According to Romanian authorities, the Russian drone entered Romanian airspace before crashing into the roof of an apartment building, sparking a fire on the 10th floor. The incident marks the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine that a Russian drone has struck a residential building inside a NATO Member State, although […]
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“The experiences of the desperate parents I met this past week can illustrate this better than I could,” UNICEF Communication Specialist, Salim Oweis told journalists attending the bi-weekly humanitarian briefing at the UN in Geneva. Among them is Hind who hasn’t slept ever since her daughter Masa, 4, was bitten by a rat during the night. They are sheltering […]
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Early detection and community mobilisation remain critical to saving lives, as potential treatments and vaccines are being still being assessed, the UN health agency said on Friday. Since 15 May, UN agencies have been supporting both the DRC and neighbouring Uganda to contain the outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, […]
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Releasing the UN’s annual report on Friday, Special Representative Pramila Patten said the numbers reflected a deepening global trend, with rising insecurity, displacement and dwindling resources for survivors all fuelling the crisis. “In 2025 documented cases of sexual violence as a tactic of war, torture, terrorism and political repression marked by extreme brutality and overwhelmingly […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission has adopted a Communication on the total number of allowances in circulation (TNAC) on the European carbon market. The TNAC is the annual surplus indicator, which determines the functioning of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). In 2025, the TNAC stood at 1 023 494 […]
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A California man was sentenced yesterday to 65 months in prison for smuggling at least 1,700 reptiles into the United States from Mexico, Hong Kong, and elsewhere over a six-year period. Jose Manuel Perez, of Oxnard, pleaded guilty in August 2022 to one count of smuggling goods into the United States and one count of […]
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The European Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) are reinforcing their cooperation to support national authorities in responding to the ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, with the aim of rapidly containing transmission, protecting communities and strengthening preparedness in the region, ultimately saving lives. Through the European […]
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Top peacekeeping awards for military and police On 5 June, Secretary-General António Guterres will honour two peacekeepers with the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage, UN Peacekeeping’s highest award. The ceremony will be held at UN Headquarters from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST and broadcast live on UN Web TV. Sergii Prykhodko, Ukraine […]
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New rules to improve the energy performance of buildings across the EU come into effect on 30 May 2026. They aim to support EU countries in modernising their building stock to save energy, reduce bills, and achieve a zero-emission and fully decarbonised building stock by 2050. Why is the EU doing this? Buildings are the […]
Continue ReadingThe Innovation Fund 2025 Net-Zero Technologies Call (IF25 NZT Call) closed on 23 April 2026, receiving a total of 358 project applications from 27 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA), confirming European industry’s strong interest in innovating and decarbonising. The applications submitted under this call, launched on 4 December 2025, requested a total of […]
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