Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval

© UNHCR/Jaime Giménez A Venezuelan toddler finds comfort at UNHCR-led event in Lima, Peru.

This article is published in association with United Nations. Venezuela’s political shock has sharpened global attention on a country already facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crises. For the United Nations, the priority remains unchanged: protecting lives, sustaining basic services and supporting Venezuelans at home and across the region. The backdrop © UNHCR/Jaime […]

Gaza: Access to food improves but living conditions remain dire

Deep concerns for Palestinians amid intense Israeli raids in occupied West Bank

This article is published in association with United Nations. A pregnant woman in Gaza thought she might lose her child because of malnourishment. Ten days ago, she gave birth and is now in recovery thanks to World Food Programme (WFP) facilities that are back up and running again, the agency’s representative for Palestine said on Thursday. […]

Cold, displaced and in darkness, Ukrainian civilians brace for another winter of war

Cold, displaced and in darkness, Ukrainian civilians brace for another winter of war

This article is published in association with United Nations. As Ukraine enters its fourth winter under full-scale invasion, millions of civilians face renewed hardship from relentless attacks, widespread power outages and freezing temperatures that are straining an already exhausted population. Ongoing strikes on energy infrastructure have left entire communities uncertain whether they will have heat, electricity […]

Germany: Stadtwerke Karlsruhe receives EUR 270 million backing from the EIB

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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. New financing enables modernization and expansion of Karlsruhe’s electricity grid – and district heating. Programme is central to plan for 100% CO2-neutral district heating. Stadtwerke Karlsruhe GmbH is receiving EUR 270 million financing from the European Investment Bank. The long-term / 24 year loan will support […]

EIB provides $100 million to Ecuador for water, sanitation and waste management

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB Global, the international partnerships and development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador (BDE) announced a $100 million framework loan to finance priority projects in water supply, wastewater and waste management at the EU-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean […]

EIB Group and Santander support small businesses with €1 billion to invest in competitiveness and green transition, boost the role of women and promote construction of sustainable buildings

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The EIB Group – made up of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) – has signed a new €569.5 million securitisation operation with Santander. This securitisation operation will enable Santander to direct around €1.08 billion to financing the green transition and the competitiveness of […]

Talks on net zero shipping framework shelved as nations fail to reach consensus

This article is published in association with United Nations. Talks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on adopting new global rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from ships ended Friday without agreement, as delegates voted to defer a decision for 12 months amid sharp divisions over the proposed Net-Zero Framework. The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee […]

Gaza: Ceasefire urgently needed as civilians left with ‘no safe place’ to go

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN and humanitarian partners warned on Wednesday that nearly one million civilians in Gaza City who have been told to leave by the Israeli military have nowhere safe to go. “We are witnessing a dangerous escalation in Gaza City, where Israeli forces have stepped up their […]

In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation

This article is published in association with United Nations. “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said on Tuesday, in a call to action amid unrelenting conflict, mass displacement and the near-total collapse of essential services in the war-battered enclave. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) […]

EBRD invests in Polish-based robotics company Nomagic

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This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. EBRD Venture Capital, the tech fund of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), is supporting Nomagic, a Polish-based provider of robotics solutions, by leading a US$ 44 million (€41.9 million) Series B fundraising round including co-investments from Khosla Ventures and Almaz Capital.  The EBRD’s investment will […]

Zelenskyy to MEPs: “We must end this war fairly and justly”

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, Parliament held an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Opening the sitting, EP President Roberta Metsola said that Parliament would continue standing with Ukraine until it has “freedom and real peace, for as […]

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