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This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. Road safety financing faces a critical shortfall, hindering progress towards halving global road traffic fatalities and injuries by 2030. Each year, road crashes claim an estimated 1.19 million lives, leave countless others with permanent disabilities and impose significant economic costs. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on the international community to urgently scale up funding and diplomatic action to ease the suffering of millions of Sudanese facing hunger and displacement as rival militaries continue battling each other for control. Speaking at a high-level humanitarian conference in the […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Citi Ukraine have signed a US$ 100 million revolving credit facility in Ukrainian hryvnia to increase the availability of the national currency to local businesses affected by the war. This follows a similar facility agreed a year […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €43 million (CZK 1.08 billion) to the Czech city of Ústí nad Labem for a range of green and social improvements, highlighting a Europe-wide push for urban renewal and sustainability. Ústí nad Labem, with a population of around 90 000 located near […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €500 million French scheme to support the chemical recycling of certain types of plastic waste. The measure contributes to the achievement of the priorities of the European Commission for 2024-2029, based on the Political […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family. Health authorities in Kampala confirmed that one patient has died – a nurse who had sought treatment at various other medical facilities after developing […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Top UN officials in Lebanon are calling for compliance with the ongoing ceasefire after reports that Israeli forces killed 15 people, including a Lebanese soldier, along the buffer zone with Israel, which Israel was due to withdraw from on Sunday under the agreement. The timelines envisaged in […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Our live coverage has now ended. Catch up on the latest news on DR Congo here, and watch this morning’s Security Council emergency meeting on UN Web TV below: https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2503451/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/49754663?iframeembed=true&entry_id=1_figwefnl&config%5Bplayback%5D={%22audioLanguage%22:%22en%22}&config[ui]={%22locale%22:%22en%22}26 Ιαν 2025 08:08 μ.μ. Here are some highlights from today: © MONUSCO Stay on top of the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs condemn the Russian regime’s systematic falsification of historical arguments to justify its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. The text adopted by Parliament rejects historical claims by the Russian regime to undermine Ukraine’s history and national identity […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Nearly a third of Lebanon’s population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of hostilities in late 2024, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released on Wednesday. Developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The world’s political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from UN chief António Guterres as he rounded on a lack of multilateral collaboration in an “increasingly rudderless world” at risk from two existential dangers: climate change and unregulated […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. ‘Check against delivery’ Lieber Klaus Schwab, Liebe Karin Keller-Sutter, Your Majesties, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The first quarter of the century has come to an end. And it has brought about a sea-change in global affairs. This century started with great […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and interconnected world in the mid-19th century, taking a global approach to health became an imperative. Doctors, scientists, presidents and prime ministers urgently convened the International Sanitary Conference in Paris in 1851, a […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia city in Ukraine on Wednesday caused the highest number of civilian casualties in a single incident in almost two years, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, has reported. Thirteen civilians were killed, and 110 injured, when two aerial bombs […]
A woman carries children’s winter clothes in Der Al Balah Gaza. This article is published in association with United Nations. The horrors in Gaza show no signs of abating, the UN said on Thursday, noting that the Ministry of Health reports that over 46,000 Palestinians have been killed there since October 2023, most of them women […]
This article is published in association with IMF. Tristan Hennig, Shujaat Khan Asia-Pacific’s economies are likely to experience labor market shifts because of artificial intelligence, with advanced economies being affected more. About half of all jobs in the region’s advanced economies are exposed to AI, compared to only about a quarter in emerging market and developing […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep alarm over Afghanistan’s recent decision to revoke the licenses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that continue to employ Afghan women in the country. The measure, issued by the de facto Ministry of Economy on 26 December, enforces a two-year-old […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Health challenges in northwest Syria have escalated due to harsh winter conditions, exacerbating the vulnerability of displaced populations, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)-led Health Cluster reported on Friday. It also cited rising cases of respiratory illnesses, compounded by inadequate heating, overcrowded camps and damaged infrastructure. “There […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Companies and governments need to take more responsibility for keeping individuals safe from the potential misuse of artificial intelligence tools, according to AI expert Ivana Bartoletti. Ms. Bartoletti is the Global Chief Privacy and AI Governance Officer of multinational IT company Wipro, an advisor to the Council […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Around 1.3 million Syrians have received food aid in the past three weeks across Syria from the UN and partners, as the restoration of key services begins in some of the relatively stable areas of the country. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at the daily briefing on […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Commission opens formal proceedings against TikTok on election risks under the Digital Services Act Today, the Commission has opened formal proceedings against TikTok for a suspected breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to TikTok’s obligation to properly assess and mitigate systemic […]
Commission takes next step to deploy the IRIS² secure satellite system
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the theme “Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future.“ Bringing together participants from over 170 countries, the Forum comes at a pivotal moment following the recent adoption […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the Council’s adoption of the 15th sanctions package against Russia. The focus of this package is to keep cracking down on Russia’s shadow fleet, as well as combating sanctions’ circumvention. It also includes substantial individual and entity listings related to the […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate has secured a €225 million framework loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance its plans to produce electricity from low-carbon sources through solar panels on the roofs of its logistic centres, alongside battery […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Syria’s historic power reset coupled with the highly volatile situation there, has increased basic needs in a country where nearly 17 million people already depended on aid, UN aid teams insisted on Tuesday. For those forced to flee the country’s 13-year war, “they are considering how safe Syria […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing over €60 million in EU guarantee-backed loans to strengthen critical infrastructure in Ukraine, as part of its Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response package, developed in close cooperation with the European Commission. This support includes the reconstruction of a key segment of […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. KAmira Serine Matmatte, a 22 year old Algerian medical student at the University of Constantine III Salah Boubnider. 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 […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Taking place from 2-6 December, Disability Rights Week will advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, and for their voices to be heard. Coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, Disability Rights Week will include Parliament committees across […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, but only if global leaders commit to dismantling barriers to healthcare and upholding human rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on World AIDS Day. Observed annually on 1 December, the World AIDS Day serves as a reminder […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Naturgy have agreed a €1 bn loan to support investments in new solar energy and onshore wind power stations, as well as to modernise and convert existing sites into hybrid facilities in Spain. A €400 million initial tranche of the total […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. To spur growth, employment, and the green transition, the European Union has provided a €160 million financial package to support Serbian businesses. This initiative, which was announced today at a ceremony in Belgrade, is the result of a partnership between EIB Global of the European Investment Bank […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending a total of €400 million to two Czech financial institutions to spur the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Mid-Cap companies in the Czech Republic and neighbouring Slovakia. The EIB loans of €200 million each to Komerční […]
