This article is published in association with United Nations. Authorities in Myanmar released the country’s ousted president from prison on Friday, along with some 4,000 other people, as part of an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year festival. President Win Myint had been in jail since February 2021 when the military overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected […]World News in Brief: Myanmar amnesty, rising needs in Afghanistan, another power loss at Ukraine nuclear plant
April 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Authorities in Myanmar released the country’s ousted president from prison on Friday, along with some 4,000 other people, as part of an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year festival. President Win Myint had been in jail since February 2021 when the military overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected […]Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF
February 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Reaching a single child in Sudan’s Darfur region can take days of negotiations, security clearances and travel across sandy roads that cut through shifting frontlines, UNICEF warned Friday – as children live “on the brink” of survival. Briefing journalists in Geneva on Friday, Eva Hinds, the UN […]EIB Group provides EU-backed guarantee to ProCredit Bank to expand finance for war-affected businesses in Ukraine
December 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) – together the EIB Group – have signed a new EU-backed guarantee that will enable ProCredit Bank Ukraine to mobilise more than €43 million in additional lending for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The guarantee […]‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week
November 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators on Monday to “cut the theatrics,” get down to business and hammer out a new finance deal to compensate countries for climate-driven damages and pay for a clean-energy transition. “We can’t […]
