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Media advisory – Foreign Affairs Council of 24 February 2025
Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities. Source link
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United Nations
UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best
Ukrainians continue to face near daily attacks, with air strikes consistently targeting civilian infrastructure, leaving families without homes, security and electricity. More than 10 million people have been uprooted from…
Europe
First-of-its-kind conference on ‘Fundamental Rights at the Heart of Policing’
On 20 and 21 February 2025, experts from law enforcement authorities, academia and non-governmental organisations gathered at Europol headquarters for the first ‘Fundamental Rights at the Heart of Policing’ conference,…
United Nations
Nearly 148,000 in Gaza receive cash aid
Since the ceasefire on 19 January, some 138,000 Palestinians have benefited from cash assistance, including people with disabilities and pregnant and breastfeeding women.The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that market…
United Nations
Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has sown ‘psychological terror’, warns top aid coordinator
Briefing from Ukrainian capital Kyiv after another night of “air sirens and more loud explosions”, Mr. Schmale noted that the crisis began in 2014, with Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea.…
Europe
Media advisory – Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 24 February 2025
Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities. Source link
Christianity
Patriarch Theodore in Kenya again speaks about the schism created by the “church from the North”
The Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore II celebrated his name day in Kenya, where on February 17 he celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church of “St. Macarius of Egypt” at…
United Nations
Post-war order facing ‘greatest test since its creation’: UN relief chief
Tom Fletcher was addressing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) which was set up by the UN General Assembly in the early 1990s as a coordination forum for humanitarian aid worldwide.…
Human Rights
From suits to social justice: World’s top human rights forum turns stage over
Trading suits, ties and debates for DJ turntables, bright traditional Indigenous garb and ancient instruments, three performers – an anthropologist, an R&B singer and a genre-defying artist – showcased their…
Europe
Press briefings – General Affairs Council of 25 February 2025 and Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 24 February 2025
The press briefing ahead of the General Affairs Council will take place on Friday, 21 February 2025 at 10.30, followed by the press briefing ahead of the Agriculture and Fisheries…