This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. On the international day to raise awareness on albinism – a rare genetic condition that results in the lack of melanin in the body – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater solidarity with people living with albinism, so they can live […]‘Much more’ can be done to raise awareness about the plight of persons with albinism: UN chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. On the international day to raise awareness on albinism – a rare genetic condition that results in the lack of melanin in the body – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater solidarity with people living with albinism, so they can live […]EU budget: Making the EU fit for its role as strong global actor
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is proposing to increase the external action budget to €123 billion, to significantly simplify its structure, and make it much more flexible and effective to address today’s global challenges. The external action budget will […]UNICEF urges all countries to provide ‘Super Dads’ with paid leave
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Almost two-thirds of the world’s children under the age of one live in countries where fathers are not legally entitled to any paid paternity leave, according to a new analysis by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). There are 92 countries which lack national […]Human rights: breaches in Russia, the Rakhine State and Bahrain
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs condemn detention of human rights defenders and breaches of free expression and assembly in Russia and Bahrain, and ethnic cleansing in the Rakhine State. Russia must free Oleg Sentsov and all other illegally detained Ukrainian citizens As FIFA Football World Cup kicks off […]UN General Assembly urges greater protection for Palestinians, deplores Israel’s ‘excessive’ use of force
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. In an emergency meeting on Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for greater protection for Palestinians, and deploring any use of “excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate” force by the Israeli military against Palestinian civilians, particularly in Gaza. The emergency session […]FROM THE FIELD: Finding refuge in the ‘beautiful game’
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Teenage refugees from East Africa have discovered that participating in the ‘beautiful game’ as football is often referred to, can level the playing field and help them to integrate into new homes and new cultures. The teenagers are part of a team based in […]UN rights chief calls for international inquiry into Kashmir violations
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Decades of rights violations on both sides of the Line of Control in Kashmir have “claimed or ruined numerous lives” and should be the subject of a high-level international probe, the UN’s human rights chief said on Thursday. Flagging the launch of the first […]MEPs to vote on overhaul of road transport rules in July
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs decided to vote on the proposals for drivers’ rest periods, posting of drivers and rules to tackle illegal practices in road transport in the July plenary session. MEPs will hold a full debate and vote on proposals on the application of posting of […]Financial abuse of elderly ‘rampant, but invisible’, says UN expert
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Older people are increasingly subject to financial abuse, in many cases by their own family members, a United Nations human rights expert warned on Thursday. “Financial abuse of older persons is rampant but largely invisible, and the problem is expected to grow dramatically with […]AI has huge potential – but it won’t solve all our problems
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Vyacheslav Polonski, Researcher, University of Oxford Hysteria about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. There is no shortage of sensationalist news about how AI can cure diseases, accelerate human innovation and improve human creativity. From the […]Mali: Presidential elections critical to consolidate democracy, says UN peacekeeping chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Though the past 12 months had been the most encouraging in terms of advancing the peace process in Mali, security challenges still pose a dangerous threat, with civilians and security forces still being attacked, the top United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security […]Reception conditions for asylum-seekers agreed between MEPs and Council
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Asylum-seekers will get access to the EU labour market more quickly, under an informal deal between EP and EU Ministers, which also foresees strengthened protection for minors. The main aim of the revised Reception Conditions Directive is to ensure equivalent reception standards in all […]How migrants who send money home have become a global economic force
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: William Lacy Swing, Director-General, International Organization for Migration (IOM) More people are on the move around the world than ever before. An estimated 258 million people are currently living outside their country of origin. Every migrant chooses to […]Commerce is on the cusp of radical change. Is your organization ready?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Anna Sofia Martin, Editorial director, sparks & honey Activities traditionally associated with commerce are being disrupted and transformed by innovations that will redefine how we produce, distribute, market and consume products and services. Our analysis points to a […]US-North Korea summit ‘an important milestone’ towards denuclearization, says Guterres
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Tuesday’s historic summit between the leaders of the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been hailed as “an important milestone” by the UN Secretary-General. US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un concluded their meeting in Singapore by signing […]Millions of young lives ‘at risk’ says UN labour chief, calling for an end to child labour
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. No child under the age of 18 should be toiling in mines, fields, factories and homes, carrying heavy loads or working long hours, the head of the UN labour agency said on Tuesday, marking World Day against Child Labour. “Many suffer lifelong physical and […]Assault on key Yemeni port would endanger 300,000 children and ‘choke off’ aid for millions more: UNICEF chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Any attack on the key Yemeni port of Hodeida would deepen one of the world’s worst malnutrition crises and put the lives of an estimated 300,000 children at risk, said the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday. UNICEF Executive Director, […]Everyone has ‘a moral imperative’ to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities, says UN chief
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Cementing and protecting the rights of around 1.5 billion people around the world in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a “moral imperative” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday. He was addressing a conference of signatories to the Convention at […]UN chief welcomes resolution to 27-year-old disagreement over renaming the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The United Nations has welcomed Tuesday’s announcement by the leaders of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) that 27 years after the dispute began, they have reached a mutual agreement over a new name for the Republic. Following the announcement by the […]Prevention is key to ‘breaking the cycle of HIV transmission’, UN chief tells General Assembly
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. This year’s United Nations annual debate over how best to battle HIV and AIDS heard that while progress had been made, it remains “uneven and fragile” with many hurdles still to come. “The world is making good progress towards ending the AIDS epidemic by […]Scientists have created the world’s ‘first psychopath AI’
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John McKenna, Formative Content Artificial intelligence has passed a new landmark in its development: its first psychopath. Researchers at MIT Media Lab have developed Norman, a machine-learning algorithm fed on a data diet of dark subject matter. Norman […]UN chief welcomes formation of unity government in Madagascar
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the formation on Monday of a government of national unity in Madagascar led by a non-partisan Prime Minister, as requested by the nation’s leading constitutional court. According to media reports, the court ordered President Hery Rajaonarimampianina to […]Military escalation will have ‘serious consequences’ for Yemeni civilians, warns UN Special Envoy
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. An attempt by a Saudi-led military coalition to take control of the Yemeni port of Hodeida from opposition Houthi forces “will have serious consequences” on an already “dire” situation for millions of civilians, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen said on Wednesday. In a statement issued […]MEPs want robust EU cyber defence and closer ties with NATO
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. New hybrid threats make it vital to reinforce EU cyber defence with a rapid cyber response team and closer cooperation with NATO, MEPs said on Wednesday. The cyber defence resolution, passed by 476 votes to 151, with 36 abstentions, notes that Russia, China and […]Terrorism diverts resources from ‘much-needed’ development to ‘costly’ security, warns UN envoy for Central Africa
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The scourge of terrorism and violent extremism continues to affect all of Central Africa and divert government resources from much-needed development programmes to costly security operations, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday. “Boko Haram and the Lord’s Resistance Army […]At least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled in 2016, first UN global study shows
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. According to the first ever Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants, released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday, at least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled during the course of 2016. Migrant smuggling occurred in all parts of the world, generated […]The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about to hit the construction industry. Here’s how it can thrive
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael Buehler, Head of Infrastructure & Urban Development, World Economic Forum & Pierre Patrick Buffet, Director of Analysis and Strategy, CEO Office , ACCIONA Infraestructuras & Santiago Castagnino, Partner & Managing Director, Madrid, The Boston Consulting Group Over […]How to help companies become global defenders of LGBTI rights
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Fabrice Houdart, Human Rights Officer, UN Human Rights Office Over the past five years, a growing number of companies around the world have positioned themselves as champions for the rights of LGBTI people. In North Carolina in 2017, […]What fighting malaria can teach us about linking purpose and business
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Patrik Silborn, Head of External Relations, Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance Are you working for the public good? Perhaps you are trying to reduce poverty, promote gender equality or eliminate a disease? Have you taken calls from your […]Stable growth momentum in the OECD area
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This article is brought to you in association with OECD. Composite leading indicators (CLIs), designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend six to nine months ahead, continue to anticipate stable growth momentum in the OECD area as a whole. Among major OECD economies, the CLI for the United States continues to anticipate […]This solar-powered car lets you drive for free
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John McKenna, Formative Content, Solar-powered cars look set to be hitting the roads next year, ending the need to stop to fill up on fossil fuels or charge your electric vehicle. German manufacturer Sono Motors is taking pre-orders […]End of plastic water bottles at European Parliament
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament will phase out the use of all plastic water bottles and other single-use plastic items. The Bureau of the European Parliament decided on Monday to phase out the use of all plastic water bottles as well as other single-use plastic items […]This is the state of the world’s health, in numbers
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Adam Jezard, Formative Content While the world is making strides towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a new report warns more action is urgently needed if ambitious health targets are to be met. The SDGs are aimed […]
