The Delegation of the European Union to Yemen
The upsurge in violence in North West Nigeria is alarming. The abduction of hundreds of children in Katsina State by Boko Haram is a despicable act of violence and cowardice. Children should never be targets and schools should never be transformed into battle fields. The EU calls for the immediate
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 16/12/2020
The EU joins the call of the UNHCR to ensure the safety and well-being of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia, who have been caught in the conflict in the Tigray region. All refugees must be protected from harm and any act of refoulement or forced return should be prevented, in accordance with
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 12/12/2020
Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the European Commission and High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell, issued the following statement:
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 23/11/2020
On the occasion of Universal Children's Day on 20 November, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy stated the following: “This year has shown more than ever how crises disrupt children's lives, no matter which country they
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 19/11/2020
Ethnically targeted measures, hate speech and allegations of atrocities occurring in Ethiopia are deeply worrying. The demonisation of ethnic groups is a vicious and lethal cycle from which Ethiopia must be spared. The danger of a major humanitarian crisis is imminent and an immediate de-escalation
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 12/11/2020
2 November 2020 Journalists play a fundamental role in the functioning of democracies, in ensuring accountability of those in power, and in providing timely and factual information. They help shed light on hidden issues and help us understand the world’s complexities. The information that they
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 01/11/2020
We the co-leaders of the Generation Equality Forum Action Coalition on Gender Based Violence Note with alarm and call upon all actors to immediately respond with targeted and effective actions to the emerging evidence that multiple forms of gender-based violence (‘GBV’), in particular intimate
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the UN in New York - Publication date: 29/09/2020
Ahead of the International Day of Democracy, the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and the Vice-President Dubravka Šuica issued the following joint statement.
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 14/09/2020
The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union. We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 08/09/2020
“Ahead of World Humanitarian Day, we pay tribute to and champion all humanitarian workers saving lives and helping those less fortunate in times of crisis worldwide. Right now, during the coronavirus pandemic, humanitarians are working against all odds to deliver aid in even more difficult
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 18/08/2020
