Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, has published a new report titled Market Demand for and Supply of Scaling Finance in Ireland, revealing a significant €1.1 billion gap in equity financing for Irish enterprises seeking to scale and expand internationally over the next two to five years. Key Findings Commissioned by the Department […]
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Meta has announced plans to invest up to $72 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2025, nearly doubling its capital expenditure from the previous year. The funding will support the development of advanced data centers, high-performance computing clusters, and custom silicon to power Meta’s AI ambitions. Strategic Infrastructure Projects Key initiatives include the construction of […]
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“The heavy rains, widespread flooding and the high level of displacement are all fuelling the risk of cholera transmission and putting the lives of children at risk,” said UNICEF regional director for West and Central Africa Gilles Fagninou. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by consuming food or water contaminated with bacteria. The disease […]
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The British physician and champion for global public health died this past weekend at the age of 75. He was the World Health Organization’s (WHO) special envoy dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. Legacy of service “The Secretary-General pays tribute to Dr. Nabarro’s extraordinary legacy of service and reaffirms his commitment to advancing the principles he […]
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WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice released Guidance to ensure that recipients of federal funding do not engage in unlawful discrimination. In particular, it clarifies that federal antidiscrimination laws apply to programs or initiatives that involve discriminatory practices, including those labeled as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) programs. Entities that receive federal funds, like […]
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The cancellation of most US funding in January means many services to the most vulnerable people have been cut or put on hold. Multiple political, security and socioeconomic crises have led to 5.7 million people suffering from a lack of food and have forced 1.3 million people to flee their homes. With a dramatic reduction […]
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The Prince of Wales’s Homewards programme has unveiled its third Innovative Housing Project, aimed at tackling youth homelessness in the London borough of Lambeth. A property owned by the Duchy of Cornwall estate will be redeveloped into 16 independent living flats for young adults aged 18 to 25. The project is being delivered in partnership […]
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The family of eight-week-old Toby Gavin is pleading with Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) to urgently reconsider its refusal to fund life-saving medication that could keep their baby alive. Toby suffers from propionic acidemia—a rare and potentially fatal metabolic disorder affecting approximately one in every 150,000 births. A Life-Changing Diagnosis Following alarming signs shortly after […]
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Delivering closing remarks at the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy, Ms. Mohammed praised the growing momentum behind food systems transformation. But she also warned that with just five years left to 2030, “hunger and malnutrition persist. Climate shocks, conflict, debt, and inequality are widening […]
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UN Conference Issues Landmark Declaration Supporting Two-State Solution At a United Nations conference in New York, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt joined 14 other nations, the European Union, and the Arab League in endorsing a declaration calling for Hamas to disarm and end its governance of Gaza. The initiative aims to advance the two-state solution […]
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