EU Navfor

Thursday, 14 March 2024

It was a great privileged to be awarded the new contract for the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) recently. Visiting the Naval base and signing the deal with the Operations Commander was a great experience, I really felt like I was in a James Bond film. The Forces of Operation Atalanta deter, prevent and repress acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast. So it’s a very serious business and it was an absolute pleasure working with the media team at EU NAVFOR. One of my favourite contributions that we made to this project was providing the team with a brilliant new dynamic Key Facts & Figures tool.

EU Naval Force protects vessels of the World Food Programme (WFP) delivering aid to displaced persons in Somalia and the protection of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) shipping. EU NAVFOR Operation ATALANTA was launched on 8 December 2008 and is conducted in accordance with United Nations Security Council’s resolutions. The Operation has been extended by the European Council until December 2014.