This article is published in association with United Nations. UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where fresh evacuation orders by the Israeli military have prompted “the largest displacements since October” across the enclave. In addition to deep concerns about all those forcibly uprooted from their shelters and […]‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agencies
July 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where fresh evacuation orders by the Israeli military have prompted “the largest displacements since October” across the enclave. In addition to deep concerns about all those forcibly uprooted from their shelters and […]Human Rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN expert
July 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Immediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central African Republic (CAR) according to a new UN report released on Thursday. The report highlights torture of inmates, ill-treatment, arbitrary and illegal arrest and detention, malnutrition and poor healthcare. Thousands are being […]EIB Group gathers key stakeholders to tackle Europe’s multi-billion housing challenge
July 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) has gathered, for the first time, more than 300 experts, policymakers and representatives from EU institutions, municipalities and national ministries to scale up financial support to increase the supply of affordable and sustainable housing across Europe. The event coincides […]World News In Brief: Bangladesh student protests, Yemen’s maternal deaths, Mandela Day, honouring LGBT rights at EuroGames 2024
July 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN chief urged the Government of Bangladesh on Thursday to create an environment that allows proper dialogue with student protesters following weeks of demonstrations in the South Asian country. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres expressed concern about the reported deaths and injuries in Bangladesh amid student protests […]
UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment, call for urgent action
July 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded on Wednesday, with nations reiterating the need for renewed impetus and accelerated actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. Held under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Forum […]EIB provides €22 million to expand University of Camerino campus
July 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the University of Camerino have signed a €22 million finance contract with the main goals of supporting the expansion, renovation and modernisation of the university’s campus, bringing it into line with the highest teaching, research and environmental sustainability standards. In concrete […]Haiti: Displaced women face ‘unprecedented’ level of insecurity and sexual violence
July 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Instability in Haiti is fuelling a spike in sexual violence against women and girls as armed gangs continue their assault on the population, the UN agency championing gender equality said on Wednesday. A new report by UN Women reveals the dire living conditions and lack of security […]€400 million European Investment Bank backing for water security and climate adaptation across Jordan
July 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank has confirmed its largest water financing in Jordan to improve water availability, security and sustainability across the country and increase access to water supply, improve sanitation and reduce water losses. The €400 million 30-year loan, backed by a European Union guarantee, was […]EIB Board of Directors backs €8.4 billion of new financing for housing, education, energy, water and business investment
July 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) today approved €8.4 billion of new financing to build homes and schools, harness renewable energy, upgrade water, transport and communications networks and bolster business innovation and growth in Europe and around the world. “Today we approved […]EU to invest record €7 billion into sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure
July 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s instrument for strategic investment in infrastructure. This represents the largest call under the current CEF Transport programme. Around 83% of the funding […]EBRD provides US $130 million loan to Coca-Cola HBC in Egypt
July 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting the competitiveness and growth of Egypt’s private sector, with a loan of US$ 130 million (€123.8 million equivalent) to Coca-Cola HBC Egypt S.A.E (Coca-Cola HBC), to finance the company’s capex and working-capital requirements. The financing package […]The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts
July 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and waste, according to the new Global Foresight Report produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) released on Monday. “The rapid rate of change, uncertainty and technological […]Gaza: Guterres ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi, as WHO and partners aid medical response
July 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s deadly airstrikes by Israeli forces on Gaza’s Al Mawasi area which have reportedly left at least 90 dead and around 300 injured, according to figures from the war-torn enclave’s health ministry. The […]Gaza: Fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies
July 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians and partners continued to treat the victims of a deadly strike on Al Mawasi in southwest Gaza on Saturday that reportedly left at least 90 dead and around 300 injured. In […]Stop Squeezing the Baseline!
July 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Holger van Eden Too much. Ok, dear ministry of finance official, a little squeeze is fine, but decreasing existing expenditure commitments to bare bones levels has serious drawbacks. One of the unintended consequences of squeezing too much is that the baseline, the path of expenditure under unchanged policies, […]Gaza: There is no alternative to UNRWA, Guterres declares
July 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, standing alongside top officials in New York on Friday, underscored the essential need to bolster the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) across the Middle East amid continued attacks on its mandate, staff, premises and operations. Speaking at a pledging conference for the […]EBRD €30 million loan to Serbia for renewable heat generation
July 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan to Serbia of up to €30 million to finance investments in renewable heat generation in several district heating companies in the country, along with related energy-efficiency measures including the modernisation of heat substations and […]EBRD supports small businesses in Kosovo
July 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kosovo by extending a loan to Raiffeisen Leasing Kosovo. The Bank’s financing of up to €5 million under the SME Reboot Programme will enable Raiffeisen Leasing Kosovo to increase access to finance […]WHO prequalifies first self-test kit for Hepatitis C virus
July 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that it has prequalified the first self-test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), thus accelerating efforts towards elimination of the viral infection. The OraQuick HCV self-test “can provide a critical support in expanding access to testing and diagnosis,” WHO said in a […]UN humanitarians warn against Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza City
July 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Israel’s order for people to leave Gaza City on Wednesday “will only fuel mass suffering for Palestinian families”, many of whom have been displaced multiple times, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, has warned. The directive, issued by the Israeli military, follows evacuation orders affecting several parts […]UN rights chief calls for end to war on Ukraine following latest airstrikes
July 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them. Data from a new report by […]Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into Slovak support to NAJPI for setting up a glass sand extraction site
July 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether public support granted to the Slovak company NAJPI a.s. (‘NAJPI’) for setting up a glass sand extraction site is in line with EU State aid rules. The Commission’s investigation The Commission’s assessment started […]European Commission issues €9 billion in its 7th syndicated transaction of 2024
July 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today raised €9 billion of EU-Bonds in its 7th syndicated transaction for 2024. The dual-tranche transaction concerned a new €5 billion bond due on 5 October 2029, and a €4 billion tap of the EU-Bond maturing on 5 October 2054. […]EBRD and FATEN boost support to small businesses in the West Bank
July 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is intensifying its support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the West Bank and Gaza, with a US$ 5 million (€4.7 million) loan to microfinance institution the Palestine for Credit and Development (FATEN).The facility will enable […]UN envoy highlights alarming violence and neglected humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
July 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in alarming levels of violence and widespread civilian displacement, the UN envoy for the country reported on Monday. Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bintou Keita, informed the Security Council of an attack on the […]Joint Statement by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis and Minister of Trade Bolat at the EU-Türkiye High-Level Dialogue on Trade
July 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis and the Minister of Trade of Türkiye Ömer Bolat met today in Brussels for the first meeting of a High-Level Dialogue on Trade. The EU and Türkiye, a candidate country and major trade partner, have bilateral […]Moldova signs the EU’s Joint Procurement Agreement to deepen health cooperation with the EU
July 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Moldova became the 38th country to sign the Joint Procurement Agreement in the area of health, during an official visit to Chisinau by Commissioner for health and food safety, Stella Kyriakides. Moldova is now the 6th EU candidate country to become part of […]UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises
July 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Deep global divisions and conflicts must end to clear a path to tackling world’s two existential threats: climate change and the negative impacts of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, UN chief António Guterres told the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Astana on Thursday. “The central goal […]Canada joins Horizon Europe programme
July 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Canada is joining the growing group of non-EU countries who have associated to the EU’s research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe, and will work jointly on large-scale projects tackling our biggest challenges. Today, Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and […]Ukraine parliament ratifies International Chernobyl Cooperation Account agreement
July 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The international community and Ukraine are set to enter a new phase of engagement on long-term nuclear safety and decommissioning, with a particular focus on Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, thanks to the Ukrainian parliament’s ratification of the International Chernobyl Cooperation Account (ICCA) framework agreement. Parliament approved […]New WHO guidelines to help millions quit tobacco
July 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to quit tobacco use, recommending a range of initiatives, treatments and digital interventions. These recommendations are expected to benefit over 750 million adults who want to quit all forms of tobacco including […]UN chief lauds ‘strong’ new recommendations to limit proliferation of light weapons
July 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Saturday praised the adoption of a “strong outcome document” at the end of a conference dedicated to combatting illicit small arms and light weapons worldwide, saying it was an important sign of progress. “The proliferation, diversion and misuse of small arms and light […]Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacement
July 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Two women from the troubled Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince have shared their traumatic experiences of rape, contracting HIV, and despairing thoughts of suicide, after multiple forced displacements amid widespread gang violence. Displacements in this Caribbean country have reached record levels, with nearly 600,000 people forced […]
