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Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 10–16 February 2025 Source link

Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in attacks by the M23 and their allies “with heavy weapons used in populated areas, and intense fighting against the armed forces of the DRC and their allies”, the High Commissioner said, as UN Member States weighed setting up a fact-finding mission to […]

Washington, D.C. — Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints delivered a compelling call for compassion as the cornerstone of religious freedom advocacy during his second address in three days at the 2025 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit. Speaking to global faith leaders […]

The permanent representatives in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Wednesday decided to move ahead on a review process collecting another opinion of a controversial draft text for a new additional protocol regulating the use of coercion in psychiatry. The permanent representatives prior to this had been notified of UN and civil […]

Every scientific discovery, breakthrough, and innovation we celebrate has been shaped by brilliant minds. However, the minds with more opportunities to shine have predominantly been male. While women constitute 48% of doctoral graduates in the EU, they represent only one third of the total number of researchers in Europe. According to the UN, female researchers also tend […]

This figure represents a threefold increase from the previous week, when at least 89 civilians lost their lives amid the ongoing hostilities.The crisis is compounded by intensifying violence in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, where a humanitarian catastrophe looms, according to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami. Escalation of violence This week, […]

The temporary agreement to stop the fighting and release hostages brought an end to some 15 months of conflict and destruction in the Strip, following the brutal Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel of 7 October 2023. The truce came into force on 19 January and OCHA said the surge in the daily entry of supplies […]

The court was established by the Rome Statute, negotiated within the UN – but it is a fully independent court set up to try the gravest crimes, including crimes against humanity. Read our explainer here. Thursday’s executive order said the US government would “impose tangible and significant consequences” on ICC officials who work on investigations […]

Overview of the main subjects to be discussed at meetings of the Council of the EU over the next two weeks and upcoming media events. Source link

He was addressing the opening of the latest session of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, which met to elect a new bureau and adopt a programme of work for the year. The UN chief spoke in the wake of comments made by United States President Donald […]

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator and supervisor, welcomed 300 participants in person (and around 1000 more connected online) to its key conference in Paris. During a successful day we heard keynote speeches from Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, Jacques de […]

Zeinaba Mahr Aouad, a 24-year-old woman from Djibouti, remembers the day when, as a ten-year-old, an unexpected visitor came to her house: “She had a syringe, a razor blade and bandages.” The woman was there to carry out a brutal, unnecessary and – since 1995 in the Horn of Africa country – illegal operation known […]

Clementine Nkweta-Salami said the latest outbreak of hostilities in South Kordofan’s capital, Kadugli, has reportedly claimed at least 80 civilian lives and left scores more injured. She condemned the reported use of women and children as human shields there, along with the obstruction of humanitarian aid and the detention of civilians including children. Humanitarian needs […]

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria’s latest report follows the lightning operation led by mainly Hayat-Tahrir al-Sham fighters that toppled President Bashar al-Assad last December, ending the 13-year war that decimated the country and destabilised the entire region. The violence is believed to have killed hundreds of thousands of Syrians and uprooted 15 million, […]

It’s vital for you to understand the role of the European Commission in shaping policy throughout Europe. This powerful institution is at the heart of the European Union’s governance, influencing economic, environmental, and social regulations that impact your daily life. Through its legislative proposals and initiatives, the Commission plays a pivotal role in fostering cooperation […]

In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said more than 25,000 people have been newly uprooted from the northeastern city of Manbij where shelling and airstrikes have been reported. OCHA noted that hostilities have been intensifying over the past week, particularly in eastern Aleppo and around the Tishreen Dam. The dam is a key target […]

  In 2024, around 4.6 billion low-value consignments (worth €150 or less) entered the EU market – 12 million parcels daily and twice as many as the year before. Many of these products were non-compliant with EU laws, raising concerns over harmful products entering the EU, unfair competition for compliant EU sellers, and the environmental […]

Just as you investigate into the intricacies of European governance, understanding the interplay between the European Parliament and the European Commission becomes vital. This relationship shapes policy-making and influences the dynamics of power within the EU. You may find it insightful to explore perspectives on accountability and authority through resources like Empowering the European Parliament: […]

Released on Tuesday, the new report highlights that at least 5,626 people have been killed and more than 2,213 injured in the past year, due to the armed gangs who control much of the capital and the country at large. These figures reflect a sharp increase of over 1,000 fatalities compared to 2023, underscoring the unrelenting […]

“UNRWA continues to deliver assistance and services to the communities we serve,” the agency said in a post on the social media platform X. “Our clinics across the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem are open while the humanitarian operation in Gaza continues.” No official word Last October, the Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset, […]