This article is published in association with United Nations. The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. “The goal of the Israeli government is abundantly clear: the destruction of life in Gaza.” That’s how Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission […]Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears
June 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. “The goal of the Israeli government is abundantly clear: the destruction of life in Gaza.” That’s how Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission […]EBRD lending up to MNT 26.2 billion to support Mongolia’s automotive sector
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is promoting further growth in non-extractive industries in Mongolia by supporting the operations of its longstanding client MSM Group, which is involved in the production and sale of industrial chemicals, the distribution and maintenance of cars and industrial […]Ukrainian preschool with children from displaced families reopens after EU-backed renovation
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The “Berizka” preschool in the Ukrainian village of Ulaniv reopened after a major upgrade supported by the European Union lending arm – the European Investment Bank (EIB). The €420,000 renovation highlights the EU’s commitment to restoring social infrastructure in Ukraine. Berizka, serves more than 110 children […]EIB supports with €1.6 bn the strategic Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection between Spain and France
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is pledging €1.6 billion to finance the construction of the Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection between Spain and France. The EIB financing for the Bay of Biscay project takes the form of loans to Spanish and French transmission-system operators Red Eléctrica […]UNHCR forced to make deep cuts, despite rising needs worldwide
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Monday that it is cutting global staffing costs by around 30 per cent, following a comprehensive review of its activities, spending, staffing and structure, prompted by major funding shortfalls. This will entail cutting just under half of all senior positions […]Guterres to launch life-saving campaign strengthening mine action worldwide
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General is set to launch a global campaign to boost support for disarmament and mine action. António Guterres announced the move in a statement issued on Monday, in response to plans by several UN Member States to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. The […]DR Congo: Human rights violations could amount to war crimes, UN experts say
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwandan-backed rebels, Congolese troops, and allied militias have all committed human rights abuses, some possibly amounting to war crimes, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in Geneva on Monday. Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that […]CETA evaluation shows strong economic and social benefits
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. A study published today has found the EU and Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) boosted trade exports and diversified supply chains across all EU Member States. The study – carried out by independent experts, as part of the Commission’s commitment to evidence-based […]World News in Brief: Rights abuses in Haiti, Sudan war sees exodus to Chad, food trade optimism
June 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Escalating gang violence in Haiti has displaced a record 1.3 million people, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday. Between 1 January and 30 May, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316 kidnapped for ransom, and many more […]Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid in Gaza, UN agencies insist
June 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN agencies on Friday continue to stress they must be allowed to deliver aid in the Gaza Strip as famine looms and a telecommunications blackout threatens lifesaving operations. The humanitarian network is currently at a standstill because the internet shut down earlier this week after the last […]An educated medical workforce: Key to achieving health equity
June 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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 […]Security Council meets in emergency session over Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes
June 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the Middle East, a top UN official told the Security Council during an emergency session convened on Friday. The Council cleared its original schedule to address the rapidly evolving crisis, also hearing from […]EBRD promotes competition by supporting Meros Pharm
June 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is promoting competition and transparency in Uzbekistan’s pharmaceutical sector by supporting the operations of its client Meros Pharm. The EBRD’s senior loan of up to US$ 25 million (€21.9 million) will help the country’s second largest wholesale distributor […]EU strengthens cooperation on migration and border management with Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina strengthen migration and border management cooperation by signing a new Status agreement between the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It will allow Frontex to carry out joint […]In the UK Black women are four times more likely to die during childbirth than white women
June 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Edna, a fourth-year medical student and passionate advocate for health equity, with affiliations to Students for Global Health UK and the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA). She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions […]Luxembourg and EIB Global team up to help Small Island Developing States confront climate change
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Luxembourg is joining forces with the European Investment Bank’s development arm (EIB Global) to pledge €5 million through the Luxembourg-EIB Climate Finance Platform (LCFP) to help Small Island Development States (SIDS) tackle climate change. The Government of Luxembourg is making the commitment to a new fund […]Public development banks launch Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 after original initiative delivered on its target ahead of time
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Building on a shared commitment to marine sustainability, six public development banks today launched the Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 (COI 2.0), a renewed and expanded partnership dedicated to drastically reducing plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. At the United Nations Ocean Conference in the city of […]European promotional institutions and EIB join forces to support EU security and defence
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The national promotional institutions of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain as well as the European Investment Bank (EIB) will cooperate to bolster Europe’s security and defence industry. The six long term investors – Caisse des Depôts, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), […]Central Africa at a crossroads amid rising tensions and instability
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Despite its wealth of natural resources and potential, Central Africa continues to face serious challenges, from political instability to growing humanitarian needs. With violence worsening in both the Lake Chad Basin and the Great Lakes, the Security Council met on Monday to examine the threats confronting the […]No green without blue: Young ocean explorers set sail for a sustainable future
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With science at the forefront of the opening day of the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UN News boarded a 111-year-old Norwegian tall ship on the French Riviera to meet 50 science students, along with a host of lecturers and citizen scientists fresh from a 46-day expedition. […]Gaza: Search for food puts lives on the line
June 10, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached “unprecedented levels of despair,” the UN said on Monday, amid more reports of people being killed and injured near newly-established distribution sites. Since the end of May, aid distribution in Gaza has been carried out by a […]Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – it’s due to social and economic pressures stopping them from having the children they want, says a new UN report. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) unveiled its flagship State of World Population […]EBRD launches InvestEU Programme in Croatia
June 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) launched today the InvestEU Guarantee Facility in Croatia, marking a significant milestone in mobilising sustainable private and public investment across the country. InvestEU is a flagship initiative of the European Union aimed at supporting strategic investments in sustainable […]Green gold beneath the waves: How seaweed – and one man’s obsession – could save the world
June 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As world leaders gear up for the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, one policy expert is making waves with an ancient marine organism he believes could help feed the planet, clean the air, and transform coastal economies. Lesconil, a salt-bitten fishing port tucked into the coast […]Number of aid workers killed in Gaza conflict, highest in UN history: Guterres
June 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations paid tribute on Thursday to the 168 staff members who lost their lives in 2024. They include 126 personnel killed in Gaza, all but one of whom served with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. Ahead of a memorial service at Headquarters […]UN hails new era of cooperation over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile – but concerns persist
June 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top disarmament official has welcomed signs of increased cooperation from Syria’s interim authorities in efforts to eliminate the country’s chemical weapons once and for all, as preparations move forward for a third round of inspections by international experts. However, serious concerns remain over potential undeclared […]Bulgarian city Burgas to get EIB guidance for new scientific campus
June 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Bulgarian city of Burgas will develop a state-of-the-art scientific campus and seek to attract Bulgarian and international researchers and students with guidance from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The new campus is due to open its doors in 2027 and serve four universities in Burgas, […]Commission considers revision of State aid rules for better access to affordable housing
June 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is seeking feedback on a revision of the service of general economic interest (‘SGEI’) State aid rules to address the issue of housing affordability. Significant investments are needed to bridge the investment gap for affordable housing. State aid measures can contribute […]Bulgaria meets criteria to join the euro area on 1 January 2026
June 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission concluded that Bulgaria is ready to adopt the euro as of 1 January 2026 – a key milestone that would make it the twenty-first Member State to join the euro area. This assessment is set out in the 2025 Convergence Report, […]World Environment Day: UN sounds alarm on plastic pollution crisis
June 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, according to the UN. Half of this plastic is designed to be used only once, and only 10 per cent is recycled. Between 19 and 23 million tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems annually, and without urgent action, this […]European Commission and EIB to further support decarbonisation projects from the Innovation Fund
June 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed an agreement renewing Project Development Assistance (PDA) under the Innovation Fund to increase technical and financial advisory support for innovative decarbonisation projects that are either not selected via the Fund or are preparing to apply. The renewed […]Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges
June 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The number of Sudanese refugees in Chad has more than tripled in just over two years amid the ongoing war in their homeland, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said in an alert on Tuesday. Overall, some 1.2 million Sudanese have found shelter in eastern Chad, mostly after […]As displacement surges in South Sudan, regional humanitarian crisis deepens
June 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have fled their homes, seeking safety either within the country or across borders, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday. Violence between armed groups in Upper Nile state and other flashpoints has crippled essential […]
