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 […]