Ukraine war: Tougher sanctions are unavoidable
After the latest atrocities in the Ukraine war, the EU responds with new sanctions that will affect the mechanical engineering industry, as well. Karl Haeusgen, president of Europe’s largest mechanical engineering industry association VDMA, supports the sanctions with the following…
How to Donate to Ukraine from Canada
Are you looking for a reliable way to help Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion? Here is a list of aid organizations that provide direct support to the victims of war. The Best Way to Help Ukraine With…
A good start into the year
Machinery and plant manufacturers have successfully started into 2022: In January, new orders increased by 19 percent year-on-year in real terms. The war in Ukraine did not yet play a role. Machinery and plant manufacturers have made an encouraging start…
Ukraine asks European Nations to close border with Russia, Belarus
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax Ukraine recently asked four European countries to close their borders with Russia and Belarus, Ukraine’s Poland Amb. Andrii Deshchytsia told Ukrinform, a state news agency in Ukraine. “We are holding talks with the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure,…
WHO Director−General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on Ukraine, COVID−19 and other global health issues – 2 March 2022
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. WHO is deeply concerned about the unfolding humanitarian emergency in Ukraine. WHO is on the ground, working with our partners to respond, to assess the impact of the conflict on the health of…
As bombs fall, a Jewish burial in Kharkov, Ukraine
People risk their lives to bury others in the dignity of tradition By Faygie Levy Holt From Chabad.Or For several weeks, Chabad-Lubavitch of Kharkov had been delivering food to an elderly man in their community—one among hundreds who they have been helping directly…
Ukraine people nominated – Nobel Peace Prize
Zelenskyy, Ukraine People Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize By Charlie McCarthy From Newsmax President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his fellow Ukrainians have been nominated to receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. A total of 36 current and former European politicians sent a…
“We hope we can help Ukrainian athletes…”
Bubka: “We hope we can help as many Ukrainian athletes and people as possible” 18 Mar 2022 – Olympic champion and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Sergii Bubka, in his capacity as President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, has been tasked…
Impacts of Ukraine conflict on food security already being felt in the Near East North Africa region and will quickly spread, warns IFAD
Rome, 17 March 2022 – As the war continues to rage in Ukraine, impacts of rising food prices and shortages of staple crops are already being felt in the Near East and North Africa region and spreading to the world’s most vulnerable…
Children fleeing Ukraine war at risk of trafficking
From “Miriam Karmali, Freedom United” March 13, 2022 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Supply chainNew report exposes Amazon’s links to Uyghur forced laborA new report has uncovered how suppliers in Amazon’s supply chains are allegedly implicated in the…
