Washington, D.C. – 16 August 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to meet in the Oval Office on Monday, following a pivotal U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska that concluded without a ceasefire agreement. The meeting is expected to focus on advancing efforts to end the ongoing war in Ukraine, now […]
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Issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dublin, Ireland – [Insert Date] Minister of State for Research at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Noel Grealish TD, has officially announced an extension to the closing dates for applications under the 2025 Call for Proposals in Agriculture, part of the US-Ireland […]
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The 26-year conflict, from 1983 to 2009, pitted Government forces against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) – more commonly referred to as the Tamil Tigers – who sought an independent state for the island’s Tamil minority in the north and east. The civil war claimed an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 lives, and […]
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It is widely understood that low-income countries and populations are more exposed and vulnerable to the effects of climate change—and therefore more badly in need of help with adaptation and resilience building. At the same time, it is also increasingly recognized that the current climate finance architecture struggles to put adaptation financing directly into the […]
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Washington, D.C. — August 15, 2025Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stated that she would nominate President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize—if he successfully negotiates an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine without requiring Ukraine to cede territory to Moscow. Speaking at a policy forum in Washington, Clinton emphasized that any […]
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So far this year, cholera has killed more than 4,300 people across 31 countries. These figures are underestimates and there is particular concern for those impacted by war in Sudan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Yemen. In Sudan, the disease has already claimed over 1,000 lives since 1 January. It […]
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Gender gaps in access to financial services are narrowing— according to the World Bank’s newly published Findex 2025 dataset, the share of women with accounts has climbed to 77%, just four percentage points behind men, globally. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the gender gap stands at five percentage points (78% of men vs. 73% […]
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But for an increasing number of Palestinians, including those who cannot hear the orders or whose mobility is impaired, following these orders may be impossible. Yet, failure to do so, could cost them their lives. “In a normal situation, people with disabilities suffer the most. And in wartime, of course, the situation is heightened […]
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Dublin, 15 August 2025 — Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, has announced a €1.964 million funding package to extend the Language Assistants Scheme for the 2025/2026 school year. The package includes a 10% pay increase for language assistants, reinforcing the Government’s commitment to the promotion and preservation of […]
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Almaty, August 2025 — In a landmark move to accelerate sustainable development and ethical business practices, the United Nations Global Compact has officially launched the Central Asia Network, connecting over 140 companies across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. This multi-country initiative marks the region’s formal integration into the world’s largest corporate sustainability platform. 🤝 […]
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