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Pékin a sévèrement critiqué les efforts de la Commission européenne pour négocier des accords individuels avec les constructeurs de véhicules électriques chinois, alors que l'entrée en vigueur des droits de douane définitifs suscite de vives tensions.

Hungary, which holds the European Council's rotating presidency, has angered fellow EU and NATO members with its determination to maintain close ties with Russia despite the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Un distributeur automatique a été dérobé dans la Migros de Sembrancher, au pied de la vallée d’Entremont et du val de Bagnes. Les auteurs sont toujours en fuite.

Beijing may announce a stronger fiscal package if Trump wins a second presidency as his return to the White House is expected intensify the economic headwinds for China.

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Senior officers from Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service were in London this week for a study visit organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department from 21 to 25 October 2024. During the visit, five representatives, including two women and three men, participated in the Biometrics Institute’s Annual Congress, shared good practices on border control and illegal migration management through site visits to London Heathrow Airport and an Immigration Removal Centre, and strengthened co-operation through bilateral meetings with UK Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration.

The OSCE has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with the Biometrics Institute and had the opportunity to facilitate a speaking engagement for forensic document experts from the State Border Guard Service at the Annual Congress. On the first day of the Congress, Major Oleksii Markovskyi, Chief of the Document Examination Unit, gave a keynote address on the use of biometric identification methods in forensic expert investigations on fraudulent documents.

Forensic experts from the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) also participated in a Joint Expert Group Briefing following the Congress, enabling them to engage with other professionals on the use and analysis of biometrics. Meanwhile, senior administration officials in the delegation visited London Heathrow Airport, where they met with UK Border Force representatives and received an overview of border control operations, including passport checks upon arrival and integration of automated border control e-gates at airports. Following their visit to London Heathrow Airport, the Administration officials had the opportunity to tour an Immigration Removal Centre, where they gained insights into temporary detention facilities and removal procedures.

The study visit concluded with a follow-up visit to the National Document Fraud Unit, where initial discussions were held on certifying SBGS forensic experts in biometric chip authentication and detecting forgery or tampering, in accordance with international standards and a meeting with UK Visas and Immigration on visa assessment processes, including overview of the UK routing tool, and risk analysis in visa application procedures. The OSCE will build on this co-operation by facilitating biometric chip certification for forensic experts from the SBGS in April 2025, in line with the Sectorial Qualification Framework (SQF).

This project supports OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation in their efforts to reduce the number of people that manage to illegally cross borders using a fake or stolen identity or by posing as an impostor. The project is made possible through the generous financial support of the U.S. Mission to the OSCE.

Die internationale Gemeinschaft müsse Druck auf Israel ausüben, sagte der EU-Chefdiplomat Josep Borrell. Dadurch könne ein Waffenstillstand erreicht und „die tragische Situation“ im Nahen Osten beendet werden.

Le texte de la nouvelle loi des Finances 2025 en France risque d’impacter les retraités algériens de France. La nouvelle loi ajoute des mesures et […]

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Romania, which shares a 650-km border with Ukraine, has had Russian drone fragments fall onto its territory repeatedly over the past year as Moscow attacks Ukrainian port infrastructure.

La Corée du Nord a envoyé environ 10 000 soldats pour s’entraîner en Russie, a affirmé lundi 28 octobre le Pentagone, une estimation trois fois plus importante que la précédente au moment où l’OTAN et l’UE s’inquiètent d’une dangereuse escalade.

Diego Mellado Pascua a officiellement pris ses fonctions d’Ambassadeur de l’Union européenne en Algérie. À cette occasion, il a publié une vidéo dans laquelle il […]

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The confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate before the EP's committees will take place from 4-12 November 2024. AFET is in charge of the hearings for Dubravka Šuica, Mediterranean (5 Nov. 14:30-17:30, ANTALL 4Q2), Marta Kos, Enlargement (7 Nov. 9:00-12:00, ANTALL 4Q2), and Kaja Kallas, VP/HR (12 Nov. 9:00-12:00, ANTALL 4Q2). AFET and ITRE are jointly responsible for Andrius Kubilius, Defence & Space (6 Nov. 18:30- 21:30, ANTALL 2Q2).

In each confirmation hearing, the commissioner-designate will give an opening speech and answer questions by committee members. Parliament evaluates the general competence, European commitment and personal independence of the Commissioners-designate. It assesses their knowledge of their prospective portfolio and their communication skills.

AFET is invited to the hearings for Maroš Šefčovič (4 Nov. 14:30-17:30, ANTALL 2Q2), Jozef Síkela (6 Nov. 14:30-17:30, ANTALL 2Q2), and Henna Maria Virkkunen (12 Nov. 18:30-21:30, ANTALL 4Q2).

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Woman farmer with her chicken, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu

By Christian Tiambo
CALI, Colombia, Oct 29 2024 (IPS)

As the UN’s COP16 biodiversity conference continues, the temptation is to focus on the wild flora and fauna under threat.

But there is another, less obvious yet just as critical biodiversity crisis unfolding around the world that also deserves attention.

A quarter of livestock breeds – from chickens, ducks and geese to horses, camels and cattle – are classified at risk of extinction. Even more concerning is the fact that a lack of data means the status of more than 50 per cent of breeds remains unknown. More than 200 livestock breeds have gone extinct since 2000, some without having ever been recorded.

Just 40 out of thousands of species of mammals and birds have been domesticated for food and agriculture yet these domesticated food-producing animals contribute an average of 40 per cent of the world’s agricultural gross domestic product. Eight of these species provide more than 95 per cent of the human food supply from livestock.

The erosion of local and locally adapted livestock diversity poses an especially serious threat to developing countries, where livestock-keeping generates as much as 80 per cent of agricultural GDP, providing much-needed food, fibre, fuel and draught power.

A shrinking pool of commercially improved livestock provides increasingly limited potential for animals to support food security, economic growth, climate adaptation and even ecosystem services that protect biodiversity more broadly. Maintaining agricultural biodiversity is essential for diverse, healthy diets and resilient, diversified forms of rural livelihoods.

It is therefore vital that negotiators at COP16 include livestock as well as wildlife in their National Biodiversity Strategies and Adaptation Plans (NBSAPs), including agreements to compensate countries for indigenous livestock DNA sequences.

As a minimum, countries should include specific targets for protecting livestock breeds within their NBSAPs to help enshrine the preservation of genetic diversity.

Setting actionable targets is a fundamental step towards maintaining a rich variety of livestock breeds, which is essential for breeding more resilient, heat tolerant and healthy animals.

The ability to improve livestock and make use of the locally adapted characteristics of indigenous breeds is becoming increasingly valuable as the impacts of climate change threaten conventional and exotic breeds. The diversity of local, locally adapted and non-conventional livestock constitute an essential resource that will ensure animal production is able to adapt to climate change, respond to new market opportunities and deal with new disease threats.

For example, the hardy Red Maasai sheep that is indigenous to East Africa and can cope with arid and hot conditions, was on the brink of extinction after many farmers replaced their flocks with South Africa’s Dorper breed to produce more meat. But unlike the Red Maasai, Dorper sheep are less able to thrive in drought conditions. Thankfully, the preservation of the Red Maasai by researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute’s (ILRI) Kapiti Research Station has supported their reintroduction, as well as crossbreeding programs to harness the beneficial traits of both.

Plans to compensate countries for recording such genetic resources, known as digital sequence information, and the associated traditional knowledge, must include livestock so that countries across Africa and the Global South can benefit and use this funding to re-invest in livestock conservation.

Countries should also include protections for the conservation of forages that feed livestock and wild herbivores in their NBSAPs. This is equally important for identifying resilient and low-emissions crops that can meet the nutritional needs of livestock.

Koronivia grass, for example, is native to Africa and is among the collection of germplasm stored at the Future Seeds genebank in Colombia. Breeders produced an improved variety of the grass that was shown to increase levels of soil carbon on tropical savannas by 15 per cent while also reducing nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from grazing cattle by a factor of 10.

Leveraging the full range of the world’s biodiversity can unlock improved breeds and varieties of forages to support sustainable livestock production and maximise its benefits for human development.

Alongside such protections for genetic resources and agricultural biodiversity, governments should also include sustainable livestock production within their NBSAPs to support rangeland restoration and achieve their biodiversity goals.

Livestock systems that integrate sustainable practices like managed grazing can enhance soil health, increase carbon sequestration, and promote ecosystem diversity while generating emissions that are comparable to wild herbivores.

For example, livestock manure already provides 14 per cent of the nitrogen used for crop production globally and a quarter of that used for crop production on mixed crop-and-livestock farms. These closed nutrient cycles replenish soils with nitrogen while also enhancing soil structure and organic matter, improving the nutrient- and water-holding capacities of soils and reducing soil erosion.

The natural world thrives when the balance of biodiversity is maintained, and this includes local and non-conventional livestock as well as wild animals.

For the countries where the right livestock breeds can determine hunger or health, poverty or prosperity, it is essential that the biodiversity talks include cattle, pigs and chickens alongside pandas, rhinos and cheetahs.

To fully take advantage of the diversity of livestock, the global community must conserve genetic resources and put them to use to enable communities to cope with climate change, meet changing market demands, resist diseases, and enhance global food security.

Dr. Christian Tiambo, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

IPS UN Bureau

 

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Si jusqu'à la matinée de ce lundi 28 octobre 2024, on croyait au sacre d'un certain Vinicius Jr, c'est finalement l'Espagnol Rodri, qui remporte le Ballon d'Or 2024 au terme de la cérémonie orchestrée par France Football à Paris. Découvrez ses premiers mots.

C'est désormais officiel depuis maintenant quelques heures. C'est Rodri, milieu de terrain de Manchester City et de la Roja qui succède à Lionel Messi en tant que Ballon d'Or 2024. Vinicius et Jude Bellingham sont derrière le joueur des Sky Blues au classement général. Vainqueur du plus prestigieux trophée individuel, Rodri s'est confié aux journalistes.

"Quand ils ont prononcé mon nom, je n'avais pas d'informations, évidemment aucune. On ne m'avait rien transmis, rien communiqué. J'assistais à la cérémonie comme n'importe qui. Cela signifie énormément. Je ne peux que profiter du moment, c'est aussi extrêmement gratifiant. C'est un immense cadeau.", a-t-il commencé avant de répondre à la question de sa savoir s'il se repense au début de sa carrière.

"C'était un rêve de devenir joueur professionnel quand j'étais enfant. Je voyais Lionel Messi qui remportait des trophées. Pardon mais je ne me suis jamais dit qu'un jour, je répondrai à vos questions en conférence de presse. Je ne me suis jamais vraiment fixé cet objectif. Le sommet semblait si haut quand on est un jeune joueur. On ne se dit pas qu'on va atteindre ce sommet. Pourtant, là, je me trouve au sommet.", a confié le nouveau Ballon d'Or.

Pour Rodri, il a tout fait pour mériter le Ballon d'Or : "Ma saison précédente était meilleure que celle qui vient de se disputer, même si elle était presque parfaite. Il y a eu des moments importants. Jamais je n'aurais pensé pouvoir la refaire. Je n'ai jamais cru pouvoir atteindre ce niveau, mais avec un regain de forme et de puissance, et beaucoup de matches sans perdre aussi, puis avec la victoire à l'Euro, là j'ai commencé à y croire.", poursuit-il.

Pour rappel, aucun membre du Real Madrid n'était présent lundi soir à Paris. Ce qui ne fait pas l'affaire de Rodri. "Je ne suis pas à leur place, c'est leur décision. Ils ont décidé de ne pas venir et il faut l'accepter. Je me concentre sur mon club (Manchester City). Je vais aller fêter cette récompense avec eux."

J.S

Georgiens europäische Partner sollten ihren Einfluss auf die regierende Partei Georgischer Traum geltend machen, sagte Präsidentin Salome Surabischwili, gegenüber Euractiv in Tiflis. Die Aufforderung folgt auf die umstritten Wahlen am Samstag (26. Oktober).