NATO:Secretary General praises Germany’s strong contributions to NATO and support to Ukraine

27 January 2023 Update Secretary General praises Germany’s strong contributions to NATO and support to Ukraine In a visit to Berlin on 24 January 2023, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Defence Minister Boris Pistorius for Germany’s significant contributions to NATO and strong support to Ukraine. READ MORE NATO marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day NATO marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a solemn ceremony at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on 27 January 2023. READ MORE Secretary General welcomes Israeli President to NATO HQ On 26 January 2023, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Israeli President Isaac Herzog to NATO Headquarters. For the first time, a President of Israel addressed NATO Allies in the North Atlantic Council, demonstrating the deepening partnership between the Alliance and the State of Israel. READ MORE NATO hosts conference of Allied Contact Point Embassies in partner countries NATO hosted its biennial conference of Allied Contact Point Embassies in partner countries on 26 and 27 January 2023. The event brought together 38 delegations representing NATO in 33 partner nations. READ MORE Norway to host informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in May As announced last December by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Norway has offered to host the next informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. The meeting will take place in Oslo on 31 May-01 June 2023. READ MORE NATO launches new cooperation initiative with experts from partners in the Indo-Pacific region On 25 January 2023, NATO launched an initiative named ''Futures in the Indo-Pacific''. This endeavour has been developed through the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, and will consist of a series of discussions amongst experts from Belgium, Australia, France and Japan, for the next two years. READ MORE NATO hosts symposium on climate change and military capabilities On 23 January 2023, NATO hosted its first Industry Symposium on Climate Change and Capabilities, which brought together over 150 representatives from NATO Allies and industry. The participants discussed how NATO’s ambitions on climate change and security can be taken into account in the development of new military capabilities. READ MORE NATO Secretary General accepts Honorary Award of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accepted the Honorary Award of the Verkhovna Rada, the unicameral Parliament of Ukraine, in a ceremony at NATO Headquarters on 23 January 2023. READ MORE Chair of the NATO Military Committee commends Portugal for its global security vision From 20 to 23 January 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer was in Portugal, at the invitation of the Portuguese Chief of Defence, Admiral António Silva Ribeiro. READ MORE Deep Dive Recap: Children and Armed Conflict and the Gender Perspective On 17 January 2023, the NATO International Military Staff Office of the Gender Advisor (GENAD) hosted its eighth Deep Dive Session, this time focused on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) and the Gender Perspective. The session highlighted NATO’s role in addressing CAAC while integrating a gender perspective, along with the military challenges to consider when addressing violations against girls and boys in a conflict setting. READ MORE What’s in the kit of a 🇺🇸 US Navy fighter pilot? What’s in the kit of Lieutenant David Cattano, a US Navy fighter pilot? A pair of pants that squeeze his legs to keep blood in his head during high-speed manoeuvres, and a helmet that lets him lock on targets wherever he looks, to name a few items. WATCH VIDEO THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

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