Source: United Nations (video statements)
Drone strikes in Ghadeer locality, Kalogi, South Kordofan, have reportedly killed more than 10 children aged between 5 and 7 years, inside a kindergarten yesterday.
Guess the number Challenge!
Source: European Commission (video statements)
Do you know approximately how many people volunteer in Europe each year – across all age groups?
1️⃣ 30 million people
2️⃣ 50 million people
3️⃣ 90 million people
Guessed it? Leave your comment below!
✔️ It’s 90 million people!
Today, 5 December, we celebrate International Volunteer Day.
For almost 30 years the EU has enabled young people to volunteer in communities across Europe and worldwide, recently through the European Solidarity Corps.
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Bioeconomy EU: What it is and how it already makes 5% of the EU’s GDP
Source: European Commission (video statements)
Europe’s Bioeconomy Strategy is changing the way we produce materials, grow food, create chemicals, design packaging and power industries using renewable biological resources like plants, algae, forests, microbes and even waste.
See how the bioeconomy already supports 17 million jobs, contributes €863 billion to the EU economy, and is driving innovation across Europe from bio-based plastics and textiles to sustainable construction materials and cosmetics.
Bioeconomy EU is real, it’s growing, and it’s shaping a climate-resilient future.
Chapters:
00:00 Plastics from nature?
00:21 Insecticides obtained from plants
01:02 From food waste to new products and materials
01:44 Bioeconomy: 5% of the EU’s GDP
02:12 Global challenges addressed with the Bioeconomy
02:53 EU products made from waste
03:17 A cleaner and stronger economy
Watch on the Audiovisual Portal of the European Commission: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/video/I-280948
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Commission issues €120M fine to X
Source: European Commission (video statements)
For the first time under the Digital Services Act, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching the DSA. X has breached its transparency obligation under the DSA. X’s ‘blue checkmark’ deceives users as anyone can pay to obtain the ‘verified’ status and X does not meaningfully verify who is behind it.
UK International Climate Negotiations: COP30 – Environmental Audit Committee
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Environmental Audit Committee is holding an evidence session on the International Climate Negotiations: COP30.
We’ll be questioning the Rt Hon Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, after he led the UK’s delegation at the COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil.
MPs are likely to ask:
– whether the Government will commit new money to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility
– how will the Government support workers whose jobs are threatened by the energy transition
– the timelines of the UK’s climate finance commitments from next spring
– what the Secretary of State is doing to drive climate action across Government
– what the Government’s climate and nature priorities between now and COP31
Ukraine: “Heaven and Hell”, with Matthias Schmale | RC/HC Ukraine | Awake at Night | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
A life-long humanitarian, Matthias Schmale has borne witness to a number of seismic moments in world history. Currently United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, he is overseeing efforts to help Ukrainians prepare for a fourth winter at war.
“The longer this lasts, the more the resilience will go down, the more the psychological damage will take hold […] There are nights where I lie in bed thinking, why can’t this nightmare for civilians end?”
Ukrainians have endured four years of hellish conflict that continues to devastate civilian lives and infrastructure, leaving 36 percent of the population in need of aid. In this episode, Matthias Schmale looks back on a long career of humanitarian service, reflects on the deep scars of war and explains why daily life in Kiev can be both heaven and hell.
[00:00] Introduction
[01:01] Experiencing “Heaven and Hell” in Ukraine
[03:03] Do not romanticize resilience
[08:00] Navigating loss and the hard road to healing
[11:04] Hope and reality
[12:36] Winter as a weapon
[14:41] Declining humanitarian funding
[15:49] Hope persists despite dark times
[21:50] What keeps Matthias awake at night
[26:13] Reflections from UNRWA – then and now
[29:49] Losing colleagues in Gaza
[31:42] Clarifying a controversial interview
[35:26] From missionary kid to humanitarian
[37:27] Growing up in Apartheid South Africa
[40:34] Witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall
[42:16] Closing remarks
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About Awake at Night
Hosted by Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, the podcast ‘Awake at Night’ is an in-depth interview series focusing on remarkable United Nations staff members who dedicate their career to helping people in parts of the world where they have the hardest lives – from war zones and displacement camps to areas hit by disasters and the devastation of climate change.
How the EU is tackling illegal drug use
Source: European Commission (video statements)
On 4 December 2025, the European Commission proposed its Drug Strategy and Action plan to tackle the use and smuggling of illegal drugs in the EU. The strategy includes detecting the precursors, dismantling the labs where the drugs are produced, and having stronger port alliances. Watch the full press conference for more information on the EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan.
ICC ASP24: Ninth plenary meeting – Adoption of resolutions, 5 December 2025 S2 ENGLISH CHANNEL
Source: International Criminal Court (video statements)
ASP24: Ninth plenary meeting – Adoption of resolutions, 5 December 2025 S2
ICC ASP24: Eighth plenary meeting – Progress reports by the Coordinators, 5 December 2025 ENGLISH
Source: International Criminal Court (video statements)
ASP24: Eighth plenary meeting – Progress reports by the Coordinators, 5 December 2025
South Africa: The 2026 SADC Media Awards are now officially open for entries.
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
The 2026 SADC Media Awards are now officially open for entries.
Journalists across the Southern African region are invited to submit outstanding work in Television, Radio, Print, and Photography categories for an opportunity to win up to US $2,500.