Arquivos mensais:setembro 2020

The abstract entity we call – International Community – shelters its values at the United Nations (UN) headquarters, in New York. A forum of 193 sovereign countries, with equal rights and representation in its General Assembly. The UN General Assembly embraces a large variety of cultures, wills and political systems. However, as different as theyContinuar lendo “Angola 92 – Mission Diary (and so it starts!)”

On the 21st September 2020, the Portuguese PM – António Costa – left a message to the UN community, addressing the future concerns, where he spoke about illegal migration, racism, global warming, corruption, cyber regulation, peace and stability and he called for a special attention regarding our oceans …” Which are the new frontier inContinuar lendo “Portuguese PM speech on the occasion of the UN’s 75th Anniversary”

Peace and Security are two things we don’t pay too much attention in our daily routines; until we lose them. The simple act of going out into the street carelessly to go buy bread, is something that deserves our reflection. We are not going to be hit by a sniper, we have the money toContinuar lendo “Because today it’s the International Peace Day”

A paz e a segurança são coisas a que não ligamos muito no nosso dia-a-dia; até as perdermos. O simples ato de sair à rua despreocupadamente para ir comprar o pão é algo que merece a nossa reflexão. Não vamos ser atingidos por um sniper, temos uns trocados para comprar o pão, temos um localContinuar lendo “Porque hoje é o dia Internacional da Paz”

On September 21, 2020, the UN will celebrate its 75th anniversary. A very special date celebrated in a very tragic year. A year in which the world suffered a crisis at the planetary scale, caused by the pandemic known as COVID 19. However, within the United Nations there is a genuine hope that we willContinuar lendo “UN 75th Anniversary”

No dia 21 de setembro de 2020 a ONU irá celebrar o seu 75º Aniversário. Uma data muito especial celebrada num ano trágico. Um ano em que o Mundo sofreu uma crise ao nível planetário provocada pela pandemia conhecida por COVID 19.Porém, no seio das Nações Unidas existe a genuína esperança que iremos sair destaContinuar lendo “75º Aniversário da ONU”

On Thursday 17 September, NATO’s newest command, Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) will hold a ceremony to mark reaching Initial Operational Capability (IOC). This Command reflects the Alliance’s concern in having no military Command and Control structure based in the United States, capable to conduct a major Transatlantic military campaign, raising from a Crisis toContinuar lendo “NATO looks again to the Atlantic and creates the Joint Force Command Norfolk”

Quase duas dezenas de anos após ter extinguido o Comando Supremo Aliado para o Atlântico (SACLANT) a NATO vem agora reconhecer que necessita de um Comando Aliado para gerir a transição de Crise para Conflito, naquela vasta área oceânica e respectivas linhas de costa. Desta forma, no dia 17 de Setembro de 2020, será feitaContinuar lendo “NATO volta a preocupar-se com o Atlântico e cria o Comando Conjunto de Norfolk”

12SEPT2020 will be an important day for Afghanistan, and the word peace in general. In Doha – Qatar – High representatives of Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) will meet with the Taliban leadership (Islamic Eimarat of Afghanistan) to reengage in negotiations with the goal to stop once for all the Afghan internalContinuar lendo “New round of Peace negotiations for Afghanistan”