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This article is published in association with United Nations. The United States once again vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, following a vote in the Security Council on Thursday. The negative vote was cast as the 15-member Council held its 10,000th meeting against the backdrop of famine […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group is pressing ahead with its TechEU Programme to mobilise €250 billion in investment by 2027 for start-ups, scale-ups and innovative companies across Europe by putting in place a fast-track system for them to seek financing. The EIB Group is underpinning […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Tatsadjieu Ngoune Léopoldine Sybile, a 6th-year medical student at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of Garoua, Cameroon. 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 […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Gabriel Biroki, a fifth-year medical student at the, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon. 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 […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is setting out a common European path for the future of Ukrainian refugees in the EU. This will ensure stability and continued protection, while also paving the way for a transition out of temporary protection once the necessary conditions are met. […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. SUMMIT PACKAGE What does the Summit package consist of? There are three concrete outputs from today’s Summit: In addition, the European Commission and the United Kingdom noted the political agreements leading to full reciprocal access to waters to fish until 30 June 2038 and […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a financial package of up to US$ 23 million (€20.3 million) to Demir Kyrgyz International Bank (Demir Bank) to support trade and green innovation in the Kyrgyz Republic. These funds will help to stimulate trade and […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The shareholders of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have accepted an amendment to Article 1 of the Bank’s statutes, enabling the expansion of its operations to selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq. Article 1 of the EBRD’s statutes defines the Bank’s purpose […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank and Eau du Ponant have signed an €80 million loan to finance the multi-annual investment plans of Brest Métropole and the intercommunal area of Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas, which are to be carried out by the local public company. Eau du Ponant produces and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On 6 December, the Commission adopted the seventh report under the Visa Suspension Mechanism – monitoring the EU’s visa-free regimes with its Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership partners, the Eastern Caribbean countries operating investor citizenship schemes, and Latin American countries. Visa-free travel facilitates mobility […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. Digital Assets, including bitcoin and stablecoins, can foster financial inclusion for businesses in displaced communities, according to a new report by Block, Inc. and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The report, published today, addresses the critical issue of financial exclusion among displaced populations […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice following an attack on a team returning from an aid delivery mission on Tuesday evening, just metres from an Israeli-controlled checkpoint. “This is totally unacceptable and […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered to more than half a million Palestinian children during an inoculation campaign in Gaza. Dire conditions brought on by the war have caused the disease to resurface after more than two decades. […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Julian Pascal Beier (29) is a second-year medical student at the Medical Faculty of Ulm University, Germany. 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 […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. A woman who fled her home following a terrorist attack on a city on the Filipino island of Mindanao in 2017 is pinning her future on sewing and selling bags as part of a close-knit women’s cooperative, supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Asnia Dalan holds […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. An attack on a UN facility for displaced people in Sudan has left two dead and at least eight others injured, humanitarians have reported. Condemning the incident at the weekend, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said that the youngsters had been playing football when a shell struck […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Two women from the troubled Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince have shared their traumatic experiences of rape, contracting HIV, and despairing thoughts of suicide, after multiple forced displacements amid widespread gang violence. Displacements in this Caribbean country have reached record levels, with nearly 600,000 people forced […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide according to the UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) 2024 flagship Global Trends Report published on Thursday. The report found that forced displacement rose to 120 million in May 2024, marking the 12th consecutive annual increase […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amanda Young, Executive Director, Pollination, Ginelle Greene-Dewasmes, Community Specialist, Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum Indigenous peoples are disproportionately affected by climate change in Australia and around the world. They also hold notable untapped potential that could be […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dr. Princess Ifeoma IkePublic Health Optometrist; CEO Princess Vision Eye Clinic Limited Abuja, Nigeria, as well as Global Shaper, Abuja Hub, and Member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network on Global Health, Future of Healthcare, and Women’s […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Jenyfer Maria Fuentes Mendoza, a medical student from Lima, Peru. 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 thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Elliott, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda On the face of things, there might not seem to be many parallels between baking cakes and leading a green aluminium company. For Hilde Merete Aasheim, though, a job in a bakery […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To further reinforce and strengthen sustainable urban development in EU cities, the Commission today is launching a third call for proposals worth €90 million under the European Urban Initiative(EUI). Projects selected under this call will test innovative solutions in cities to help them to […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson of Biocon and Biocon Biologics, and Trustee, The Live Love Laugh Foundation India faces significant challenges with concerning statistics on mental health disorders. One in seven Indians had mental disorders of varying severity, according […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To provide continuous support to Ukrainian research, the Commission has tripled the initial budget of the EURIZON Fellowship Programme to €4.5 million under Horizon Europe. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought daily challenges to researchers. The constant threat of attacks on critical infrastructure, as […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament calls on the political leadership in the EU and member states to counter Russian interference attempts urgently and vigorously. Following several recent revelations of Kremlin-backed attempts to interfere with and undermine European democratic processes, MEPs adopted on Thursday a resolution firmly denouncing such […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has adopted an amendment to the 2023-24 Work Programme of Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme. The amendment mobilises previously unallocated Horizon Europe funding to increase the 2024 budget by nearly €1.4 billion to a total of €7.3 billion. This […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joe Myers, Writer, Forum Agenda “Nineteenth-century technology, incompatible with twenty-first-century needs.” That’s how the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) describes the old, inefficient steam-heat boiler and radiator networks used by the 528,000 people occupying the 2,400 buildings […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union is strengthening the cooperation between EU and Mauritania by launching a migration partnership and dialogue. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson together with the Mauritanian Minister of Interior and Decentralisation, Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine, have signed a Joint Declaration launching an […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has published today the first Union list of critical medicines, together with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Member States’ Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA). The publication follows the commitment made in the Commission’s Communication on addressing medicine shortages in […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. New directive will help decarbonise the gas sector to tackle climate change Ensure energy security following the Russian war against of Ukraine MEPs secured measures to protect vulnerable consumers, ensure transparency On Tuesday, MEPs and the Spanish Presidency of the Council agreed on plans […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ankit Mehta, CEO & Co Founder, IdeaForge, Vignesh Santhanam, India Lead, Drones and Tomorrow’s Airspace, World Economic Forum, Purushottam Kaushik, Head, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum The early 19th century witnessed one of the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. COP28 is a key moment to boost collective ambition on climate action and support Need to increase international climate financing Triple renewable energy and double energy efficiency by 2030, restore biodiversity Parliament adopted its demands for the UN Climate Change Conference COP28, which will […]
