate recent changes to the Senedd. And while those improvements clearly have a great benefit for residents of Wales, the work has… ## [What do we need to better understand government use of AI?](https://www.mysociety.org/2026/07/28/what-do-we-need-to-better-understand-government-use-of-ai/) _2026-07-28 · Julia Cushion · mySociety_ We think it should be easier to reliably answer the basic questions: what AI systems are public bodies using? How are those systems affecting people? To help civil society actors work out how to get better answers to these questions, we brought together people working across academia, law, journalism, technology and public policy to discuss… ## [The Nearly Meaningless and Questionable Alaska Primary Election](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/the-nearly-meaningless-and-questionable) _2026-07-27 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ Alaska will hold its primary election on August 18, but for most of the races, Ranked Choice Voting has rendered this election virtually meaningless. ## [Getting the right message to the right place: navigating changes in Welsh democracy](https://www.mysociety.org/2026/07/23/getting-the-right-message-to-the-right-place-navigating-changes-in-welsh-democracy/) _2026-07-23 · Myfanwy · mySociety_ The democratic landscape in Wales has changed… and so has our ‘contact your politician’ website WriteToThem. In a webinar today, we invited Jess Blair from ERS Cymru to talk through how the Senedd looks, how the power balance has shifted and how that affects those living in Wales. Now that each Welsh resident has several… ## [Robots and councils: how is AI being used by local government – and what can we find out about it?](https://www.mysociety.org/2026/07/21/robots-and-councils-how-is-ai-being-used-by-local-government-and-what-can-we-find-out-about-it/) _2026-07-21 · Repowering Democracy · mySociety_ Authors: Ben Worthy (Birkbeck), Laszlo Horvath (Birkbeck), Julia Cushion (mySociety), Alex Parsons(mySociety) — Artificial Intelligence, as we know, is everywhere. For governments and public bodies, the possibilities for policy-making seem endless. As the UK government put it in its AI playbook ‘the potential of AI to transform public services is enormous, giving us an unparalleled… ## [New ICO guidance: using AI when making an FOI request](https://www.mysociety.org/2026/07/21/new-ico-guidance-using-ai-when-making-an-foi-request/) _2026-07-21 · Myfanwy · mySociety_ The effects of AI are making themselves known across every sector, and Freedom of Information is no exception. AI has lowered the bar to making contact, in every place where citizens interact with public authorities, from making pothole reports to submitting FOI requests. On the face of it, this is a good thing for individuals… ## [He may be a brand new Prime Minister…but he’s been in Parliament before.](https://www.mysociety.org/2026/07/21/he-may-be-a-brand-new-prime-minister-but-hes-been-in-parliament-before/) _2026-07-21 · Myfanwy · mySociety_ With all the fuss about Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister, it may be easy to forget that he’s been in Parliament before — as an MP. That means that he already had a page on TheyWorkForYou, our website that makes Parliament easier to follow. And, as Burnham originally entered the House in 2001 and didn’t step… ## [Handicapping the Governor’s Primary Election](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/handicapping-the-governors-primary) _2026-07-19 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ We have about a month to go until the primary election, and this year, thanks to the Jungle Primary, there are 17 candidates in the race for governor. With so many candidates, and with only four of them making it through to the general election, anything could happen. ## [Ending Election Fraud](https://sewardsfolly.substack.com/p/ending-election-fraud) _2026-07-17 · Seward's Folly · Seward's Folly Substack_ President Trump gave a speech last night alleging that outside actors have been interfering in American elections. His opponents will disagree and claim that the president wants to use this argument to cheat in future elections. Historians will have the final answer on the 2020 election and whether our country’s elections are being manipulated, but one thing is true. ## [Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Democratic State Government Chair Steve Santarsiero, Strongly Condemn Trump’s Attempts to Rig Elections](https://www.senatorstevesantarsiero.com/senate-democratic-leader-jay-costa-democratic-state-government-chair-steve-santarsiero-strongly-condemn-trumps-attempts-to-rig-elections/) _2026-07-17 · Christin Brown · Senator Steve Santarsiero_ HARRISBURG, PA – July 17, 2026 − Yesterday, President Donald Trump took an extraordinary step in his years-long efforts to undermine faith in US elections by delivering a prime-time speech \[…\] The post Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Democratic State Government Chair Steve Santarsiero, Strongly Condemn Trump’s Attempts to Rig Elections appeared first on Senator Steve Santarsiero . ## [Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Tina Davis announce $2M in Grants](https://www.senatorstevesantarsiero.com/senator-steve-santarsiero-and-representative-tina-davis-announce-2m-in-grants/) _2026-07-16 · Christin Brown · Senator Steve Santarsiero_ BUCKS COUNTY – July 16, 2026 − Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) along with Representative Tina Davis (D-141) announced today ­­­­­$2,000,000 in state funding. $1,00,000 for B Mazzocchi Development $1,00,000 for HP \[…\] The post Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Tina Davis announce $2M in Grants appeared first on Senator Steve Santarsiero . ## [Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Perry Warren announce a $1M Grant for Friends Village in Newtown](https://www.senatorstevesantarsiero.com/senator-steve-santarsiero-and-representative-perry-warren-announce-a-1m-grant-for-friends-village-in-newtown/) _2026-07-16 · Christin Brown · Senator Steve Santarsiero_ BUCKS COUNTY – July 16, 2026 − Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) along with Representative Perry Warren (D-31) announced today ­­­­­$1,000,000 in state funding for Friends Village in Newtown, PA. This grant \[…\] The post Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Perry Warren announce a $1M Grant for Friends Village in Newtown appeared first on Senator Steve Santarsiero .