Summary: At a dazzling ceremony held at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, the 2025 Earthshot Prize honoured five pioneering initiatives from around the world. Each winner will receive £1 million to scale their transformative solutions aimed at repairing the planet. The 2025 Earthshot Prize Winners A Global Celebration of Innovation The awards […]
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The surge in displacement in late September marks a turning point in the conflict – now entering its eighth year – with more than 100,000 people already uprooted during 2025. The violence in Cabo Delgado began in 2017, led by armed groups locally known as al-Shabaab – unrelated to the Somali Islamist militia of the […]
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Summary: The Philippines has declared a nationwide state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi tore through central provinces, leaving at least 114 people dead and 127 missing. The storm unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides, particularly in Cebu province, which was already struggling to recover from a recent earthquake. Human Toll and Damage Officials from the Office […]
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Summary: The U.S. government shutdown, now in its 36th day, has forced the Department of Transportation to order a 10% reduction in flights across 40 major airports. The move, driven by severe staffing shortages among 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 TSA officers working without pay, has already led to tens of thousands of delays […]
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The Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum brought together ministers, workers’ and employers’ organizations, UN agencies and civil society to accelerate action on poverty eradication, decent work and social inclusion. The gathering came at a moment described as both hopeful and urgent. Since the coalition’s launch in 2023, governments and partners have expanded efforts to […]
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Summary: In the first major electoral test of President Donald Trump’s second term, Democrats secured three high-profile victories in New York, Virginia, and New Jersey. The results signal renewed Democratic momentum at the state level, even as Trump responded by signing an executive order requiring proof of citizenship to vote, a move that is expected […]
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Estimates indicate one in five children under three are either zero-dose or have missed vaccinations because of the war, putting them at risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. The catch-up campaign aims to inoculate these children against measles, mumps, and rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, tuberculosis, polio, rotavirus and pneumonia. It will be carried out by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, the World Health […]
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Are you turning 18 this year, living in one of the EU or Erasmus+ countries, and want to travel and discover Europe? This is your chance! The EU will award selected young people with a travel pass to explore the EU and countries associated with Erasmus+. This year, we celebrate 40 years of the Schengen […]
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Summary: Outgoing President Michael D. Higgins today received President-elect Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin, just days before her inauguration as the tenth President of Ireland. The meeting marked a symbolic handover of office as Higgins prepares to conclude his second term. A Formal Yet Warm Encounter President Higgins, accompanied by his wife Sabina Higgins, […]
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It seems like science fiction, or even magic: the ability to communicate, control a computer or move a robotic limb via the power of thought. However, it’s not only possible, it’s already transforming the lives of patients with severe disabilities. In 2024, an audience at a UN conference in Geneva sat astounded as a young […]
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