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Europe-Wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes: Statement by President von der Leyen
To commemorate the Europe-Wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes tomorrow, President von der Leyen issued the following…
Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine but real number likely higher: UNICEF
Nearly 1,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported…
State aid: Commission approves €687 million Finnish scheme to compensate energy-intensive companies for indirect emission costs
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €687 million Finnish scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting…
International Actions Pay Off For Pacific Bluefin Tuna as Species Rebounds at Accelerating Rate
New stock assessment reflects second highest biomass since assessments started. Following international action to end overfishing of Pacific bluefin tuna, a new stock assessment shows that…
Bangladesh: Nearly 150,000 workers at 200+ tea plantations strike for pay rise
Nearly 150,000 workers at more than 200 Bangladeshi tea plantations went on strike Saturday to demand a 150 percent rise to their dollar-a-day wages,…
Ukraine: the EU has coordinated the delivery of more than 60,000 tonnes of life-saving assistance
The EU has coordinated the delivery of 66,224 tonnes of in-kind assistance to Ukraine from 30 countries via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The assistance…
UAE: New resolution requires employers to set up measures to protect employees’ gratuity payments, travels to home country & repatriation in case of death
A new resolution has been passed regarding bank guarantees and employees’ protection insurance scheme for the private sector, by the UAE Ministry of Human…
EU to end Greece’s ‘enhanced surveillance’ on 20 August
The EU is set to end the ’enhanced surveillance’ of Greece, the European Commission announced Wednesday, judging the country to have delivered on reforms and…
Palestine: EU announces €261 million in support of UNRWA’s operations
The European Union confirmed today its role as a long-standing, predictable and reliable partner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…
Heat, drought and wildfires during one of the warmest Julys on record– WMO
Amidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of three warmest Julys on record, the UN weather agency…
Brazil: Indigenous Rights Under Serious Threat
The Brazilian government has adopted policies that seriously threaten the rights of Indigenous peoples, Human Rights Watch said today, the International Day of the…
Hounslow Council launches campaign to prevent unsafe battery recycling
Hounslow Council has launched a campaign to discourage residents from throwing away their batteries, as part of a wider national campaign aiming to prevent waste…
New Study Finds Global Forest Area per Capita Has Decreased by Over 60%
Over the past 60 years, the global forest area has declined by 81.7 million hectares, a loss that contributed to the more than 60% decline…
EU guidelines promote greater reuse of water in agriculture
Facing droughts in several EU Member States, the Commission published guidelines Wednesday for applying rules on the safe reuse of treated urban waste water for…
Local approval for Fukushima water release facilities
In December 2021, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) submitted a request for prior consent to Fukushima Prefecture, Okuma Town and Futaba Town for the installation…
American west faces water and power shortages due to climate crisis: UN environment agency
Two of the largest reservoirs in the United States are at dangerously low levels due to the climate crisis and overconsumption of water, which could…
Utah’s Great Salt Lake is Disappearing
According to data from the US Geological Survey, the Great Salt Lake’s surface water elevation fell to the lowest level since records began in the…
Brussels to extend transport corridors to Ukraine, Moldova
As Russia continues its war of aggression against Ukraine, Brussels proposed Thursday to extend four European transport corridors to Ukraine and Moldova, including the ports…
Ukraine: EU report notes important steps taken in the implementation of the reform agenda
Ahead of the EU-Ukraine Association Council planned to take place on 5 September, the European Union today published its annual Association Implementation Report on Ukraine….
8th Environment Action Programme: EU sets out to measure progress on Green Deal environment and climate goals
The Commission presented a list of headline indicators for monitoring progress towards the EU’s environment and climate goals to 2030, as well as the 2050…
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