This article is published in association with United Nations. Thousands of displaced people in northern Syria are struggling to cope with freezing conditions after a severe snowstorm struck dozens of displacement sites, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said on Tuesday. The storm hit 90 sites across Aleppo, Idleb and Al-Hasakeh governorates on 31 December, affecting more […]World News in Brief: Storms in Syria, school attacks in Nigeria, strikes continue in southern Lebanon
January 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Thousands of displaced people in northern Syria are struggling to cope with freezing conditions after a severe snowstorm struck dozens of displacement sites, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said on Tuesday. The storm hit 90 sites across Aleppo, Idleb and Al-Hasakeh governorates on 31 December, affecting more […]US actions in Venezuela ‘constitute a dangerous precedent’: Guterres
January 4, 2026 by 1 Comment
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is “deeply alarmed” over the standoff between the United States and Venezuela in recent months, which culminated on Saturday morning in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces. US President Donald Trump made the announcement on social media, and the US Attorney General said Mr. Maduro and his […]Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east
December 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as fighting in the country’s east intensified amid renewed offensives by the M23 rebel group. Resolution 2808 (2025) extends the mandate […]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 […]‘The Wild West’: Desperation is rampant in Haiti as gangs, vigilantes spread
August 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With armed gangs expanding their influence, self-defence groups morphing into gang-like entities and public officials acting with impunity, Haiti is slowly becoming something like the Wild West, according to William O’Neill, the UN’s designated expert on human rights for the Caribbean island nation. And if you ask Mr. O’Neill what […]No fuel, no aid, no escape: UN agencies warn of looming collapse in Gaza
July 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The fuel crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point, threatening to bring all humanitarian operations to a halt and endangering the lives of everyone reliant on aid inside the enclave, UN agencies warned in a powerful joint statement on Saturday. “Fuel is the backbone of survival […]Senior envoy warns Iran-Israel conflict is deepening crisis in Afghanistan
June 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Afghanistan is already grappling with immense humanitarian and economic challenges and growing instability in the wider region following airstrikes by Israel and the United States in Iran is compounding the situation, the UN’s top envoy in the country told the Security Council on Monday. Roza Otunbayeva, the […]A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero
May 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now at the forefront of a unique display of international cooperation. The shift signals that even the world’s largest transport sector can be steered toward climate accountability. Every day, tens of thousands […]Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief
April 21, 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 […]Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle
April 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands and depriving civilians of shelter, food and medicine. More than 500,000 people are reported to have been newly displaced since 18 March, many of them uprooted multiple times due to […]Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for answers
April 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a missing paramedic, coupled with a full independent investigation into the killing of 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza on 23 March. Last Sunday, a joint PRCS and UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA) […]Commission approves Safran’s acquisition of part of Collins Aerospace’s actuation business, subject to conditions
April 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of part of the aerospace actuation business of Collins Aerospace (‘the Target’) by Safran USA Inc. (‘Safran’), controlled by Safran S.A., a leading French aerospace company. The approval is conditional upon […]The Commission hosts EU–Türkiye High-Level Economic Dialogue
April 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos met Türkiye’s Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek in Brussels for a High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) between the European Union and Türkiye. The HLED, the first […]€50 million in EIB support for Ukraine’s rail border crossings and infrastructure to boost EU connectivity and trade
April 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government of Ukraine have agreed to direct €50 million of EIB financing to Ukraine’s national railway company, Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), to upgrade key rail border crossing points with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, contributing to the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes initiative […]Southeast Asia’s Economies Can Gain Most by Packaging Ambitious Reforms
March 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Anne-Charlotte Paret Onorato Combining overhauls in areas including business and external regulation, governance, and human development can boost output levels by 3 percent over four years. Anne-Charlotte Paret Onorato March 25, 2025 Southeast Asia’s major economies have made major strides over the last couple of decades. The largest have seen […]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 […]Commission selects 47 Strategic Projects to secure and diversify access to raw materials in the EU
March 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has adopted, for the first time, a list of 47 Strategic Projects to boost domestic strategic raw material capacities, which will in turn strengthen the European raw materials value chain and diversify sources of supply. The new Strategic Projects mark an important […]Commission approves €5 billion German State aid scheme to help industries decarbonise production processes
March 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €5 billion German scheme to help companies subject to the EU Emission Trading Scheme (‘ETS’) decarbonise their production processes. The scheme contributes to the achievement of Germany’s energy and climate targets as well […]Commission sends preliminary findings to Alphabet under the Digital Markets Act
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission sent two sets of preliminary findings to Alphabet for failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), regarding two services for which it has been designated as a gatekeeper. Firstly, the Commission has informed Alphabet of its preliminary view […]Nuclear energy watchdog chief raises ‘serious’ safety concerns over sites in Ukraine and Iran
March 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In his latest address to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on Monday, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warned of the escalating nuclear safety risks in Ukraine as the conflict grinds on. Reaffirming the UN-backed IAEA’s commitment to monitoring facilities such as the Khmelnitsky, […]SEK 22 billion in EIB financing provided for Swedish firms and municipalities in 2024
February 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Over the course of 2024, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) continued to support Sweden’s economic development and climate initiatives through substantial investments. The EIB Group’s financing during the year amounted to around SEK 22 billion, of which more than 60% went to […]Bridging Global Gaps in Medical Education: The Need for Access and Innovation
February 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Mansi Deshmukh, a 23-year-old medical student at International Higher School Of Medicine(IHSM) Bishkek Kyrgyzstan, currently in her third year of pursuing an MBBS degree. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece […]European Parliament President Metsola visits Israel, Gaza and West Bank
February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. During her official visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories, EP President Metsola was the first European leader to enter Gaza in more than a decade. President Metsola is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian occupied territory this Thursday and […]It’s official: January was the warmest on record
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service. Last month was 1.75 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average, despite expectations that […]‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth
February 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince have led to another wave of displacement, according to the UN aid coordination office (OCHA). In a briefing on Friday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported that more than 1,600 men, women and […]EBRD helping Montenegro’s energy sector to invest in digitalisation
January 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 providing a loan of up to €35 million to Crnogorski Elektrodistributivni Sistem (CEDIS) to support the development of Montenegro’s energy sector. This will be used to finance the implementation of a new supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) […]Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity
January 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Marking the International Day of Education, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized learning as a basic human right and foundation for individual and societal growth. His message highlighted the dual nature of technological advances such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), which offer immense potential – but also pose considerable risks. […]Top humanitarian official issues ceasefire appeal during visit to Gaza City
January 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Sunday for an end to the war in Gaza to ensure a better future for children there and the entire region. Muhannad Hadi, who is also the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, […]UN Commission notes renewed sense of optimism in Syria during first-ever visit
January 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A team from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria concluded a first visit to the country on Thursday, taking crucial steps to promote dialogue and engagement with the new caretaker government. Commissioner Hanny Megally led the team, which met with officials, including in the Ministries of […]Gaza: Humanitarians assist families impacted by recent airstrike in Deir Al-Balah
January 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN teams in Gaza have carried out a rapid needs assessment in two makeshift sites in Deir Al-Balah following a recent airstrike, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday. Personnel from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) […]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 […]EIB provides €16.5 million for new public transport in war-torn cities of Ukraine
December 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced €16.5 million in EU-backed funding to renew urban public transport in Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Odesa. Backed by an EU guarantee, this operation is part of the EIB’s Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response package, developed in close collaboration with the […]Spain: EIB provides €80 million loan for expansion and electrification of port of Bilbao
December 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an €80 million loan with the Port Authority of Bilbao to finance the expansion and electrification of the port of Bilbao. The project supports maritime transport as an alternative to other more carbon-intensive modes, with the EIB financing also helping […]
