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Nach ihrer überstandenen Atemwegserkrankung reiste Königin Silvia von Schweden nach Deutschland. In Zweibrücken löste sie ein fast 40 Jahre altes Versprechen ein und eröffnete anschliessend ein Childhood-Haus im Saarland.

A displaced family flees Solino, a neighborhood in the heart of Haiti’s capital, following increased insecurity due to gang violence. Credit: UNICEF/Ralph Tedy Erol

By Oritro Karim
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 2024 (IPS)

As gangs continuously seize more territory in the Haitian capital, Port-Au-Prince, the humanitarian crisis deepens. Gang violence in Haiti has considerably escalated following the deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission and the appointment of the new Prime Minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Attacks on civilians continue to increase in brutality as the severely underfunded MSS mission and lackluster police efforts do little to combat gang activity. Girls and women have been disproportionately affected by rampant gender-based violence.

Over the past several days, violent clashes between armed gangs, civilians, and police in Port-Au-Prince have intensified greatly. On November 25, the United Nations (UN) ordered its staff to evacuate following increased security concerns.

“We are temporarily reducing our footprint in the capital. The critical humanitarian programmes in Port-au-Prince as well as support for the Haitian people and authorities continue,” said Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, in a press release. This comes a few days after the medical humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders, announced that they would suspend operations in Haiti following continued threats of rape and violence from the local police.

Due to suspended relief efforts from humanitarian aid organizations and the relative ineffectiveness of the MSS mission, many Haitians have expressed concern over the dwindling of protections.

“Every Haitian thinks that we are being abandoned by the whole world. If I was in a foreign country and I believed at any moment my life could be at risk, I would leave too,” says Dr. Wesner Junior Jacotin, a physician in Haiti.

American missionary David Lloyd, who lost his children due to an attack by Haitian gangs earlier this year, expressed uncertainty for the future of Haiti to reporters. “Seems like everyone that can is relocating to somewhere outside of Port-au-Prince. My question is, after Port-au-Prince is burned, where is next? Will the gangs go to Cap Haitien then? Someone needs to make a stand and say enough is enough,” said Lloyd.

The UN estimates that the death toll from gang violence in Haiti has surpassed 4,500 civilians. On November 20, UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Volker Türk warned that the growing insecurity in the capital is a “harbinger of worse to come,” stressing that if proper action is not taken, conditions will further deteriorate. The UN confirmed in a press release that at least 150 people have been killed, 92 injured, and 20,000 displaced over the past week. Additionally, it is predicted that Port-Au-Prince’s population of 4 million people are being held hostage by gangs as all of the main pathways to the capital have been besieged.

The UN has warned that there have been increasing reported cases of gender-based violence in Haiti. According to figures from the Human Rights Watch (HRW), there have been over 54,000 cases of gender-based violence from January to October of this year. The true number of cases is unknown but is believed to be much higher.

“The rule of law in Haiti is so broken that members of criminal groups rape girls or women without fearing any consequences. The international community should urgently increase funding for comprehensive programs to support survivors of sexual violence,” said Nathalye Cotrino, a crisis and conflict researcher at Human Rights Watch.

According to HRW, there has been a 1000 percent increase in cases of sexual violence involving children in the past year. Many of the survivors are left with complications, including injuries, mental trauma, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. Yet, due to an overall lack of medical and psychosocial support for victims alongside a pervasive stigma and fear of retaliation, many victims do not come forward.

Haiti’s ban on abortions has only exacerbated this issue. “Haitian women and girls facing poverty resort to unsafe abortions, risking their lives. Unsafe abortions are the third leading cause of maternal mortality,” said Pascale Solages, director of the women’s organization Nègès Mawon.

On November 24, the MSS mission announced via a statement posted to X (formerly known as Twitter) that they are cooperating with the Haitian National Police (HNP) to target gang operations in Delmas. “These operations are specifically targeting gang leaders responsible for terrorizing innocent civilians. MSS is resolute in its mission and will not relent until these perpetrators are apprehended and brought to justice. Our commitment to dismantling gang networks and dislodging them from their strongholds remains firm,” the statement reads.

The Haitian government has called for a full-scale peacekeeping operation to be sent to Haiti, adding that the MSS mission lacks the necessary personnel and equipment to respond effectively to the gangs.

Miroslav Jenca, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, urged the Security Council to discuss peacekeeping options in Haiti on November 20. “Amid the severe and multifaceted crisis in Haiti, robust international security support is required now. This is not just another wave of insecurity; it is a dramatic escalation that shows no signs of abating,” Jenca said.

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Lugano empfängt KAA Gent in der Conference League. Die Tessiner hoffen auf Wiedergutmachung nach der 1:4-Niederlage gegen Topola. Gent, mit seinem markanten Indianer-Wappen, gilt trotz Tief als Favorit.

Le concours direct et/ou externe de recrutement de deux cent vingt-cinq (225) agents contractuels de droit public de l'Etat dont onze (11) personnes en situation de handicap au profit du Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'élevage et de la pêche (MAEP) se déroulera ce samedi 30 novembre 2024 sur toute l'étendue du territoire national. Voici les candidats retenus par centre de composition audit recrutement.

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By Mathieu Belbéoch and Emma Heslop
GENEVA / PARIS, Nov 28 2024 (IPS)

At their recent Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the G20 committed to support developing countries in responding to global crises and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To meet that pledge, the world’s leading economies need to enhance global collaboration and investment in ocean prediction systems and technology.

As we highlight in the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO-IOC) 2024 State of the Ocean Report, this is key to both addressing climate change and closing the gaps currently hindering progress towards multiple SDGs.

Strengthening the capacity of under-resourced countries to improve ocean observing and forecasting is imperative to protect people from the impacts of a changing ocean.

Sea level is rising and will accelerate in the future, driven by unprecedented ocean warming and melting glaciers, including the Greenland and West Antarctica ice sheets. Not only do we need climate action, but—with the ocean containing 40 times as much carbon as the atmosphere—we need to increase our understanding of how proposed climate solutions will interact with the ocean’s carbon cycle and ecosystems, and the resulting risks and benefits.

In fact, observations and forecasts of the ocean’s physical, chemical and biological changes should be at the root of all sustainable development decision-making. Fortunately, new technologies and networks mean our capacity for monitoring and prediction is growing, but not fast enough and not in all parts of the ocean.

After four decades of investment, ocean prediction systems have matured and can now provide accurate forecasts. However, persistent gaps remain, both spatially—particularly in the Southern Hemisphere, polar regions, and island nations—and thematically in critical application areas where more ocean data is needed to advance our prediction of extreme weather, coastal hazards, marine biodiversity, and ocean health.

There is an increasingly urgent need to fill in these missing links to allow us to adapt to changes, predict and manage risk, develop accurate future climate scenarios, and accelerate sustainable blue economic growth—including clean ocean energy technologies.

To date, the Global Ocean Observing System comprises more than 8,000 observing platforms, operated by 84 countries through16 global networks and many biological and ecological observing programmes, and delivering more than 120,000 observations into operational systems daily.

However, to address global challenges and inequalities, spatial and temporal ocean observation gaps must be addressed, particularly those related to the inter-connected triple planetary crises of climate, biodiversity and pollution. That will require recognition of the Global Ocean Observing System as a critical infrastructure and greater cooperation to align data reporting and access.

Free and open data access must be assured as a prerequisite for equitable global sharing of data and information. Supporting this will help G20 States to reduce asymmetries in science, technology, and innovation; one of the inequalities the Leaders’ Summit declared to be at the root of all global challenges.

To improve data access and interoperability, worldwide efforts coordinated by the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) have established a network of 101 data centres in 68 countries. Further expansion of this integrated IOC Data Architecture, including the development of UNESCO-IOC’s Ocean InfoHub Project and new Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS), will create a more unified data delivery infrastructure and continue to support information accessibility as part of action under SDG14.

It is extremely concerning that, despite technological advances, a combination of inflation and flat national funding means that there has been no significant growth in ocean observations in the last five years. One area that demands urgent attention is the enhancement of global, regional and coastal observing and forecasting capabilities for biogeochemistry.

Although there has been investment in biogeochemical sensors, they still represent a small fraction of the observing system; for example, only 7.5% of the current system measures dissolved oxygen and this figure drops even further for other biogeochemical variables.

To provide the baseline information needed to track ocean carbon and oxygen levels, we need a significant increase in both biological and biogeochemical observations.

Another missing piece of the puzzle is the 75% of the ocean floor that remains unmapped. New technologies and partnerships are mobilizing and 5.4 million km2 of new data have been obtained since 2022, but there is still a long way to go. Greater global efforts to expand our knowledge of the seafloor are essential and must be spread across both hemispheres.

A primary driver of the North-South disparity in ocean prediction is the need for extensive supercomputing infrastructure. New forecasting systems using AI models promise to reduce this imbalance. With these data-driven systems, a ten-day forecast can be computed in less than a minute, and there is potential for AI-based forecasts to enlarge the limits of predictability up to 60 days. This would help safeguard coastal cities and build climate resilience.

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 is a chance to mobilize transformative changes in ocean forecasting by developing a new framework for ocean prediction and capitalizing on key opportunities, including leveraging the advent of AI. This work has already begun, but too many communities are still not benefiting from sophisticated coastal forecasting.

We call on G20 leaders to prioritize ocean observation, data management and prediction as they take action to meet their commitment to the SDGs and global challenges. Global cooperation and investment in prediction technology and equitable access to ocean data will bring multiple, long-term benefits to millions of people across the world. It’s time to bridge the North-South divide and advance equitable ocean prediction for a safer, more sustainable future.

Mathieu Belbéoch, World Meteorological Organization, OceanOPS; Emma Heslop, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.

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Il a été procédé, jeudi 21 novembre 2024, à la nomination des membres et du Président du Conseil d'administration (CA) des Universités publiques. Il s'agit de l'Université nationale d'Agriculture ; l'Université nationale des sciences, technologie, ingénierie et mathématiques ; l'Université de Parakou ; de l'Université d'Abomey-Calavi.

Selon le Décret N° 2024-1374 du 21 novembre 2024, sont nommées membres du Conseil d'administration de l'Université d'Abomey-Calavi : monsieur Makpéhou Rogatien TOSSOU, représentant du Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique ; madame Sylvain Marie Odile Assiba ATTANASSO, représentante de la Présidence de la République ; monsieur Jean-Jacques DJIIDJOHO, représentant de la Présidence de la République ; monsieur Sewenan Rodrigue CHAOU, représentant du Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances ; monsieur Ahognisso Gabin TCHAOU, représentant du personnel enseignant ; monsieur Charles Yves TOSSOU, représentant du personnel administratif ; monsieur Togni Marius TCHOMAKOU, représentant des étudiants.

« Monsieur Makpéhou Rogatien TOSSOU est nommé président du Conseil d'administration de l'Université d'Abomey-Calavi », stipule l'article 2 du décret.
Madame Sylvain Marie Odile Assiba ATTANASSO a été ministre de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique.
M. M.

VOICI LES MEMBRES DU CA DANS LES AUTRES UNIVERISTES PUBLIQUES

Décret N° 2024-1375 du 21 nov. 2024 portant nomination des membres et du président du Conseil d'administration de l'Université de Parakou

Décret N° 2024-1376 du 21 nov. 2024 portant nomination des membres et du président du Conseil d'administration de l'Université nationale d'Agriculture.

Décret N° 2024-1377 du 21 nov. 2024 portant nomination des membres et du président du Conseil d'administration de l'Université nationale des sciences, technologie, ingénierie et mathématiques.

Le Fonds National pour le Développement des Activités de Jeunesse des Sports et Loisirs (FNDSAL) du Ministère des sports a été dissout par décret en date du 23 octobre 2024. Un liquidateur a été désigné.

« Le directeur général des Participations de l'Etat et de la Dénationalisation du Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances est chargé de la conduite des opérations de liquidation du Fonds national pour le Développement des Activités de Jeunesse, de Sport et de Loisirs et du transfert de l'actif sain à l'Office béninois du Sport scolaire et universitaire », selon l'article 2 du décret n° 2024 - 127 4 du 23 octobre 2024.
L'article 3 précise que « le directeur général des Participations de l'Etat et de la Dénationalisation dispose de trois (03) mois pour déposer son rapport de clôture de liquidation au Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances ».
Le FNDSAL a été créé le 26 août 2013 et avait a pour mission de mobiliser les ressources nécessaires au financement des activités de Jeunesse, de Sport et de Loisirs et à son fonctionnement.

A ce titre, il est chargé de : contribuer au financement des projets et programmes publics et privés mis en œuvre dans le cadre des politiques nationales de Jeunesse, de Sports et de Loisirs ; définir les stratégies de mobilisation des ressources financières et matérielles au plan national et international ; contribuer à la définition et à l'actualisation des mesures réglementaires susceptibles d'améliorer l'environnement institutionnel en vue de la promotion et du développement des secteurs de Jeunesse, de Sport et de Loisirs ; contribuer à la réalisation d'infrastructures de Jeunesse, de Sports et de Loisirs ; contribuer à la formation et à la promotion des jeunes, des encadreurs et des sportifs.
M. M.

Mfor.hu: Vegyesen alakult a forint árfolyama csütörtök (11. 28.) reggelre a nemzetközi devizapiacon. Az eurót reggel hét órakor 412,82 forinton jegyezték a előző esti 412,98 forint után. A dollár jegyzése 391,25 forintra ment fel 390,53 forintról. A svájci frank jegyzése 442,83-re csökkent a szerda 18 órai 443,44 forintról. (mti)

Pour les amoureux du football, c'était sûr d'avance que le Real Madrid allait s'incliner mercredi soir à Anfield devant Liverpool. Et ceci, alors que la Maison Blanche est privée de sa star Vinicius Jr. Avec un Kylian Mbappé perdu, les hommes de Carlo Ancelotti ont été défaits 2-0.

La 5e journée de la phase de Ligue de la Ligue des Champions a pris fin dans la soirée de ce mercredi 27 novembre 2024. En déplacement à Anfield, le champion en titre s'est fait avoir. Face aux Reds, Kylian Mbappé et ses coéquipiers en ont pris 2 sans en marqué un seul. Pire, l'attaquant français a loupé un penalty de même que Mohamed Salah, l'Égyptien. Cette défaite pénalise le Real Madrid qui est à un pas de l'élimination en C1.

Voici tous les résultats de ce mercredi soir :

Étoile Rouge vs Stuttgart, 5-1
Sturm Graz vs Girona, 1-0
Aston Villa vs Juventus, 0-0
Monaco vs Benfica, 2-3
PSV Eindhoven vs Chakhtior Donetsk, 3-2
Liverpool vs Real Madrid, 2-0
Celtic Glasgow vs Club Brugge, 1-1
Bologne vs Lille, 1-2
Dinamo Zagreb vs Dortmund, 0-3

En image, le classement général de la phase de Ligue :

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Le président de la Haute autorité de l'audiovisuel et de la communication (HAAC), Edouard Loko a défendu ce mercredi 27 novembre 2024, devant les députés membres de la commission budgétaire de l'Assemblée nationale, le projet de budget gestion 2025 de la HAAC. Il s'établit à la somme de 3.104.932.343 de francs CFA.

Afin de pouvoir faire face aux nouveaux défis de régulation et garantir un paysage médiatique pluraliste et de qualité, la Haute autorité de l'audiovisuel et de la communication se dote d'un budget conséquent et ambitieux. Le président Edouard Loko a défendu le projet de budget de l'institution devant les députés de la commission budgétaire ce mercredi 27 novembre 2024. D'un montant total de 3.104.932.343 de francs CFA, il est en hausse de 33,79% par rapport à l'exercice en cours.
Le document exposé à la représentation nationale vise la réalisation de plusieurs investissements majeurs. Il s'agit entre autres, du développement des antennes régionales afin d'assurer une présence plus effective de la HAAC sur l'ensemble du territoire national et de mieux répondre aux besoins spécifiques des différentes régions ; la modernisation des équipements afin d'améliorer la capacité de surveillance et d'analyse des contenus médiatiques ; le renforcement des capacités humaines à travers le recrutement de nouveaux personnels qualifiés et la formation continue des agents existants sont indispensables pour faire face à l'évolution des métiers de la régulation. Plusieurs autres projets innovants, notamment la création d'une plateforme en ligne pour la médiation des conflits entre les médias et les citoyens sont prévus pour l'an 2025.

Mangels Sperrklausel bei deutschen Europawahlen spiegelt das EU-Parlament deutsche Politik samt Nischen- und Kleinstparteien ungefiltert wider. Doch ‘Sonstigen’, die sich so in den Mainstream gespielt haben, droht nun der Ausschluss von den vorgezogenen Bundestagswahlen und langfristig das parlamentarische Aus.

Farmer Hasan Khan took photos of his farm in Kasur during the smog. Credit: Hasan Khan

By Zofeen Ebrahim
KARACHI, Nov 28 2024 (IPS)

Atif Manzoor, 45, the owner of the renowned blue pottery business in Multan, had every reason to feel cheerful last week when the sun finally came out. For a good three weeks, the city of Sufi shrines had been shrouded in an envelope of thick smog.

For over three weeks, he said, business had been terrible, with “several orders canceled” and advance payments refunded. He also had to bear the transport costs he had already paid after the government imposed restrictions on heavy traffic and closed the motorways due to poor visibility.

Thick smog had blanketed cities across Punjab province, home to 127 million people, since the last week of October. Multan, with a population of 2.2 million, recorded an air quality index (AQI) above 2,000, surpassing Lahore, the provincial capital, where the AQI exceeded 1,000.

While Lahore’s AQI has improved, it still fluctuates between 250 (very unhealthy) and 350 (hazardous) on the Swiss company’s scale, keeping it among the top cities in the world with the poorest air quality. As this article went into publication, it was 477, or “very unhealthy.”

Terming the AQI levels in Punjab, in particular Lahore and Multan, “unprecedented, Punjab’s Environment Secretary, Raja Jahangir Anwar, blamed the “lax construction regulations, poor fuel quality, and allowing old smoke-emitting vehicles plying on the roads, residue burning of rice crops to prepare the fields for wheat sowing” as some of the factors contributing to the smog in winter when the air near the ground becomes colder and drier.

Manzoor was not alone in his predicament. Smog had disrupted everyone’s life in the province, including students, office workers, and those who owned or worked in or owned smoke-emitting businesses like kilns, restaurants, construction, factories, or transport, after authorities put restrictions on them.

Even farmers in rural settings were not spared. Hasan Khan, 60, a farmer from Kasur, said that the lack of sunlight, poor air quality, transport delays preventing laborers from reaching farms, and low visibility were all hindering farm work and stunting crop growth.

“The smog hampered plant growth by blocking sunlight and slowing photosynthesis, and since we do flood irrigation, the fields stay drenched longer, causing crop stress, and the trees began shedding their leaves due to poor air quality,” he said.

A screenshot of the IQAir airquality index for Thursday, November 28, 2024, showing the top 10 most polluted cities. Credit: IQAir

Divine Intervention or Blueskying

After weeks of relentless smog, residents of Punjab had been calling for artificial rain, similar to what was done last year. This process involves releasing chemicals like silver iodide from airplanes to induce rainfall. However, Anwar explained that artificial rain requires specific weather conditions, including the right humidity levels, cloud formations, and wind patterns. “We only carry out cloud seeding when there is at least a 50 percent chance of precipitation,” he said.

On November 15, favorable weather conditions allowed for cloud seeding over several cities and towns in Punjab’s Potohar Plateau, leading to natural rainfall in Islamabad and surrounding areas. The forecast also predicted that this would trigger rain in Lahore.

On November 23, Lahore received its first winter rain, which helped clear the thick, toxic smog that had been causing eye irritation and throat discomfort, revealing the sun and a clear blue sky. However, some believe the downpour was the result of the collective rain prayer, Namaz-e-Istisqa, held at mosques across the province, seeking divine intervention.

But cloud seeding has its critics. Dr. Ghulam Rasul, advisor at the China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre and former head of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, cautioned that cloud seeding might reduce smog temporarily, but it was not a sustainable solution. Instead, it could create dry conditions that worsen fog and smog. He also warned that an overdose could trigger hailstorms or heavy rainfall.

Once the smog thinned and the air quality improved, the government eased its restrictions, allowing shops and restaurants (with barbecues if smoke is controlled) to remain open till 8 pm and 10 pm, respectively; schools and colleges have also opened, and the ban placed on construction work, brick kiln operations, and heavy transport vehicles (carrying passengers, fuels, medicines, and foods), including ambulances, rescue, fire brigades, prison, and police vehicles, has also been lifted. In addition, the government has installed 30 air quality monitors around Lahore and other cities of the province.

While the air may have cleared, health issues left in its wake are expected to persist, according to medical practitioners. Over the past 30 days, the official score of people seeking medical treatment for respiratory problems in the smog-affected districts of the province reached over 1.8 million people. In Lahore, the state-owned news agency, the Associated Press of Pakistan, reported 5,000 cases of asthma.

“Frankly, this figure seems rather underreported,” said Dr. Ashraf Nizami, president of the Pakistan Medical Association’s Lahore chapter.

“This is just the beginning,” warned Dr. Salman Kazmi, an internist in Lahore. “Expect more cases of respiratory infections and heart diseases ahead,” he said.

UNICEF had also warned that 1.1 million children under five in the province were at risk due to air pollution. “Young children are more vulnerable because of smaller lungs, weaker immunity, and faster breathing,” the agency stated.

While the government has put several measures in place, a long-term, measurable plan is needed, say experts. Credit: Hasan Khan

Ineffective Band-Aid Solutions

Although the government took several measures to manage the smog, few were impressed. Climate governance expert Imran Khalid, blaming the “environmental misgovernance for degradation of an already poor air quality across Pakistan,” found the anti-smog plan a “hodgepodge of general policy measures” with no long-term measurable plan.

He argued that the plan only targets seasonal smog instead of taking a year-round “regional, collective approach” to fighting air pollution across the entire Indus-Gangetic plains, not just in Lahore or Multan.

“I will take this seriously when I see a complete action plan in one place, preceded by a diagnostic of the causes and followed by a prioritization of actions with a timeline for implementation monitored by a committee with representation of civil society,” said Dr. Anjum Altaf, an educationist specializing in several fields along with environmental sciences. “Till such time, it is just words!” he added.

Khalid said plans and policies can only succeed if they are evidence-based, inclusive, bottom-up, and “and implemented by well-trained authorities, supported by political will and resources, flexible in response to challenges, and focused on the health of the people.”

Others argue that the slow response to the decade-long smog crisis, despite a clear understanding of its causes, reflects a matter of misplaced priorities.

“It’s all about priority,” said Aarish Sardar, a design educator, curator, and writer based in Lahore. “Many years ago, when the government wanted to nip the dengue epidemic, it was able to,” he said.

“Mosquitoes were eliminated once they reached officials’ residences,” said farmer Khan, agreeing that when there is political will, remarkable changes can occur.

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A portugál partokat egyre sűrűbben járják az orosz hadihajók, ami komoly aggodalmat keltett a NATO-ban. A portugál haditengerészet legfrissebb adatai szerint az elmúlt hónapokban jelentősen megnövekedett az orosz hadihajók és egyéb vízi járművek jelenléte a portugál felségvizeken.

A szakértők szerint ez a fokozott hadihajós jelenlét több okra is vezethető vissza. Az egyik legvalószínűbb magyarázat az ukrajnai háború, amely feszültséget szült Oroszország és a Nyugat között. Az orosz flotta fokozott aktivitása a térségben valószínűleg a NATO-tagországok megfigyelésére és az esetleges katonai fenyegetés érzékeltetésére irányul.

A portugál haditengerészet fokozott éberséggel figyeli a helyzetet, és szorosan együttműködik a NATO-val. A szakértők szerint azonban az orosz hadihajók jelenléte nemcsak katonai, hanem gazdasági és politikai szempontból is jelentős kihívást jelent Portugáliának.

A portugál kormányzat egyelőre nem adott hivatalos tájékoztatást az ügyben, de a védelmi minisztérium és a haditengerészet képviselői hangsúlyozták, hogy a helyzet ellenőrzés alatt van, és a portugál hadsereg felkészült minden eshetőségre.

A szakértők szerint az orosz hadihajók jelenléte a portugál vizeken hosszú távon is fennállhat, és ez jelentős kihívást jelenthet a térség biztonságára nézve.

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Aujourd'hui dans l'Expresso : la compétitivité, fil rouge de la nouvelle Commission européenne, le gouvernement de Giorgia Meloni affiche ses tensions au niveau européen et national, Bruxelles valide le plan polonais de réduction du déficit axé sur les dépenses de défense.

581755 OSCE experts share good practices in handling of complaints related to the security sector in Chisinau, 26 November 2024. Communication and Media Relations Section

On 26 and 27 November, the OSCE trained 14 staff from the Moldovan People’s Advocate Office (Ombuds institution) on the effective handling of human rights cases and inquiries into the security sector during a workshop held in Chisinau. The participants explored good practices in processing complaints related to the security sector, conducting investigations and producing reports.

“Democratic oversight is key for ensuring accountability of the security sector. We approach this issue as a strategic priority and would like to strengthen the capacities of the People’s Advocate Office for a comprehensive oversight that promotes the protection of human rights within and by the security sector institutions,” said Ceslav Panico, the People’s Advocate of Moldova, in his opening remarks.

“Safeguarding human rights is central to the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security,” emphasized Ruzanna Baghdasaryan, OSCE Project Officer. “We are, therefore, committed to supporting the pivotal work of the Moldovan People’s Advocate Office in fostering the protection of human rights in the security sector, which is essential for building public trust in the sector’s institutions and in the state security system as a whole.”

The workshop built on an OSCE-supported multi-stakeholder roundtable in July, where the People’s Advocate’s strategic concept for promoting and protecting human rights in Moldova’s security sector was presented. It also contributes to the OSCE-supported development of procedural and methodological guidelines to assist the People’s Advocate Office on this matter.

This event was organized as part of the OSCE extra-budgetary project “Support, Capacity-building and Awareness-raising for Security Sector Governance and Reform within the OSCE: Phase III”, funded by Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland and Slovakia.

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