Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 10, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

More than 100 children under the age of five die every day in East Asia and the Pacific due to air pollution, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in a new analysis released on Thursday, calling for urgent action to tackle the crisis. The analysis underscores the...

Gaza: More than a million receive food aid since the start of the ceasefire

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 6, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect nearly three weeks ago, UN aid coordination office OCHA said in an update on Wednesday. The temporary agreement to stop the fighting and...

“Europe must be responsible for its own security”, Metsola tells EU leaders

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 4, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

At the informal European Council meeting on defence, the European Parliament President Metsola outlined her vision on how Europe can and must strengthen its own security and defence. “More action, more financing and more cooperation”, must be the EU’s goals, she...

Commission reinforces support for exiled Russian and Belarusian journalists in the EU

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 4, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Monday 3rd February, the Commission has published a call for proposals in support of exiled independent journalists and media from Russia and Belarus who are working from the EU. Offering nearly €3 million in funding, this is the second such call following a first...

Commission proposes tariffs on remaining agricultural products and on fertilisers from Russia and Belarus

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to impose tariffs on a number of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, as well as on certain nitrogen-based fertilisers. The agricultural products affected by the new tariffs constitute 15% of agricultural...