This article is published in association with United Nations. With no aid allowed into Gaza for more than a month, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for guaranteed humanitarian access to the enclave. Speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters, António Guterres also repeated his call for a renewed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the release […]Gaza: Guterres calls on Israel to ensure life-saving aid reaches civilians
April 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With no aid allowed into Gaza for more than a month, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for guaranteed humanitarian access to the enclave. Speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters, António Guterres also repeated his call for a renewed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the release […]Kosovo’s inclusive and peaceful election marks progress, but challenges remain
April 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Kosovo’s recent parliamentary election – conducted peacefully and inclusively – marked a significant step in its democratic development, the UN’s top envoy said on Tuesday, noting gains in women’s representation. Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, highlighted that women secured […]World News in Brief: Nobody wins trade wars Guterres warns, WFP alert over US funding cuts, ‘modern slavery’ must be eradicated says Yang
April 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday warned that when it comes to trade wars, “nobody wins” and “everybody tends to lose.” António Guterres was responding to a journalist at the stakeout in UN Headquarters in New York, who asked him for reaction to the recent decision by United […]Myanmar quake: ‘I constantly worry – what if another earthquake happens?’
April 8, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Ten days after the catastrophic quake which struck Myanmar, children remain the most vulnerable – losing their homes, their schools, and in many cases, their families. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck shortly before 1 PM local time on 28 March, was the strongest in recent memory. […]Myanmar quake: UN calls for urgent protection for vulnerable women and girls
April 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Friday’s devastating earthquakes in Myanmar not only caused mass casualties and widespread destruction, they also deepened long-standing gender inequalities – leaving millions of women and girls at heightened risk, UN aid agencies warned on Wednesday. As emergency aid trickles in, women and girls who were already vulnerable […]Commission proposes flexibility to help manufacturers comply with 2025 CO2 emission targets for new cars and vans
April 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission proposed a targeted amendmentto the Regulation setting CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans. The amendment introduces a flexibility measure with their CO2 targets between 2025 and 2027. This proposal was announced as part of the Commission’s Industrial […]Commission supports 135 new projects to help Member States implement their reform agenda
April 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has approved a new round of 135 projects under the Technical Support Instrument (‘TSI’), to support Member States to prepare, design and implement a total of 390 reforms in 2025. The selected projects will help the Member States address reforms in […]EBRD and Banca Intesa expand support to young entrepreneurs in Serbia
March 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €15 million to Banca Intesa Belgrade, a member of the international banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, under its flagship Youth in Business programme. The loan will boost on-lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that are […]Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss
March 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Marking a decade of war in Yemen, Othman Belbeisi, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), highlights the resilience of its people, the deepening humanitarian crisis, and the urgent need for global action. Ten years. That’s how long […]World News in Brief: Alarm over Türkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergency
March 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed major concern on Tuesday following the detention of at least 92 people by the Turkish authorities over the past week, including Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been charged with corruption and removed from office. “These detentions triggered country-wide demonstrations […]EP President Metsola to EU leaders: “We need to think bigger and act faster”
March 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Speaking to leaders, Parliament President Metsola reiterated that in a world of rising single powers, Europe must step up its political ambition: on defence and competitiveness. On Ukraine, she stressed that peace will always be at the top of our agenda. President Metsola however […]EBRD supports operations of Empire Manufacturing Kazakhstan
March 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to US$ 10 million to Empire Manufacturing Kazakhstan (EMK) that will enable the company to begin coffee production at modernised facilities and create jobs. The EBRD’s senior loan will help EMK commission, […]EBRD supports leading Ukrainian pharma company Yuria-Pharm
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. €15 million loan, backed by EU guarantee, to help company expand and improve energy efficiency in Ukraine and Uzbekistan The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the cross-border growth of Ukraine’s leading pharmaceutical company Yuria-Pharm. The Bank is lending €15 million to finance the […]EBRD and donors support greener businesses and homes in Montenegro
March 20, 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 the green transition in Montenegro by helping to improve access to affordable green finance for businesses and homeowners in cooperation with Crnogorska Komercijalna Banka (CKB). An EBRD loan of up to €12 million is being extended […]Poland: Electricity grid to get further upgrades with EIB loan payment of over €400 million to Orlen Group
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed 1.7 billion Polish zlotys (€405 million) to electricity supplier Energa to improve and expand Poland’s electricity network. This is the third and final tranche of a 3.5- billion-zloty loan to Orlen for upgrades to power distribution grid in northern and […]UN staff member killed in central Gaza blast, five others injured
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. At least one UN staffer has been killed and at least five others injured – several very severely – following an explosion at two UN guesthouses in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. The UN is verifying and confirming the details, including the […]Ukrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, Human Rights Council hears
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees and soldiers allegedly committed by Russian forces, as a high-level independent probe into Russia’s full-scale invasion delivered its latest mandated report in Geneva. The Council – the UN’s foremost human […]Romania: Industrial hub of Ploiesti to get EIB advisory support on green transport projects
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will advise the Romanian municipality of Ploiești on green transport projects as part of a Europe-wide push to make urban life healthier for people and the environment. EIB Vice-President Ioannis Tsakiris and Ploiești Mayor Mihai Poliţeanu signed an agreement on advisory […]Syria: Relative of Assad regime’s disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and justice
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A relative of two Syrians tortured and murdered by the Assad regime has spoken of the anguish caused by their enforced disappearance during the country’s civil war. Obeida Dabbagh’s brother Mazen, and nephew Patrick – both Syrian-French nationals – were arrested by Air Force Intelligence officials in […]FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday. Briefing Member States in Rome, FAO officials […]World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs on developing world
March 18, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead. In a statement released to correspondents in […]Iran protests: Human Rights Council probe condemns online, app-based repression
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including young children as part of a concerted effort to crush dissent, investigators mandated by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday. In their latest and final report, the Independent International Fact-Finding […]How Sound Economic Policy Can Help Prevent Conflict
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Macroeconomic policy can play a key role in preventing armed conflict, in turn saving lives and avoiding injuries, forced displacement and migration, and vast damage to the economy. That’s according to new IMF research, based on policy simulations incorporating machine learning-based predictions of conflict. The paper finds that every […]In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts. UN aid efforts are in jeopardy following funding reductions […]Almost €80 million in EU investment to modernise Cambodia’s agricultural sector and to boost farmers’ access to domestic and global markets
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB Global – the European Investment Bank’s global arm – and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) of the Kingdom of Cambodia have signed an agreement today for a €15 million EU grant to support the Agriculture Services Programme for an Inclusive Rural Economy and Agricultural […]EIB provides €160 million to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Tuscany
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €160 million financing package for the Tuscany region, aiming to back the investments and the working capital needs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Tuscany. Tuscany Region President Eugenio Giani and EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti launched the operational […]EBRD boosts Uludağ’s competitiveness and green credentials
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €25 million loan to Türkiye’s Uludağ to finance investment in production lines and renewable energy capacity. The loan will finance the establishment of two aseptic production lines at the company’s factory in Yenice, which will […]The Cost of Conflict: Understanding the Health Consequences of War and Displacement
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Aamuktha Marepalli, a third-year medical student at SVIMS with a strong interest in research, medical awareness, and advocacy. She 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 […]New data shows strong levels of consumer trust, but online threats persist
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of tomorrow’s World Consumer Rights Day, the Commission has published the 2025 Consumer Conditions Scoreboard, which shows that 68% of European consumers feel confident about the safety of the products that they buy, with 70% trusting that their consumer rights are respected by […]Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday. “Measles is back, and it’s a wake-up call,” warned Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for the European region. A total […]‘Brighter future hangs in the balance’ in Syria after 14 years of war
March 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Constitutional Declaration issued by Syria’s caretaker authorities marks a pivotal moment in the country’s turbulent transition, with UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen expressing cautious optimism about its potential to fill a legal vacuum and pave the way for a “credible and inclusive political transition”. The announcement […]World’s largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash
March 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told thousands of diplomats, business and civil society delegates gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday for the world’s largest annual conference focused on […]Commission approves a €400 million Austrian State aid scheme, and a €36 million Lithuanian State aid scheme, to support renewable hydrogen production
March 11, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €400 million Austrian State aid scheme, and a €36 million Lithuanian State aid scheme, to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank‘s “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool for the auction closing in […]
