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This article is published in association with United Nations. Gaza’s health system for mothers and newborns has been “decimated”, the UN said on Thursday, with Israeli attacks destroying almost all hospitals, cutting off medical supplies and driving sharp rises in maternal deaths, miscarriages and newborn fatalities amid mass displacement and hunger. According to the UN human […]
This article was exclusively written for European Sting by Mr. Mubarak Adam Abaker Ahmed, a fifth medical student from Sudan. 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 and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union is boosting its health preparedness architecture through the new Union prevention, preparedness and response plan for health crises. It will provide policymakers, crisis managers, and stakeholders with practical tools, such as exchanging information, expertise and technical assistance when a crisis […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has registered the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘EU Stars On My Passport (STAR-PASS)’. The initiative invites the Commission ‘to facilitate the introduction by the EU Member States of an additional option for the cover design of passports, offered to […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. With the clock ticking on climate negotiations in Belém, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, speaking separately, delivered a united message: the world is watching, and compromise cannot wait. Amid reports of deadlocks on fossil fuels, climate finance and other key […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Artificial intelligence holds vast potential but poses grave risks if left unregulated, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday. “AI is no longer a distant horizon – it is here, transforming daily life, the information space, and the global economy at breathtaking speed,” Mr. […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. To prevent abusive practices against trainees, the Employment Committee wants traineeship contracts with clear provisions on pay, duration and social protection. The Employment and Social Affairs Committee has proposed changes to new EU rules on traineeships, in a report adopted on Tuesday by 42 […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Compañía Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) have signed an €80 million loan agreement to finance the company’s research, development and innovation (RD&I) programme. CAF develops comprehensive urban mobility solutions using trains and buses. Its RD&I programme focuses on applications for advanced […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudan’s spiralling crisis, warning that deadly attacks in El Fasher, the collapse of essential services, and mass displacement are pushing millions in Darfur and beyond closer to catastrophe. According to local reports, heavy shelling and assaults […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. dThe European Commission is allocating an extra €40 million in humanitarian funding to help Ukrainians endure a fourth winter of Russia’s war of aggression. This new support will strengthen the country’s preparedness for winter and protect civilians against extreme cold. EU humanitarian aid partners […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the Commission has launched a structured reflection process for the review of the EU Anti-Fraud Architecture. The review complements the preparatory work on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF). Its aim is to ensure a strengthened and more efficient protection of the Union’s […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Hana, an enthusiastic and a workaholic fourth year medical student. 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 do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today raised €5 billion of EU-Bonds in its 6th syndicated transaction for 2025. The single-tranche transaction concerned a €5 billion tap of the EU-Bond maturing on 4 October 2039. The 15-year bond was priced 99.209% with a re-offer yield of […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. leaders are heading to the French Riviera — not for leisure, but for one of the most urgent diplomatic gatherings of the year. From June 9 to 13, the coastal city of Nice will host the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a high-level summit co-chaired by France and […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Monday reinforced his stand against all acts of antisemitism following the horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado, at the weekend and vandalism in France targeting Jewish landmarks. A man was arrested in Boulder after reportedly using a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set people […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On Europe Day, the Commission, represented by Commissioner Michael McGrath, High Representative Kaja Kallas, the Council of Europe, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, and the representatives of an international coalition of states gathered in Lviv today to formally endorse the establishment of a Special Tribunal […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Global trade could shrink by three per cent as a result of the United States’ new tariff measures which in the longer term could reshape and boost as-yet untapped regional commercial links, a top UN economist confirmed on Friday. “There will be shifting, I think, in supply […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On 24 March, Parliament’s Special Committee on the Housing Crisis will host a conference with the Commission to discuss ways to ensure EU citizens can access affordable housing. When: Monday 24 March 2025, 15.00 – 18.30Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Antall building, room 4Q2 […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement sites across the country’s northwest intend to return home within the next year – sparking deep concerns of a new humanitarian crisis. According to UN refugee agency, UNHCR, 600,000 people could be on the move in […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group signed €89 billion in new financing last year. The Group made more investments than ever before to strengthen EU energy security, mobilising over €100 billion for projects in new and upgraded infrastructure such as grids and interconnectors, renewables, net-zero industries, efficiency and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In the context of the ongoing Romanian elections, the Commission has stepped up its monitoring of TikTok under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This relates to the exercise of the Commission’s competences under the DSA and does not address the Romanian electoral process, which is […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament’s President and political group leaders adopted the following statement marking 1000 days of Russia’s illegal and unjustified war against Ukraine “Today, we mark 1,000 days since Russia unleashed its brutal war on Ukraine. We, the leaders of the Political Groups of the European […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts are projected to push the number of food insecure people to 33 million in 2025. The figure represents a sharp increase from the 25 million who need assistance […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is carrying out unannounced antitrust inspections at the premises of companies active in the financial services sector in two Member States. The Commission has concerns that the inspected companies may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit restrictive business practices (Article […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, HERA, will procure and donate 175,420 doses of the MVA-BN® vaccine, the only FDA and EMA-approved mpox vaccine, as an immediate response to the mpox outbreak in Africa. In addition, the pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now in its 10th month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update issued on Wednesday. The number of Palestinian […]
This article is published in association with IMF. Keynote Address by Abebe Aemro SelassieDirector of the African Department, IMFAfrica Economic Symposium (AES)Rabat, Morrocco July 11, 2024 Thank you for the invitation and opportunity to address you this afternoon for the second edition of the Africa Economic Summit. It is a great pleasure to be back to […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Ukrainian cities faced another barrage of missiles fired by Russian forces on Monday with dozens killed and a children’s hospital among the targets, UN humanitarians have said. Condemning the daytime attacks, the UN’s top aid coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, said that several cities were targeted, including […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Capital Bank of Jordan (CBoJ) are supporting sustainable tourism in Jordan by providing an US$ 81 million financing package for the development of Ayla Marina Village, which is part of the Ayla Oasis […]
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. This #ThrowbackThursday, when the world celebrates the Day of Living Together in Peace, we are looking back at how Nobel Laureate for Literature, Wole Soyinka, wielded powerful words to clobber online hate speech, call out religious extremism and refute the notion that human rights are […]
This article is published in association with IMF. Opening Remarks by Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamuraat the Fiscal Policy and Sovereign Debt Conference Good morning and welcome to our conference on “Fiscal Policy and Sovereign Debt.” I would like to begin by thanking our co-hosts: the Center for Advanced Research in Finance at the University […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union and Bangladesh have signed a Horizontal Aviation Agreement . This agreement will allow any EU airline to operate flights between Bangladesh and any of the seven EU Member States [1] whose bilateral air services agreements with Bangladesh does not already […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Razan Al Mubarak, President of IUCN and United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, United Nations Nature is our lifeline. Our forests and the ocean are the lungs of the planet, not only regulating our climate but […]
