💫Whether you are deeply involved in AI developments, interested in AI governance, or looking to understand the impact of AI on our society, join us for this event on ‘Unpacking the EU🇪🇺 AI Act’. ℹ️🔗diplomacy.edu/event/unpackin… DiploFoundation

This week, UN Trade and Development's Trade & Development Commission looks at 2⃣ key & interconnected issues for green transition: critical minerals and maritime transport decarbonisation. At home and abroad, the EU🇪🇺 is active in promoting a secure, affordable and just green transition. 🌳🌱🫧🌻

The establishment of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation 50 yrs ago has saved millions of lives globally. In 1974, only 5% of the world's children had been vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus & pertussis. Today, that figure has increased to 85% of children 🌎! EU One Health

Congratulations to our #TeamEurope in Vienna - EU Ambassador Carl Hallergard 🇪🇺🇺🇳 & EU Delegation Vienna 🇪🇺!
Next up is Geneva's #TeamEurope Team at World Health Organization (WHO)'s Walk the Talk in May. Stay tuned!
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Civilians and aid workers must be protected.

At all times. In all places. No exceptions.

Together with ICRC, we continue standing up for international humanitarian law, anywhere in the world.

#NotATarget

Less than 1% of Earth’s freshwater is available to sustain its 8 billion people. We need a healthy water cycle to keep it flowing. But the water cycle is spinning out of balance, made worse by climate change. environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/water/w… #EarthDay

🗣️ How do you say ‘Earth’ in your language?

Not matter what we call it, we all care for our Earth 🌍💚

#EarthDay

Together with 🇫🇷&🇪🇺, 🇩🇪 DPR Nikola Gillhoff presented the main outcomes of the #SudanConference UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. It's great to see the huge interest & we're proud that from the €2bn pledged, #TeamEurope committed €900m.

We will not let Sudan become a forgotten crisis. #EyesOnSudan

Important discussion with EU representatives & Mike Ryan on World Health Organization (WHO)'s health emergency programme in Ukraine. The EU & WHO are close partners in 🇺🇦 and we thank WHO colleagues for their work to mitigate the negative health & humanitarian impacts of Russia's war of aggression.

This week, two 🇪🇺 humanitarian air bridge flights for #Gaza landed in 🇪🇬, transporting 29 tonnes of supplies, including cold storage units donated by the EU.

With over 2,000 tonnes of aid delivered since October, we stay committed to help #Palestinians caught in this war.

With 🇫🇷🇩🇪, we presented at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency the main outcomes of the #Sudan Conference . Of the EUR 2 billion pledged at the Conference, #TeamEurope committed ca EUR 900 million, doubling its pledge of last year. The people of #Sudan rely on us. We cannot let them down.

Meeting with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in margin of G7. At time when Lukashenka's regime is oppressing free voices & opponents, many Belarusian people resist w/ courage & determination.
The EU is committed to support civil society & people of Belarus in their pursuit of democracy & freedom.

Towards a Global Standard for Meaningful Youth Engagement in the Pact for the Future!
What are global standards for you? What is youth engagement?
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Let us know using this hashtag #YES4Youth

That’s a wrap for Special #EUCO .
EU leaders discussed:
📌A new European competitiveness deal
📌Support for Ukraine as Russia targets its energy sector
📌De-escalation & security of the Middle East region
📌Sanctions against Iran
📌EU-Türkiye relations
➡️europa.eu/!nqDP8r

Through the EU 🇪🇺 Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the EU and African partners work together to:

👷 create livelihoods
💪 strengthen communities’ resilience
🌍 manage migration better
🤝 enhance peacebuilding

Check out key insights from the #EUTF 2023 annual report! 📊

#FAC | EU foreign affairs ministers will meet in Luxembourg on 22 April to discuss:

🔹 Russia's military aggression against Ukraine
🔹 the situation in the Middle East
🔹 Sudan

More information ⬇

You may have noted how busy this UN week has been from our 🇪🇺EU’s interventions in multiple key 🇺🇳Security Council and GA debates. Especially proud for this one: Through #GlobalGateway , the EU turbocharges infrastructure investments with global partners to achieve the #SDG ’s. 👇

EU🇪🇺 Amb Knudsen was very pleased to meet w/ Amb Toshmatov, the new Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 in Geneva. We look forward to working with him on multilateral issues, incl human rights, social & digital affairs. 🇺🇿 is a strong partner in EU-Central Asia relations.🤝

Excellent meeting between Indian Ambassador Arindam Bagchi and EU Ambassadors, partner democracies for stronger and more effective multilateralism on human rights, digital, health, sustainable development & other global issues.
#EUIndia Strategic Partnership 🇪🇺🤝🇮🇳
India at UN, Geneva

We yet again call for an immediate ceasefire in #Gaza and an unfettered expansion of the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza to prevent the catastrophic, predictable and avoidable outcome for its population‼️

My joint statement w/ Josep Borrell Fontelles in full👇
ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…