NATO News

On Tuesday, 16 November 2021, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană will meet with the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Mr Olivér Várhelyi, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

The NATO Maritime Unmanned Systems (MUS) Innovation Advisory Board met on the 9-10 November 2021 for the first time at NATO Headquarters. It provides advice to NATO HQ on the development and use of Maritime Unmanned Systems and all new technologies in the maritime domain.

On Tuesday, 16 November 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will exchange views with the Ministers of Defence of the European Union, during the lunch session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.

On Monday, 15 November 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Dmytro Kuleba.

Speaking at the 2021 GoTech World Conference, NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană stressed the importance of cybersecurity at a time when new technology is transforming the world at record speed. “Our ability to keep our people safe in this more competitive and uncertain world will be defined as much by bytes and big data, as by bullets and battleships” said the Deputy Secretary General while opening the cybersecurity stage on 11 November.

On Friday 12 November 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Mr. Bárður á Steig Nielsen, at NATO Headquarters.

On Friday 12 November 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the Head of Federal Department for Defence, Civil Protection and Sport of the Swiss Confederation, Ms. Viola Amherd, at NATO Headquarters.

Irene Fellin has been appointed as the new NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security. An Italian national, Ms. Fellin has more than 15 years of experience as an international consultant for UN agencies and other national institutions. She has also worked as a Senior Gender Adviser with Women in International Security (WIIS), the International Affairs Institute (IAI) in Rome, and NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

On Thursday, 11 November 2021, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană will participate in the 10th editionof GoTech World 2021: Revive. Rise. Accelerate the future.

On the 8th November 2021, the NATO Military Committee headed down to the Supreme Allied Command Operations for a day of roundtable discussions on defence and deterrence.

On 11-12 October 2021, in the framework of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP), the Legal Entity of Public Law (LEPL) Cyber Security Bureau and the Georgian Ministry of Defence hosted the second “Intermarium Cyber Security Forum 2021”.

Hanging up the military uniform to reintegrate to civilian life can be a challenging transition. Unique and personal circumstances mark the path of active-duty soldiers seeking to transition into society. With greater participation of women in the armed forces, understanding how they experience this transition is essential.

A group of 117 Afghan citizens has arrived for resettlement in Canada on a flight sponsored by the Canadian authorities. The group left from a temporary facility in Kosovo, where they lived since their evacuation from Kabul in August with logistical support from troops from the NATO Response Force.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed the 73rd Session of the Nordic Council in Copenhagen on Wednesday (3 November 2021), underscoring the importance of strong international institutions in building trust and peace among nations.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg virtually addressed NATO’s annual Nuclear Policy Symposium on Wednesday (3 November 2021), saying that the Alliance is adapting to a more challenging security environment and responding to growing nuclear threats.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Denmark for its strong contributions to NATO during a visit to Copenhagen on Wednesday (3 November 2021). Meeting with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the Secretary General thanked Denmark for leading NATO Mission Iraq and participating in NATO’s enhanced forward presence in the eastern part of the Alliance.

On Tuesday (2 November 2021), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, hosted by the United Kingdom in Glasgow. At the World Leaders Summit, the Secretary General addressed the high-level roundtable “Climate, Peace and Stability: Weathering Risk Through COP and Beyond”. Mr Stoltenberg explained how climate change is now at the heart of NATO’s agenda, because: “climate change is a crisis multiplier, climate change is making our world more dangerous.”

On Tuesday, 02 November 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will participate in the World Leaders Summit at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) hosted by the United Kingdom in Glasgow.

On 28-29 October 2021, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană, travelled to the Swiss Confederation.