News
| Date | Title | |
| 30 Aug. 2024 |  |
NATO steps up its cooperation with the UN Regional Service Centre in Uganda NATO and the United Nations continue to strengthen their long-standing cooperation. On 27 August 2024, representatives from both organisations met at the UN Regional Service Centre in Entebbe to mark the successful completion of two joint capacity-building initiatives related to information and communications technology. |
| 30 Aug. 2024 |  | On 29 and 30 August at City St George's, University of London, four teams from universities in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, and Austria took part in the SAPIENCE drone competition, part of a project supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme. |
| 28 Aug. 2024 |  |
Allies reaffirm pledge to strengthen Ukraine’s defences at NATO-Ukraine Council meeting The NATO-Ukraine Council met on Wednesday (28 August 2024) following recent heavy Russian airstrikes against Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. Allies strongly condemned Russia’s indiscriminate strikes and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen Ukraine’s defences. |
| 27 Aug. 2024 |  | Building on their long-standing partnership, NATO and Iraq have launched a political dialogue process. Earlier today, a delegation of high-level Iraqi officials led by the National Security Advisor, Qasim al-Araji, visited Alliance Headquarters for discussions with senior NATO officials. |
| 23 Aug. 2024 |  | The NATO Through Time podcast dives deep into NATO’s history, reflecting on how the past influences the present – and future – of the longest-lasting alliance in history. This episode features former President of Latvia Dr Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, who helped lead her country into NATO in 2004. |
| 22 Aug. 2024 |  | NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Ambassador Boris Ruge, held high-level consultations in Sarajevo, Pristina and Belgrade from 16 to 22 August 2024. Ambassador Ruge highlighted that the Western Balkans is a region of strategic importance for the Alliance and reiterated NATO Allies’ steadfast commitment to lasting security. He noted the continued, long-standing cooperation between NATO, the European Union and other international organisations to consolidate regional stability. |
| 20 Aug. 2024 |  | The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has issued a request for international assistance via NATO’s emergency response mechanism, the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre. The request is for heavy equipment to support civilian emergency responders dealing with the consequences of Russia’s daily attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. |
| 15 Aug. 2024 |  |
NATO Naval Forces conduct exercise with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and Allies Three NATO ships conducted a successful passing exercise with two Japanese ships in the Eastern Mediterranean on Wednesday (14 August 2024). |
| 06 Aug. 2024 |  |
NATO-funded project to reroute internet to space in case of disruption to critical infrastructure A new NATO-funded initiative aims to make the internet less vulnerable to disruption by rerouting the flow of information into space in the event that undersea cables are attacked or accidentally severed. The $2.5 million project, launched on 31 July 2024, was partially funded by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security programme (SPS). |
| 05 Aug. 2024 |  | On Monday (5 August 2024) NATO published a summary of the new NATO-Ukraine Innovation Cooperation Roadmap, previously endorsed by NATO and Ukrainian leaders at the Washington Summit. This agreement is a significant step forward in increasing NATO-Ukraine cooperation in the field of innovation in line with its five key objectives: |