The attack on the United Nations peacekeepers has left 14 killed and more than 40 wounded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, U.N. officials said on Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity. A UN official earlier on Friday had acknowledged that a “large number” of U.N. peacekeepers were killed or wounded in the attack…
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Déclaration de Tunis sur la route migratoire en Méditerranée
Les Ministres de l’Intérieur réunis à Tunis aujourd’hui ont convenu de renforcer davantage la coordination en matière de gestion de la migration en Méditerranée centrale. Very constructive meeting with Algerian MoI Noureddine Bedoui to prepare the stepping up of #EU–#Algeria cooperation on migration & security pic.twitter.com/xBfGkr7pTV — Dimitris Avramopoulos (@Avramopoulos) July 24, 2017 A cette…
Les violations graves des droits de l’homme dans le Kasai
Federica Mogherini, Haute représentante de l’Union européenne pour les affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité et Vice-présidente de la Commission européenne, a rencontré cet après-midi Léonard She Okitundu, Vice-premier ministre et Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la République Démocratique du Congo, afin de discuter de la situation dans le pays et des relations avec…
Brak al-Shati: EU calls Libyans for reconciliation
“Violence is not a solution to Libya’s challenges. It can only put at risk the ongoing work to find a peaceful and negotiated solution to the political and security crisis.” “All parties need to exercise restraint, cease all hostilities and avoid further escalation of violence for sake of all Libyans.” The reports of violence at…
Faki Mahamat au Parlement européen
La migration, le développement durable, la diplomatie économique ainsi que la jeunesse et les questions de coopération en matière de paix et de sécurité sur le continent devraient être parmi les points soulevés par l’ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères du Tchad, M. Faki Mahamat (illustration). Plus tôt ce mois-ci, l’UE a proposé un partenariat renforcé…
Troika “deeply troubled” by conflict in South Sudan
“The members of the Troika (the UK, US and Norway) and the EU are deeply troubled by the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. We echo the concerns highlighted recently by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat and Chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission President Festus Mogae on increased violence,…
EU saving lives in Horn of Africa
A Humanitarian Crisis Meeting on the alarming levels offood insecurity in the Horn of Africa was held in Brussels on 5 April 2017. The meeting was co-hosted by Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs (EU HR), Mr Sigmar Gabriel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, and Mr Stephen O’Brien, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency…
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