Ethiopia’s Ministry of Industry, UNIDO sign €2m agreement
Ethiopia's Ministry of Industry and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed a €2m agreement to support Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks (IAIPs), funded by the...
Harsh winter fuels ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that a harsh winter in Afghanistan is aggravating already severe conditions faced by millions across the country.
In the past...
Commission approves 2022-2027 regional aid map for Greece
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules Greece's map for granting regional aid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027...
People of Myanmar face ‘unprecedented’ crisis in 2022
The people of Myanmar are facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with needs escalating dramatically since the military takeover and...
UN provides life-saving aid for refugees and migrants in Mexico, as numbers soar
For several years, the number of people transiting through Mexico, many hoping for a better life in the USA, has continued to grow. The...
Sudan: Looting in Darfur, leaves 730,000 without enough to eat
The UN chief condemned on Wednesday the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and supplies gifted to the Sudanese authorities for civilian in El Fasher, Darfur.
Last Tuesday evening, a...
20 years of the euro in your pocket
Twenty years ago, on 1 January 2002, twelve EU countries changed their national currency banknotes and coins for the euro in the largest currency...
Urgent action needed to save Rohingya refugees distressed at sea in Indonesia
The UN refugee agency called on Wednesday for the immediate, life-saving disembarkation of a group of Rohingya refugees in distress at sea off the...
Three separate shipwrecks leave dozens dead and more missing
At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks over the course of four days last week in the Aegean Sea, and...
Annual Human Rights Review – Indian occupied Kashmir, 2021
Review: 257 killings, 195 CASOs, 130 residential houses bombed, 80 military operations, 163 freedom fighters killed, 48 Indian occupying forces killed in retaliation, and 46 civilians murdered by the...