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The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient
10/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
SYRIA / EU. In its latest report on the financial monitoring of grant and loan pledges to Syria, the European Commission indicates that as of 31 August 2020, international donors had disbursed $5 billion in grants to Syria and its region in 2020. version française
Brussels, Covid-19, Donor Conference, Egypt, European Commission, European Union, Germany, Grants to Syria, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Refugees, Regional Plan for Refugees and Resilience, Syria, Syria Humanitarian Response Plan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

The UN and the United States describe the talks between Israel and Lebanon on their borders as "fruitful"

The UN and the United States describe the talks between Israel and Lebanon on their borders as "fruitful"
10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
ISRAEL / LEBANON. Negotiations to define the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon, which began on 14th October 2020, seem to have gone well according to the UN.
David Schenker, Israel, Jan Kubis, Lebanon, maritime borders, Middle East, Naqoura, Stéphane Dujarric, UNIFIL, United Nations

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
LEBANON / ISRAEL. The first talks in thirty years between Lebanon and Israel begin in the city of Naqoura, the headquarters of UNIFIL. They will focus on the maritime borders between the two states still officially at war.
Alon Bar, Aviv Ayash, Bassam Yassin, David Schenker, EEZ, Egypt, energy, Finul, hydrocarbons, Israel, Jan Kubis, Jordan, Lebanon, maritime borders between Israel and Lebanon, Mazen Basbous, Mor Halutz, Nabih Berry, Najib Massihi, Naqoura, natural gas, NNA, Oren Setter, Reuven Azar, Udi Adiri, UN, United Nations, United States, Wissam Chbat, Yuval Steinitz

Lebanon and Israel to discuss the delineation of their common borders

Lebanon and Israel to discuss the delineation of their common borders
10/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
LEBANON / ISRAEL. While the two countries are still theoretically at war, Lebanon and Israel have signed a framework agreement to define their maritime and land borders. version française
conflict, Finul, Har Dov, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Lebanon-Israel borders, Nabih Berry, Naqoura, politics, Shab'a Farms, UN, United Nations, war

The UN is alarmed by the remoteness of a two-state solution between Palestinians and Israelis

The UN is alarmed by the remoteness of a two-state solution between Palestinians and Israelis
09/30/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process points to a convergence of destabilising factors that give rise to fears of remoteness between Palestinians and Israelis.
conflict, Covid-19, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jerusalem, Knesset, Middle East, New York, Nickolay Mladenov, Palestine, UN, United Nations, West Bank

European Council imposes sanctions on three companies for violation of Libya's arms embargo

European Council imposes sanctions on three companies for violation of Libya's arms embargo
09/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
LIBYA / EU. The European Council imposes sanctions on three companies, including one Turkish and one Jordanian, involved in violations of the UN arms embargo on Libya.
Al-Werfalli Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf, arms embargo, Avrasya Shipping, Bana, Bani Walid, Benghazi, Diab Moussa, European Council, European Union, human rights, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenesbayev Umirbek Zharmenovich, Le Courbet, Libya, Med Wave Shipping, sanctions, Sigma Airlines, Turkey, UN, United Nations, Çirkin

UN Security Council urged to rush into "fragile window of opportunity" in Libya

UN Security Council urged to rush into "fragile window of opportunity" in Libya
09/03/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
LIBYA. Acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Stephanie Williams believes that the time has come for a political settlement of the conflict.
ANL, Berlin Conference, Covid-19, Egypt, GNA, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan conflict, Manul, oil, Stephanie Williams, Turkey, UN, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, United Nations Support Mission in Libya

Sustainable tourism - Towards a strategic regional framework in the Mediterranean

Sustainable tourism - Towards a strategic regional framework in the Mediterranean
07/25/2017 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
planbleu

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Barcelona Convention, International Year of Sustainable tourism, IntPlan Bleu, Mediterranean region, MSSD 2016/2025, Sustainable tourism, United Nations

Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean Region

Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean Region
09/28/2015 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The new Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD 2016/2025) intends bringing together regional initiatives around the "green economy". Version française
climate change, ecosystems, environment, Marrakech, Mediterranean, MSSD Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development, New York, Plan Bleu, seabed, sustainable development, United Nations


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