The European Commission announced today €36 million in EU humanitarian aid that will reach 6 countries across Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region. Millions of people face acute food insecurity, and conflict in northern Mozambique continues to drive one of the world’s most severe displacement crises. Commissioner Lahbib meets today with the President of […]
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The Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck late Friday, killing scores of people, including 13 children, two nurses, a doctor and multiple patients. “Enough blood has been spilled,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Enough suffering has been inflicted. The time has come to de-escalate the conflict in Sudan […]
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The fighting – which has included Iranian drone and missile attacks on Gulf States and Israeli attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after the group launched assaults – is intensifying a regional “spiral of conflict” the council also heard. “On 28 February, the US and Israel launched a devastating aerial campaign against Iran, ostensibly targeting […]
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The European Commission has presented initiatives to boost investment in homegrown clean energy solutions, increase resilience, and reduce energy prices. The current geopolitical context highlights the risks related to Europe’s reliance on imported fossil fuels. Citizens and industries are rightly concerned about high energy prices. Investing in clean energy is the most affordable and reliable […]
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High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, issued the following statement: ‘The strike on a medical facility in Kabul is another deadly escalation in a conflict that needs to end as soon as possible. Civilian and medical facilities must never be targeted as […]
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According to the UN human rights office, UNHCR, more than 36,000 Palestinians were displaced in the year to October 2025 amid intensifying settlement activity and settler violence. The report highlights a sharp rise in attacks by settlers, alongside demolitions, land seizures and severe restrictions on access to services, creating what it describes as a “coercive […]
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A Mexican national pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in a two-year, multimillion-dollar trade-based money laundering conspiracy that moved drug trafficking proceeds through Texas to Mexico. According to court documents, Gabriel Arturo Castillo, 52, of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, participated in a sophisticated, international money laundering conspiracy to transfer proceeds from the sale of illegal drugs […]
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The European Commission is confirming €450 million in humanitarian aid for Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt in 2026. With major donors withdrawing from the region and international humanitarian law under unprecedented strain, the EU is sustaining life-saving assistance to millions of people. In Syria, €210 million in EU humanitarian funding will sustain life-saving emergency […]
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The strait has become a global flashpoint which has driven up the price of oil, threatened the safety of ships and seafarers while rocking regional stability. Early signs are mixed as of Wednesday night, but the US and Iran are due to hold negotiations on solidifying the truce in Pakistan at the weekend. Why it […]
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The agency is operating in what it describes as the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis, where women are nearly four times less likely than men to access formal justice. Yet programmes remain active, reaching hundreds of thousands in need. “Despite the restrictions on women and girls and the current conflicts…no matter what, UN Women […]
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