This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Two truckloads of urgently needed medical supplies have been delivered to Gaza, where scores of Palestinians were injured during demonstrations along the border fence with Israel earlier this week. The drugs and medical equipment delivered by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners, include antibiotics, […]UNICEF delivers medical supplies to Gaza in wake of deadly protests
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Two truckloads of urgently needed medical supplies have been delivered to Gaza, where scores of Palestinians were injured during demonstrations along the border fence with Israel earlier this week. The drugs and medical equipment delivered by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners, include antibiotics, […]Europe should make voice ‘more heard’ in today’s ‘dangerous world,’ says UN chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. In an increasingly dangerous world, the European Union (EU) need to make its voice “more and more heard” as a “central pillar” of multilateralism, said the United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday. Speaking in the heart of the EU, in Brussels, António Guterres told […]UN envoy ‘encouraged’ by latest talks on avoiding ‘worst-case scenario’ in Syria’s Idlib
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday detailed his most recent efforts to revive stalled peace talks which could end the brutal conflict that has been raging there for more than seven years. “As instructed by the Secretary-General, I have been consulting […]The decline of our oceans is accelerating, but it’s not too late to stop it
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Peter Thomson, United Nations Special Envoy for the Ocean, United Nations The ocean has shaped my life, from my beginnings in the outer islands of Fiji to my appointment last year as the UN Secretary-General’s special envoy for […]Budget MEPs approve €104.2 m in EU aid to Greece, Spain, France and Portugal
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament 16-05-18 Budget MEPs approved on Wednesday EUSF aid worth €104.2 million to support reconstruction in Greece, Spain, France and Portugal, hit by natural disasters in 2017. The aid from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) includes €50.6 million for reconstruction in the Centro region in Portugal […]Use “blockchain” model to cut small firms’ costs and empower citizens, urge MEPs
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament 16-05-2018 Applying the “blockchain” model to areas like energy use, supply chains and governance would cut costs for firms and empower citizens, said the Industry Committee. Blockchain transactions are recorded by multiple users, rather than by paid – and often costly – intermediaries. The […]EU Leaders’ meeting in Sofia: Completing a trusted Digital Single Market for the benefit of all
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission Brussels, 15 May 2018 Ten days ahead of the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission is today presenting a set of concrete actions that European leaders can take to protect citizens’ privacy and make the EU’s Digital […]We have to learn to trust Artificial Intelligence. Here’s how
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alan Finkel, Chief Scientist of Australia Humans and AI can learn to get along, says Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel. But it will take trust – and a Turing Certificate. Every day, I put my life in […]Leading Palestinian legislator calls for ‘new international engagement’ in two-state solution
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 16 May 2018 Describing a viable two-state solution to end the Palestine-Israel conflict as “very much in doubt”, a leading Palestinian legislator called on Wednesday for “new international engagement” to move the process forward. In an interview with UN News, Hanan Ashrawi, an […]Future EU farm policy: Agriculture MEPs urge fair funding, no renationalisation
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament 16-05-2018 The post-2020 EU farm policy must be smarter, simpler, fairer and more sustainable, but also well financed and truly common to continue deliver food security in the EU. The Agriculture Committee adopted on Wednesday, by 32 votes in favour to five against, […]A renewed agenda for Research and Innovation: Europe’s chance to shape the future
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission Brussels, 15 May 2018 The Commission today presents its contribution to the informal discussion that Heads of State and Government will hold in Sofia on 16 May 2018 on research and innovation and the steps needed to ensure Europe’s global competitiveness. Investing in […]Obese people more likely to smoke, says new gene research: WHO
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 16 May 2018 New research indicates that people who are genetically prone to being overweight have a higher risk of taking up smoking – and they are likely to smoke more than average — UN scientists said on Wednesday. According to Dr. Paul […]Cyber defence: MEPs call for better European cooperation
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. 15-05-2018 The EU member states should work together closely on cyber defence, following increasing cyber-attacks on civilians and military targets, said MEPs on Wednesday. The resolution notes that different states, such as Russia, China and North Korea, but also non-state actors, have carried […]European Agenda on Migration: Still fragile situation gives no cause for complacency
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Brussels, 16 May 2018 The Commission is today reporting on progress made under the European Agenda on Migration and the Commission’s roadmap from December 2017, and is setting out further key actions to be taken. While joint EU efforts have continued to show results, the […]How biotechnology is evolving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victor de Lorenzo, Head, Molecular Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). When modern biotechnology emerged in the late 1970s, it was first applied in the health sector, with the onset of recombinant DNA. One decade […]Draghi joined Macron in telling Germany how Eurozone must be reformed
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Mario Draghi the President of ECB, speaking at the European University Institute in Florence, on 11 May 2018, must have been under the influence of the idealistic aura of this Florentine learning institution. He went as far as proposing political policies, bravely overstepping his role as central banker of Eurozone. Draghi asked for an effective […]Half the world’s population is still offline. Here’s why that matters
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Eric White, Project Lead, Internet for All, Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum & Oren Pinsky, Project Coordinator, Internet for All, Latin America, World Economic Forum Geneva Last month scientists at Tufts University announced that they had created […]The great challenge of the 21st century is learning to consume less. This is how we can do it
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jason Hickel, Anthropologist, London School of Economics Ecological collapse is hard to miss in the headlines. From deforestation to soil depletion, species extinction to climate change, the past few years have brought countless troubling reports. We are living […]Sudan: Health challenges in the Sustainable Development Goals era
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This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Ms Azza Abdelmagid, a Sudanese 4th-year medical student from University of Alzaiem Alazhari. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA). However, the opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, nor The European Sting’s […]Technological innovation can bolster trust and security at international borders. Here’s how
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Moavenzadeh, Head of Mobility Industries and System Initiative, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum LLC I landed at the Buenos Aires airport recently after 14 hours of travel. After making my way through the airport, […]This is what you need to know about the Iran nuclear deal
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Adam Jezard, Formative Content What just happened? President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a deal brokered in 2015 to curb Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons. After announcing the US withdrawal on May 8, Trump, […]Artificial Intelligence has a gender problem. Here’s what to do about it
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and Madhulika Srikumar, Junior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation. Three of the fastest-growing applications of artificial intelligence (AI) today are a manifestation of patriarchal stereotypes – the booming sexbots industry, the proliferation […]Sweden has a plan to end all traffic accident deaths
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Adam Jezard, Formative Content In 2015, over a million people lost their lives in road-related incidents around the world, according to a report by the World Health Organization. Road accidents remain the leading cause of death among young […]iSting: a reader’s thoughts on the UN Environment Assembly 2017
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This article was exclusively written for the Sting by one of our passionate readers Mr Animesh Upadhyay. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. Plastique! If current pollution rates continue, there will be more plastic in the sea than fish by 2050, said the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) […]We need a new Operating System for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Murat Sönmez, Head of the World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Society’s operating system needs an upgrade. The model we have been using is simply not up to the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. […]Virtual Doctor: a core part of modern healthcare?
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This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Ms Sereen Afza Hussain, a final year MBBS student at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA). However, the opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, […]Nature is our strongest ally in ensuring global water security
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Giulio Boccaletti, Chief Strategy Officer and Global Managing Director for Water, The Nature Conservancy. Cape Town has many identities, including tourist mecca, economic hub and biodiversity hotspot. But its newest identity as poster child for the global water […]What does the future of energy look like, how do we get there, and who will benefit?
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katherine Hamilton, Director, Project for Clean Energy and Innovation Even with most of the world agreeing on the goals set forward in Paris, it is less clear what staying below 2°C looks like. On a very basic level, […]How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sohail Hasnie, Principal Energy Specialist, Central and West Asia Department, ADB and Sungsup Ra, Director, Human and Social Development Division, South Asia Regional Department, ADB. Think of a modern farm. You might imagine neat rows of crops, shiny […]How civil society must adapt to survive its greatest challenges
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Silvia Magnoni, Head of Civil Society Communities , World Economic Forum We live in a world of major geopolitical shifts and life-changing technological innovations. It’s fair to wonder, then, what our biggest hopes are for society in the […]Europe split in confronting the US sanctions on Iran, Washington isolated
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Donald Trump, the ‘America First’ President in withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear non-proliferation deal, doesn’t seem to be honoring his lead electoral motto. It seems that he is serving more the interests of Saudi Arabia and to a lesser extent of Israel. Riyadh has much at stake in its inimical interaction with Iran. Israel on […]Time is running out to protect Africa’s forests
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Abraham Baffoe, Africa Regional Director, ProForest Africa’s tropical forests teem with biodiversity, support at least 100 million people and play a vital role in combating climate change. But they are under threat from agricultural commodity production. Urgent cooperation […]Why embracing human rights will ensure Artificial Intelligence works for all
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This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Director, Global Issues, Amnesty International Dilbert: Wow! According to my computer simulation, it should be possible to create new life forms from common household chemicals Dogbert: This raises some thorny issues. Dilbert: You mean legal, ethical and […]
