The Chair described the challenges of delivering on AMLA’s mandate while continuing to build the organisation, and was clear that convergence between Member States is still low, particularly in the non-financial sector. She explained how AMLA is cooperating closely with national supervisors, financial intelligence units and other stakeholders in the AML/CFT system to deliver on […]
While detailing national efforts to prevent and combat terrorism, speakers also underlined the need for an international framework to unite them as the Sixth Committee (Legal) continued its debate on “measures to eliminate international terrorism” today. “Iraq has suffered the brunt of terrorism and has sought to combat it with all its capacities and resources,” […]
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today heard speakers from New Caledonia call on France to stop criminalizing those fighting for freedom. As petitioners from Non-Self-Governing Territories continued to address the Committee, several speakers raised the situation in New Caledonia, a Pacific archipelago administered by France. In May2024, there was unrest in that Territory […]
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From 1 July to 31 December 2026, Ireland holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the eighth time. The Irish Presidency is focusing its work on three closely connected priorities: competitiveness, values and security. Across Europe, EU-funded programmes support research, innovation and infrastructure that bring together organisations from different countries to […]
Media-Society.com // Presented in Warsaw, the OSCE chairpersonship’s plan turns established human rights obligations into practical measures for detention, investigation and survivor support Switzerland presented an 18-point roadmap for preventing and eradicating torture at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference on Tuesday, setting out practical measures for police stations, prisons, courts and independent monitoring bodies across […]
Pneumonic plague is a serious infectious disease that is transmitted through cough droplets. However, there has not been a case of plague in the EU for decades, and the disease can be effectively treated with antibiotics readily available in the European Union. Transmission also generally requires close and prolonged contact with an infected person who […]
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today a supervisory statement on the authorization and ongoing supervision of private equity-related (re)insurance undertakings. The statement is addressed to national supervisors and aims to promote consistent, high-quality and risk-based supervision of private equity-backed undertakings across the Union. Private equity (PE) firms have over the past […]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Ramiz Alakbarov of Azerbaijan as his new Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security, in the UN Department of Safety and Security. Dr.Alakbarov will assume his functions in January2027, succeeding Unaisi Vuniwaqa of Fiji upon the completion of her term of office in December2026. The Secretary-General […]
Media-Society.com // Two Warsaw meetings examine human rights across the OSCE region, but their mandates and institutional status are not the same The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting and the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference perform broadly similar work: both bring governments, civil society and international institutions together to examine whether OSCE states are meeting their human-rights […]
Media-Society.com // More than 1,800 participants confront torture prevention, capital punishment and counterterrorism safeguards The Warsaw Human Dimension Conference entered its first full rule-of-law day on Tuesday, bringing governments and civil-society representatives together to examine torture, capital punishment and human-rights protections in counterterrorism. The meeting formally opened on Monday, 5 October, rather than Tuesday as […]
(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service) The FourthCommittee (Special Political and Decolonization) elected Coly Seck (Senegal)Chair on 2June.(See Press Release GA/12761.) Prior to his appointment as Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mr.Seck served as Senegal’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva between October2016 and August2024.Between January and […]
The 2026 Creative Europe Desks Meeting brought together around 250 participants from 41 countries in Brussels from 28 to 30 September for three days of exchange and cooperation.At the heart of these three days are the Creative Europe Desks, which provide national-level guidance to stakeholders interested in learning more about the programme and how to […]
Do you have experience in fields such as sport, culture, youth, education and training or audiovisual? Do you possess good interpersonal and organisational skills, IT competences, as well as the flexibility and willingness to work in an independent capacity, often under short deadlines? EACEA is continuously on the lookout for external experts to help ensure […]
The assessment, carried out by experts from the European Commission (EC), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), with the support of national experts from Finland and Kosovo*, will bring together the Albanian Institute of Public Health andMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentas well as other public […]
Dialogue, political will and respect for international law must continue to guide the decolonization process, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) heard today. Established in1961, theSpecial Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples— also known as Committee of24 — […]
On September 30, the Archdiocese of Athens and the Greek Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family signed a memorandum of cooperation aimed at preventing domestic violence. The document was signed by Bishop Varnavas of Christoupolis—Protosyncellus of the Archdiocese of Athens and representative of Archbishop Ieronymos—and Deputy Minister Elena Rapti. This new agreement expands the existing […]
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