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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. President Metsola opened the 13-14 November plenary session in Brussels with a minute of silence for the victims of the flood tragedy in Spain. Following the devastating floods that swept through towns in Valencia and other regions in Spain two weeks ago and have […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts are projected to push the number of food insecure people to 33 million in 2025. The figure represents a sharp increase from the 25 million who need assistance […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell told negotiators at COP29 in Baku that setting an ambitious new climate finance target is crucial for the well-being of all nations, including the wealthiest and most powerful. “Let’s dispense with […]
This article is published in association with IMF. Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, Luc Tucker As the rest of the world grapples with aging populations, Africa’s population is booming. By 2030, half of all new entrants into the global labor force will come from sub-Saharan Africa, requiring the creation of up to 15 million new […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries pushes the country further into chaos, the UN’s top political affairs official told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that a ceasefire and a negotiated political solution remain the only viable path […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. With Ukraine approaching 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion, civilians are facing mounting challenges as intense attacks continue and winter tightens its grip, according to UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Recent attacks on energy infrastructure have decimated 65 percent of Ukraine’s energy generation capacity, severely disrupting electricity, heating […]
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This article is published in association with IMF. The world’s governments must raise an additional $3 trillion to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth goals this decade. The cost in emerging markets equals 4 percent of gross domestic product—and 16 percent for low-income countries. How can countries finance such staggering price tags? Large cities such as […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to keep hospitals up and running and to evacuate patients requiring specialized treatment, a senior official with the UN agency said in Cairo on Monday. Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the development of high-quality, energy-efficient residential housing in Poland through a €100 million loan to the Polish subsidiaries of Vantage Development, a leading residential-for-rent developer and operator, ultimately owned by Germany’s TAG Immobilien. The EBRD’s loan will […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. At the informal European Council meeting in Budapest the President of the European Parliament outlined her vision on European competitiveness. On U.S. elections: Though we feel the impact of the vote this week with elections in the United States, my belief is that we […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference on 11-22 November in Azerbaijan, the European Union will work with international partnersto deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to as close as possible to 1.5C. Climate change continues […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the military’s 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government. In a report released on Thursday, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) described […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. “Humanity’s torching the planet and paying the price,” […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed an additional €3 billion to its flagship Green Cities programme, reinforcing the Bank’s commitment to sustainable urban development across a growing network of cities. Over the next five years, EBRD Green Cities will be supported by […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is offering Y Soft Corporation, a multinational software and electronic hardware company based in the Czech Republic, financing of €30 million (757 million Czech korunas) to advance a range of office-management technologies including robotics and sensors. The EIB support takes the […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up their support for green economy investments in Serbia. The EBRD, with the support of the EU, is launching a new credit line to local financial institutions for on-lending to small […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) lists 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that regularly cause disease as top priorities for new vaccine development. The study is the first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens based on their regional and global health impact. It […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) have announced an agreement to strengthen their cooperation to promote public sector investment in key sectors of the Italian economy. Up to €1 billion in new funds will support sustainable regional growth and public sector investment […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds. “Almost no urban resident will be unaffected, with billions of people subjected to hotter […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending an unfunded portfolio risk-sharing facility to Moldova’s OTP Bank to unlock €30 million of new finance for Moldova’s business sector, with a focus on agriculture and trade. This is the first such facility signed in Moldova, building on EBRD […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The international community must ensure that the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy is equitable, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Monday in New York. Ms. Mohammed briefed Member States on the work of the Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals and urged […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary General António Guterres has strongly condemned escalating attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state, as new reports reveal over 135,000 civilians were displaced in just 10 days. “The Secretary General is appalled by the large numbers of civilians being killed, […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €20 million to the government of Montenegro to improve the energy efficiency of 24 educational buildings in the country. The funds will be channelled through the Ministry of Education, Science and […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. With Europe facing increasingly intense floods and droughts, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and WWF are teaming up to accelerate climate adaptation in Europe by developing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that will help to buffer societies and economies against the worsening impacts of the climate and biodiversity […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 percent of the cases did not make it to court, according to a report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The dangers faced by journalists, including risks to […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded this weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever agreements on nature’s genetic data and on recognising people of Africa descent and Indigenous Peoples as key stewards in conservation efforts. “This is an unprecedented occasion in […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that Israeli legislation to shut down the main lifeline for Palestine refugees in Gaza “will be deadly” if fully implemented. The Israeli Parliament, known as the Knesset, adopted two bills on Monday banning UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA from […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission published its proposal to set catch limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for ten fish stocks in the EU waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat, and Skagerrak for 2025. The proposal is based on scientific advice and covers fish stocks managed […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Temu may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the sale of illegal products, the potentially addictive design of the service, the systems used to recommend purchases to users, as well as […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some 20 million waste-pickers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday. “We are choking on plastic,” […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, renewing a demand it has made annually since 1992. The resolution, titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. US and allies are ‘biggest threat’ to global peace: DPRK UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Ambassador Song Kim of the DPRK strongly denounced “the US and its followers” for holding the meeting “to distort the essence of the situation, out of their hostile policies and sordid political motives” against […]
