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This article was exclusively written for European Sting by Mr. Chima – Mpamah Milton, a fifth year medical student from Nigeria. 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 view on the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The draft law adopted on Thursday seeks to address speculation on the gas market and bring down prices, by introducing greater flexibility in rules on gas storage refilling. The Industry, Research and Energy Committee has backed the Commission proposal to extend the EU’s 2022 […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. ity officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and can prosper in an uncertain future. From Morocco to Maharastra, California to Quebec, the UN’s Local Leaders series highlights how strong leadership is positively […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying global food systems and advancing sustainable development, setting the stage for the upcoming fourth UN Food Systems Summit. Ms. Mohammed’ s high-level meetings, which took place between 22 and 25 February, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted in favour of the EU proposal to adapt the protection status of the wolf from ‘strictly protected’ to ‘protected’. The change will enter into force on 7 March 2025. After this date, the EU will […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the adoption by the Council today of the revision of the Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments. The revised Recommendation aims to better protect people, especially children, from second-hand smoke and aerosols. It also seeks to de-normalise and discouragethe use of tobacco […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. With 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers on record, the Security Council must clearly condemn attacks against them and ensure accountability for perpetrators, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Tuesday. Lisa Doughten was addressing Ambassadors at a Council briefing on […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. A Parliament delegation arrives in Baku today to participate in the COP29 climate change conference, which aims to define a new collective goal for financing climate action. An official delegation led by Chair Lídia Pereira (EPP, PT) and Vice-Chair Mohammed Chahim (S&D, NL) is […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a multi-beneficiary intermediated loan (MBIL) of €100 million to Haspa, Germany’s largest savings bank based in Hamburg. Haspa will then provide financing to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and mid-caps with up to 3 000 employees in Germany. The financial […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending CZK 7.61 billion Czech korunas (€300 million) to the Czech Republic’s national railway operator, České dráhy, to buy new train carriages and locomotives as well as upgrade existing ones. České dráhy will use the loan to purchase 180 passenger coaches […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli forces amidst their intensifying military campaign in northern Gaza. Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near al Aqsa hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. […]
This article is published in association with United Nations A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for millions of the world’s children and youth most in need. The commitment by the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) will address the dire but often forgotten global education emergency. Currently, 250 […]
By Branko Brkic Editor in Chief, Daily Maverick; Creator of Choose Truth Campaign, South Africa andMaria Ressa Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; CEO of Rappler.com, The Philippines. Dear reader, citizen, fellow human, 2024 A.D. is testing our modern societies in ways we once hoped would never be repeated. Autocratic regimes and aspiring dictators around the world […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. A relentless siege, deadly targeted attacks and chronic restrictions on lifesaving aid deliveries into the war-torn Gaza Strip by Israeli forces: that’s just some of what aid workers are grappling with as they try to provide the level of lifesaving assistance needed to stave off widespread famine […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Governments, industry and other key players can now deploy a new action-oriented toolkit to ensure the global energy transition unfolds with equity, justice and sustainability as demand for minerals for renewables is poised to almost triple by 2030, according to a report released on Wednesday by a […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN humanitarians continue to reach beleaguered communities stranded on the frontline in Ukraine. An inter-agency convoy delivered three trucks of aid to a community in the Kherson region on Wednesday – the ninth this year that has managed to get through. There are still nearly 2,000 people […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. A surge in conflict combined with torrential rains and floods is deepening the crisis in Myanmar, leading to a surge in displacement, UN humanitarians have said. Overflowing rivers have submerged towns and villages, impacting nearly 400,000 people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. How do you tackle famine? UN News spoke with young people operating “emergency response rooms” in war-torn Sudan to find out how they are helping to overcome hunger at besieged famine-stricken camps in North Darfur, home to more than half a million displaced people, as the world […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of international concern last week. But, what is it, where did it come from and how can the world […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vast Eastern Mediterranean region, officials from the UN agency said during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday. The past two weeks have seen a variant […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has adopted the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Investment Guidelines, a tool to illustrate how public and private investments can integrate the values of sustainability, inclusion and aesthetics promoted by the NEB to transform Europe’s built environment. The NEB Investment Guidelines […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of the Netherlands’ first payment request for €1.3 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. Following its assessment of the payment request submitted on 24 May 2024, the Commission has preliminarily concluded that […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The newly renovated water supply facility in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, opened today under the Ukraine Recovery Programme by the European Investment Bank (EIB). This critical upgrade helps the community overcome longstanding challenges in providing reliable, high-quality drinking water. The need for this facility became even more […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) have celebrated their almost 25 years long cooperation at DKB`s headquarter in Berlin, by signing a second cooperation that will support renewable energy projects of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Germany. With this project, the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director, UN Global Compact I have a question for employers: Are you paying your workers a living wage? I don’t mean the minimum wage, which has failed to keep up with the cost of […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Monuments in over 60 cities across Europe displayed messages calling on citizens to vote, one month ahead of the 6-9 June EU elections. The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Colosseum in Rome, and the Grand Place in Brussels were among many landmarks across […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Prakash Tyagi, Founder-Director, GRAVIS Hospital; Executive Director, GRAVIS All over the world, people are leading longer lives. This increased life expectancy is one of the great success stories of human development. Advancements in medical sciences and public health […]
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: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda All of us will either receive or provide care at different stages of our lives. This includes healthcare, childcare, elderly care or any other form of looking after others or being looked after. […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gilles Roucolle, Managing Partner, Europe, Oliver Wyman, Author of Transformations in Mobility, Sumati Sharma, Founder & Co-Chair of the Women in Aviation & Aerospace Charter, and Partner, Oliver Wyman For an industry so fundamental to everyday life, mobility […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Voters are choosing new governments in a record number of elections this year – but how many of them will be voting electronically? Electronic voting – or e-voting – is being used […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Deborah McCauley, Wildlife Veterinarian and Founder, Veterinary Initiative for Endangered Wildlife While racing to stop the sixth mass extinction, scientists and conservationists are sounding the alarm that without immediate action, we risk losing half of all species on our planet by […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lisa Chamberlain, Communication Lead, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum 1. Demand for low-carbon buildings rising – report The demand for low-carbon buildings is expected to rise in the next two years, according to a report from real-estate company JLL, […]
