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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Over one million Ukrainians are without electricity, water and heating in freezing temperatures following relentless Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. The European Commission is today deploying 447 emergency generators worth €3.7 million from EU strategic reserves to restore power to hospitals, shelters and critical […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The 11th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations opened in Riyadh on Sunday with a blunt message for a world riven by distrust: dialogue is not a luxury – it’s a survival strategy. The 11th Global Forum opened in Riyadh on Sunday with a blunt […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. As another winter storm hits the Gaza Strip, low temperatures and rains are putting the lives of newborns and other vulnerable groups at risk, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Wednesday. Following two years of war, most of Gaza’s roughly two million residents are living in makeshift shelters. Humanitarians […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the political agreement to modernise the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation, reached last night by the Council and the European Parliament. The reform is a crucial step in boosting innovation and investment in the EU’s pharmaceutical sector, while ensuring that medicines are […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The new rules will make the EU food system more secure and sustainable, with climate- and pest-resistant plants that give higher yields and require fewer fertilisers and pesticides. On Wednesday night, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on the Commission proposal […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament has adopted its second interim report on Hungary’s persistent undermining of the rule of law and its continuous breaches of EU values. Adopted with 415 votes in favour, 193 votes against and 28 abstentions, Parliament’s report on the Article 7 procedure (which MEPs […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. A South African flag-coloured King Protea flower – symbolising hope and regeneration – is the chosen logo for this year’s G20 Leaders’ Summit, taking place on African soil for the first time. “Now is the time for leadership and vision,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists in Johannesburg […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is taking action against several EU Member States that have failed to notify the Commission of measures to transpose EU Directives into their national laws. These Member States have failed to fully transpose three EU directives related to energy and financial […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Images emerged this week of what appear to be mobs of masked Israeli settlers carrying out arson attacks on Palestinian homes and property, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday. OHCHR condemned this week’s attacks as abhorrent and said they reflected a wider pattern of […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. An agreement signed by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) has been hailed by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MONUSCO) as “an important step towards sustainable peace.” In a statement released on 19 […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission registered the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Save your right, save your flight!’. The aim of the initiative is to call for the reversal of changes that undermine passenger’s rights and the preservation of the ‘current compensation eligibility thresholds’ for […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced new partnerships and commitments to promote food security and sustainable agriculture around the world and to combat hunger and poverty and. These steps were taken during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, Spain. The EIB […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. On the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission announced today a new type of guarantee agreement that will provide up to €5 billion to de-risk investments and expand EIB operations outside the European Union (EU). Today’s guarantee […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are increasingly being subjected to forced displacement and land seizures, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has reported. Israeli authorities have stepped up measures to transfer large numbers of people from long-standing Palestinian towns and communities, according to […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Thursday’s agreement between Parliament and Council aims to increase consumer awareness and encourage greater business participation in out-of-court dispute solutions. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) involves impartial, out-of-court bodies, such as conciliators, mediators, arbitrators, the ombudsmen and complaints boards, helping consumers and companies resolve issues […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to fetch from controversial new aid hubs in Gaza – a likely war crime – the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. The alert comes nearly a month since the Israeli and […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. After surprise US bombing raids on Iranian uranium enrichment facilities over the weekend, the head of the UN-backed nuclear watchdog on Monday appealed for immediate access to the targeted sites to assess the damage that is likely “very significant”. Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation (‘EUMR’), the proposed acquisition of Banco BPM S.p.A (‘BPM’) by UniCredit S.p.A. (‘UniCredit’). Today’s approval by the Commission of the merger is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by UniCredit to address […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. As deadly missile exchanges between Israel and Iran enter a second week, the United Nations is sounding alarm over the growing toll on civilians, warning of mass displacement and regional instability. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday called for “maximum restraint” and reiterated […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he remains “profoundly alarmed” by the ongoing military escalation between Israel and Iran, as the sides continued to trade airstrikes. “I reiterate my call for immediate de-escalation leading to a ceasefire,” Mr. Guterres said in a statement in which he […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “We are walking the fine grey line between operational capacity and full disaster, every day,” said […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. With over half of the Sudanese population in need of aid and lean season rapidly approaching, the UN Chief for Humanitarian Affairs once again sounded the alarm about the crisis unfolding in Sudan on Thursday. Tom Fletcher noted that over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance. Moreover, with famine […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. The move followed the Security Council’s failure to pass a similar resolution last week due to a lone veto by permanent […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. That’s a wrap That’s it for our live coverage of the General Assembly’s emergency session on protection of civilians in Gaza, although the debate is set to continue. Prior to the vote, President Philémon Yang remarked that once again the Assembly was called upon to take the […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is promoting competition and transparency in Uzbekistan’s pharmaceutical sector by supporting the operations of its client Meros Pharm. The EBRD’s senior loan of up to US$ 25 million (€21.9 million) will help the country’s second largest wholesale distributor […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning: the climate crisis is also a health crisis – and it’s already claiming lives. Europe is warming faster than any other WHO region, and the impact on people’s […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. People in the Gaza Strip are getting hungrier because of the “very limited” volume of food being allowed in, UN aid agencies reiterated on Wednesday. Only around 6,000 tonnes of wheat flour have entered the war-torn enclave since Israel began to allow limited supplies back in last […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The top UN official in Iraq reiterated his confidence in the resilience of the country’s people, and the determination of their leaders, in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday. “Iraq is a nation of profound history, strength, potential, and pride. By working together, Iraqis can […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Global economic growth is expected to decline this year due to increased trade barriers and policy uncertainty, the World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday. Growth is projected to weaken to 2.3 per cent, or nearly half a percentage point lower than expected at the […]
The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers of Palestinians “vulnerable to starvation”, with daily energy intake now well below what a human body needs to survive, the UN warned on Thursday. Latest data simulations from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) point to the average Gazan eating just […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission today updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, because they do not meet international safety standards. Following today’s update, all air carriers certified in Suriname and Tanzania have been […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. As June marks one year since the arbitrary detention of dozens of personnel from the UN, NGOs, civil society organizations and diplomatic missions by the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, the UN Secretary-General has reiterated his call for their release, urging they be freed “immediately and unconditionally.” […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed creation of a joint venture (‘JV‘) between BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited (‘BAES‘), Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. Ltd. (‘JAIEC‘), and Leonardo S.p.A. (‘Leonardo‘). This JV will be the prime contractor and lead […]
