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Business RadioX ® Network
Preserving Arizona’s Future through the Verde River E52

Business RadioX ® Network

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024


Preserving Arizona’s Future through the Verde River E52 In this episode of “Arizona Good Business” with host, Thomas Barr welcomes David Gressly and Isaac Dudley with Friends of the Verde River, discussing their work to protect and preserve the Verde River in Arizona. They shared how their organization employs a scientific approach, such as implementing […]

Phoenix Business Radio
Preserving Arizona’s Future through the Verde River E52

Phoenix Business Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024


Preserving Arizona’s Future through the Verde River E52 In this episode of “Arizona Good Business” with host, Thomas Barr welcomes David Gressly and Isaac Dudley with Friends of the Verde River, discussing their work to protect and preserve the Verde River in Arizona. They shared how their organization employs a scientific approach, such as implementing […] The post Preserving Arizona’s Future through the Verde River E52 appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

PRI's The World
High stakes EU summit for Ukraine

PRI's The World

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 47:40


It's been a bittersweet 24 hours for Ukraine. First, the unexpected news that EU leaders have agreed to start talks to allow Ukraine join the bloc. But hours later came the blow: A funding package for Ukraine worth more than $55 billion had been vetoed by Hungary. And, ever since the brutal attack by Hamas in Israel, the group has been charged with committing acts of sexual violence. But it was just last week, two months after the event, that the UN's Special Representative on Sexual Violence expressed "grave concern" over these reports. Also, a rusting oil tanker with a million barrels of oil was in danger of breaking up when a rescue mission was launched this year by the UN. Veteran diplomat David Gressly is credited with averting a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea by brokering a deal to replace the endangered vessel. Plus, the sounds of late Malian guitarist Zani Diabaté live on.___We are able to bring you human-centered journalism because listeners like you financially support our independent newsroom. Will you make a donation today to keep The World going strong? Give now.

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
How the UN Prevented a Massive Oil Spill off the Coast of Yemen

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 20:55


For the last eight years a decrepit old oil tanker off the coast of Yemen has been like a ticking time bomb, threatening to unleash unprecedented disaster in the Red Sea. The 47 year old oil tanker, the FSO Safer, was fraying and decaying -- and filled with one million barrels of oil. For reference, this is about four times the amount that the Exonn Valdez spilled in 1989. The UN estimated that a spill from the SFO Safer would cause an ecological, environmental and humanitarian disaster acroess the Red Sea region, destroying pristine reefs, and imperling costal fishing communities in Yemen, Somalia, Djbouti, Eritrea and beyond. It would take 25 years for fish stocks to replenish. The cleanup alone would cost $20 billion. But today's epsiode is about how that disaster was averted. On Friday, August 11th the United Nations announced that the FSO Safer's 1 million barrels of oil had been offloaded. This was the culmination of a massive political, diplomatic and logistical undertaking and my guest is the person who was at the center of it all, the UN's top offical in Yemen David Gressly.  David Gressly is an Assistant UN Secretary General, with whom I spoke from Aden just hours after the last oil had been pumped out of the FSO Safer. We kick off discussing the circumstances in which the oil became trapped in the old vessel, which is very much part of the story of Yemen's civil war. But this is a good news story of a crisis averted. 

Depictions Media
Will Work on the Safer Tanker be a Success

Depictions Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 54:35


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 it's the beginning of a long process. Steiner said, “Years and months of preparation for the salvage operation of the FSO Safer lay behind us. Many challenges and hurdles. But, as of this morning, we are pleased to report that the pumps are on. The pipes have been laid between the FSO Safer and Yemen, the replacement tanker, and the first gallons of oil have been pumped off the SAFER onto Yemen.” The UNDP Chief said the team involved was “very relieved” that “the operation of pumping oil has finally begun.” But, Steiner warned, “This is just another step in this highly complex operation that ultimately will lead to the emptying of the tanks, then the cleaning of the tanks, then the towing away, and the sound and ecologically and socially responsible scrapping of the FSO Safer, and the delivery of a convoy.” Speaking to journalists from a ship supporting the operation, Gressly said, “As you know, there are over a million barrels of oil on board, so this is going to take some time to finish. We will know shortly how much we have moved today. They're taking the sounding readings as we speak to see what quantity was moved. But we do expect that this will take approximately 19 days to move the 1.1 million barrels off of the vessel.” The Resident Coordinator noted that “the broader coalition working to prevent the catastrophe includes countless individuals and organizations that provided invaluable expertise and in-kind support.” Gressly added, “It includes environmental groups like Greenpeace and private companies like the Fahem Group that propose the initiative that was the basis for the plan we're implementing today. I think this also shows the breadth of knowledge of the operation of the concern and the threat that this vessel presented.”

Policy and Rights
Will the lack of money hurt the Yemen Safer Tanker Project

Policy and Rights

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 55:12


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 it's the beginning of a long process.Steiner said, “Years and months of preparation for the salvage operation of the FSO Safer lay behind us. Many challenges and hurdles. But, as of this morning, we are pleased to report that the pumps are on. The pipes have been laid between the FSO Safer and Yemen, the replacement tanker, and the first gallons of oil have been pumped off the SAFER onto Yemen.”The UNDP Chief said the team involved was “very relieved” that “the operation of pumping oil has finally begun.” But, Steiner warned, “This is just another step in this highly complex operation that ultimately will lead to the emptying of the tanks, then the cleaning of the tanks, then the towing away, and the sound and ecologically and socially responsible scrapping of the FSO Safer, and the delivery of a convoy.”Speaking to journalists from a ship supporting the operation, Gressly said, “As you know, there are over a million barrels of oil on board, so this is going to take some time to finish. We will know shortly how much we have moved today. They're taking the sounding readings as we speak to see what quantity was moved. But we do expect that this will take approximately 19 days to move the 1.1 million barrels off of the vessel.”The Resident Coordinator noted that “the broader coalition working to prevent the catastrophe includes countless individuals and organizations that provided invaluable expertise and in-kind support.” Gressly added, “It includes environmental groups like Greenpeace and private companies like the Fahem Group that propose the initiative that was the basis for the plan we're implementing today. I think this also shows the breadth of knowledge of the operation of the concern and the threat that this vessel presented.”

Marketplace All-in-One
60,000 women in Afghanistan lose their jobs

Marketplace All-in-One

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 7:29


From the BBC World Service: The Taliban has fulfilled its threat to shut down hair and beauty salons across Afghanistan, leaving tens of thousands of women without work. The BBC’s Caroline Davies explains. The CEO of NatWest, one of the UK’s biggest banks, has resigned after the bank closed the account of a former politician due to his conservative right-wing views. Alison Rose had said Nigel Farage’s account was shut down due to a lack of funds. In Germany, the government is suggesting that a siesta could help workers cope with uncharacteristic summer heat, and, finally, David Gressly, UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, gives an update on an operation to remove one million barrels of oil from a derelict tanker.

Marketplace Morning Report
60,000 women in Afghanistan lose their jobs

Marketplace Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 7:29


From the BBC World Service: The Taliban has fulfilled its threat to shut down hair and beauty salons across Afghanistan, leaving tens of thousands of women without work. The BBC’s Caroline Davies explains. The CEO of NatWest, one of the UK’s biggest banks, has resigned after the bank closed the account of a former politician due to his conservative right-wing views. Alison Rose had said Nigel Farage’s account was shut down due to a lack of funds. In Germany, the government is suggesting that a siesta could help workers cope with uncharacteristic summer heat, and, finally, David Gressly, UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, gives an update on an operation to remove one million barrels of oil from a derelict tanker.

The Daily Update
Iraq signs $27 billion TotalEnergies deal, 100 million users on Threads — Trending

The Daily Update

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 2:10


On today's episode, Iraq on Monday signed an energy agreement with France's TotalEnergies to develop oil and gas resources to improve the country's electricity supply in the biggest single foreign investment in the nation.   In less than one week, Meta's newest social media platform, Threads, has managed to amass 100 million users around the world.   The transfer of more than one million barrels of crude oil from a stranded tanker off the coast of Yemen will begin next week, a UN official said on Monday. David Gressly, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Yemen, told the Security Council that the FSO Safer has been “completely stabilised to facilitate the transfer of oil between ships”, and the oil transfer to another tanker would take about two weeks.   Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said the leadership of the nation's central bank will fall to its four deputy governors because Riad Salameh's term will not be renewed.

Green Seas: A podcast by TradeWinds
Inside the effort to defuse the ‘time bomb' tanker

Green Seas: A podcast by TradeWinds

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 13:05


The United Nations is mounting an effort to prevent a catastrophic oil spill from a tanker in the Red Sea. We talk to David Gressly, the resident humanitarian coordinator for the UN in Yemen, and IR Concilium chief executive Ian Ralby.

Business Daily
The race to stop a Red Sea oil catastrophe

Business Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 17:47


One of the many casualties of the war in Yemen is the FSO Safer, a floating storage facility which holds one million barrels of crude oil. No maintenance has been carried out on the vessel for years, and experts believe it's in danger or exploding or leaking oil in to the Red Sea at any moment. The UN has previously unsuccessfully tried to resolve the issue, but David Gressly, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, thinks the next few weeks could be vital, and is calling on the private sector and individuals to help fund an operation to transfer the oil to a safer vessel. We hear from Tim Lenderking, US Special Envoy for Yemen, Ghiwa Nakat of Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa and Yemen's Minister for Water and the Environment Tawfeeq Al Sharjabi. Presenter: Hannah Bewley Producers: Hannah Bewley and Sumaya Bakhsh Image: The FSO Safer from above; Credit: Getty Images

Business Matters
US gas explosion puts pressure on prices

Business Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 49:25


We're talking all about the different crises gripping global energy markets in this programme. First, an incident at an LNG facility in Texas has caused uncertainty over global supplies, with futures prices plummeting. It could be months before the plant is back online. Europe - which is already dealing with reduced supplies from Russia - now faces a shortage. In Sri Lanka, the fuel crisis continues, as people are asked to work a four day week. With the whole world seemingly facing supply disruption, President Joe Biden has announced he'll visit Saudi Arabia. We'll also visit Denmark and Tanzania, where innovative solutions are being found to keep energy flowing. To discuss these issues, Sam Fenwick is joined by Marketplace's Andy Uhler in Texas, and Sharon Brettkelly from the Detail podcast on Radio New Zealand. We'll also hear from the Sri Lankan political writer Asanga Abeyagoonasekera. Elsewhere in the programme, further fears about a decaying tanker in the Red Sea off Yemen. The UN's David Gressly tells us why it matters. Sticking with supply issues, women's sanitary products are getting harder to access in the US. We'll hear about that from Dana Cohen from California manufacturer Cora. (Picture: a gas terminal burns in Poland; Credit: Getty Images).

World Business Report
A four day working week in Sri Lanka

World Business Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 26:26


Sri Lanka is experiencing severe inflation, along with food and fuel shortages. Now around a million workers have been told to work four days a week instead of five. But will it work? Officials say an extra day each weekend will save citizens money, and allow them to grow food in their gardens. But some economists fear it could spark further unrest in the country - and do little to remedy economic woes. Prominent Sri Lankan economist and political writer Asanga Abeyagoonasekera joins us live on the programme to discuss where the country is heading. The UN's Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Yemen, David Gressly, gives a stark warning about another potential fuel crisis facing the world. It's been another rough day in US and European markets, as trader Joe Saluzzi explains. Global supply chain issues have affected supplies of tampons in the US - Dana Cohen from the sanitary brand Cora can tell us why. We'll also hear about the controversy surrounding Pixar's latest film in the Middle East, with Hollywood writer Sandro Monetti.

The Current
The race to stop a catastrophic oil spill in Yemen

The Current

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 16:20


The FSO Safer tanker in Yemen is carrying more than a million barrels of oil — and it's damaged beyond repair. We hear about the risk of a disaster and the plans to avert it, with Ala Mustafa, the global ambassador for Youth4Nature; and David Gressly, the UN resident and humanitarian co-ordinator for Yemen.

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Interviews
‘People feel trapped': UN aid chief in Yemen

Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 12:23


When David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, called for $3.85 billion from international donors to avoid a point of no return in March, he said that “Yemen can't wait”. Five months on, some $2 billion has been received, averting the immediate risk of famine, but leaving significant gaps in desperately needed areas, such as healthcare. During a recent visit to UN Headquarters, Mr. Gressly spoke to UN News's Conor Lennon about the current humanitarian situation in Yemen, and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have across the war-torn nation.  

UN News
‘People feel trapped': UN aid chief in Yemen

UN News

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 12:23


When David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, called for $3.85 billion from international donors to avoid a point of no return in March, he said that “Yemen can't wait”. Five months on, some $2 billion has been received, averting the immediate risk of famine, but leaving significant gaps in desperately needed areas, such as healthcare. During a recent visit to UN Headquarters, Mr. Gressly spoke to UN News's Conor Lennon about the current humanitarian situation in Yemen, and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have across the war-torn nation.  

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
Focus on the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen: A Conversation with Tim Lenderking, Sarah Charles, and David Gressly

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 66:14


On June 24, 2021, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and Reconnaissance Research convened a program, "Focus on the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen," featuring U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking, USAID Assistant to the Administrator Sarah Charles, and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen David Gressly. Dr. John Duke Anthony and Colonel (Ret.) Abbas K. Dahouk joined the specialists for the discussion. Visit www.ncusar.org for more information.

Sunday
Church Loan Scandal, Religious Vote, Ebola Bishop

Sunday

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 43:40


A London Church is under investigation for alleged fraud and financial irregularities after church goers claimed they were persuaded to take out large loans. The Sunday programme reports on claims and puts the claims to a representative of the church. Sima Kotecha reports on how religious voting "banks" could influence this year’s general election. And we hear from the Bishop of Hertford, Michael Beasley, a former epidemiologist at Imperial College London, who has been to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the world's second largest Ebola outbreak continues. He's joined by the United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Coordinator, David Gressly, to talk about the key role Churches are playing in the fight against the disease. Producer Catherine Earlam Carmel Lonergan Series Producer Amanda Hancox

Take as Directed
Unpacking the DRC Ebola Crisis with David Gressly

Take as Directed

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 27:38


In this episode of Take as Directed, J. Stephen Morrison sits down with David Gressly, the UN Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Gressly was appointed in May by the UN Secretary General to lead a more strategic, coordinated, and better funded effort to arrest the dangerously escalating Ebola outbreak. This is the first of a pair of episodes that examines the root causes of targeted violence against health providers and active community resistance, and what steps are now essential to end violence and win community trust and confidence.

Africa - Audio
Unpacking the DRC Ebola Crisis with David Gressly

Africa - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 27:37


In this episode of Take as Directed, J. Stephen Morrison sits down with David Gressly, the UN Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Gressly was appointed in May by the UN Secretary General to lead a more strategic, coordinated, and better funded effort to arrest the dangerously escalating Ebola outbreak. This is the first of a pair of episodes that examines the root causes of targeted violence against health providers and active community resistance, and what steps are now essential to end violence and win community trust and confidence.

Global Health - Audio
Unpacking the DRC Ebola Crisis with David Gressly

Global Health - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 27:37


In this episode of Take as Directed, J. Stephen Morrison sits down with David Gressly, the UN Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Gressly was appointed in May by the UN Secretary General to lead a more strategic, coordinated, and better funded effort to arrest the dangerously escalating Ebola outbreak. This is the first of a pair of episodes that examines the root causes of targeted violence against health providers and active community resistance, and what steps are now essential to end violence and win community trust and confidence.