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Eulex Kosovo mission: the General Court dismisses the action for damages brought against EU institutions and an EU body

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Mission Eulex Kosovo : le Tribunal rejette le recours en indemnité dirigé contre des institutions et un organe de l’Union européenne

Quatre mois après son entrée en fonction, le président roumain Nicușor Dan peine à concrétiser les promesses qui l’ont porté au pouvoir. Ses difficultés, notamment dans ses relations avec le gouvernement, commencent à susciter de sérieuses interrogations.

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Zunaira, a UNICEF Youth Advocate, speaks at an event in UNICEF House at the sideline of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Credit: Tadej Znidarcic/UNICEF

By Naureen Hossain
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 26 2025 (IPS)

The UN General Assembly High-Level Week (22-30 September) has been an opportunity for the world to convene on the most pressing issues of the day, from multilateralism, global financing, gender equality, non-communicable diseases, and AI governance.

Climate change is also a key issue this year as countries present their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP30 in November. At this year’s Climate Summit, held on September 24, over 114 countries spoke at the General Assembly to present their NDCs before the UN Secretary-General and leaders from Brazil, the hosts of COP30.

While these climate action plans are an indication of their commitment to climate change, countries must go further demonstrate their commitment through action.

For some young people, like 15 year-old Zunaira, there is a disconnect between the statements made by leaders and the actions they actually take. Even in climate forums like COP29, “there [were] only policies made… only declarations made, but there [was] no real action.”

“In every country it’s like this, you know; they only speak empty words, and empty promises are made with us as young people and children,” she told IPS.

UNICEF‘s Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) measures the climate risk to children, focusing on both their exposure to climate and environmental hazards and their underlying vulnerability. The index evaluates 56 variables across 163 countries to determine which nations place children at the highest risk from climate impacts. It estimates that about 1 billion children currently reside in these high-risk countries. 

Zunaira believes that world governments and leaders need to include children’s voices and perspectives when planning effective climate policies. She observed that perhaps only three percent of the member states that attended COP29 actually included and listened to children’s voices in their policy discussions.

This is not a new demand either, as she remarked that other youth climate advocates have called for increased child engagement in previous conferences, but this was hardly reflected in negotiations.

Zunaira is in New York to participate in UNGA through UNICEF’s Youth Advocates Mobilization Lab, an initiative which recognizes the achievements of UNICEF’s youth advocates, providing child advocates the opportunity to network and share ideas and experiences.

UNICEF’S climate advocate, 15-year-old Zunaira, is with others during high-level discussions at UNGA80 in New York. Credit: UNICEF/Instagram

The 15 year-old climate advocate from the Balochistan province of Pakistan shared her research into the impacts of flooding on girls’ education, based on her experiences in 2022.

The 2022 Pakistan floods, which affected over 33 million people and killed 647 children, devastated communities that were not built to adapt to the extreme changes brought on by climate change. The link between extreme weather and climate change is apparent to Zunaira and other young people like her, even if some members in the community don’t recognize it right away and write it off as just a natural phenomenon.

Through a policy research programme hosted by UNICEF Pakistan, Zunaira investigated the impact of the floods on girls’ education when she was only 12 years old. She visited Sakran, one of the flood-prone areas in the state, where she interviewed people at a nearby village in the Hub district of Balochistan. Here she spoke to 15 secondary school-aged girls. She described how the devastation of the floods literally washed away the huts that used to be their schools.

According to UNICEF, her findings “highlighted that floods had exacerbated educational inequalities” and “[forced] girls into temporary shelters and disrupting their education.”

“The study also highlighted some promising interventions and called for better disaster preparedness in schools and flood-resistant infrastructure to safeguard girls’ education. The research underscored the urgent need for integrated strategies that combine climate resilience with gender equity.”

Zunaira remarked that with the devastation brought on by the floods, for many children there was no school to return to. She and many other students lost out on schooling because of the disruptions. In some cases, the next closest school would be up to 25 miles away from where some students lived, so there is seemingly little justification for sending them back to school.

There is also the need to invest in building up climate-resilient infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather conditions like flooding. Local communities need both the investments and resources to fulfill this, otherwise there may be little reason to build up a new school again only to see it get washed away again.The need for climate adaptation is something the international community must support, as seen with the Fund for for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD).

Zunaira’s message to world leaders is that they must encourage and include children and youth in climate discussions. They also should not reduce the lived experiences to statistics and should be conscientious of the lives forever changed or lost because of a climate disaster.

“You should think of this… it is not just a statistic. It’s something that life has lost, and thousands of homes and thousands of people, you know, have been displaced and lost their lives. So this is something that the world leaders must know: that they are not only statistics; they are real lives.”

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UNICEF’S climate advocate, 15-year-old Zunaira, believes that children’s voices and concerns should be integrated into country’s NDCs. Children she says are not a statistic, they are ‘real people’ and need to be front and center of climate planning.

Malgré de vives critiques de l’opposition et d’institutions internationales, le parlement slovaque a adopté une modification de la Constitution défavorable aux personnes LGBT et faisant primer le droit national sur le droit européen.

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Prishtinë / Priština, 26 September 2025

As part of its efforts to strengthen the analytical and operational capacity of the Kosovo Police, from 23 to 25 September, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo delivered an advanced training on criminal analysis to 20 analysts from the Department of Intelligence and Analysis and other analytical units within the Kosovo Police. The course aimed to enhance their ability to identify, assess, and respond to complex criminal activity by applying the advanced techniques in criminal behaviour analysis.

Participants explored a range of specialized topics, including competing hypotheses, crime pattern analysis, financial analysis, psychological profiling, and intelligence gathering and dissemination. The training emphasized a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating modern technology and innovative methodologies to strengthen crime prevention and investigative outcomes.

Delivered through expert-led lectures, practical exercises, case studies, and group discussions, the training offered hands-on experience in applying analytical tools to real-world criminal scenarios. Participants learned to develop and test hypotheses, detect crime patterns, and gain a deeper understanding of criminal motivations.

“Enhancing the analytical capabilities of the Kosovo Police is a key to advancing intelligence-led policing,” said Ambassador Gerard McGurk, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo.

“This training contributes to more effective investigations, supports public safety, and underscores our strong partnership and shared commitment to building a modern, responsive, and professional police service,” he added.

The skills gained will support enhanced operational decision-making, improved investigative accuracy, and more effective crime prevention strategies.

This initiative reflects the OSCE Mission’s continued commitment to supporting Kosovo’s law enforcement institutions in building professional, accountable, and community-oriented policing services.

Le Premier ministre belge a rejeté la proposition visant à utiliser les avoirs de la Banque centrale de Russie immobilisés dans l’UE afin de financer le « prêt de réparation » récemment annoncé par la Commission pour aider l’Ukraine.

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Intelligence Online understands that Randy Nixon will leave his post as Director of Open Source Enterprise (OSE), the CIA's open [...]

Dans le cadre de l'accord sur les indications géographiques, qui a été séparé de l'accord commercial plus large en 2022, l'UE devrait également protéger les produits traditionnels indiens, notamment le riz basmati.

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El laboratorio urbano (LU) es un enfoque de gobernanza experimental para la creación conjunta de soluciones innovadoras a los desafíos urbanos como el cambio climático. Los estudios sobre los laboratorios urbanos han pasado por alto la conformación de laboratorios como un proceso diferenciado y han basado su análisis casi exclusivamente en los casos europeos. Por ello, se sabe poco acerca de la influencia que las condiciones del contexto ejercen en la conformación de los laboratorios en general y fuera de Europa en particular. Para abordar este vacío, el presente estudio analiza en forma inductiva la conformación de LU en cinco ciudades situadas en Argentina, Brasil y México, desarrolla un marco para el análisis comparativo, y plantea la siguiente pregunta: ¿Qué nos dicen los desafíos encontrados y las soluciones desarrolladas durante la conformación de los LU en estas ciudades acerca de la dependencia del contexto; qué consecuencias y limitaciones genera esa dependencia con respecto a su potencial desarrollo fuera de Europa? Comparando las experiencias europeas con las conclusiones alcanzadas respecto de América Latina, el estudio responde a estos interrogantes e identifica preguntas para investigaciones futuras.

El laboratorio urbano (LU) es un enfoque de gobernanza experimental para la creación conjunta de soluciones innovadoras a los desafíos urbanos como el cambio climático. Los estudios sobre los laboratorios urbanos han pasado por alto la conformación de laboratorios como un proceso diferenciado y han basado su análisis casi exclusivamente en los casos europeos. Por ello, se sabe poco acerca de la influencia que las condiciones del contexto ejercen en la conformación de los laboratorios en general y fuera de Europa en particular. Para abordar este vacío, el presente estudio analiza en forma inductiva la conformación de LU en cinco ciudades situadas en Argentina, Brasil y México, desarrolla un marco para el análisis comparativo, y plantea la siguiente pregunta: ¿Qué nos dicen los desafíos encontrados y las soluciones desarrolladas durante la conformación de los LU en estas ciudades acerca de la dependencia del contexto; qué consecuencias y limitaciones genera esa dependencia con respecto a su potencial desarrollo fuera de Europa? Comparando las experiencias europeas con las conclusiones alcanzadas respecto de América Latina, el estudio responde a estos interrogantes e identifica preguntas para investigaciones futuras.

El laboratorio urbano (LU) es un enfoque de gobernanza experimental para la creación conjunta de soluciones innovadoras a los desafíos urbanos como el cambio climático. Los estudios sobre los laboratorios urbanos han pasado por alto la conformación de laboratorios como un proceso diferenciado y han basado su análisis casi exclusivamente en los casos europeos. Por ello, se sabe poco acerca de la influencia que las condiciones del contexto ejercen en la conformación de los laboratorios en general y fuera de Europa en particular. Para abordar este vacío, el presente estudio analiza en forma inductiva la conformación de LU en cinco ciudades situadas en Argentina, Brasil y México, desarrolla un marco para el análisis comparativo, y plantea la siguiente pregunta: ¿Qué nos dicen los desafíos encontrados y las soluciones desarrolladas durante la conformación de los LU en estas ciudades acerca de la dependencia del contexto; qué consecuencias y limitaciones genera esa dependencia con respecto a su potencial desarrollo fuera de Europa? Comparando las experiencias europeas con las conclusiones alcanzadas respecto de América Latina, el estudio responde a estos interrogantes e identifica preguntas para investigaciones futuras.

598114 Munira Shoinbekova, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe

The four-week training, held from 25 August to 19 September 2025 at the Border Troops Detachment in Khorog region, is part of the third phase of the EU-funded project “Stabilization of Tajikistan’s Southern Border Region with Afghanistan.”

Led by experienced national instructors, the course covered a wide range of operational topics, including topography, first aid related to battlefield injuries, tactical patrolling, national border regulations, gender awareness, risk assessment, and patrol report writing.

The curriculum also included specialized modules on international human rights commitments, focusing on the rights and treatment of detainees and refugees. In partnership with UNICEF and UNHCR trainers, participants received practical insights into working with adult and child migrants, as well as exposure to international best practices in border security.

This initiative demonstrates the continued commitment of the European Union and the OSCE to strengthen Tajikistan’s border security and institutional capacity through comprehensive, locally driven training programmes.

Les eurodéputés ont interpellé le commissaire au Budget, Piotr Serafin, sur la réorganisation proposée du budget pluriannuel de l’UE et sur la coordination entre les deux principaux organismes chargés de la lutte anti-fraude et la corruption. Si la Commission affirme vouloir améliorer l’efficacité et la transparence, plusieurs élus pointent des risques d’affaiblissement du contrôle et demandent plus de clarté sur la répartition des responsabilités.

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Plusieurs grands fabricants de médicaments européens ont déjà annoncé leur intention d'investir aux États-Unis et pourront ainsi bénéficier d'exemptions sur les droits de douane.

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598102 Munira Shoinbekova, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe

The three-week course took place from 1 to 19 September 2025 in Khorog, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) under the framework of the EU-funded project “Stabilization of Tajikistan’s Southern Border Region with Afghanistan.”

Facilitated by experienced national instructors, the training enhanced participants’ skills in problem solving, command and control, briefing techniques, information and risk management, gender awareness, mission and exercise planning, as well as the control, execution, and understanding of decision-making processes in border security operations.

In addition, participants took part in interactive sessions delivered by UNHCR and UNICEF experts, focusing on international protection standards, child-sensitive approaches, and best practices in working with migrants and refugees.

This activity reflects the joint commitment of the European Union and the OSCE to strengthening Tajikistan’s border management capacities and supporting sustainable, locally led approaches to security and institutional development.

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IPI in partnership with the Doha Forum, the Stimson Center, and the Global Institute for Strategic Research, cohosted a policy forum on September 26th on Justice in Action: Beyond Promises to Progress.

This UNGA@80 side event featured the launch of the Future of International Cooperation Report 2025 (FIC’25), focusing on advancing justice beyond promises to concrete progress. It explores collective global and regional action to close justice gaps within and between countries and highlights bold policy and institutional reforms aimed at reducing inequality, underdevelopment, and injustice. The dialogue will contribute directly to preparations for the Second World Summit for Social Development (November 4–6, 2025, in Doha) and enrich debates at the Doha Forum 2025 (December 6–7).

Speaking directly to the World Social Summit’s focus on poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and social inclusion—as well as follow-through to the recently convened Summit of the Future and Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development—FIC’25 examines the multiple dimensions of justice across distinct regions worldwide, including its political-judicial, socioeconomic, and environmental characteristics. At the same time, the report gives ample attention to creative and bold policy and institutional reform proposals—particularly at global and regional levels of governance—for reducing high and avoidable levels of injustice (and associated levels of inequality and underdevelopment) within and between countries. A just and sustainable future in line with the outcomes of the World Social Summit requires rethinking governance, fostering inclusive societies, and leveraging innovation to bridge these divides.

Welcoming Remarks:
Zeid Al Hussein, President and CEO, International Peace Institute

Opening Remarks:
Mubarak Al-Kuwari, Executive Director, Doha Forum

Speakers:
H.E. Mohamed Chihi, Executive Director, Global Institute for Strategic Research, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Amitav Acharya, UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance and Distinguished Professor, School of International Service, American University
Richard Ponzio, Director, Global Governance, Justice & Security Program, Stimson Center, and Co-Director, Global Governance Innovation Network
Brenda Mofya, Director, Oxfam International United Nations Office

Moderator:
Jenna Russo, Director of Research and Head of the Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations, International Peace Institute

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