This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Addonai Teixeira, a Brazilian medical student and active member of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA). 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 […]Human Rights in Medical Education: Medical Curricula as Inequity Perpetrators
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Addonai Teixeira, a Brazilian medical student and active member of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA). 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 […]Top marks for Lebanon schools project helping marginalised kids
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This article is published in association with United Nations. An inclusive education programme in Lebanon is getting top marks from teachers and students, especially children with disabilities who are often the most marginalised. According to UNICEF, there are an estimated 300,000 children with disabilities in Lebanon today, although data is limited. To help them access learning opportunities, […]UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ human rights crisis in Myanmar as violence and economic collapse deepen
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Myanmar’s spiralling human rights crisis – fuelled by relentless military violence, systemic impunity and economic collapse – has left civilians caught in the crossfire of an increasingly brutal conflict, according to a new report by the UN human rights office (OHCHR). Published ahead of the Human Rights Council’s […]Sweden: EIB finances major expansion of Stockholm metro – one of Europe’s largest urban transport projects
May 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is stepping up its support for a project to expand the Stockholm metro by providing additional loans to the Region of Stockholm and the City of Stockholm. The EIB will provide a total of SEK 4.5 billion in financing, which equates to around €400 […]EU organises firefighting teams and fleet of aircraft to support wildfire-hit countries
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To prepare for the increased wildfire risk during the upcoming summer months, the EU has put together teams of firefighters and aircraft to help European countries affected by wildfires. To quickly support local fire brigades, throughout July and August, almost 650 firefighters from 14 European countries will be […]Commission and national authorities urge SHEIN to respect EU consumer protection laws
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, following a coordinated investigation at European level, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities and the European Commission notified the online marketplace and e-retailer SHEIN of a number of practices on its platform that infringe EU consumer law. The CPC Network directed […]Gazans’ suffering goes on amid intensifying Israeli strikes
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This article is published in association with United Nations. After another deadly weekend of Israeli attacks in Gaza, aid teams stressed once again on Monday that the “trickle” of supplies being allowed into the war-torn enclave will not halt famine. In occupied East Jerusalem, meanwhile, Israeli protesters illegally entered a compound of the UN agency for […]UN rights chief calls on South Sudan’s warring parties to end renewed fighting
May 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, arbitrary arrests and hate speech since February. At least 75 civilians have been killed in hostilities between the national army (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In […]Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP
May 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country and in neighbouring States, where 140,000 Congolese have fled since January. Conflict has plagued the DRC for decades, particularly in the east. […]INTERVIEW: Time’s being wasted on politics of aid while deaths mount in Gaza, warns senior official
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN already has a proven system to deliver assistance to people in Gaza and will not take part in any plan that does not uphold universally established humanitarian principles, a spokesperson for aid coordination office OCHA affirmed on Friday. “There’s been so much time wasted talking […]UN rights mission deplores deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others, warning that the attack underscores the grave risks of using powerful explosive weapons in populated areas. […]Diplomats prepare ground for June conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
May 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Diplomats convened at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to lay the groundwork for a crucial international conference in June, aimed at advancing global efforts towards achieving a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The preparatory session brought together UN Member States to align expectations and finalise arrangements […]Emergency support of €15 million to farmers in Czechia, Slovenia and Germany
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Member States endorsed the Commission’s proposal to mobilise €15 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Czechia, Slovenia and Germany affected by adverse weather events and a recent animal disease outbreak. This measure will help supporting affected farmers from these countries who, as a result, […]Net-Zero Industry Act to further accelerate decarbonisation technologies manufacturing in the EU
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has taken further steps to support the EU’s transition to a low-carbon economy. Four new pieces of secondary legislation and a communication relating to the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) will help the EU’s industry to become more resilient, competitive and reduce their carbon footprint. These rules clarify which manufacturing projects can benefit from specific provisions in the Act, such as on permitting, strategic […]Guterres calls on Israel to accept UN’s ‘detailed, principled’ aid plan for Gaza
May 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, making clear the organization will not take part in any scheme that fails to respect international law or basic humanitarian principles. Addressing reporters outside the Security Council, António Guterres called once again for […]Poland: EIB extends €700 million for development of two major new offshore wind farms
May 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed an agreement to provide €700 million for the construction of two large-scale offshore wind farms developed by Norway’s Equinor and Poland’s Polenergia off the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. The twin Bałtyk 2 and Baltyk 3 wind farms will […]Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections
May 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence surging, senior UN officials warn that the international framework designed to protect civilians is collapsing. Speaking at a high-level open debate in the Security Council on protection of civilians in armed conflict […]Kenya: Refugees facing ‘lowest ever’ emergency food rations amid funding crisis
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that it has been forced to cut food aid to unprecedented lows in Kenya’s sprawling refugee camps, as a result of severe funding shortages. Over the past five years, the refugee population in Kenya has surged by more […]All eyes on Gaza as aid teams retrieve first lifesaving relief in months
May 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN agencies in Gaza confirmed on Thursday that desperately needed aid has finally arrived at warehouses inside the enclave after an 11-week blockade by Israeli authorities. “Today will be crucial. Truckloads of lifesaving aid finally on move again,” said top UN aid relief coordinator Tom Fletcher. Hours […]Guterres strongly condemns killing of Israeli diplomats in US capital
May 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the “appalling killing” of two Israeli embassy officials in the United States capital, stressing that “nothing can justify such a horrific act,” his Spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday. The diplomats were gunned down on Wednesday night as they […]Parliament approves new tariffs on Russian and Belarussian agricultural good
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs backed increased tariffs on fertilisers and certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods on Thursday, seeking to reduce EU dependency on those imports. Plenary has endorsed the Commission proposal to increase by 50% EU tariffs on agricultural products from Russia and Belarus that were […]Parliament supports proposals to simplify EU carbon leakage instrument
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs backed increased tariffs on fertilisers and certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods on Thursday, seeking to reduce EU dependency on those imports. Plenary has endorsed the Commission proposal to increase by 50% EU tariffs on agricultural products from Russia and Belarus that were […]Commission welcomes political agreement on compulsory licensing to enhance EU crisis resilience
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the political agreement between the European Parliament and the EU Member States on new rules for compulsory licensing, an important intellectual property tool to the existing EU crisis response toolkit. The new Regulation establishes an EU-level framework to efficiently grant […]European Vaccine Hub to enhance health preparedness across EU
May 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To strengthen Europe’s vaccine readiness and responsiveness in times of pandemics, the European Vaccine Hub (EHV) was inaugurated in Siena. The initiative consist of key actions, that will amongst others, speed-up vaccine development to less than four months from identifying a pathogen’s genomic sequence. […]Gaza: Strikes on houses and tents responsible for over half of deaths this week
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This article is published in association with United Nations. More than half the people killed in Gaza over the past week were in shelters and residential buildings, the UN human rights office OHCHR said on Thursday. 629 Palestinians were reportedly killed in the last week, according to OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. At least 358 […]Invisible pain- the normalization of trouble in women’s lives
May 22, 2025 by 1 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 […]‘Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis
May 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked – just as they are at their most vulnerable. The UN’s reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has been working to assess the impact of recent steep funding cuts, warning that from the Democratic Republic of […]EBRD and EU to unlock investment opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa
May 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are teaming up to identify and support new investment opportunities in in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. The EU will contribute €15 million for technical assistance activities to prepare projects […]‘Silence is complicity,’ warns activist who fled DPR Korea
May 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. When human rights activist Eunju Kim was 11, her mother and older sister left, telling her they were going in search of food. For six days and six nights, Ms. Kim counted from one to 100 over and over again, desperate for their return. When they eventually […]Four children dead in ‘horrific’ attack on school bus in Baluchistan: UNICEF
May 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. An “horrific” attack on a school bus in Pakistan’s Baluchistan Province on Wednesday which left six dead – including four children – has been condemned by the UN children’s agency. The attack which left others wounded, took place in the district of Khuzdar, about 250 kilometres south […]Urgent action needed to ‘pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe’
May 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Noor, a 16-month-old toddler, is from the Lahj governorate in the southwest corner of Yemen. A UN-partner volunteer diagnosed her with severe malnutrition – and her story became headline news when the UN relief chief recounted it to the Security Council during an impassioned briefing last week. […]90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea
May 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome geopolitical rivalries, warning that growing threats are endangering global trade, marine ecosystems and international peace. Addressing a high-level debate of the Security Council, António Guterres said that oceans and seas are “sending […]Deal on patent rules exception to ensure the supply of critical products
May 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The new rules will ensure that the EU will be able to secure the necessary supply of crisis-relevant products and technologies that are otherwise protected by patents. European Parliament and EU government negotiators reached an agreement on new legislation ensuring availability of crisis-relevant products, […]
