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UAE Gathers UN Police Chiefs Peacekeepers to Drive Climate Action, Calls for Establishment of "Climate Observers"

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

To that end, the UAE calls for an urgent establishment of UN Climate Incident Observers Unit.

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  • To that end, the UAE calls for an urgent establishment of UN Climate Incident Observers Unit.
  • Over four intensive days of the UN workshop in Abu Dhabi, participants delved into critical aspects of the UN Peace Operations.
  • The "Climate Observers" would be dispatched to regions grappling with climate-change-induced events like mega fires, flooding, hurricanes, and more.
  • In that regard, the UAE strongly believes in the urgent need of establishment of the UN Climate Incident Observers unit, which could be led by the UNDPO.

UAE Gathers UN Police Chiefs Peacekeepers to Drive Climate Action, Calls for Establishment of "Climate Observers"

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

To that end, the UAE calls for an urgent establishment of UN Climate Incident Observers Unit.

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  • To that end, the UAE calls for an urgent establishment of UN Climate Incident Observers Unit.
  • Over four intensive days of the UN workshop in Abu Dhabi, participants delved into critical aspects of the UN Peace Operations.
  • The "Climate Observers" would be dispatched to regions grappling with climate-change-induced events like mega fires, flooding, hurricanes, and more.
  • In that regard, the UAE strongly believes in the urgent need of establishment of the UN Climate Incident Observers unit, which could be led by the UNDPO.

UAE, UN, INTERPOL and EUROPOL Join Forces to Tackle Environmental Crime and Climate Crisis

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Monday, July 24, 2023

Steven Kavanagh, Executive Director for Police Services at INTERPOL commented: "Tackling environmental crime has become a key mission of law enforcement agencies.

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  • Steven Kavanagh, Executive Director for Police Services at INTERPOL commented: "Tackling environmental crime has become a key mission of law enforcement agencies.
  • As the stakes of climate change raise, our environmental security strategy must reflect the scale of the threat we all face.
  • United Nations Police Adviser Faisal Shahkar added, "A comprehensive response to address the climate crisis is urgently needed.
  • As of today, the UAE Ministry of Interior and the UNODC together with I2LEC's other partners will join forces towards the implementation of the 2023-2025 Roadmap.

Publications - EUROPOL - European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023

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TorchStone Welcomes Personal Protection Expert Christopher Keenan to Deliver Proactive Private Client Security Services

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TorchStone Global, a premiere risk mitigation and security firm, announced that Christopher Keenan has joined the team as Vice President. Christopher brings over 25 years of experience in worldwide security operations, management, and leadership, including 18 years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service.

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TorchStone Global, a premiere risk mitigation and security firm, announced that Christopher Keenan has joined the team as Vice President.
  • He will provide executive protection, event and venue security coordination, threat and vulnerability assessments, risk mitigation, secure travel operations and logistics, internal program audits, and training.
  • TorchStone Global is a leader in global risk mitigation and security, delivering proactive guidance and protection for prominent clients around the globe.
  • Combining state-of-the-art proactive strategies with experienced professionals and cutting-edge technologies, TorchStone provides discreet, relationship-based security solutions for their clients around the globe.

Highlights - Vote on 2021 Discharge: European Commission, EDF, Agencies - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Vote on 2021 Discharge: European Commission, EDF, Agencies

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  • Vote on 2021 Discharge: European Commission, EDF, Agencies
    17-03-2023 - 12:32
    On 22 March 2023, the Members of the Committee for Budgetary Control will vote on the draft reports and amendments concerning the 2021 Discharge to the European Commission, European Development Fund (EDF), and Agencies.
  • The vote is the second batch for the 2021 discharge, after votes on the discharge for the Parliament, other Institutions and the Joint Undertakings on 28 February 2023.
  • The discharge procedure has proven to be a powerful tool to oversee the spending of EU money.
  • Novelties this year are the first discharge for the European Public Prosecutors Office and the European Labour Authority and the inclusion of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in the Commission discharge.

Highlights - Discharge 2021 - Consideration of Draft Reports - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Discharge 2021: Consideration of Draft Reports

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  • Discharge 2021: Consideration of Draft Reports
    02-02-2023 - 11:48
    On 9 February 2023, the Committee on Budgetary Control will consider the draft discharge reports for the European Commission, the European Development Fund, and EU Agencies.
  • The draft reports will be presented by their respective Rapporteurs, presenting what they consider to be the main points for the 2021 discharge cycle.
  • In the draft reports presented in this meeting, the CONT Committee scrutinises how the Commission and EU Agencies are implementing the EU budget and prepares the Parliament's discharge decisions.
  • Parliament considers the reports prepared by the Budgetary Control Committee, taking into account the Council's recommendations, and decides to grant, postpone or refuse a discharge.

Highlights - 2021 Discharge: Hearing with Agencies - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

2021 Discharge: Hearing with Agencies

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  • 2021 Discharge: Hearing with Agencies
    29-11-2022 - 12:18
    On 30 November 2022, in the framework of the 2021 discharge cycle, the Committee on Budgetary Control will hold a hearing with the Chair of the EU Agencies Network and three decentralised European Agencies (eu-LISA, EUAA, and EMA).
  • The CONT Committee will hold a hearing with Hans Bruyninckx, outgoing Chair of the EU Agencies Network, as well as with the Executive Directors of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA), the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
  • The hearing will be held in the presence of the ECA reporting member Mihails Kozlovs.
  • - Rapporteur Agencies: Gilles Boyer (Renew) for EIOPA, ESMA
    - Rapporteur: Olivier Chastel (Renew) for CdT, Cedefop, EASA, EIGE, ERA, Eurofound, Horizontal Report
    - Rapporteur Agencies: Katalin Cseh (Renew) for ACER, BEREC, ECDC, ECHA, EEA, EFSA, EIT, EMA, ENISA, ESA, EUSPA
    - Rapporteur Agencies: Pierre Karleskind (Renew) for EFCA, EMSA
    - Rapporteur Agencies: Alin Mitua (Renew) for EBA, ELA, ETF, EU-OSHA
    - Rapporteur Agencies: Ramona Strugariu (Renew) for CEPOL, EMCDDA, EUAA, eu-LISA, EUROJUST, EUROPOL, FRA, Frontex
    - 2021 Agencies Discharge

EURid’s Q2 Report Shows 1.26% Growth

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Further, we contributed to a greener future by planting 1,000 trees, and renewed our EMAS registration through to 2023.

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  • Further, we contributed to a greener future by planting 1,000 trees, and renewed our EMAS registration through to 2023.
  • The quarter ended with 3,731,298 .eu registrations, marking 1.26% growth since January 2021;
    212,228 new domain name registrations recorded;
    Portugal tops the list of top-growth countries with 61.5% growth in registrations;
    EURid celebrated the fifth anniversary of the .
  • For further details, consult EURids Q2 2021 progress report.
  • As part of its ongoing commitment to data security, EURid has been certified under the ISO27001 security standard since 2013.