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 […]Haiti ‘awash’ with guns leaving population ‘absolutely terrified’
April 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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 […]Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes
April 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty. The earthquakes – which hit central Myanmar on 28 March – killed at […]Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides
April 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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 […]Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers
April 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles. Into its third year, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has […]Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs
April 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday. The UN agency is sounding the alarm following the release of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification […]UN chief urges ‘utmost restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemen
April 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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 […]Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief
April 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in […]Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan
April 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday. The finding comes in its latest brief on violence against civilians, which also […]Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief
April 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in […]Global growth on recessionary path amid trade tensions and uncertainty
April 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The world economy is on a recessionary trajectory as global growth is expected to slow to 2.3 per cent this year due to escalating trade tensions and uncertainty, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in a new report published on Wednesday. The projection is below […]How to Build Public Support for Energy Subsidy and Pension Reforms
April 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Mauricio Soto Many countries struggle with low economic growth and high debt and will need bold fiscal actions to restore their finances. Two significant areas for potential savings are energy subsidies and pension systems. However, reforms in both areas can be unpopular with the public. Public […]South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns
April 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the world’s youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan, […]Haiti crisis could impact regional and global stability
April 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and former ally the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is in its third year and […]Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations
April 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics, marking a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May for adoption. Developed after over […]Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives
April 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security Council heard on Wednesday. In a briefing to ambassadors, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia called for increased coordination of peace […]Commission proposes to frontload elements of the Pact on Migration and Asylum as well as a first EU list of safe countries of origin
April 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is proposing to accelerate the implementation of certain aspects of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, adopted last year and due to enter into application in June 2026. The Commission is proposing to frontload two key elements of the Asylum Procedure Regulation with […]EBRD extends risk cover to Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine to enable EUR 100 million for energy investments
April 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is further supporting energy security in Ukraine by extending an unfunded portfolio-risk-sharing facility to Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine (RBU), to enable EUR 100 million worth of energy investments. Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine joins Ukrgasbank, Privatbank and Oschadbank to participate in […]EBRD and EU support the digitalisation of SMEs in Kosovo
April 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing €3 million to ProCredit Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina to on-lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for investments in digital and automation technology. The loan is being made under the European Union (EU) supported Go […]EBRD provides working capital loan to UzCarlsberg
April 16, 2025 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 working capital loan of up to US$ 6 million (€5.7 million) to UzCarlsberg, boosting the company’s operational efficiency and contributing to higher food safety standards in Uzbekistan. UzCarlsberg, which has been a client of the […]Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system
April 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave. Several staff members, including two nurses, were injured in the strike on the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Khan Younis according to Gaza’s […]Commission takes action to simplify the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation
April 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is providing further simplifications and reducing the administrative burden to facilitate the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). In this context, it has published new guidance documents in view of the Regulation’s entry into application at the end of this […]Commission invests €86 million to improve climate resilience and water security
April 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission invests €86 million in new Strategic Integrated Projects focusing onimproving water quality and availability, cleaning up polluted rivers, improving fire and flood protection, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This funding will support projects awarded as part of the 2023 calls for […]Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response efforts
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. “At a moment when the sole focus should be on ensuring humanitarian aid gets to disaster zones, the military is […]Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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 […]World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday. “It has now been a month and a half since any supplies were last allowed through […]Emerging Markets Face a Perfect Storm
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Kanan Mammadov Emerging economies are bracing for what could become a new sovereign debt crisis. Developing countries are set to pay a record $400 billion in external debt service in 2024 (World Economic Forum), a burden that threatens to divert resources from crucial development needs. From 2020 to 2023, there were 15 […]How Rising Geopolitical Risks Weigh on Asset Prices
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Salih Fendoglu, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Felix Suntheim Heightened tensions can hurt stock markets, raise government borrowing costs, and pose risks to financial stability Global geopolitical risks remain elevated, raising concerns about their potential impact on economic and financial stability. Shocks such as wars, diplomatic tensions, or terrorism can disrupt cross-border trade […]Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. “Al Ahli Hospital is out of service,” WHO spokesperson Dr Margaret […]Kosovo receives €500 000 grant from EIB Global to revamp the Palace of Youth and Sports in Prishtina
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Thanks to a €500 000 cooperation agreement signed between the European Investment Bank (EIB Global), Republic of Kosovo*’s Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Local Public Enterprise “Pallati i Rinisë”, the EU bank will provide technical assistance for the reconstruction, conservation and restauration of the […]Spain: EIB and Iberdrola sign two loans totalling €108 million for investments in energy storage infrastructure in Extremadura
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed two green loans with Iberdrola totalling €108 million – a €50 million loan using own funds and a €58 million loan with funds from the Regional Resilience Fund (FRA). The operation aims to improve the pumping capacity of the Valdecañas hydroelectric complex, […]EIB Group approves new financing for European security, transport, energy, water and deep-tech as well as support for Ukrainian firms
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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 […]Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli authorities. On Monday, World Health Organisation (WHO) […]Commission approves preliminary assessment of Belgium’s €909 million second payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility
April 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Belgium’s second payment request for €909 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. After reviewing the payment request submitted on 25 July 2024, the Commission has initially determined that Belgium has successfully […]
