Dutch PM signs security deal in Ukraine, promising artillery funding

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed a security deal with Ukraine in the northeastern city of Kharkiv on Friday and said the Netherlands would help fund the supply of 800,000 artillery shells to hold back Russian forces. Rutte met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on a surprise visit to Kharkiv, just 40 km

Funding for refugees has long been politicized

At least a dozen countries, including the U.S., have suspended funding to the UNRWA, the United Nations agency responsible for delivering aid to Palestinian refugees. This follows allegations made by Israel that 12 UNRWA employees participated in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack. The UNRWA responded by dismissing all accused employees

BCCT will give top priority to research in its funding: Saber

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, will give top priority to research in its funding. He said research needs to be increased in the country to solve various problems, and

 COP27: Bangladesh among first to get Global Shield funding

The Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group of Finance Ministers of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) that includes 58 climate vulnerable economies, and the Group of Seven (G7) on Monday officially launched the Global Shield against Climate Risks - an initiative for pre-arranged financial support designed to be quickly deployed in times

Cut revenue, arms supply for Myanmar military, UN urges nations

Countries will have to do more to cut the Myanmar military's access to revenue and arms supplies to halt its repression of the people, the United Nations Human Rights Office said in a report Friday.   The report was requested by the Human Rights Council to follow up on earlier recommendations

Humanitarian funding gap hits new record

The level of humanitarian aid that is needed to tackle the world’s crises has risen to a new high of $46.3 billion, according to a report released last month by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The report said that 306 million people now need humanitarian support