>>/136457/ >>/136458/ >>/136459/ >>/136460/ >>/136461/ >>/136462/ 1:30 PM EST Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse/streams - White House Daily Briefing White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby brief reporters and responds to questions on the Bide administration’s policy agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533251-1/white-house-daily-briefing 2:00 PM EST Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-january-29-2024/ 2:00 PM EST U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will consider several postal naming bills as well as legislation to ensure U.S. Secret Service agents continue to be paid for overtime. The current authorization for overtime pay expired at the end of last year. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533228-2/house-session 2:00 PM EST A Conversation with Rep. Darrell Issa on US–South Asia Relations Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/conversation-rep-darrell-issa-us-south-asia-relations https://youtube.com/watch?v=h_uAP7l5_cg - Rep. Issa on U.S.-South Asia Relations Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) discusses U.S.-South Asia relations at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC https://www.c-span.org/video/?533235-1/rep-issa-us-south-asia-relations 2:45 PM EST Security Council Media Stakeout (Peace and security in Africa; Other matters) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14uuhza5m 3:00 PM EST Strengthening the resilience of agricultural systems and food security in the Sahel - The Sahel region, while holding significant potential, grapples with formidable challenges hindering its journey to food and nutrition security, sustainable employment, income opportunities, and environmental preservation. Escalating violence, conflict, and the presence of extremist groups, compounded by instability, poverty, and political crises, have exacerbated the region's difficulties. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f9dqj4xr 3:00 PM EST (12th plenary meeting) Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, 2024 regular session, Economic and Social Council - The 2024 regular session of the Committee on NGOs will take place from 22 to 31 January at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Committee will meet again on 9 February 2024 to adopt its report of the session. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1brqz7wv0 3:00 PM EST (2nd plenary meeting) Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS (First regular session 2024) - Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services (First regular session, 29 January - 2 February 2024) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1b8yv1did 3:00 PM EST (2nd meeting) Concluding session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lyw8yyuh 3:00 PM EST Industry Minister Víctor Bisonó on the Dominican Republic’s Economic Growth and Resilience Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/industry-minister-victor-bisono-on-the-dominican-republics-economic-growth-and-resilience/ https://youtube.com/watch?v=_DdzkVKBYns 3:00 PM EST Livestock and Meat Domestic Data - Monthly Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/livestock-and-meat-domestic-data/ 7