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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians – particularly pregnant women, new mothers, and infants – being deported from the Dominican Republic. According to the UN migration agency, IOM, recent weeks have seen an increase in the deportation of women, including those […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudan’s Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of displacement according to the UN. Violent clashes between armed militias and forces of the military Government […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, MEPs backed a draft law designed to strengthen Europe’s defence industry, ramp up defence product manufacturing and provide more support for Ukraine. The Committees on Industry, Research and Energy and Security and Defence have adopted their position on the proposed creation of […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, the Civil Liberties Committee endorsed plans to gradually roll out the Entry-Exit System (EES) at the EU’s external borders. Civil Liberties Committee MEPs adopted a draft position on the proposed gradual launch of the Entry-Exit System (EES) at EU external borders by […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The shareholders of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have accepted an amendment to Article 1 of the Bank’s statutes, enabling the expansion of its operations to selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq. Article 1 of the EBRD’s statutes defines the Bank’s purpose […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. ity officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and can prosper in an uncertain future. From Morocco to Maharastra, California to Quebec, the UN’s Local Leaders series highlights how strong leadership is positively […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a new loan agreement worth €450 million with Polish railway infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. (PLK SA) to support extensive modernisation of 120 kilometres of a key regional rail line in southern Poland. The investment will contribute to […]
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Hundreds of thousands of guns are being used by gangs to exert control and spread terror in Haiti, according to the UN’s designated expert on the human rights situation in the Caribbean country. The island nation has suffered from a series of humanitarian, economic, political and security […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire. Nearly 15 years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and the emergence of rival administrations in 2014, the country remains […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over US airstrikes in and around Yemen’s port of Ra’s Isa this week, which reportedly resulted in scores of civilian casualties. At least five humanitarian workers were said to be among those injured, and significant damage was reported to port […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €25 million loan to Türkiye’s DenizBank, which will on-lend to Turkish manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for investments in their digital transformation. The loan comes under the EBRD’s Digital Transformation Financing Facility (DTFF), which […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend. The latest attacks, which began on 11 April, saw Rapid […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Boards of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), meeting this week, approved new financing to support economic prosperity and resilience, boost innovation and EU’s strategic autonomy in new technologies, and deepen global partnership. “The EIB Group is responding […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. People affected by humanitarian crises in the Greater Horn of Africa and in West and Central Africa will receive €258 million in EU humanitarian aid from the Commission to address their urgent needs. In the Greater Horn of Africa, €107.5 million will be used […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union has paused its countermeasures on unjustified US trade tariffs to allow time and space for EU-US negotiations. The pause was first announced by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week, and takes legal effect tomorrow. The decision – which puts on […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Meeting on Tuesday, leading members of the European Parliament and of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada signalled their strong support for Ukraine’s EU accession process. At their second meeting, held remotely on Tuesday, European Parliament and Verkhovna Rada parliamentary committee chairs, MEPs and Ukrainian parliamentarians […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. An estimated 100 million people in more than 60 countries and territories live under the threat of landmines and explosive ordnance – with war-torn Ukraine now the most heavily contaminated country in the world – the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said on Monday. Millions of […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Latvian capital Riga will upgrade and expand its water-supply network with the help of a €70 million European Investment Bank (EIB) loan to municipal utility SIA Rīgas ūdens. The company, serving over 600,000 residents, will use the EIB credit to curb drinking water network seepages, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. We, the Leaders of the European Union (EU), Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and of Uzbekistan, held our first EU-Central Asia Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 4 April 2025 and concluded the following: 1. Reaffirming our commitment to deeper cooperation in an evolving […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Myanmar’s military has continued to launch airstrikes and other attacks against opposition forces in the devastated country, one week since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck and despite agreeing to a ceasefire, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday. “In the days following the deadly earthquake […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament calls for measures to bolster the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries and help them make the transition to clean industrial processes. Energy-intensive industries, such as the chemicals, steel, paper, cement, and glass industries, are crucial for the EU economy and for decarbonisation efforts, say […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. A new Eurobarometer survey released by the European Commission shows a growing demand for seamless travel, and especially for online booking services, which are already used by 76% of respondents. The majority of respondents also consider the sustainability aspects of traveling. However, passengers still have difficulties in […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. • EBRD welcomes new investment in Uzbekistan’s Korzinka• Funds will enable leading food retailer to expand operations and improve local standards• Korzinka has tripled its number of stores during the Bank’s term as a shareholder The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has welcomed plans […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Russia must be held accountable for war crimes committed during its war of aggression in Ukraine, said EP Vice-President Hojsík in Kyiv at the event commemorating victims of Bucha tragedy. Martin Hojsík represented European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Monday at the 2025 Bucha […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. What is the Technical Support Instrument? The Commission’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) provides support to Member States to help them design and implement reforms. The TSI is demand-driven, meaning that its support follows requests submitted by the Member States. It does not come in […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Monday called for “justice and answers” after Israeli forces killed eight Palestinian medics, six civil defence first responders and a UN staff member in an attack in southern Gaza. The clearly identified humanitarian workers from the Palestine Red Crescent […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. As droughts reduce hydropower and clouds dim solar output around the world, experts say meteorology and climate science must be at the heart of the energy transition. The race towards renewable energy is accelerating, and for all the looming challenges of the climate crisis, signs of progress […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Countries should consider looking beyond Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, as the key measure of economic growth to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN policymakers have suggested. The initiative is in line with UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s longstanding assertion that “moving beyond GDP is […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Today the European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW Development Bank, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the European Commission, Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO) and the Chilean Ministry of Energy signed agreements to […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total aid blockade and deadly bombardment of the enclave by Israel, UN humanitarians said on Friday. According to local health authorities in Gaza, 830 people were killed between 18-23 March, including 174 women […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission is proposing a range of measures to ensure Europe’s wine sector remains competitive, resilient, and a vital economic force in the decades to come. The sector is facing several challenges like shifting consumer trends, climate change and market uncertainties. The […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is proposing to mobilise €8 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 2,400 workers dismissed after the bankruptcy of Belgian coach manufacturer Van Hool. Between 2012 and 2019, Van Hool was selling an average of 427 […]
