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  1. EIB, Ukraine Government Sign MoU To Accelerate Deployment Of Financial Support And Project Execution On The Ground The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Government of Ukraine have agreed on a strategic cooperation framework supporting Ukraine’s reconstruction, recovery, and EU integration efforts. Read
  2. Major Global Utilities Announce Joint Intent to Scale Renewable Capacity by 2.5 times to 2030 The Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) adopted the UNEZA Roadmap to 2030, which targets a total increase of renewable energy capacity within their portfolios to 749GW by 2030*, an increase of 2.5 times relative to 2023. Alliance members’ joint renewables ambition was announced alongside a grid infrastructure action plan. Read
  3. USDA, USAID Deploy $1 Billion For Emergency Food Assistance The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development will deploy $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funding to purchase U.S.-grown commodities to provide emergency food assistance to people in need throughout the world, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced recently. Read
  4. Freedom Flotilla Heading to Gaza with Thousands of Tons of Humanitarian Aid? After some false starts, a flotilla carrying over 5,000 tons of water, food, and medical supplies is due to head within days from a port in Türkiye to deliver much-needed aid to Palestinians. Read
  5. BLM approves Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project in Nevada The Bureau of Land Management on April 19 announced approval of the Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project on 1,635 acres of public lands in Clark County. Read
  6. World Bank Group Aims to Expand Health Services to 1.5 Billion People The World Bank Group recently announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. This is part of a larger global effort to provide a basic standard of care through every stage of a person’s life—infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Read
  7. Multilateral Development Banks Deepen Collaboration To Deliver As A System The leaders of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) on April 20 announced joint steps to work more effectively as a system and increase the impact and scale of their work to tackle urgent development challenges. Read
  8. Finance Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean Target US$372B Investment in Water and Sanitation Finance ministers from across Latin America and the Caribbean convened today in Washington, D.C., to discuss mobilizing US$372 billion over the next five years to combat the region's water and sanitation crisis. Read
  9. Slovenia Signs Artemis Accords, Joins Pursuit of Safer Space NASA and Slovenia affirmed their cooperation in future space endeavors on Friday as Slovenia became the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords. Read
  10. Justice Department Announces Medical Legal Partnership Project for Incarcerated Individuals The Justice Department announced recently the development of a medical-legal partnership (MLP) project for incarcerated individuals to help reduce barriers to reentry and reduce recidivism. Read
  11. Giant Galactic Explosion Exposes Galaxy Pollution In Action Astronomers have produced the first high-resolution map of a massive explosion in a nearby galaxy, providing important clues on how the space between galaxies is polluted with chemical elements. Read
  12. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 19, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 19, 2024 Read
  13. After Months, House Gives Go-Ahead to More War Funding on 3 Fronts The House managed to get a $95 billion foreign aid package past a key procedural hurdle yesterday. Read
  14. White House Endorses Raising Tariffs by Over 3X on Chinese Steel and Aluminum Imports Dementia ridden Team-Biden announced yesterday a plan to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from China to 25%. Read
  15. Israel Airstrikes Target Iran Near Nuclear Development Region Yesterday, Israel made good on its threat to attack Iran. Whether it caused any real damage is unclear. Read
  16. Timor-Leste Facing High Food Insecurity, Latest Report Warns Timor-Leste’s second round of Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Food Insecurity analysis just published reveals the fragility and deteriorating levels of food insecurity in twelve out of fourteen municipalities in Timor-Leste, amid the highest inflation rate in a decade and successive climate shocks and soaring food prices. Read
  17. Transition to Renewables Calls for New Approach to Energy Security The transition away from fossil fuels to renewables requires a new interpretation of the concept of energy security, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published April 17. Read
  18. NOAA, Ocean Discovery League To Advance Low-cost, Equitable Deep-ocean Exploration NOAA and the nonprofit Ocean Discovery Leagueoffsite link (ODL) recently signed a formal agreement to work together to accelerate deep-ocean exploration through the development of low-cost tools and technologies, such as deep-sea cameras, that give greater, more equitable access to broader public and scientific communities to explore the deep ocean. Read
  19. Israel Readies for Slaughter of Innocents in Rafah Fascist forces are publicly preparing for the last phase of the genocide in Gaza, suggesting the Rafah ground assault could be just days away. Read
  20. GSA Announces Agreement For the Supply of Carbon Pollution-free Electricity The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) just announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with El Paso Electric (EPE) to develop carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) tariffs or other offerings for federal facilities in the company’s service territory in Southern New Mexico and West Texas. Read
  21. FTA Announces Availability Of $316 Million To Modernize Ferry Service The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on April 17 announced the availability of $316 million to support and modernize passenger ferry service in communities across the country. Read
  22. USDA Partners With Reinvestment Fund to Increase Equitable Access to Healthy Foods Across Country U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small on April 17 announced that USDA is partnering with Reinvestment Fund to help organizations strengthen local food financing programs and improve access to healthy foods in underserved communities across the country. Read
  23. Former North Korean Official Indicted On Sanctions Evasion, Money Laundering Charges An indictment was unsealed recently charging a former North Korean official serving in Thailand, Myong Ho Ri, with conspiracy to violate U.S. economic sanctions bank fraud, and international money laundering. Read
  24. New U.S Global Health Security Strategy Aims to Protect People Around the World from Emerging Health Threats The White House today released The United States Government Global Health Security Strategy (GHSS) 2024, which acknowledges that the United States and the international community can only achieve global, sustainable health security by working with all countries. Read
  25. New Partnership Aims to Connect 300 Million Africans to Electricity By 2030 The World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. Read