A fragile ceasefire in Gaza came into effect in October, yet civilians continue to face urgent humanitarian needs, including food, medicine, shelter, and clean water. Over two years of hostilities have resulted in more than 70,000 deaths and 170,000 injuries, while approximately 1.9 million people—around 90 percent of the population—have been forcibly displaced, often multiple… [Read More]
National Defense Research: €1.2 Million Now Open for Applications
The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the National Defense Institute (IDN) have announced the launch of the “Defense+Science: Call Exploratory Projects 2025.” Applications for this funding opportunity will be accepted from December 30, 2025, until 5:00 p.m. Lisbon time on February 24, 2026, through the myFCT platform. The call offers a total budget… [Read More]
BAPS Charities Supports Canadian Food Banks with Massive 33-Ton Donation
BAPS Charities donated over 66,200 pounds (33.1 tons) of non-perishable food to local food banks across Canada during November and December 2025. Volunteers organized food drives in seven provinces, ensuring that families and individuals facing food insecurity received essential support. This initiative highlights the organization’s ongoing dedication to alleviating hunger during a time of growing… [Read More]
25 Years of Impact: Supporting Women’s Development in Africa
Chase Africa, a Somerset-based charity, is celebrating 25 years of promoting healthcare for women across Africa. Founded in 2000 by Robin Witt, the charity operates in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, focusing on providing birth control and healthcare services to women in rural communities. The organization initially combined environmental initiatives with healthcare, engaging in community tree-planting… [Read More]
5,100 Students Receive Prestigious Reliance Foundation Scholarships Ahead of Dhirubhai Ambani’s 93rd Birth Anniversary
On the eve of the 93rd birth anniversary of Reliance Founder Shri Dhirubhai Ambani, Reliance Foundation announced the results of its prestigious Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. This year, the Foundation selected 5,000 undergraduate and 100 postgraduate scholars from over 1,25,000 applicants, representing 15,544 institutes across 28 states and four Union… [Read More]
$98 Million Available from US Labor Department to Support Youth Skills, Employment, and Education
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $98 million in funding to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in high-demand industries such as construction, advanced manufacturing, information technology, and healthcare. This investment, provided through the YouthBuild Program, aims to create pathways for young Americans to gain hands-on experience and essential skills, helping to build a… [Read More]
Assessing Ford’s Global Approach to Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice
The persistent challenge of gender-based violence (GBV) has long been addressed through fragmented and reactive approaches, highlighting the need for transformative, sustainable solutions that tackle root causes. Effective prevention requires centering the leadership and experiences of those most affected, particularly women, girls, LGBTQI+, and gender-diverse people in the Global South. However, feminist organizations and movements… [Read More]
Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: UN Women’s Impact and Progress 2022-2025
From 2022 to 2025, UN Women has worked across 105 countries to address violence against women and girls (VAWG), a crisis affecting one in three women globally. Despite advances in laws, policies, and services, persistent gender inequality and underfunding continue to fuel this violence. UN Women’s approach spans prevention, survivor support, legal reform, data strengthening,… [Read More]
Preventing and Responding to Tech-Facilitated Violence Against Women and Girls: Global Trends
Advances in digital technologies and globalization have profoundly transformed human interactions, enabling rapid communication and information sharing across borders. However, these technologies also present risks, particularly in facilitating violence against women and girls (VAWG). Technology-facilitated VAWG (TF VAWG) encompasses both traditional forms of abuse amplified by technology and entirely new forms emerging in digital spaces,… [Read More]
Gender-Inclusive Sports: Comprehensive Toolkit for an Equitable Ecosystem
Participation in sport plays a crucial role in promoting social cohesion and community development. By highlighting the achievements and capabilities of women athletes, sport helps challenge and transform entrenched gender stereotypes and norms, fostering a more inclusive and equitable society. It also builds social bonds, creating a sense of belonging and teamwork that supports women… [Read More]
Building Climate Resilience in the World’s Most Vulnerable Communities
The challenge of climate adaptation is particularly acute in contexts marked by poverty, weak governance, limited access to basic services, violent conflict, and climate-sensitive livelihoods such as smallholder farming, pastoralism, and fishing. While communities often use coping strategies like selling assets, reducing food intake, or migrating, these short-term solutions may lead to long-term consequences. Adapting… [Read More]
How a Justice Perspective Shapes a Green and Just Transition
Green and just transitions are deeply shaped by historical legacies of conflict, extractive development, and institutional fragility, which continue to influence present vulnerabilities such as rural poverty, reliance on external financing, and exposure to recurrent crises. Transition processes are not merely technical but are embedded within broader questions of power, history, and knowledge. A justice-focused… [Read More]
FAO Uses Renewable Energy to Revolutionize Guinea’s Agri-Food Systems
In Guinea, sustainable energy is being leveraged to modernize agricultural production, reduce post-harvest losses, and enhance the resilience of rural communities against climate change. FAO has supported the installation of photovoltaic systems at seed centers in Kilissi (Kindia) and Koba (Boffa), strengthening the energy autonomy of these strategic agricultural facilities. By integrating renewable energy sources… [Read More]
Innovative Approaches Are Reimagining Healthcare in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is transforming its healthcare system through innovative technologies and strategic support from PAHO/WHO. In hospitals across the country, health workers are using new tools that not only enhance patient care but also improve efficiency, safety, and data management. Among the most notable innovations is Roberta, a disinfecting ultraviolet robot deployed at Scarborough… [Read More]
Sudan Crisis: Fighting in Darfur Drives Refugee Exodus and Child Hunger, UN Reports
The conflict in Sudan, which began in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has devastated civilian infrastructure, disrupted basic services, and triggered one of the world’s largest displacement crises. In North Darfur, one of the regions worst affected by the fighting, a recent nutrition survey in… [Read More]
UNICEF: Sexual Violence Against Children Widespread and Entrenched in DR Congo
Escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has intensified the humanitarian crisis, placing children at heightened risk of abuse, exploitation, and long-term trauma. Renewed fighting has triggered mass displacement, weakened protection systems, and worsened poverty, compounding vulnerabilities nationwide. UNICEF has repeatedly called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and unhindered humanitarian access,… [Read More]
UN and Partners Highlight Ongoing Crisis in Afghanistan for 2026
Years of conflict in Afghanistan, combined with worsening food insecurity, recurrent natural disasters, climate change impacts, and large-scale returns of displaced people, have left an estimated 45 percent of the population—around 21.9 million people—in need of humanitarian assistance in 2026. Of these, 17.5 million, mostly women and children, have been prioritised for support under the… [Read More]
$3.45 Billion UN Regular Budget Approved by General Assembly for 2026
The United Nations General Assembly has approved a $3.45 billion regular budget for 2026, covering the Organization’s three core pillars: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights. This budget is approximately $200 million higher than the Secretary-General’s proposal prepared under the UN80 reform initiative but remains about 7 percent lower than the approved 2025… [Read More]
€33.3 Million EU Contribution Boosts WFP Efforts Across West and Central Africa
Amid a worsening hunger crisis in West and Central Africa, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached over 3.3 million of the region’s most vulnerable people with emergency food and nutrition assistance between June and September 2025. This response was made possible by critical funding from the European Union’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection… [Read More]
Shared Island Civic Society Fund Awards 2025 Grants, Minister McEntee Confirms
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee TD, has announced €1.92 million in grant funding from the 2025 round of the Shared Island Civic Society Fund. This funding will support sixty-four community-based cross-border projects across the island of Ireland, spanning a wide range of activities including scout troops, theatre groups, local history initiatives, environmental… [Read More]
How Japan Advanced Sustainable Finance Initiatives in 2025
In 2025, Japan made significant strides in advancing its sustainable finance agenda, focusing on consolidating progress and accelerating action. The Climate Bonds Japan Team played a pivotal role in strengthening the market, supporting new climate policies, and aligning national goals with international best practices through collaboration with local partners. Japan’s leadership across the Asia Pacific… [Read More]
Empowering Communities: MALO Project for Tongan and Pacific Islanders Funded by Grant
Lolofi Olo Soakai, the Founder and Executive Director of MALO (Motivating Action Leadership Opportunity), brings a fierce yet grounded dedication to her work. Growing up in a family rooted in heritage, faith, and hospitality, she has shaped MALO into an organization that champions social justice and community empowerment. As a first-generation Tongan American, Soakai envisions… [Read More]
EBRD, EU and GCF Upgrade Jordan’s Solid Waste Services to Boost Sustainability and Climate Resilience
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), together with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Union (EU), is supporting an upgrade of solid waste services in Jordan through a financing package for the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM). The EBRD will provide a sub-sovereign loan of up to US$ 6 million to finance… [Read More]
