This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep alarm at the growing number of children killed, injured and displaced in the occupied West Bank, as violence continues to escalate. In a statement issued by Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, the […]13 children killed in the West Bank since year began: UNICEF
February 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep alarm at the growing number of children killed, injured and displaced in the occupied West Bank, as violence continues to escalate. In a statement issued by Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, the […]Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A new UN-partnered project to distribute essential childhood cancer medicines has begun in Uzbekistan and Mongolia, the first rollout for a project due to be piloted in six countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Around 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and […]EBRD invests in green bond to support railway sector in Morocco
February 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 investing up to MAD 400 million (€38.4 million) in the railway sector through a MAD 2 billion (€192 million) green bond issued by the Office National des Chemins de Fer du Maroc (ONCF). Issuing the bond will partially refinance the debt […]Short-range drones: The deadliest threat to civilians in Ukraine
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In January 2025, short-range drones caused more casualties than any other weapon in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a new report released on Tuesday. With increasing reports of these drones striking civilians in cars, on buses and on public streets, […]Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality in these fields remains widespread. “Despite the progress, women still make up only one-third of the global scientific community and face significant barriers in funding, publishing and leadership roles in STEM,” said Secretary-General […]Ukraine’s Oschadbank joins EBRD’s Energy Security Support Facility
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. Oschadbank has become the third bank in Ukraine to join the EBRD’s Energy Security Support Facility (ESSF), a landmark programme that enables the country’s financial sector to provide better access to financing for energy security investments. It follows Ukrgasbank and PrivatBank, which joined the ESSF in […]Serbia: €29 million invested under the EU for Green Agenda initiative
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. As part of the EU for Green Agenda initiative in Serbia, EIB Global co-organised the conference on boosting green transition financing in Serbia, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia, and the Ministry of Environmental Protection, in […]Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Despite significant challenges, humanitarians “plan to stay and deliver” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the Rwandan-backed M23 Movement and national forces continues, a senior UN aid official said on Tuesday. Bruno Lemarquis, Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for the […]Romanian firms as likely as others in EU to tackle impacts of weather and reduce carbon emissions, EIB Investment Survey shows
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Most Romanian firms – 90% – have acted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in line with companies elsewhere in Europe, according to a European Investment Bank (EIB) Group survey. Companies in Romania have taken steps such as curbing waste, recycling, saving energy and embracing cleaner technologies, […]At AI Summit, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolution
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. AI is already transforming our world but its power rests “in the hands of a few”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday in Paris, in an appeal for countries to use the revolutionary technology together, “to bridge the gap between developed and developing countries – not widen […]EIB Investment Survey shows Belgium investments have returned above pre-COVID levels
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. A very high percentage of Belgian firms (90%) reported having adopted digital technologies, the second highest percentage of all EU-countries and far above the bloc’s average, according to the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group Investment Survey country results released today. The survey results for Belgium also […]DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Thousands of people affected by the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are leaving displacement sites in and around Goma for safer areas, the UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA reported on Tuesday. Last month, M23 rebels captured the city – the largest in […]UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for Israel and Hamas to ensure that all people they are holding are treated humanely. “Images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement have been deeply […]Statement by the European Commission on potential imposition of US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At this stage, we have not received any official notification regarding the imposition of additional tariffs on EU goods. We will not respond to broad announcements without details or written clarification. The EU sees no justification for the imposition of tariffs on its exports. […]€76.9 million payment to Cyprus moves forward under NextGenerationEU with Commission’s positive preliminary assessment
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission issued a positive preliminary assessment of Cyprus’s third payment request for €76.9 million under NextGenerationEU, the centrepiece of Europe’s recovery efforts to build a greener, more digital, and competitive Union. The Commission’s preliminary assessment finds that Cyprus has fulfilled the milestones and targets […]EU launches InvestAI initiative to mobilise €200 billion of investment in artificial intelligence
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has launched InvestAI, an initiative to mobilise €200 billion for investment in AI, including a new European fund of €20 billion for AI gigafactories. This large AI infrastructure […]Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A return to war in Gaza must be avoided at all costs, UN Secretary-General António Guterres insisted on Tuesday, amid fears that the three-week-old ceasefire agreement between Hamas fighters and Israel is about to end. “We must avoid at all costs the resumption of hostilities in Gaza […]Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid access
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the Israeli military completed its withdrawal at the weekend from a key security corridor in Gaza that had cut the enclave in two, UN humanitarians issued a fresh appeal for an end to all aid restrictions which continue to prevent the delivery of lifesaving relief. “The health […]World News in Brief: Aid activities suspended in Yemeni governorate, Gaza humanitarian update, UN welcomes summit on DR Congo crisis
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General has instructed agencies, funds and programmes to pause all activities in Sa’ada governorate in Yemen for security reasons, the global body said on Monday. The decision follows the recent detention by the Houthi de facto authorities of eight additional UN personnel, including six working […]UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for Israel and Hamas to ensure that all people they are holding are treated humanely. “Images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement have been deeply […]Two mass graves of migrants uncovered in Libya
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Two mass graves likely containing the bodies of migrants have been discovered in Libya, highlighting the ongoing, deadly dangers facing vulnerable people fleeing conflict and poverty, the UN migration agency, IOM said on Monday. Nineteen bodies were discovered in Jakharrah, around 400 km south of the coastal city […]Strengthening medium-term fiscal frameworks in Southern Africa
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Governments across Sub-Saharan Africa are grappling with the fiscal trilemma: containing debt, meeting development needs through increased spending, and managing resistance to tax hikes. According to the October 2024 World Economic Outlook, while debt-to-GDP ratios are projected to decline, they remain elevated due to persistent risks, including macroeconomic […]‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria during the Assad family’s rule, which stretches back to the early 1970s. A UN body set up to discover their whereabouts has been hearing the testimony of family members of the disappeared during a visit to the capital, […]Providing Equal Opportunities To All in Medical Education
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Erfan Hatam, a driven international student currently pursuing his Bachelor of Dental Surgery at the Medical University of Azerbaijan. 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 […]EBRD President reaffirms Bank’s support on fifth wartime visit to Ukraine
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. A senior delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), headed by President Odile Renaud-Basso, visited Kyiv this week for talks with Ukraine’s government and business leaders on support for the Ukrainian economy. This three-day visit came at a critical juncture, with the war nearing the […]Israeli military operation displaces 40,000 in the West Bank
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the northern part of the West Bank is escalating at an alarming pace, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees UNRWA warned on Monday. Several refugee camps are nearly empty after Israeli forces launched Operation Iron Wall on 21 January, […]President Metsola: “Örebro shooting was a senseless act of violence”
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. President Metsola opened the 10-13 February session with a minute’s silence for the victims of last week’s shooting in Örebro – the worst in Sweden’s history. Örebro Shooting Calling on MEPs to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the mass shooting at […]International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump imposing punitive sanctions, countering that the order sought to “harm its independent and impartial judicial work.” The court was established by the Rome Statute, negotiated within the UN – […]Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings
February 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In a significant move towards eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme, the head of the UN-backed international watchdog dedicated to ending the scourge has been visiting Damascus, together with a high-level delegation. In a press release on Saturday the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said […]DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action
February 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) caused by the ongoing Rwanda-backed M23 offensive. “If nothing is done, the worst may be yet to come, for the people of the eastern DRC, but also beyond the […]DR Congo crisis: Thousands flee clashes in South Kivu
February 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Continued clashes in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are triggering mass displacement and causing civilian casualties, UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA said on Friday. Escalating fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese troops has caused thousands of people to flee, with many […]Sudan: Civilian death toll triples in one week amid escalating hostilities
February 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Sudan: Civilian death toll triples in one week amid escalating hostilitiesPalestinians’ rights matter, says UNRWA chief
February 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underscored its commitment to assist a population whose rights “continue to be violated”. In a social media post on Friday, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that “people in Gaza have undergone systematic dehumanization” since the war there began. He emphasized […]
