Kategoria: Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
EU announces historic €715 million for the Global Fund to save millions of lives from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
The European Commission announced a new record €715 million from the EU budget to the Global Fund for the period 2023-2025 at the Fund’s Seventh…
EU’s trade defence measures protect over 460,000 European jobs
Today, the European Commission published its Annual Report on the EU’s trade defence activities of 2021. The Report concludes that 462,000 EU jobs were directly…
Influential young changemakers recognized by UN
On Wednesday, the UN announced the 2022 cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals, recognizing their efforts to bring about a fairer future…
Celebrating 35 years of the Erasmus programme
To mark the 35th anniversary of the emblematic Erasmus+ programme, Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will meet 35 current and former Erasmus+ participants…
Commission moves to ban products made with forced labour on the EU market
The Commission has today proposed to prohibit products made with forced labour on the EU market. The proposal covers all products, namely those made in…
NextGenerationEU: European Commission raises a further €12 billion for Europe’s recovery
The European Commission has today issued €12 billion in a dual tranche transaction under its flagship NextGenerationEU programme. The deal was the 12th syndicated transaction…
MEPs vote to strengthen new EU deforestation law
The European Parliament voted Tuesday for significant improvements to a proposal which demands that companies ensure products sold in the EU do not come from…
50 million people in modern slavery: No justification for ‘fundamental’ human rights abuse
Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new UN report released on Monday. The latest Global Estimates…
UN meeting upholds need to remember and support victims of terrorism
Advancing the rights and needs of people whose lives have been upended by terrorism is the goal of a two-day meeting that opened at United…
Electricity-Driven Water Purification Method May Extend to Saltier Waters
While on missions without access to clean water, U. S. Marines face the challenge of procuring and storing enough drinking water to sustain them. Penn…
UN meeting upholds need to remember and support victims of terrorism
Advancing the rights and needs of people whose lives have been upended by terrorism is the goal of a two-day meeting that opened at United…
Statement by President von der Leyen on energy
We are facing an extraordinary situation, not only because Russia is an unreliable supplier, as we have witnessed over the last days, weeks, months, but…
‘The air that keeps us alive is making us sick’, warn UN experts on Clean Air Day
International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, marked on 7 September, takes place in a world where almost all the air we breathe is…
A New Method to Assess the Health of the Ozone Layer
Researchers have developed a new method for assessing the impact of ozone-depleting chemicals released into the atmosphere. The ozone layer sits in the stratosphere –…
Commission approves €7.7 million Swedish scheme to support the fishery sector in the context of Brexit
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €7.7 million Swedish scheme to support the fishery sector affected by effects of the…
A Half-Century of Loss in Northwest Greenland
A pair of satellite images acquired almost 50 years apart reveals striking changes to the glaciers and ice caps in northwest Greenland. A pair of…
One third of Gaza Strip population in need of psychological and social support
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported an increase in the levels of mental disorders amongst the population of…
Poland: EU opens medical evacuations hub to facilitate transfers of Ukrainian patients
Today, the Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, is in Poland to officially open the new EU Medevac Hub for medical evacuations of Ukrainian patients…
Turning Plastic Waste Into Printing Material
A method to convert a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D-printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste. A…
Oxford to Host Net Zero Technology Summit
A summit at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government will explore and map how innovation can help the world to net zero, faster. The inaugural…
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