ICC at 20: Five things you should know about the International Criminal Court

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 27, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Trying the gravest crimes, involving victims, ensuring fair trials, complementing national tribunals: in its first 20 years of existence, the International Criminal Court has made notable progress in its crucial mission. Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Court on 1...

EU agrees new social, environmental reporting rules for large companies

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 27, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

MEPs and EU governments struck a provisional deal Tuesday on new reporting rules for large companies, with obligations to disclose their impact on environment, human rights, social standards and work ethics. Currently, non-financial information that companies are...

Melting Arctic Ice Could Transform International Shipping Routes, Study Finds

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 23, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

With climate change rapidly warming the world’s oceans, the future of the Arctic Ocean looks grim. Climate models show that parts of the Arctic that were once covered in ice year-round are warming so quickly that they will be reliably ice-free for months on end in as...

Migration and Asylum: Commission welcomes today’s progress in the Council on the New Pact on

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 23, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission welcomes that Member States have agreed today to start implementing a voluntary solidarity mechanism by offering relocations, financial contributions and other measures of support to Member States in need. This is a significant step forward for the...

Food security: EU to step up its support to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 22, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission adopted today a proposal to mobilise €600 million from the reserves of the European Development Fund to address the current food security crisis aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These funds will support African, Caribbean and...

Eurobarometer 2022: EU citizens strongly support international cooperation to reduce poverty and build partnerships with partner countries

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 21, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The latest Eurobarometer survey on development cooperation shows widespread support for working with countries around the world. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has not diminished citizens’ support for the EU’s work in international...