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 with the Longreach Credit Investors and Australian Philanthropic Services Foundation. The syndicated facility provides up to AU$77 million over a 24–month...
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 against the pull of the tide, wrangling ropes laced with seaweed. Her hands, hardened by decades of labor, move instinctively as she secures her aquatic...
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 cases, including 300 cases in children, and at least 20 deaths have been reported since the first case was detected on June 21. Tawila has absorbed 500,000...
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 consumption rate that’s just 18% of the global average. This hinders its economic development.
So does its rapid population growth. Chad has one of...
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, North Carolina, US, Aug 22 2025 – In June this year, UNDP bade farewell to Achim Steiner. The ninth Administrator in UNDP’s history had completed a...
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 to build effective protection for Ghana’s small–scale fishers, strengthen food security, and lay the foundation for marine ecosystems to recover.
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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 Hong Kong like never before! The Saudi Super Cup is making its historic East Asia debut this week, with global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo leading the charge.
From...
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 Martin
By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 2025 – World Humanitarian Day (August 19) honors humanitarian aid workers, raises public awareness...
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 trade and boosting prosperity, particularly for developed and some developing countries. This ranges from the digital exchange of documents, the digitalisation...
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 that there is famine in Gaza. The world’s biggest food monitoring system raised its classification to Phase 5, the highest level on its food insecurity...
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