This article is published in association with United Nations. 2024 marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of a UN commitment to protect children from being recruited as soldiers. However, armed groups have increased the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was hailed as a historic agreement when it was […]Recruitment of child soldiers is on the rise, despite global commitments
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This article is published in association with United Nations. 2024 marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of a UN commitment to protect children from being recruited as soldiers. However, armed groups have increased the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was hailed as a historic agreement when it was […]Innocence at Risk: Child Safety in Conflict
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Farhan Hasin Islam, a 3rd year student at Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 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 IFMSA’s […]How to design inclusive value chains to improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tanner Methvin, Director, Impact Amplifier, Annika Surmeier, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business of the University of Cape Town, Addisu A Lashitew, Assistant Professor, McMaster University, Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution Smallholder farming is the source of livelihood for more than two […]WHO warns of imminent health catastrophe in Gaza, and other health stories you need to know this week
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare, Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. Imminent ‘public health catastrophe’ in Gaza, WHO says A “public health catastrophe” is imminent in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) has […]Behind the firewall: a discussion on the evolution of cybersecurity in the utility industry
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrew Gumbiner, Consultant, Siemens The utility sector is being transformed – and this process has opened the industry up to a new range of cyber-threats. Attacks will continue to escalate in frequency and complexity. Here, two industry experts […]
