This article is published in association with United Nations. UN aid teams on Friday highlighted the disturbing situation in Gaza’s makeshift hospitals, where premature babies cry for scant oxygen and medics attempt to save child survivors targeted by airstrikes in their tents and quadcopter victims reportedly shot while fetching bread. Speaking from the war-shattered enclave amid […]Drone victims, terror and death: 30 minutes inside a Gaza hospital
October 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN aid teams on Friday highlighted the disturbing situation in Gaza’s makeshift hospitals, where premature babies cry for scant oxygen and medics attempt to save child survivors targeted by airstrikes in their tents and quadcopter victims reportedly shot while fetching bread. Speaking from the war-shattered enclave amid […]Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries
October 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – including more than 10,000 children – as the health system collapses under relentless strain, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. “These life changing injuries account for one quarter of all […]EBRD backs Serbia’s agribusiness sector with €40 million sustainability-linked loan
October 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and MK Group, a valued long-standing client with whom the EBRD has been cooperating for almost 20 years, have signed a €40 million sustainability-linked loan at the EBRD Consumer Rules Summit in Montenegro, highlighting an important milestone in […]The world is failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams war
October 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Israeli forces continued their push to take full control of Gaza City on Wednesday, reports emerged that another skeletal child whose plight was highlighted by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has now died. Her name was Jana and she was nine years old. © UNICEF/Rawan Eleyan […]Beyond Tariffs and Tensions: A Healthier Tomorrow
October 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. David Reyes Guerrero is a recent medical graduate from the University of Cádiz, Spain. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect […]Israeli settlement activity accelerates in the West Bank, Security Council told
September 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The past three months have seen an increase in Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank alongside threats of annexation and mounting violence there and in the besieged Gaza Strip, the Security Council heard on Monday. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East […]Netanyahu hails Israel’s ‘stunning comeback’ after 7 October attacks, vows to ‘finish the job’?
September 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Friday that Israel had rebounded from “its darkest day” to deliver “one of the most stunning military comebacks in history,” declaring that his country will not rest until Hamas is eliminated and hostages are freed. “Last year, I stood at this podium and I […]Gaza City suffering escalates as Israeli strikes inflict more heavy casualties
September 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. While the Israeli military’s assault on Gaza City ramps up, conditions in the south of the war-torn enclave are so cramped that displaced and starving Gazans are sleeping on rubble-strewn open ground, UN aid teams said on Thursday. “Intensified strikes on Gaza City, including on tents, residential […]Gaza: UN agencies warn of escalating attacks, mass displacement and famine
September 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN agencies on Wednesday warned that civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip are facing escalating attacks, more mass displacement and worsening hunger. The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCHR) says Israeli military tactics in Gaza City – including strikes on homes and schools – are […]Guterres calls for ceasefire as European leaders affirm Ukraine’s rights at UN
September 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Security Council on Tuesday heard a warning from Secretary-General António Guterres on the war in Ukraine, while in the General Assembly, leaders from Lithuania, France and Poland called for stronger international action against aggression. Briefing the Council, Mr. Guterres said the conflict, now in its fourth […]Failure to end Gaza war undermining world’s credibility, UN chief warns
September 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday that the crisis in Gaza has become “one of the darkest chapters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” with worsening suffering and deepening regional instability. The high-level meeting attended by foreign ministers and senior officials – came amid Israel’s […]Recommit to a two-State solution for Israel-Palestine conflict, ‘before it’s too late’: Guterres
September 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The time has come to free the 48 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza and to stop the bombing, massacres and displacement in the embattled enclave, French President Emmanual Macron told delegates in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday. He was speaking at the […]Gazans flee ‘death and devastation’ with no transportation or means of shelter
September 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In the face of escalating Israeli military operations, thousands of Palestinian families continue to flee the northern Gaza Strip amid dire humanitarian conditions and transportation shortages. On average, the journey south costs more than $3,000, according to UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA, making it out of reach […]Security Council: US votes against resolution on Gaza ceasefire
September 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United States once again vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, following a vote in the Security Council on Thursday. The negative vote was cast as the 15-member Council held its 10,000th meeting against the backdrop of famine […]Commission proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel and sanctions on extremist ministers of the Israeli government and violent settlers
September 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following the announcement of President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address, the European Commission presented today its proposal to the Council to suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel (“the Agreement”) as well as […]Thirsty and starving, Gazans face ‘inhumane’ evacuation
September 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As bombs continue to fall on Gaza City as part of Israel’s intensifying military operation, families with starving children are being pushed southwards from one “hellscape” to another, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. The development followed reports that the Israeli military has stepped up […]Gaza: Top independent rights probe alleges Israel committed genocide
September 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Senior independent rights investigators appointed by the Human Rights Council alleged on Tuesday that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide, a charge flatly rejected by Tel Aviv. In a new report published against the backdrop of intensifying Israeli military operations in Gaza City, the UN Independent International […]Gaza: International community must ‘match words with action’ now
September 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In the Gaza Strip, hope may be all that is left but it is not enough to keep people alive, a veteran humanitarian said on Friday, calling for more action to end the conflict and stop the bloodshed. Olga Cherevko, Spokesperson in Gaza for the UN aid […]Given EU’s underperformance in Gaza and Ukraine can global platforms like the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) be the right way forward?
September 11, 2025 by 1 Comment
It was 80 years ago that the world’s largest simultaneous war escalations concluded. It was the same year of 1945 that the United Nations was founded with the main scope to promote multilateralism, global cooperation and peace. Has the United Nations been successful in the last 80 years? In the meantime the books haven’t cited […]Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’
September 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General has condemned an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Tuesday, while highlighting the “very positive role” played by the country in achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and securing the release of hostages. In a statement, António Guterres spoke […]Guterres strongly condemns terror attack in Jerusalem
September 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, killing at least six people and leaving others wounded, some in a serious condition, according to Israeli authorities. UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the terror attack, his Spokesperson said in a statement. “He […]Window to prevent famine spreading in Gaza is ‘closing fast’, UN warns
September 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The narrow window to prevent the spread of famine from northern Gaza to other parts of the Strip is closing fast, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Sunday. Tom Fletcher’s statement amid what he described as “a massive military offensive” by Israeli forces against Palestinians in […]UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank
September 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over intensifying Israeli military operations in northern Gaza – including Gaza City – and warned against any attempt to annex parts of the West Bank. Ajith Sunghay, Head of OHCHR’s […]Attacks across Gaza intensify amid fear and hunger: ‘Leave me here,’ injured girl told fleeing family
September 4, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Thousands of Palestinians have been caught in the crossfire while trying to escape attacks and dire food shortages in war-torn Gaza, with extraordinary challenges for some, according to latest reports from UN officials on the ground and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. A 14-year-old […]Daily malnutrition deaths continue as Israeli forces push further into Gaza City
September 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Conditions in Gaza are worsening for Palestinians trapped amid spiralling hunger as Israel continues to block aid deliveries amid escalate attacks, according to the latest updates on Tuesday from UN agencies on the ground. “Military activities continue in and around Gaza City, but also in the south, […]Aid effort underway after Afghanistan quake ‘wipes out’ village
September 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 people and wiping out villages, UN chief António Guterres on Monday pledged to “spare no effort” in helping those affected. “I stand in full solidarity with the people of Afghanistan after the devastating […]The descent into ‘a massive famine’ in Gaza has begun, relief agencies warn
September 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City on Friday, UN aid agencies repeated urgent warnings of ongoing famine and a likely rise in preventable disease, linked to the dire living conditions in the war-shattered enclave. “We are on a descent into a massive famine,” said […]Gaza death and destruction ‘without parallel in recent times’: Guterres
August 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater humanitarian access and the release of all hostages, as the enclave faces yet another deadly escalation. “Israel’s initial steps to militarily take over Gaza City signals a new and dangerous phase,” he told […]Hunger and disease in Gaza will only worsen from ‘man-made’ famine: WHO
August 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a new warning over the deadly impacts of the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza on people there now suffering starvation. In an online alert, the UN agency said that disease and hunger will only increase, unless all Israeli […]Killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’: UN rights office
August 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The killing of five more Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces – bringing the total killed overall to 247 since the war began – should shock the world into action, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday. OHCHR Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said condemnation of the […]Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital
August 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly Israeli air strikes on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Strip on Monday. At least 20 people were killed, including four health workers and five journalists, WHO Director-General […]Driven by hunger in Gaza, amputees are part of the collateral damage
August 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. One of the many ugly consequences of wars and conflict is injuries leading to a loss of limbs. Gaza, which now has the highest number of child amputees per capital anywhere in the world, is no exception. “I was going to buy falafel,” says Mohammed Hassan. “On […]Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call
August 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres renewed his urgent call for a ceasefire, as Palestinians fled intense airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire. “It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza,” the Secretary-General told reporters on the sidelines of the Ninth […]
