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Az Energiaügyi Minisztérium által a Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal, mint Lebonyolító útján meghirdetett „Energetikai kutatás-fejlesztési projektek támogatása” című pályázati felhívás célja, hogy a hazai piacról még hiányzó innovatív energiatechnológiai fejlesztéseket ösztönözze.

Pénzcentrum: Alig változott a forint árfolyama péntek (8. 22.) reggelre a nemzetközi devizapiacon. Az euró jegyzése reggel hét órakor 396,30 forinton állt az előző esti 396,91 forint után, a dollár jegyzése szinte nem változott, 342,08 forint 342,07 forint után, a svájci franké pedig 422,20 forintra csökkent 423,07-ről. (MTI)

Un haut fonctionnaire de l’UE a confirmé jeudi 21 août qu’il fallait s’attendre à d’autres « exclusions » tarifaires, étant donné que les États-Unis s’intéressent à « certains systèmes d’armement » et aux semi-conducteurs.

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A Szlovák Tudományos Akadémia (SAV) elemzése Oskar Dvořák (PS) parlamenti képviselő szerint csak bebizonyította, amit a szakemberek és a laikusok is régóta tudtak – a vakcinák teljes mértékben biztonságosak. Dvořák a téveszméket és álhíreket terjesztő Peter Kotlár kormánybiztos leváltását követeli a kabinettől.

Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks at the Commemoration Ceremony for World Humanitarian Day 2025, held at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Credit: UN Photo/Violaine Martin

By Oritro Karim
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 2025 (IPS)

World Humanitarian Day (August 19) honors humanitarian aid workers, raises public awareness for humanitarian crises, and advocate for strengthened international cooperation. Through this year’s theme, A Call to #ActForHumanity, the United Nations underscored the need for increased funding for lifesaving humanitarian missions, stronger protections for aid personnel, and accountability for violations of international law.

“Humanitarian workers are the last lifeline for over 300 million people caught in conflict or disaster,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “Yet funding for that lifeline is drying up. And those who provide humanitarian aid are increasingly under attack…On this World Humanitarian Day, let’s honour the fallen with action: To protect every aid worker – and invest in their safety. To stop the lies that cost lives. To strengthen accountability and bring perpetrators to justice. To end arms flows to parties that violate international law”.

According to figures from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 2024 marked a record high for the number of humanitarian personnel deaths to date, with 383 killed while in the line of duty or in their homes. Another 308 workers were injured, 125 kidnapped, and 45 detained. Compared to the previous year, violence against aid workers rose significantly across 21 countries, with government forces being the most common perpetrators.

Humanitarian experts have expressed concern over the sharp rise in attacks targeting humanitarian workers in 2025, with an estimated 265 killed as of August 14. CARE International reports that this represents a 50 percent increase compared to the same period last year, warning that 2025 could surpass 2024’s record death toll if the trend continues.

“Even one attack against a humanitarian colleague is an attack on all of us and on the people we serve,” said Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator. “Attacks on this scale, with zero accountability, are a shameful indictment of international inaction and apathy…Violence against aid workers is not inevitable. It must end.”

According to figures from CARE, in 2025, roughly 97 percent of the killed aid workers were national staff. Since 2022, the number of aid workers killed annually has doubled, with this being largely attributed to increased attacks from the Israeli military in Gaza. In 2025, approximately 180 aid workers were killed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory alone.

Palestinian aid workers have not only faced targeted attacks but, like the rest of the population, struggle to access essential services, such as food, water and healthcare. Olga Cherevko from OCHA stated that aid workers in Palestine have “lost everything and several times over”, and face exhaustion from being overstretched and maneuvering in dangerous conditions. Additionally, many aid workers have reported facing significant access challenges due to hostilities. Samah, a malnutrition expert working for CARE in Deir Al-Balah described being unable to commute to work due to the threat of sniper fire at critical checkpoints.

Yuliia Hladka, Programme Manager at Winds of Change in Ukraine, stated that aid workers in Ukraine face regular threats of kidnapping and torture, with many also experiencing “profound psychological exhaustion”. Hladka added that aid workers in Ukraine also face risks of shellings, limited evacuation options during attacks, and increased surveillance. Female aid workers in Ukraine face heightened risks of harassment, which greatly impedes their ability to help children and victims of gender-based violence.

“We are witnessing a disturbing trend of blatant violations of international humanitarian law,” said Deepmala Mahla, CARE’s Global Humanitarian Director. “The perpetrators must be held to account, as well as the world leaders who have consistently failed to take sufficient action to prevent these attacks… Attempts to prevent humanitarians from doing our jobs are not only death sentences for aid staff but also for the people we are trying to assist”.

The UN emphasizes the importance of humanitarian assistance today, with many countries facing critical turning points in their humanitarian crises. The efficacy of humanitarian assistance is often challenged by the unpredictability of conflict zones, as well as numerous funding cuts and a vast, expanding scale of needs.

“Everyone’s still showing up (to work), but courage alone and commitment alone isn’t going to feed people, isn’t going to save people,” said Cherevko on the crisis in Gaza. “What we need is, again, a permanent ceasefire. We need political solutions to this conflict and a resolution to this crisis.”

According to the 2025 edition of OCHA’s Global Humanitarian Overview, approximately 305.1 million people in 72 countries rely on humanitarian assistance for survival. Roughly 4 out of 5 of all civilian deaths in conflict hotspots occurred in countries that have submitted humanitarian appeals. With food insecurity, displacement, and disease running rampant in these regions, it is imperative that there is a coordinated and unimpeded humanitarian response. For 2025, the UN has appealed for over 47 billion USD to assist over 190 million people in 72 countries.

Due to severe funding shortfalls from budget cuts, many lifesaving programs have been forced to scale back their efforts or prioritize the most urgent populations, leaving significant gaps unattended. Additionally, the lack of funding severely restricts flexibility in humanitarian responses, with strategies for anticipated emergencies and flash appeals being the most affected.

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Least Developed Countries account for less than 1 percent of world trade. Credit: Ali Mkumbwa/Unsplash

By Deodat Maharaj
GEBZE, Türkiye, Aug 22 2025 (IPS)

Artificial intelligence and the use of frontier technologies are already transforming trade and boosting prosperity, particularly for developed and some developing countries. This ranges from the digital exchange of documents, the digitalisation of trade processes and leveraging online platforms to fast-track cross-border trade.

The rapid adoption of new technologies will further consolidate the dominance of world trade by developed economies, which currently account for roughly 74 percent of global trade, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world’s 44 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), with a population of an estimated 1.4 billion people, are seeing a different trajectory altogether. According to the World Trade Organisation, they account for less than 1 percent of the world’s merchandise trade. LDCs continue to reel from the relentless onslaught of bad news, including increased protectionist barriers.

Deodat Maharaj, Managing Director of the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries.

UNCTAD has estimated that tariffs on LDCs will have a devastating consequence, possibly leading to an estimated 54 percent reduction in the exports from the world’s poorest countries.

In this dire situation, exacerbated by declining overseas development assistance, what does an LDC do to survive in this difficult trade environment?

To start with, they must continue to advocate globally for fairer terms of trade. At the same time, they need to be more aggressive in addressing matters for which they have control. Otherwise, the status quo will leave their people in a perpetually disadvantageous situation. Imagine paying three times more than your competitors just to ship a single crate of goods across a border. For millions of entrepreneurs in the world’s LDCs, it is the everyday cost of doing business. Technology offers a way out in reducing these high costs.

Indeed, when the international community gathered in Sevilla for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in July 2025, one truth stood out: Technology is no longer a luxury—it is a prerequisite for effective participation in global trade. The outcome document was clear that for the world’s 44 LDCs, bridging infrastructure gaps, building domestic technological capacity, and leveraging science, technology, and innovation are vital to unlocking trade opportunities.

So, given the challenges and opportunities, what forms the core elements of an action agenda for LDCs to leverage trade to generate jobs and opportunities for their people?

Firstly, there is a need to pivot to digital solutions, which can dramatically reduce trade costs and open new markets. According to the World Bank, paperless customs and single-window systems have been proven to cut clearance times by up to 50 percent, reducing bureaucracy that stifles commerce. In Benin, automating port procedures reduced processing time from 18 days to just three days (World Bank). E-commerce platforms, when paired with secure payment systems and targeted training, have shown remarkable potential.

Secondly, invest in digital infrastructure. The data suggest that LDCs still have a lot of catching up to do. The solution is for development partners and the international financial institutions to steer more resources in this area with a fixed percentage of resources, say, 15 percent of a country’s portfolio dedicated to boosting digital infrastructure.

Thirdly, focus on value addition and reduce transition away from the export of raw commodities. This in turn requires the human resource capacity to spur innovation and creativity. Boosting investment in research and development can pay rich dividends.

According to the World Economic Forum, LDCs invest less than 1 percent of GDP in research and development compared to developed countries. The Republic of Korea invests 4%.

Finally, for LDCs to enter the technological age, their businesses must lead the way. It is difficult to do so in some countries like Burundi, where internet penetration is a mere 5 percent of the population. The average internet penetration is around 38 percent. So, in addition to digital infrastructure, support must be provided to micro-, small and medium-scale enterprises to benefit from the opportunities provided by technology to boost trade, thereby creating jobs and opportunities. This includes the establishment of incubators to support this business sector, boosting their technological capacities to trade and profile their businesses on digital platforms, and helping them to deliver services created by the digital economy. Rwanda has been a pioneer in this regard.

Of course, technology alone will not address all the challenges faced by LDCs. However, by delivering cost-efficient solutions, it can help level the playing field and drive transformation. It is time for the international community and development partners to back their words with action in helping LDCs advance this agenda. Since LDCs represent an emerging market of 1.4 billion people, when they rise, everyone else will rise with them.

Deodat Maharaj, a national of Trinidad and Tobago is the Managing Director of the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries and can be reached at: deodat.maharaj@un.org

 

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Meteorológiai figyelmeztetéseket adott ki pénteken (8. 22.) délig a Szlovák Hidrometeorológiai Intézet (SHMÚ) a heves, nagy mennyiségű csapadékkal járó esőzések veszélye miatt Kelet-Szlovákiára (+a Nagyrőcei járásra). Az északi- (Poprád, Késmárk, Ólubló) és keleti- (Szinna, Szobránc, Nagymihály, Tőketerebes) határvidéken elsőfokú figyelmeztetés (40 mm csapadék), a többi járásban másodfokú riasztás (55 mm) van érvényben.

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By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 2025 (IPS)

A system-wide UN survey of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), described as “grave violations of human rights”, has revealed that in 2024, there were 675 allegations reported.

A UN message to staffers last week says this is “widely believed” to be “significant underreporting” because the real numbers may be much higher.

In 2023, 758 allegations were received, compared to 534 the previous year and 265 in 2018.

Of the 2023 figure, more than half, 384, were related to UN staff and affiliated personnel. The remainder concerned personnel from partners and non-UN military forces not under UN authority.

Risks increased significantly last year, with the unprecedented rise in humanitarian crises along with significant reductions in funding, especially in high-risk and complex contexts where the UN operates, according to the UN.

The deadline for this year’s survey has been extended through September 5.

In a message to staffers, the UN Special Coordinator on Improving UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, says: “We would like to thank everyone who has completed the survey so far – your engagement reflects your strong commitment to our values ensuring a safe, respectful environment free from sexual misconduct”.

“Your voice matters. We encourage those who have yet to complete the survey to take advantage of this brief extension period to express your views. Your voice is important in identifying the challenges and in helping to strengthen our collective efforts to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse across the system.”

“Your feedback helps shape real change – last year’s inputs enabled targeted concrete actions to be taken to address specific instances of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment along with improvements to how we protect people from sexual misconduct.”

Why take part?

The UN says:

• “We use your input to make a difference in how we prevent and address sexual misconduct
• It’s confidential – all responses are anonymous
• It’s quick and easy – it takes just a few minutes of your time!
• It’s inclusive – once again, the survey is available in 7 languages (6 official UN languages and Portuguese), and we have updated survey language to ensure accessibility for both UN and NGO personnel.”

Although progress has been made since 2017 through the establishment of new frameworks, policies and procedures, says the UN, sexual exploitation and abuse continues to occur across the UN system, particularly with peacekeeping forces.

https://conduct.unmissions.org/resources

Asked for her comments, Shihana Mohamed, a founding member, and one of the Coordinators of the United Nations Asia Network for Diversity and Inclusion, told IPS UN-ANDI firmly opposes all forms of discrimination, abuse, racism, bias, and harassment – including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, and the abuse of power and authority.

“Sexual exploitation and abuse in the UN system are not isolated incidents—they are symptoms of deeper, intersecting patterns of racism, bias, and entrenched power imbalances that silence victims and erode institutional trust,” she pointed out.

The UN-ANDI survey revealed that 17% of staff of Asian origin experienced harassment or discrimination, including threats, emotional abuse, and even physical assault. When over 60% report experiences of racism and more than half feel invisible in their workplaces, the message is clear: systemic discrimination fuels a culture where abuse persists, and justice is out of reach.

These figures are not just statistics—they are a clear indictment of a system where systemic discrimination fosters a culture in which abuse is normalized, and justice is routinely denied, she argued.

“As a global norm-setting body, the United Nations cannot afford to merely uphold a stance of zero tolerance. It must actively pursue a reality of zero occurrence—embedding accountability into both its policies and the conduct of its personnel at every level”.

Protecting dignity requires confronting not only individual misconduct, but also the structures and cultures that enable sexual exploitation and other abuses to persist.

Justice, equity, and safety cannot be aspirational values—they must be lived, enforced, and institutionalized, declared Mohamed, a Sri Lankan national and recipient of the Public Voices Fellowship on Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls – Equality Now.

UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters: “Our approach, which is centered on the rights and needs of victims, continues.”

“We are intensifying efforts to uphold the rights of victims, and to end impunity. This also includes engagement with Member States to facilitate the resolution of paternity claims.”

Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE, Founder and CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), told IPS: It’s 25 years since the Windhoek conference and declaration, when member states and the UN pledged to end peacekeepers’ sexual abuse and exploitation of women and girls in the communities they are mandated to protect.

“We have had SCR 1325 (Security Council Resolution) and other security council resolutions. There have been countless practical recommendations to mitigate such abuses,” she said.

For example, there was a recommendation to take simple mouth swabs as DNA samples of any peacekeeping and UN personnel sent out. This way any allegations of SEA could be verified immediately. But the UN leadership rejected the recommendation at the time, citing the human rights and privacy concerns for the international staff, she pointed out.

Abusers are meant to be investigated and held accountable in their own home countries. But this rarely happens.

“Yet those countries continue to provide peacekeepers. Why? There should be a rule that any incidents of SEA prevents that member state from contributing troops – until the trainings and conditions are addressed nationally”.

“We in the WPS community have also long called for increased recruitment and deployment of women as peacekeepers. The evidence shows that having just 5% more women in missions, correlates with 50% reduction of SEA. But despite the Elsie Initiatives we still see too few women recruited or given the opportunity to serve.”

The bottom line: when there is no political will or leadership honor to address such issues, they stay unresolved.

The tragedy is two fold: On the one hand we have incidents of young women being subjected to exploitation, and longer term trauma and likely ostracism, with no recourse. Their protectors became their abusers.

On the other hand, by not preventing or holding accountable the few perpetrators, the system denigrates itself and the thousands of extraordinary men and women who have dedicated their lives to service and to the protection of others, she noted.

“It’s hard to understand. But it is indicative of the abrogation of care and responsibility. The UN needs to take a firmer stance with troop contributing countries. They need to shift the shame and fear away from victims and on to the perpetrators.”

Perhaps if the peacekeepers were told that in case of any allegations, their families– mothers, daughters, wives– back home would be informed, they would think twice about abusing or exploiting local residents during deployment to war torn countries.

In a February 2025 report, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says since 2017, “we have continued to devote considerable attention and effort to improving the way the sector addresses the issue”.

System-wide coordination structures, global standards, technical tools, training, improved reporting mechanisms, and increased country-level support and capacity have all contributed to enhancing prevention, response, and transparency.

“However, challenges persist, and we remain committed to addressing these”.

“Our approach, which prioritizes the rights and dignity of victims, remains a key objective of our strategy. Efforts are ongoing to ensure victims have a voice and better access to assistance and support”.

While the Trust Fund for Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse has been invaluable, very little funding remains in it. The Secretary-General urges Member States to make available adequate and sustainable support for prevention efforts and for victims and their children. Addressing the underlying issues such as inequality, extreme poverty, and lack of rule of law is crucial to ending this scourge.

The report also highlights the UN’s efforts to end impunity and ensure justice for victims. The Secretary-General calls on Member States to address accountability robustly and resolve outstanding paternity cases without delay. He remains steadfast and committed to effectively tackling this issue with the support of Member States.

“We will keep pushing forwards on this important issue,” said Guterres.

https://docs.un.org/en/A/79/789

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Elrendelte a bíróság a keddi (augusztus 19.) tragédia gyanúsítottjának, Iveta F-nek (33) az előzetes letartóztatását. A pozsonyi Főréven (Ružinov) kigyulladt egy lakótömbben található lakás, a tűz során két gyermek életét vesztette. A Noviny.sk közlése szerint az anya a kádba fojtotta a kislányait (†2, †5) és felgyújtotta a lakást.

Le Premier ministre Edi Rama a lancé une vaste opération visant à dégager les espaces publics des installations illégales. Cette « Renaissance urbaine 2.0 » ressemble surtout à une mise en scène au service d'un pouvoir de plus en plus autoritaire.

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Le Premier ministre Edi Rama a lancé une vaste opération visant à dégager les espaces publics des installations illégales. Cette « Renaissance urbaine 2.0 » ressemble surtout à une mise en scène au service d'un pouvoir de plus en plus autoritaire.

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Noviny.sk: Pénteken (22.8.) reggel 6 óra körül holtan találtak egy férfit a pozsonyi Račianske mýto-nál (Récsei vám). A holttestnek, amely a szökőkúttól néhány méterre feküdt a földön, egy zsák volt a fején. Több rendőr tartózkodik a helyszínen, akik lezárták a környéket.

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Le 29 août 2025, le Bénin célèbrera sa Journée Nationale à l'Exposition Universelle d'Osaka (Japon), offrant aux visiteurs du monde entier une plongée immersive dans un univers où traditions, innovations et opportunités d'affaires se côtoient harmonieusement. Une vitrine exceptionnelle pour un pays en pleine mutation.

Placée sous le thème “Benin Horizons – A Journey of Culture and Opportunities”, la participation béninoise à Expo Osaka 2025 vise à montrer un pays qui conjugue modernité et enracinement culturel. Le pavillon du Bénin sera l'expression vivante de cette dualité, illustrée par la diversité de ses paysages, la richesse de son patrimoine, mais aussi par ses réformes économiques ambitieuses et ses projets structurants.

« La Journée Nationale offre au Bénin une tribune exceptionnelle pour affirmer son rayonnement, confie Jean-Michel Abimbola, ministre du Tourisme, de la Culture et des Arts. En célébrant notre présence au Japon, nous ouvrons une fenêtre sur notre patrimoine, notre créativité et notre vision ».

Un programme riche et structuré

Jeudi 28 août – Focus économique
La célébration débutera par une Journée économique à la mairie de Higashi-Osaka. L'événement mettra en lumière les atouts du Bénin en matière d'investissement, notamment à travers des panels sectoriels (agro-industrie, logistique, zones industrielles), des sessions B2G et des témoignages d'experts japonais. Une plateforme stratégique pour tisser de nouveaux partenariats économiques.

Vendredi 29 août – Journée Nationale
Moment central de la semaine, cette journée débutera par une cérémonie officielle avec discours, hymnes et performances artistiques.
Le public pourra apprécier Les Pépit'Arts, le duo Chudo Saito & Couleur Indigo, ainsi que Pépé Oleka, avant un déjeuner officiel et des visites de pavillons.
La journée s'achèvera par une réception diplomatique privée, réunissant décideurs et acteurs culturels autour d'un cocktail fusion et de nouvelles prestations artistiques.

30-31 août – Culture, design et immersion
Les jours suivants seront consacrés à l'expression artistique sous toutes ses formes :

Samedi 30 août : spectacles musicaux, défilés de mode et une keynote immersive dédiée à la destination Bénin, mettant à l'honneur ses produits phares comme l'ananas Pain de Sucre et la noix de cajou.

Dimanche 31 août : La scène sera donnée à la création contemporaine avec Larry Tchogninou, King Houndekpinkou (céramique et spiritualité), et Rosyne Club, pour un final sensoriel autour de l'art textile et du mouvement.

Une identité plurielle mise en scène

De la future capitale culturelle de Porto-Novo, aux plages symboliques de Ouidah, des palais royaux d'Abomey aux Tata Somba du Nord, en passant par les merveilles naturelles de la Pendjari ou encore les innovations urbaines de Sèmè City, le Bénin s'expose comme un territoire en dialogue constant entre tradition et avenir.
Yannis Adebiaye, Commissaire Général du Pavillon du Bénin, résume l'ambition de cette présence : « À Osaka, le Bénin se présente sur la scène internationale avec authenticité et ambition. Cette Journée Nationale est une vitrine stratégique qui illustre comment ce Monde de Splendeurs devient jour après jour une destination incontournable à découvrir ».

Un pavillon, une promesse
Conçu par l'Agence Bénin Tourisme, le pavillon national promet une expérience interactive autour de trois axes majeurs : tourisme et culture, innovation économique, et développement durable. Il s'agit de projeter le Bénin comme une destination d'avenir, riche de ses racines et ouverte sur le monde.

Une Expo sous le signe de l'avenir
L'Exposition Universelle Osaka 2025, du 13 avril au 13 octobre, accueillera plus de 160 pays sur le thème “Concevoir la société du futur”.
Avec sa participation, le Bénin affirme qu'il entend jouer un rôle actif dans la construction d'un monde plus juste, plus innovant, et durable.

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La légende du football béninois, Razack Omotoyossi, a été inhumé ce jeudi 21 août 2025 à Lagos, au Nigéria.

L'ancien international béninois décédé le 19 août à l'âge de 39 ans a été conduit à sa dernière demeure, jeudi 21 août.

Le corps de Razack Omotoyossi a été retiré de la morgue dans la matinée avant que le corps ne soit mis en terre dans sa résidence à Lagos.

Il a ensuite été conduit dans sa résidence où proches et admirateurs ont pu lui rendre un dernier hommage. Dans une vidéo, on voit sa dépouille recouverte du drapeau béninois.

Attaquant au tempérament de feu, Omotoyossi a marqué son époque avec les Écureuils du Bénin dans les années 2000. Il avait notamment brillé lors des éliminatoires de la Coupe du monde 2010.
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