The Welsh Government is making a landmark move in the fight against suicide and self-harm with a comprehensive 10-year strategy aimed at addressing the root causes and providing vital support to those in need. The new Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Strategy, spearheaded by Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Sarah Murphy, focuses on building a […]
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ING has become the first global systemically important bank to have its climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This milestone aligns the bank’s emission reduction goals with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C pathway, setting a new standard for climate leadership in the financial sector. Nate Aden, Head of Financial Standards at SBTi, […]
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A massive fire, ignited by a burst gas pipeline, tore through a residential area near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, injuring more than 100 people. The blaze, which started at 8:10 a.m. local time in Putra Heights, a suburb outside Malaysia’s capital, sent a towering fireball into the sky and was visible for miles. The […]
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Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Marcoluigi Corsi expressed the UN’s profound sorry at the immense loss of life stemming from Friday’s 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude quakes with the death toll rising to around 2,000, according to the country’s military junta. “The latest reports indicate significant loss of life, widespread injuries, and many still unaccounted for as […]
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“All the dark clouds of a perfect storm have descended upon the people of the world’s newest country – and one of the poorest,” Mr. Guterres told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York. After finally gaining independence from neighbouring Sudan in July 2011, civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013 between […]
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Europe’s defence industry is grappling with a significant shortage of skilled workers, a challenge that industry leaders say is hindering the region’s ability to meet its evolving security needs. As geopolitical tensions rise and technology continues to reshape the sector, the demand for highly specialized talent has never been greater, but the supply remains limited. […]
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Addressing the General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that systemic racism, economic exclusion and racial violence continue to deny people of African descent the opportunity to thrive. He called on governments to acknowledge the truth and finally honour the trade’s legacy by taking action. “For too long, the crimes of the transatlantic slave trade […]
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As the Nutrition for Growth Summit draws to a close in Paris today, Team Europe is reinforcing its leadership and commitment to fighting the global malnutrition crisis. Taken together, the Team Europe commitments amount to at least €6.5 billion between 2024 and 2029. As hunger and malnutrition in all its forms continue to escalate due to […]
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A panel discussion that looks into the new EU budget, between the Commission and 150 randomly selected citizens, is starting today. It will be the first of three sessions and will help the EU decide how to spend its money in future. The in-person session will take place from 28-30 March and will be […]
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The initiative is in line with UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s longstanding assertion that “moving beyond GDP is fundamental to building an economic system that gives value to what counts – human well-being – now and in the future, and for everyone”. While GDP has become the gold standard by which economic development is judged, it […]
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