Pacific Green secures AU$77 million debt facility to accelerate BESS development in Australia
Sydney, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Green Technologies, Inc., a global leader in battery energy storage solutions, is pleased to announce that its Australian battery energy storage business has completed a financing raise ...
Zanzibar’s Blue Economy Offers Hope Amid Rising Seas and Gender Inequity
Saada Juma (L) works with fellow seaweed farmers at Jambiani coast in Zanzibar. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS
By Kizito MakoyeJAMBIANI, Zanzibar, Aug 25 2025 – At dawn on the white-sand shores of Jambiani, 45-year-old Saada Juma braces herself ...
UNICEF to Deliver 1.4 million Cholera Vaccines to Sudan Amid Supply Chain Breakdowns
Children and adults receive treatment at a cholera treatment centre in Tawila, North Darfur. Credit: UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal
By Maximilian MalawistaUNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 2025 – In Tawila, North Darfur State in Sudan, more than 1,180 cholera ...
Feminist Electrification: the Power Africa Needs
By Sudiksha BattineniWASHINGTON DC, Aug 25 2025 – Chad is one of the most extreme examples of energy poverty, with just 10% of the population connected to electricity, a rural electrification rate below 2%, and a global per capita electricity ...
Who Should Lead the UN Development Programme?
Following Achim Steiner’s June 2025 departure, the questions loom: Who will replace him? What sort of person does UNDP need? And why does it even matter? Credit: Shutterstock
By Felix Dodds and Chris SpenceSAN FRANCISCO, California / APEX, ...
Environmental Justice Foundation welcomes historic assent to Ghana’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) today celebrates a landmark moment for Ghana’s fisheries: the President has given his full assent to the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, without amendments. This bold act of leadership will help ...
Cristiano Ronaldo Shines at Saudi Super Cup's East Asia Debut and Visits Asia's Sole CR7® LIFE Museum in Hong Kong
Photo credits (from left to right): Sum KM Sport, CR7® Media and Star Shine Holdings Group Limited
HONG KONG, Aug. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Football fever has swept through ...
2025 Is On Track To Mark The Deadliest Year for Humanitarian Aid Workers
Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks at the Commemoration Ceremony for World Humanitarian Day 2025, held at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Credit: UN Photo/Violaine ...
Boosting Trade in the World’s Least Developed Countries – The Power of Technology
Least Developed Countries account for less than 1 percent of world trade. Credit: Ali Mkumbwa/Unsplash
By Deodat MaharajGEBZE, Türkiye, Aug 22 2025 – Artificial intelligence and the use of frontier technologies are already transforming ...
IPC Officially Declares Famine; More than Half a Million Starving in Gaza
The IPC confirmed famine conditions in Gaza City, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. Credit: UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel
By Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 2025 – The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has officially declared ...
