This article is published in association with United Nations. Widespread violations of the principle of the equality of states are the cause of crises and conflicts, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, told the General Assembly on Saturday. Mr Lavrov added that the founding principles of the UN are as relevant as ever in today’s […]Russia’s Lavrov says UN as relevant as ever in ‘age of multipolarity’
September 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Widespread violations of the principle of the equality of states are the cause of crises and conflicts, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, told the General Assembly on Saturday. Mr Lavrov added that the founding principles of the UN are as relevant as ever in today’s […]European Commission announces €545 million package to scale up renewables in Africa
September 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa’s clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message in the context of the United Nations General Assembly, is an important milestone in […]The Mission of China to the EU Holds a Youth Concert Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of China-EU Diplomatic Relations
September 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
On September 23, 2025, the Chinese Mission to the EU held a concert entitled “Melodies of Youth” at Flagey in Brussels. Ambassador Cai Run, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU, attended the event and delivered a speech. Nearly 800 guests were present, including Ms. Li Yan, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy […]Gaza: UN agencies warn of escalating attacks, mass displacement and famine
September 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN agencies on Wednesday warned that civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip are facing escalating attacks, more mass displacement and worsening hunger. The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCHR) says Israeli military tactics in Gaza City – including strikes on homes and schools – are […]EBRD supports producer of soft confectionery in Türkiye
September 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €40 million to Kervan Gıda, a leading producer of soft confectionery in Türkiye, to support the company’s transition to a greener and more inclusive business model. The financing package will include €10 million for new automation, […]Cyprus: The EIB Group and Eurobank join forces to channel €62.5 million in new financing to SMEs and start-ups
September 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) today announced the first InvestEU Guarantee transaction in Cyprus, marking a major milestone in bringing EU-backed financing closer to Cypriot businesses. The agreement, signed between the EIF and Eurobank , provides a loan portfolio guarantee that will mobilise up […]From Grassroots to Global Impact: How Student-Led Campaigns Redefine Health Innovation
September 23, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Fokah Wembe Darrell Dupray, a 4th-year medical student at Université des Montagnes, Bangangté 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 necessarily reflect […]Israeli air strikes in south Lebanon violate UN resolution
September 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday called on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to refrain from further strikes and fully withdraw from Lebanese territory after Israeli strikes endangered peacekeepers and civilians overnight. The strikes come amid an ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza and continued […]Afghanistan: Ban on secondary education for girls marks four long years
September 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. For millions of girls in Afghanistan, it has been four long years since the ban on secondary education came into force, one of many rights abuses rolled out by the de facto authorities since they regained control of Kabul. At the time of the ban, girls like […]Commission and European Investment Fund invest €30 million in Sienna Hephaistos Private Investments to improve access to finance for SMEs and midcaps in the defence sector
September 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) granted Sienna Hephaistos Private Investments S.C.A. SICAV-RAIF €30 million under the InvestEU Defence Equity Facility (DEF). Managed by Sienna Investment Managers France, this new fund becomes the first private credit fund in Europe to […]France: EIB backs Sodiaal, France’s largest dairy cooperative
September 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €70 million loan to Sodiaal – the largest dairy cooperative in France and the third largest in Europe – enabling it to finance its research, development and innovation programmes from 2025 to 2028. With its more than 8 000-member […]Parliament adopts its position on the future of EU agriculture policy
September 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs want a bigger stand-alone post-2027 agriculture budget, with less red tape for farmers and incentives to achieve environmental and social objectives. Parliament says the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must not be integrated with other funding areas or become part of a wider […]Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says
September 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A high-level independent rights probe into the brutal war in Sudan condemned the many grave crimes committed by all combatants, citing evidence indicating that civilians have been “deliberately targeted, displaced and starved”. Shortly after presenting a mandated report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, […]Commission announces tentative allocation of €150 billion under SAFE to boost Defence Readiness
September 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission adopted the tentative allocation of €150 billion in financial assistance to strengthen defence readiness across the Union. This major step, taken under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme, is designed to boost the EU’s defence capabilities and help Member […]EBRD, EU and GCF promote green lending in Egypt
September 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Green Climate Fund (GCF) and European Union (EU) have jointly signed their first financing package with Suez Canal Bank. Worth US$ 50 million (€42.6 million) in total, it will facilitate trade and boost access to finance through green […]How Stablecoins and Other Financial Innovations May Reshape the Global Economy
September 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” driven by innovations in finance, such as crypto assets. That revolution is now unfolding. This issue of F&D looks at the new frontiers of finance, where technology, data, and changing societal values are reshaping how people and […]Cities full of advanced technologies on one side, and villages where even a simple needle is hard to find on the other — how can this gap be closed?
September 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Shola Muzaffarli is a 20-year-old medical student from Shabran, Azerbaijan. 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 […]Telehealth, a future near but so far
September 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sanaz Bordbar, an MD-MPH-H-MBA student at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. 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 […]‘Reparatory justice’ key to ending racism against Africans and their descendants
September 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the African diaspora, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday. Doing so is key to dismantling systemic racism that is rooted in legacies of slavery and […]Bridging the Distance: Innovation in the Service of Equity
September 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Palak Agarwal is a final-year MBBS student at GMERS Medical College, India. 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 […]Afghanistan quake: Aid teams still scrambling to reach survivors
September 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are continuing to race to assist survivors of Sunday’s devastating earthquake as the death toll continues to climb, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. The magnitude six quake has already left more than 800 dead and at least 2,000 injured, but the […]Funding cuts could push 6 million more children out of school, warns UNICEF
September 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children out of school by 2026, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education is projected to fall by $3.2 billion – a 24 per cent drop […]Curing People, Hurting Earth—It’s Time to Change
September 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Urooj Amjad, a 21-year-old medical student from Pakistan. 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 topic, nor […]Guterres condemns detention of more UN staff in Yemen
September 2, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of at least 11 staff members in Yemen on Sunday by the de facto Houthi authorities in areas under their control. He said the Houthis entered the premises of the World Food Programme (WFP) in the capital, […]The descent into ‘a massive famine’ in Gaza has begun, relief agencies warn
September 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City on Friday, UN aid agencies repeated urgent warnings of ongoing famine and a likely rise in preventable disease, linked to the dire living conditions in the war-shattered enclave. “We are on a descent into a massive famine,” said […]From Code Green to Net Zero: The Road to Eco-Conscious Hospitals
August 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Rayna Ying Zhi Ling, a medical student at Cardiff University, United Kingdom. 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 […]Obstructing Public Sector Accounting Reform: the Top 10 pitfalls
August 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Policymakers and government officials spend time, energy, budgets, and political capital on implementing public sector accounting reforms, only for unintended actions to potentially obstruct their chances of success. 10 types of obstruction are outlined below, and how policymakers and officials can instead avoid it: 1. Avoid diagnostics. The obstructive […]“The Eco-Cure: Healing Patients Without Hurting the Planet”
August 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Palak Agarwal, a 21 year old medical student at GMERS Medical College, India. 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 […]Monsoon floods kill more than 700 in Pakistan, with heavy rains set to continue
August 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late June, displacing thousands and destroying homes and crops, with more severe weather expected in the weeks ahead, according to UN agencies and national authorities. The National Disaster Management Authority has also […]Gazans face a future of pain and prosthetics
August 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Israeli airstrikes and shootings near aid hubs run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial US and Israel-backed initiative, have seen a dramatic increase in deaths and injuries leading to amputations, compounding the suffering of Palestinians struggling to stave off malnutrition and starvation as the conflict […]Terror threat posed by ISIL ‘remains volatile and complex,’ Security Council hears
August 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL – known more widely in the Middle East as Da’esh – remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide. While multiple Da’esh leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has […]Rubella eliminated as a public health problem in Nepal: WHO
August 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday, hailing the breakthrough as a “remarkable achievement”. Tweet URL https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=UN_News_Centre&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1957379220893520338&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2Fen%2Fstory%2F2025%2F08%2F1165672&sessionId=48a85391c23b31ec28b75609200890143a5686cf&siteScreenName=UN_News_Centre&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px Rubella – which is commonly known as German measles – is a highly contagious viral infection, and particularly serious for […]EBRD supports creation of new urban areas in Moldovan capital
August 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €68.2 million to provide sustainable infrastructure for new urban areas in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau. The sub-sovereign loan will be complemented by an investment grant of €1.9 million and is supported by the European Union, which […]
