This article is published in association with United Nations. Two gangs in Haiti took over a radio station in April. They broadcasted propaganda and played hip-hop supportive of their activities. Upon leaving, they took all the equipment with them and burned down a nearby market — a reminder that armed violence in Haiti is not only […]Haiti: More than 1,500 killed between April and June
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Two gangs in Haiti took over a radio station in April. They broadcasted propaganda and played hip-hop supportive of their activities. Upon leaving, they took all the equipment with them and burned down a nearby market — a reminder that armed violence in Haiti is not only […]Awaza gears up to host UN conference on landlocked developing countries
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This article is published in association with United Nations. In the city of Awaza, where the Caspian Sea meets the desert, UN and Turkmen flags were raised on Sunday ahead of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), as final preparations continue to welcome world leaders and delegates for a week of high-level […]Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines
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Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced HIV medicines and diagnostic tests begin reaching national programmes – including, for the first time, procurement of African-made treatment for Mozambique. The development marks a milestone for a region that bears nearly 65 per cent of the global HIV burden […]Violence in northern Mozambique forces thousands to flee, straining aid efforts
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Recent attacks by armed groups in northern Mozambique displaced tens of thousands in July alone, deepening an already dire humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado and straining limited aid supplies. The displacement is the latest consequence of a cascade of overlapping emergencies in the country – including armed […]Gaza: Nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed while seeking food, as UN warns airdrops are no solution
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Despite Israel’s 27 July announcement of daily military pauses in western Gaza “to improve humanitarian responses,” Israeli forces continued attacks along food convoy routes and near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid sites, according to the UN human rights office in Palestine (OHCHR). Between 30 and 31 July […]Gaza: ‘No one should ever be forced to risk their life to find food,’ says UN humanitarian agency
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This article is published in association with United Nations. As Gaza faces famine-like conditions, large numbers of people reportedly continue to be killed and injured while searching for food, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday. The months-long deprivation of most life-sustaining basic goods has led to a deepening of […]UN official decries deadly Ukraine strikes, urges return to diplomacy
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This article is published in association with United Nations. A senior UN official on Friday warned of mounting civilian casualties and worsening humanitarian conditions in Ukraine, as a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes this week killed dozens and injured scores across multiple regions – including pregnant women and children. Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, […]Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’
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This article is published in association with United Nations. In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy is unfolding across a landscape of hunger. Earning a living has become a daily struggle, and hundreds of men, women and children stand in endless queues, under the scorching sun, outside the […]EIB supports €100 million initiative to improve Cyprus’s road network
August 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is funding Cyprus a further €100 million for a range of road improvements in the country. The EIB credit will cover 50% of the costs of planned renovations and extensions to make road travel in Cyprus easier and safer. The agreement […]Latvia to get solar-power boost as energy company Sunly receives almost €85 million international financing
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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Latvia is set to get more clean energy as a result of almost € 85 million in international financing for renewable-electricity provider Sunly. Estonia-based Sunly will use the loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and SEB to […]Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals Practices: A Step Towards a Healthier Planet
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Kingsley Philip Uko, a member of the University of Uyo Medical Student Association (UUMSA. 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 […]Sustainable Hospitals: an emergency that can’t wait
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Elisa Mariana Ramírez Rangel, a third year medical student at Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico. 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 […]World News in Brief: First UN mission to Syria’s Sweida, fresh displacement in Haiti, new lightning record
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The first UN inter-agency mission to embattled Sweida governorate in Syria arrived there on Thursday, UN aid coordination office OCHA has reported. The team went to Sweida City, as well as two districts – Shahba and Salkhad – where they met with local community representatives and partners, […]In Myanmar, conflict and floods collide as UN warns of deepening crisis
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This article is published in association with United Nations. As Myanmar reels from deadly floods, renewed fighting and widespread displacement, the United Nations warned on Thursday that urgent humanitarian needs are going unmet due to escalating violence and blocked access. Farhan Haq, UN Deputy Spokesperson, stressed the need for unimpeded relief operations and a peaceful path […]Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deaths
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This article is published in association with United Nations. What began as protests against fuel price hikes in Angola have escalated into deadly unrest across the country, with at least 22 people killed and more than 1,000 detained, prompting calls from the UN for restraint and urgent investigations into possible rights violations by security forces. The […]Russian attack on Ukrainian capital kills at least 11 civilians
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This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 11 civilians were killed and over 130 injured in Russian strikes overnight in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, reported on Thursday. Among the confirmed dead is a six-year-old boy. At least 10 of the injured were children, […]Trade measures critical to ending plastic pollution
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic pollution – a global problem which disproportionately affects developing countries. That assessment by UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, comes in an update published on Thursday ahead of the final round of talks to develop a legally binding […]Gaza Strip: Humanitarians warn of worsening famine conditions, attacks on civilians
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Famine conditions are tightening their grip on the Gaza Strip, as the latest UN humanitarian update warns of soaring malnutrition-related deaths, relentless civilian attacks, and mounting obstacles to aid access amid deepening crisis. Of the 154 malnutrition-related deaths since October 2023 (including 89 children) reported by Gazan […]More online travel agencies commit to refund within 14 days for cancelled flights, following a dialogue with the Commission and consumer authorities
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following a dialogue with the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities, Expedia and Lastminute.com have committed to better inform consumers of their rights and ensure they receive ticket refunds within 14 days in case of a flight […]Commission sets the launch date for the Entry/Exit System to 12 October 2025
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has set 12 October 2025 as the launch date for the progressive start of operations of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES). The EES is an advanced technological system that will digitally record the entries and exits of non-EU nationals travelling to 29 […]Commission presents voluntary sustainability reporting standard to ease burden on SMEs
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has today adopted a recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). The recommendation presents a voluntary standard that will make it easier for SMEs that are not covered by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to respond to […]EU-US trade deal explained – energy aspects
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. EU energy imports from the US The US already is one of the EU’s top energy partners and, by far, the EU’s first supplier of LNG, with55% of our LNG supply coming from the US so far in 2025. The US is also the […]Gaza children starving despite Israeli ‘tactical pauses’, UN says
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Despite daily “tactical pauses” declared by Israeli forces, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, with children starving, aid workers overwhelmed and fuel and water supplies critically low, UN humanitarians reported on Wednesday. Speaking at the regular news briefing in New York, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said […]Commission approves €300 million Swedish strategic reserve to support security of electricity supply
July 30, 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 Swedish €300 million strategic electricity reserve to safeguard security of electricity supply in emergency situations. The strategic reserve is a type of capacity mechanism that remunerates resources held outside the market and used […]Remarks by Commissioner Šuica at the high-level conference on the two-state solution for Palestine
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Rountable of Working Group 8: Peace Supporting Package Excellencies, The European Union is honoured to lead, with our Arab League partners, the work on the ‘Peace Day Effort’. By working together on the vision for the ‘day after’, we lay the ground for it to […]In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation
July 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said on Tuesday, in a call to action amid unrelenting conflict, mass displacement and the near-total collapse of essential services in the war-battered enclave. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) […]UN chief: Israeli-Palestinian conflict at ‘breaking point,’ urges push for two-State solution
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “at a breaking point” and headed toward a one-State reality marked by perpetual occupation and inequality, unless the international community takes urgent, irreversible steps to implement the two-State solution. Addressing the high-level conference on the […]World News in Brief: Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, bloody weekend in Ukraine, stop hepatitis deaths
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand following days of deadly fighting over their mutual border. The deal was announced on Monday by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, current chair of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, and was due to take […]Sudan: UN sounds the alarm as health and food crises worsen across the country
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is alarmed by escalating health and food crises across Sudan, notably as cholera cases continue to rise in the locality of Tawila, North Darfur state. As conflict between rival militaries rages on, millions of people keep on […]Commission preliminarily finds Temu in breach of the Digital Services Act in relation to illegal products on its platform
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission preliminarily found Temu in breach of the obligation under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to properly assess the risks of illegal products being disseminated on its marketplace. Evidence showed that there is a high risk for consumers in the EU to […]When Hospitals Harm: A Call for Planetary Health
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Ebrahim, a medical student at Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU), UAE, soon entering his second year. 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 […]Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into Polish support to MAN Trucks for factory capacity extension
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. ropean Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether investment aid that Poland granted to MAN Trucks Sp. z o. o. (‘MAN Trucks’) for extending the capacity of its existing factory in Niepołomice is in line with EU State aid rules. MAN Trucks, […]Statement by President von der Leyen on the deal on tariffs and trade with the United States
July 29, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. We have reached a deal on tariffs and trade with the US. Today’s deal creates certainty in uncertain times. It delivers stability and predictability, for citizens and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. This is a deal between the two largest economies in […]
