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This article is published in association with United Nations. Migration must be viewed as a core part of global development policy, not just a humanitarian response, says Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “If we want to end irregular migration, development solutions are at the heart of it,” she told UN […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould El-Ghazaouani, Minister of Digital Transformation and Modernisation of Administration Ahmed Salem Bede Etvagha, EU Ambassador to Mauritania Joaquin Tasso Vilallonga and EIB Head of Unit for West and Central Africa Public Sector Financing Svetla Stoeva inaugurated the Nouakchott data centre on Thursday […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank is accelerating the use of green technologies in Africa and Asia with a $60 million pledge for private equity firm LeapFrog Investments (LeapFrog). The pledge by the EIB, financial arm of the European Union, is for a LeapFrog Climate Investment Strategy that […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The humanitarian emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deteriorated sharply with serious human rights violations and abuses, including reported summary executions of children and generalised sexual violence. In an alert on Tuesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, confirmed that three children were […]
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 […]
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 […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Europe has always been a trading continent, but we are now facing a world where trade barriers are on the rise. Our companies and farmers are encountering growing restrictions, unfair competition and geopolitical uncertainties – all of which threaten their competitiveness. The new partnership […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded an urgent visit to Syria, highlighting the plight of 250,000 people who have crossed into the country fleeing airstrikes in Lebanon. “Families I spoke with had run for their lives and have no idea what tomorrow may […]
In an increasingly turbulent global time the United Nations General Assembly in New York had clearly a lot to discuss. Obviously, Israel’s excruciatingly painful war in Gaza and Lebanon was at the forefront while Ukraine’s ambition to attack mainland Russia is paralysing all thinking citizens of the world with a fair amount of space between […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from a humanitarian hub, UN agencies said on Tuesday, as thousands continue to face displacement amid the ongoing war. Reports of strikes landing near an aid centre in Deir Al-Balah came from the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Claude Dyer, Acting Head, EDISON Alliance, World Economic Forum, Vidhi Bhatia, Communications Specialist, Digital Inclusion, World Economic Forum Geneva In a world striving for equality, empowering women with financial literacy is crucial to fostering economic independence and gender […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henrik Ekelund, Founder and Chairman, BTS Group In the early 1960s, just as the information technology revolution was taking its first baby steps, a committee of scientists and social activists sent an open letter to the US President, […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Hasanat Haider, a medical student from Dhaka Bangladesh. 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 writers and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs say the way former President Mikheil Saakashvili is being treated is a litmus test of the Georgian government’s commitment to European values. In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, Parliament expresses its grave concerns about the deteriorating health of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jovan Tan, Fellow, Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains, World Economic Forum, Virginia Cha, Member, Global Future Council, Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains, World Economic Forum Most innovations aimed at improving […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Pokpong Muangpaisarn, a first-year medical student at the Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand. 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 […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ulrike Decoene, Group Chief Communications; Brand and Sustainability Officer, AXA & Olivier Blum, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Schneider Electric The EU taxonomy is a recently adopted classification system, establishing a list of environmentally sustainable economic activities. The […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the European Commission has released the results of its sixth evaluation of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online. The results show a mixed picture as IT companies reviewed 81% of the notifications within 24 hours and removed an average of 62.5% […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content With schools reopened around the world, the World Health Organization offers advice on how to do it safely. The key is to take prompt action if a child or teacher becomes infected. […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sara Stratton, Founder, Māori Lab & Beatrice Dias, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Technology is often used to solve everyday problems in areas like recruitment, finance and education, without addressing existing equity issues and power imbalances. AI can […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The topic of disinformation remains high on the Commission’s agenda. Eight new prospective signatories joined the revision process of the Code of Practice on disinformation during the latest signatories Assembly meeting yesterday. They expressed their willingness to take commitments under the strengthened version. The […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission and the High Representative adopted a Joint Communication on the EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. The Joint Communication contains concrete actions to reinforce the strategic engagement with the region, as tasked by the Council on 19 April 2021. President […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Carl Wieman Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate 2020, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Professor of Physics and the Graduate School of Education, Stanford University Current educational methods are failing to teach students the skills they need to […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Arunabha Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) & Gagan Sidhu, Director, Centre for Energy Finance, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) The race is on to meet climate goals – highlighting the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Noelle Martin, Lawyer and Activist Reporting of online harms increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only a few governments around the world have started to seriously tackle online abuse. What more can be done to legislate against online […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Micol Lucchi, Lead, Swiss Public Affairs, World Economic Forum and Samuel Werthmuller, Communications Officer, Europe, World Economic Forum US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 June. ‘International Geneva’ has […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Silja Baller, Insights Lead, Frontier Insights, World Economic Forum Africa’s Great Green Wall Initiative is a bold movement launched by the African Union to restore degraded lands in the Sahel by 2030. The aim is to re-green an […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU has announced today at the ‘Solidarity event for forcibly displaced persons and host communities in Central America and Mexico’, that it will allocate €18.5 million in aid. Of this sum, €12 million represents humanitarian funding to Central America, and €6.5 million constitutes […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs take stock of developments and propose ways to improve the EC’s approach moving forward, with an eye set on the upcoming 2021 report on the rule of law in the EU. The Civil Liberties Committee approved the own-initiative report by Domènec Ruiz Devesa […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Diana Wells, President Emerita, Ashoka, Jeroo Billimoria, Founder, One Family Foundation & Carolien de Bruin, Head, COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs, World Economic Forum Stories on the ground in India demonstrate how social entrepreneurs are stepping up […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a Czech scheme worth €1.9 billion to support the uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes today’s provisional agreement between the co-legislators on the European Climate Law. As one of the key elements of the European Green Deal, the European Climate Law enshrines the EU’s commitment to reaching climate neutrality by 2050 and the intermediate target of […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes today’s political agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on making the future European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) interoperable with other EU information systems. This is an important step towards the entry into operation of the […]
