A new generation of business-women is getting ready for a digital society and economy in Africa. The EU-funded Business Optimisation Workshop for Women is helping them to take the initiative with digital skills.

2023 was the deadliest year on record for humanitarian workers. 280 aid workers lost their lives, 224 were wounded, and 91 kidnapped. On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we celebrate those who continue to risk their lives to help people in need. Aid workers are #NotATarget.

Torture is an extreme form of abuse of power. 40 years ago, the international community marked a pivotal moment in the fight for #HumanRights with the adoption of the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). Still, more action is needed to see it implemented in full. On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the EU calls for...