This article is published in association with United Nations. A flood of questions drowned Jeanette in thought after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Would she be unable to conceive a child? Would she have to enter menopause at the early age of 31? “I felt betrayed by my body,” she told the World Health Organization […]A woman dies from cervical cancer every two minutes, UN says
January 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A flood of questions drowned Jeanette in thought after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Would she be unable to conceive a child? Would she have to enter menopause at the early age of 31? “I felt betrayed by my body,” she told the World Health Organization […]Yemen aid response buckling under funding cuts as needs keep rising
January 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Yemen’s already fragile humanitarian response is being pushed to breaking point by deep funding shortfalls, the UN warned in an update Sunday highlighting mounting risks for millions across the country. According to the December humanitarian update from aid coordination office, OCHA, Yemen’s 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan is just 25 per […]Gaza famine pushed back, but millions still face hunger and malnutrition, UN says
December 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Food security in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire declared in October, pushing back famine conditions, but the situation remains critical with more than three-quarters of the population still facing acute hunger and malnutrition, a new UN-backed analysis has found. According to the latest IPC report – […]Commission opens investigation into potential Digital Markets Act breach by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results
November 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has formally launched proceedings to assess whether Google applies fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions of access to publishers’ websites on Google Search, which is an obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The Commission’s monitoring work has shown indications that […]EIB provides over €46 million to improve energy efficiency, urban transport and municipal services in Ukrainian cities
October 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, disbursed €46.2 million in total for projects to help Ukrainian municipalities rebuild vital public infrastructure and maintain essential services for their citizens. The funds are backed by an EU guarantee under the European Commission’s Ukraine Investment Framework. […]Commission proposes to greenlight a payment of €1.6 billion to Austria under NextGenerationEU
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Austria’s second payment request for € 1.622 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. The Commission has preliminarily concluded that Austria has completed the 67 milestones and targets set out […]EU and Indonesia choose openness and partnership with political agreement on CEPA
July 14, 2025 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today in Brussels, President von der Leyen and President Prabowo Subianto of the Republic of Indonesia reached a political agreement on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). This marks a decisive milestone towards its conclusion by Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Coordinating Minister Airlangga Hartarto […]UN aid teams plead for access amid reports Gazans shot collecting food
May 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In Gaza, dozens of Palestinians have been reportedly injured and shot trying to collect aid from the new US and Israeli-backed aid distribution facility operating independently of the UN. Unverified footage from Rafah where the privately-run but Israeli military-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is based showed scenes of […]EBRD backs Egypt’s first solar and battery storage project
May 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Egypt’s renewable-energy sector by providing a US$ 30 million equity bridge to Obelisk Solar Power, a special purpose vehicle owned by Scatec ASA, a leading global renewable energy developer and a key strategic client for the EBRD. […]Reporters in Gaza bear witness and suffer tragic consequences
May 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work, but because I have loved photography since childhood,” said Palestinian reporter Sami Shahada. Mr. Shahada lost his leg due to a severe injury he suffered in Nuseirat in central Gaza in April […]Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief
April 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in […]Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend. The latest attacks, which began on 11 April, saw Rapid […]Celebrating breakthrough achievements of the winners of the 2025 EU Prize for Women Innovators
April 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At the European Innovation Council (EIC) Summit taking place in Brussels today, the Commission announced the winners and runners-up of the 11th European Prize for Women Innovators. The prize is awarded to women from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe, who […]Questions and Answers on the US reciprocal tariff policy
February 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. What is the current value of EU-US trade and investment? Does the EU have a trade surplus vis-à-vis the US? When goods and services are taken into account, the EU has a small surplus with the US of €48 billion; this is the equivalent […]Gaza: 10,000 aid trucks reached enclave since ceasefire began
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The humanitarian community’s plan to flood Gaza with lifesaving aid passed an important milestone on Thursday with the news that more than 10,000 relief lorries have entered the enclave since the ceasefire began on 19 January. Announcing the development, the UN’s top aid official, Tom Fletcher, said […]World News in Brief: US executive orders continue, killings in Sudan, breast cancer alert in Africa, human rights in Tunisia
February 7, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. New executive orders issued by the White House are set to further impact the cooperative, multilateral work of the United Nations, two weeks since the United States declared that it was pulling out of the UN health agency, WHO. According to President Trump’s latest directive from the […]Ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but West Bank faces escalating violence
January 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of water, food and efforts to deliver vital aid to the war-torn region. Meanwhile, escalating violence in the West Bank has further deepened concerns over civilian safety and access to assistance. The ceasefire […]Turning over a new leaf
January 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. Releaf Paper, the world’s first producer of 100 per cent leaf-based packaging, has grown from kitchen experiments to an international success in just six years. With offices in Kyiv and Paris, millions in investments and customers in 20 countries, the company’s groundbreaking technology is transforming the […]Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry will be launched on 30 January
January 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As announced by President Ursula von der Leyen to the European Parliament on November 27, 2024, the European Commission is launching a Strategic Dialogue with the European automotive industry, social partners and other key stakeholders on 30 January. This initiative underscores the Commission’s commitment to safeguarding […]Sudan conflict: ‘There cannot be a military solution to this war’
December 31, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Sudan’s civil war, which began in April 2023, continues to inflict misery on the country’s population, fuelling a massive humanitarian disaster and driving over 12 million people from their homes. Ramtane Lamamra, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy For Sudan recently travelled to Sudan, where he met senior […]The five stages of the Chief Digital Officer – and why they often fail
February 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael Wade, Professor of Innovation and Strategy, Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation, IMD Business School, 21% of large public firms employ a Chief Digital Officer, or CDO. The average tenure of a CDO is 31 months, shorter […]Here’s what I learned at Davos 2020
January 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Huw van Steenis, Chair, Sustainable Finance Committee, UBS Climate change and its financial impact dominated conversations this year. Beneath the noise, I came away with even higher conviction that climate risk analysis of companies and portfolios is moving […]How powering food storage could end hunger
December 23, 2019 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Ridolfi, Director, Sustainable Growth and Development, European Commission & Olivier Dubois, Senior Natural Resources Officer, Energy programme, Food and Agriculture Organization More than 250 million tonnes of food is wasted annually in developing countries. Increased access to […]
