1. News stories
   

   COVID-19 exacerbated the risk of ill-treatment and torture worldwide

   On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the EU reaffirms its strong commitment to continue working towards a torture-free world

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 25/06/2021

2. News stories
   

   Now adopted: 2020 EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World

   The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified human rights and democracy challenges in many parts of the world. That is why the EU has placed human rights front and centre of its foreign policy. This is one of the main features of the freshly adopted 2020 European Union Annual Report on Human Rights and

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 21/06/2021

3. News stories
   

   When violence is silenced, deep scars remain

   To commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, Josep Borrell, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 19/06/2021

4. News stories
   

   Joint EU-US action in the global fight against COVID-19 and towards a sustainable recovery

   The European Union and the United States are joining forces to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccine development, supply chain collaboration, and medical device production. Building on the EU’s climate leadership and the US return to the Paris Agreement, transatlantic collaboration is driving

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 14/06/2021

5. News stories
   

   Strength Beyond All Odds… People with Albinism

   “I used to be very afraid when going to school and struggling to concentrate on my studies” says Chinsisi, a 14-year-old brave boy with albinism defying odds to remain in school and study. Object of myths fuelled by superstition, people with albinism like Chinsisi, face multiple forms of

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 13/06/2021

6. News stories
   

   Pandemic may push zero child labour 2025 goal further away if we do not act

   “I have never gone to school because my parents do not have resources”, says Ruth, a 14-year old girl from Cameroon. "I am aware of the dangers down there in the mine, […] but I do not have another choice”. COVID-19 exacerbated the root causes driving children like Ruth into work. 2021, the

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 12/06/2021

7. Summits
   

   EU Leaders, President Biden Meet at EU-U.S. Summit

   (Above, U.S. President Joe Biden, center, poses with President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and President Charles Michel) On June 15, 2021, the European Union and the United States held a summit in Brussels. The EU was represented by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the USA - Publication date: 11/06/2021

8. Summits
   

   EU Leaders Attend G7 Summit in UK

   From 11-13 June, President of the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel represented the European Union at the 46th G7 Summit, hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Carbis Bay, Cornwall. It was the first G7 Summit since the 2019

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the USA - Publication date: 09/06/2021

9. News stories
   

   Together to protect marine life

   World Oceans Day reminds us of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet and a major source of food and medicine and a critical part of the biosphere. Thousands of sea animals are killed each year as a result of marine pollution. Almost one third of reef

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 08/06/2021

10. News stories
    

    #GenerationRestoration to make peace with nature... #ZeroPollution the solution?

    We have been exploiting and destroying our planet’s ecosystems way too long. The world loses forest the size of a football pitch every three seconds. Pollution compromises ecosystems and triggers biodiversity loss as never before. World Environment Day comes just one day after the 2021 edition of

    Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 05/06/2021

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