This article is published in association with United Nations. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have cut heat, electricity and water to hundreds of thousands of civilians in freezing winter conditions, prompting the UN human rights chief to denounce the strikes as “cruel” and a clear violation of international law. Volker Türk said he was outraged by renewed […]Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid
January 22, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have cut heat, electricity and water to hundreds of thousands of civilians in freezing winter conditions, prompting the UN human rights chief to denounce the strikes as “cruel” and a clear violation of international law. Volker Türk said he was outraged by renewed […]Bulgarian city Burgas to get EIB guidance for new scientific campus
June 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Bulgarian city of Burgas will develop a state-of-the-art scientific campus and seek to attract Bulgarian and international researchers and students with guidance from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The new campus is due to open its doors in 2027 and serve four universities in Burgas, […]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 […]Sudan conflict: ‘There cannot be a military solution to this war’
December 31, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Sudan’s civil war, which began in April 2023, continues to inflict misery on the country’s population, fuelling a massive humanitarian disaster and driving over 12 million people from their homes. Ramtane Lamamra, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy For Sudan recently travelled to Sudan, where he met senior […]
