Posts Tagged ‘Young Leaders Series’
Humanitarian Affairs and Coordination in International Organizations
Main takeaways: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), headquartered in New York, and currently active in twenty countries, coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in crisis areas. OCHA cannot deliver its mandate without the support of its donors and therefore receives voluntary contributions from a diverse…
Read MoreWhy the EU should(n’t) accede to the European Convention on Human Rights?
Main takeaways: The accession is still desirable since there are now two parallel systems with the CJEU and the ECtHR interpreting the same rights, this leads to inconsistency and fragmentation Some gaps need to be addressed, such as the accountability gap Two problems with the principle of mutual trust and the jurisdiction over the CFSP…
Read MoreThe Art of Communication in EU Foreign Affairs
Main Takeaways: Political language is something not accessible to everyone. The work of a communicator is to grasp the fact that a political position needs to be translated in a way that is understandable to the media, various stakeholders, and to the citizens in order to avoid misunderstandings. Communicating EU foreign policy is a tiring…
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