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Comunicado de Prensa: Pronunciamiento del Equipo Humanitario País sobre la escalada de violencia y el grave deterioro humanitario en el suroccidente de Colombia - 30/04/2026
Country: Colombia Sources: El Equipo Humanitario País Colombia, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. COMUNICADO DE PRENSA...
Papua New Guinea: Humanitarian Snapshot (As of 30 April 2026)
Country: Papua New Guinea Source: UN Country Team in Papua New Guinea Please refer to the attached file.
Detroit Announces Winners of Global Sustainable Cities Challenge to Innovate in Clean Freight
April 30, 2026 — The Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) and City of Detroit recently announced three winners of TMF’s Sustainable Cities Challenge in Detroit. The...
Western Lawmakers Move To Weaken Clean Air Act and Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits
Members of Congress in Wyoming and Texas tout the bills as protecting energy security, but opponents say they amount to a corporate handout that will...
STATEMENT: Bipartisan Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act Can Help Ignite US Energy Innovation
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2026) — This week in the United States Congress, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Next-Generation Geothermal Research...
Tiny probes make sense of abnormal bursts in the epileptic brain
‘Spikes’ hijack neurons involved in cognition—and can be predicted up to 1 second in advance
AI helps create bacterium that's partially missing a universal amino acid
Advance could suggest new ways to synthesize proteins with bespoke functions in medicine and biotechnology
Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars
1 Min Read Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars PIA26722 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal NavigationSciencePhotojournalOdyssey Team Celebrates on a…Photojournal HomePhotojournal SearchLatest ContentGalleriesFeedbackRSSAbout Downloads...
Measles explodes in Bangladesh after vaccination breakdown, killing hundreds of children
Changes to government’s vaccine purchase system after 2024 revolution led to nationwide shortages, gaps in immunity
After outcry, European funder reverses abrupt rule change restricting resubmissions
Decision from the European Research Council comes after more than 1000 scientists signed open letter decrying plans
South Sudan Humanitarian Update 18 - 30 April 2026
Country: South Sudan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. HIGHLIGHTS More than 7.8 million people in...
Plastic detox update #1
Guess which fireball shot is mine?I’ve been trying to ‘detox my life’ from plastic for a few weeks now. It’s had its ups and downs.One...
DR Congo: République Démocratique du Congo - Régions de l'Est : aperçu des incidents contre les travailleurs humanitaires (mars 2026)
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic. Le nombre d’incidents affectant...
Niger: Bulletin mensuel du Cluster-Santé N°1 - 2026
Country: Niger Source: World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. Contexte humanitaire Le Niger fait face à une conjonction de chocs humanitaires et...
Partnering for Environmental Justice in Harlem
Now in its fifth year, the annual conference was created to highlight the critical climate-driven health and environmental impacts affecting our shared community.
Kenya seeks regional coordination to build African mineral value chains
African leaders have intensified calls for governments to stop exporting raw minerals and step up efforts to align their policies, share infrastructure and coordinate investment...
Santa Marta: Key outcomes from first summit on 'transitioning away' from fossil fuels
Countries attending a first-of-its-kind summit have walked away with plans to develop national roadmaps away from fossil fuels, along with new tools to address harmful...
Democrats say EPA head's budget cut proposal 'reads like climate change deniers' manifesto'
Lee Zeldin claims before Senate that Trump administration plan will make Environmental Protection Agency ‘more efficient’Senate Democrats accused the Trump administration of abandoning the Environmental...
Kenya | Floods and landslides - DG ECHO Daily Map | 30/04/2026
Country: Kenya Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Please refer to the attached Map.
Türkiye's COP31 presidency and IEA join forces on clean energy push
Türkiye’s COP31 presidency has struck a ‘strategic’ partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA), aiming to speed up the global clean energy transition amid ‘the...
Mozambique: Humanitarian Operational Presence (HNRP and Non-HRNP) - Who's doing, What, Where (3W), as of 28 February 2026 [EN/PT]
Country: Mozambique Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic.
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