New Travel & Tourism Social Impact Report reveals significant increase in female employment
New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Sustainable Tourism Global Center (STGC), initiated by the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi...
‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF
Gaza is by far the most dangerous place in the world to be a child and deaths of youngsters from disease will likely surpass...
Biden’s support of Israel could come at a cost to U.S. foreign policy
When President Biden cautioned Israel this week that it was losing international support due to the war in Gaza, he could just as well...
EU and Kenya sign ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement with strong sustainability provisions
The EU and Kenya today signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to boost bilateral trade in goods, increase investment flows, and contribute to sustainable...
New US ballistic missile may cost so much that project risks being terminated
The US Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile program is at risk of blowing past its initial $96 billion cost estimate by so much...
Commission calls on Member States to improve their National Energy and Climate Plans
The Commission has today published its assessment of EU Member States' draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) and issued recommendations to assist Member...
EU adopts 12th package of sanctions against Russia for its continued illegal war against Ukraine
The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of a 12th package of sanctions against Russia. The focus of this package is to impose additional import...
Gaza hospital destroyed, WHO chief reiterates ceasefire call
The head of the UN health agency Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has spoken out against the “effective destruction” of a hospital in northern Gaza by...
Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’
The outbreak of conflict seven months ago in Sudan has led to “a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights...
Global coal demand expected to decline in coming years
Latest IEA market report sees lower demand to 2026, based on current policies, but stronger actions are needed to drive a steeper decline towards...