A 5-day course enhanced law enforcement’s and judicial authorities technical capacities in addressing transnational organized human trafficking and migrant smuggling crimes by adapting current and state-of-the-art investigation techniques and practices.
Attacks on buildings in Gaza where terrified civilians are sheltering are “abhorrent and must stop immediately”, a top UN humanitarian official insisted on Thursday following a direct hit on a United Nations training centre.
The death toll from intensified fighting “in the area” of the training centre in the southern city of Khan Younis in recent days has risen to 12 confirmed fatalities and 75 injured – 15 critically
Senior officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and European Union gathered in Riyadh for the first GCC-EU Regional Security Dialogue on 24 January. The main sessions focused on regional security and developments, as well as specific areas for increased cooperation between the GCC and the EU.
The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent wave of repression against former political prisoners remaining in Belarus, as well as relatives of political prisoners. The raids and searches by the regime’s security apparatus affected more than 100 people, many of whom have been arrested. The Lukashenka regime continues its deplorable tactics of intimidation and repression against its critics and potential political opponents ahead of the “elections”
Participants discuss one of the most significant threats of our time. “It is not about a bomb that can kill you, it is about a poison that can colonise your minds – and how to address it. How can we address together the Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)”, EU HR Borrell.
The Association Council took stock of the progress made on the joint Partnership Priorities adopted in June 2022 with a view to promoting joint interests. The EU and Egypt intend to pursue a cooperation that promotes multilateralism and the rules-based international order. They will continue working together to foster stability, peace and security in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Africa. In view of the importance they attach to their
The WHO spokesperson added that only 14 hospitals are still functioning in Gaza – seven in the north and seven in the south – where health needs are overwhelming after more than three months of heavy bombardment by Israeli Defense Forces, triggered by Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel that left some 1,200 dead and approximately 250 taken hostage. The development follows an alert on X, formerly Twitter, from WHO chief
In a world where “460 million children were living in contexts of conflict in 2022”, child protection systems must be strengthened, said Ms. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), at a high-level conference at the European Parliament. At the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict conference in Brussels, organized by the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights and the Universities Network for
Now we did know even then that we were going to be looking at an unpredictable year, but I’m not sure that any of us would have anticipated the scale of events that has impacted economies over the last year, from the continuing challenges around climate change, to cybersecurity, from the conflicts in Ukraine which continue to create huge strains and of course in Gaza, US-China competition, the really substantial
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan is an OSCE field operation mandated to support Uzbekistan in its efforts to implement its OSCE commitments in the three dimensions of the organisation’s comprehensive concept of security: the politico-military, the economic and environmental, and the human dimension. The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan works in close cooperation with the host state’s government and civil society. The Project Co-ordinator’s office is based in Tashkent,
Today, we have discussed, with the different authorities, the next steps to take. There is more work to be done. We need to see progress, especially – and this means, adoption of laws – on the ‘fundamentals’ of the EU accession: That is democracy and the rule of law. It starts with the fight against money laundering, the conflict of interest, and for example the law on Courts. As you
The Foreign Affairs Council discussed the Russian aggression against Ukraine, after a video intervention by Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, who briefed his EU counterparts on the latest developments. The Council also discussed the situation in the Middle East and held separate exchanges with the Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (Saudi-Arabia), Ayman Safadi (Jordan), and Sameh Shoukry (Egypt),
Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Donald Tusk in Kyiv: I am grateful for Poland’s readiness to start working on a bilateral agreement on security commitments. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk, who arrived in Ukraine on a working visit.
The Head of State noted that it was the first visit of Donald Tusk as Prime Minister to a country outside the EU.
The UK and US have announced new sanctions on key figures in the financial networks of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
The UK and US have imposed coordinated sanctions on Hamas today to disrupt the terrorist group’s financial networks.
Five key figures and an entity involved in the leadership and financial networks of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) are the subject of the UK’s new sanctions,
The Council today approved additional restrictive measures against 6 persons and 5 entities, in view of the gravity of the ongoing situation in Syria. The new listings include an economic advisor to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, three leading businesspersons providing support to, and benefitting from, the Syrian regime and two persons connected to the Assad family.
Among the entities listed are two companies involved in the manufacture of weapons and vehicles for the SAF (Defense Industries System and SMT Engineering); the SAF-controlled Zadna International Company for Investment Limited and three companies involved in procuring military equipment for the RSF (Al Junaid Multi Activities Co Ltd, Tradive General Trading and GSK Advance Company Ltd).
The Council today approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in United Nations Human Rights fora in 2024. In its Conclusions, the Council reaffirms the EU’s commitment to human rights, multilateralism and the international criminal justice system in the current fraught international environment marked by armed conflict, authoritarianism, disinformation and a pushback against gender equality.
We managed to invite – and they are coming today – first, the Israeli Foreign Minister [Israel Katz] – the new one. Second, the representatives of the Arab and Muslim countries diplomatic initiatives: the Ministers [for Foreign Affairs] of Saudi Arabia [Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud], Egypt [Sameh Shoukry], Jordan [Ayman Al Safadi] and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States [Ahmed Abou Ghei]. And after, in a
Under the new regime, the EU may target those who support, materially or financially, Hamas or the PIJ. It may also target those who participate in the planning, preparation or enabling of violent actions by Hamas or the PIJ. Persons, groups, entities, and bodies could also be listed for activities such as: supplying, selling, or transferring arms and related materiel to the two terrorist organisations; supporting actions which undermine or
Together with its partners, France is fully committed to impeding the actions of Hamas, which the EU has listed as a terrorist organization.
On January 16, 2024, the Council of the EU added Hamas’ leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, to its terrorist list, following last month’s listing of Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa, the first and second in command of Hamas’ military wing.
Now three of
France commends Jordan on its efforts to help Gaza’s civilian population. France is directly supporting the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza by both funding and providing medication and medical supplies. Moreover, we continue to work in close cooperation with Jordan on humanitarian efforts in Gaza, as proven by the January 4th joint airdrop of seven tons of humanitarian aid and the deployment of a Jordanian medical team to Egypt using
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