This article was exclusively written for European Sting by Ms. Mechoiteu Jijou Berny is a seventh‑year medical student at the Université des Montagnes in Bangangté, Cameroon. 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 […]Strengthening One Health Approaches to Combat Antibiotic Resistance: Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities
January 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for European Sting by Ms. Mechoiteu Jijou Berny is a seventh‑year medical student at the Université des Montagnes in Bangangté, Cameroon. 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 […]What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border
January 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the region. But, why are the Blue Helmets there? One of the UN’s longest-standing peacekeeping missions – the […]Relentless crisis in Haiti: One in eight children internally displaced
January 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in eight children now internally displaced due to escalating violence fuelled by armed groups who continue to control most of the capital, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The latest data reveals that over […]Guterres upholds UN commitment to a smooth and inclusive transition in Syria
December 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN is “totally committed” to supporting a smooth transition of power in Syria through an inclusive political process that guarantees full respect of minority rights. Mr. Guterres was speaking on Wednesday to reporters in Pretoria, South Africa, where he met with Government […]‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan
November 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of Spain, was clear: “we need peace and mutual understanding now more than ever before,” according to more than 1,800 participants at the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum, which concluded […]Commission welcomes a twelve-month roaming extension for affordable calls to and from Ukraine
July 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the fifth prolongation for another twelve months of the voluntary agreement between 22 European and seven Ukrainian telecommunications operators to ensure that refugees from Ukraine can stay connected across borders. The Commission, together with the NCEC, the Ukrainian national regulatory authority, […]Davos 2023: This is how to get more women into positions of power
January 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content On the same day the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, stepped down saying she “no longer had enough in the tank to do the job justice”, women leaders met in Davos […]The Pegasus Project awarded the 2021 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. This Thursday 14 October 2021, the Daphne Caruana Prize for Journalism was awarded to the journalists from the Pegasus Project coordinated by the Forbidden Stories Consortium. The award ceremony held in the Press Centre of the European Parliament was opened by the President of […]What the world can do to solve the Afghan refugee crisis
September 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Khalid Koser, Executive Director, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) & Keire Murphy, Junior Associate, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) Since 14 August 2021, about 120,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan.It is estimated that […]How to back an inclusive post-COVID recovery
July 30, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Vineet Rai, Founder and Chairman, Aavishkaar Group & Carolien de Bruin, Head, COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs, World Economic Forum The COVID-19 crisis has shown that philanthropic and grant capital is best placed to mobilize rapid relief.Impact […]
