This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content The youth activist Greta Thunberg has made a splash by sailing across the Atlantic on a yacht to a UN climate summit in order to avoid the carbon emissions of a flight. While […]1 in 7 people would choose not to fly because of climate change
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content The youth activist Greta Thunberg has made a splash by sailing across the Atlantic on a yacht to a UN climate summit in order to avoid the carbon emissions of a flight. While […]With lifelong learning, you too can join the digital workplace
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nahia Orduña, Senior Manager in Analytics and Digital Integration, Vodafone When I had my first daughter, I spent a lot of energy justifying why I wanted to keep learning and growing in my job. I became more aware of […]Millions in Idlib ‘counting on your support to make the violence stop’, UN relief chief tells Security Council
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Despite an agreement signed nearly a year ago on a halt to further escalation in Syria’s war-battered Idlib, “the bombing and fighting go on in plain sight, day in and day out”, the UN humanitarian chief told the Security Council on Thursday. Noting that […]
Why philanthropy for – and by – Africans is the future
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ellen Agler, CEO , The END Fund For decades, the stereotypical image philanthropy in Africa has been of places like the Kibera slum in Nairobi, a remote village in Uganda, or the streets of Addis Ababa. A legacy of […]Venezuela migrant crisis begs a ‘coherent, predictable and harmonized’ response: UNHCR
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. There is “no end in sight” to the massive movement of Venezuelan migrants and refugees, now at around 4.3 million in number, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) shared on Thursday. The inflow of migrants to neighboring Latin American countries and the Caribbean is exacerbating social and […]
‘Ground Zero’: Report from the former Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Every year on August 29, at the initiative of Kazakhstan, the UN and its Member States mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests. This year, the Day coincides with the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb test at the Semipalatinsk test site in […]
The hidden risk of virtual reality – and what to do about it
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jessica Outlaw, Director, Outlaw Center for Immersive Behavioral Science, Concordia University & Susan Persky, Head of Immersive Virtual Environment Testing Area, National Human Genome Research Institute It seemed like a game when Riley first started the virtual reality (VR) […]Decades of progress ‘can be wiped out overnight,’ UN chief laments at climate session in Yokohama
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. “Little undermines development like disaster,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told attendees at a thematic session on Africa and climate change, on day two of the Tokyo international Conference on African Development (TICAD), now in its seventh year. “Decades of sustainable development gains can be wiped out […]
Here are 5 reasons why the ocean is so important
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Unless you’ve been making a superhuman effort to avoid the news recently, you’ll know that the ocean is vital to life on Earth. But why, exactly, is this the case? Here are five […]Turning Europe into a giant wind farm could power the entire world
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simon Torkington, Formative Content On windy days, Europe’s growing number of wind farms can run entire nations on clean energy. But what if there were turbines in every potential location? Scientists have calculated that in such a scenario – […]The essence of care is cosmopolitan
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Yan Nascimento da Silva is a second-year medical student at the Federal University of Ceara in Sobral, Brazil. He is affiliated to 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 […]The Free World Experience Report – LGBTQI+ health on the spot
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Daniel Gregorio Gonsalves, Ana Beatriz Bonini Parsekian, Guilherme Rainier Ventura, Julia Gabas and Juliana Nakamoto Murari, students of the Faculty o Medicine of Catanduva (FAMECA) and members of the International Federation of Medical Students Associations of Brazil. They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner […]How to turn Africa’s manufacturing sector into a high-tech powerhouse
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Craig Arnold, President, sub-Saharan Africa, The Dow Chemical Company Africa is one of the most exciting and potentially dynamic markets in the world, increasingly capturing the attention of the world’s largest businesses. Strong economic growth, increasing regional economic integration […]Bringing nuclear test ban treaty into force a ‘central pillar’ of global disarmament push, says UN chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The legacy of nuclear testing is “nothing but destruction,” and in a world of rising tensions, “our collective security depends” on bringing a global treaty into force that bans nuclear explosions, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said. “I reiterate my call for all States that have […]
This man is turning cities into giant sponges to save lives
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joe Myers, Writer, Formative Content The idea of a sponge city is simple – rather than using concrete to channel away rainwater, you work with nature to absorb, clean and use the water. “Floods are not enemies,” explains Professor […]UN health experts warn ‘dramatic resurgence’ of measles continues to threaten the European region
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Europe has lost ground in eliminating measles, as the number of countries having achieved or sustained elimination of the disease has declined, the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC) warned on Thursday. “If high immunization coverage is not achieved and sustained […]
Why Africa must be ready to take the quantum leap
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Solomon Assefa, Vice-president, emerging market solutions; director, IBM Research – Africa Built on the principles of quantum mechanics, quantum computers take a new approach to processing information. We expect them to open doors that we once thought would remain […]Teen activist Greta Thunberg arrives in New York by boat, putting ‘climate crisis’ in spotlight
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. After a two-week sail across the Atlantic, youth climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in the Big Apple on Wednesday to take part in two major climate summits to be held at UN Headquarters next month. Refusing to take a gas-guzzling plane, the Swedish teen […]
This is how music festivals are tackling plastic waste
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simon Torkington, Formative Content It’s been 50 years since the legendary Woodstock music festival was staged in New York State. Performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Cocker helped establish music festivals as a celebration of counterculture. Opposition […]Partnerships with civil society and youth ‘essential’ for a future that leaves no one behind: General Assembly President
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Partnerships with civil society and youth are essential to achieving the goals of key UN-backed international agreements, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement on climate change, María Fernanda Espinosa, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, told […]
‘Perseverance is key’ to Iraq’s future, UN envoy tells Security Council
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Although Iraq is “hard at work building on progress made to date”, a top United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday that decades of trouble continue to impact the present, but cautioned “we have not seen the end of it yet”. Briefing […]
‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries wrapped up a marathon meeting in Geneva, by agreeing to increased protection measures and more sustainable trade in animals and plants across the globe. At its latest three-yearly […]
Drought in Europe: Member States agree on support measures proposed by the Commission
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Member States today agreed to a series of support measures proposed by the Commissionto ease the financial difficulties faced by farmers due to adverse weather conditions, and increase the availability of feed for animals. Agriculture and rural development Commissioner Phil Hogan said: “Since the […]For Africa, ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,’ Guterres declares at conference on development
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. African nations have made ‘significant progress’ in developmental efforts in the last few years, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, kicking off the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama. “I see Africa as a dynamic continent of opportunity where winds […]
Corruption undermines democracy and contributes to instability, warns senior UN anti-crime official
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability, Mirella Dummar-Frahi, Civil Society Team Leader at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned at the UN Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ms. Dummar-Frahi called for […]
3 reasons why most Africans aren’t on the internet – and how to connect them
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stéphane Richard, CEO, Orange Only half of people today are in a position to access the internet. Many use their mobile phones to reach a range of life-enhancing online services in areas such as healthcare, skills and education, finance […]5 charts that show renewable energy’s latest milestone
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simon Torkington, Formative Content The 36 countries that make up the OECD bloc of developed nations have reached a milestone in the production of green energy. For the first time, electricity derived from renewable sources has outstripped that generated […]Why women aren’t allowed to work
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simon Torkington, Formative Content The glass ceiling is a well-known concept. Talented women prevented from advancing in the workplace by obstacles including a gender pay gap, a lack of support for working mothers, and outright sexism. But in some […]Do we judge robots on their colour? This study says we do
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Picture a robot. What colour are you imagining? The chances are it’s white or metallic, because robots of other colours are few and far between, according to a new study. That got the […]In the future, no one should be excluded from healthcare
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jasper Westerink, Chief Executive , Philips Africa Some people know from an early age exactly what they want to be when they grow up. There were children in my class at school who spoke confidently of being astronauts, firemen […]A Sting Exclusive: Disaster risk resilience, key to protecting vulnerable communities
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This article was exclusively written and published for The European Sting by Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The opinions expressed in this article belong to our distinguished writer. The past five years have been the hottest […]What can Darwin teach the aviation industry about cybersecurity?
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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Karime Kuri Tiscareno, Project Lead, IoT, Robotics and Smart Cities, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum & Georges de Moura, Head of Industry Solutions, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum & Andrew Hall, Client […]
Africa must become more resilient to climate risk. Here’s how
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Beat Strebel, Market executive, Middle East and Africa, Swiss Re As a reinsurer, I take climate change seriously. I have no choice. Over 2017 and 2018, the global re/insurance industry paid out a staggering $219 billion in claims from […]
