EIB Group and Inecobank strengthen support for Armenian businesses through EU-backed guarantee

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) – jointly the EIB Group – are joining forces with Inecobank to enhance access to finance for Armenian entrepreneurs and small businesses. The EIB Group will provide a partial portfolio guarantee to Inecobank under the […]

EIB provides €250 million to support R&D and industrial investments by Nexans

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €250 million in financing to Nexans, a global leader in cable system design, manufacturing and associated services. The loan will back Nexans’ research, development and innovation programmes for 2024-2029, together with some industrial investments. These investments will cover projects including:  […]

Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity

This article is published in association with United Nations. Two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic have been convicted of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles […]

EU will give €120 million in humanitarian aid to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission will provide €120 million in humanitarian aid to several Latin American and Caribbean countries this year to help the region’s most vulnerable, in view of the recent natural disasters and armed conflicts. Part of this aid will also bolster disaster preparedness, […]

Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’

This article is published in association with United Nations. Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity. As the UN system prepares to launch a call for record funding of $4.2 billion to support aid operations in the country, here are some of the […]

Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia attack marks highest civilian casualties in nearly two years

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 […]

Keynote speech by President von der Leyen at the DLD Nature Conference

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Good morning, I am the lucky grandmother of four beautiful grandchildren. They were all born in this decade. By mid-century, they might have their own families. And there is a good chance that they will live to see the dawn of a new century. […]

Universal health Coverage Report 2023: A buzzword or world buzz?

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Ibrahim Dafallah, a fourth-year medical student studying at Alzaiem Alazhari University in 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 […]

Palliative Care In Universal Health Care: A Right or A Privilege?

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Hind E.S Elobied, a medical student of the third period at Alzaiem Alazhari university, Khartoum-Sudan. She is affiliated to 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 […]

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