Syrian refugees: A profound sign of hope

Almost two years after Bachar al-Assad’s downfall, Syria is going through a “normalisation” process. Some 1.8 million refugees have returned to Syria from neighbouring...

Nobel Peace Prize to human rights pioneer Navi Pillay

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize goes to South African Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the human rights pioneer and former UN Human Rights High Commissioner  “for...

Mental health: the burden of childhood trauma in Europe

Two out of three young adults (aged 18 to 30) have experienced at least one traumatic or highly stressful event during childhood, according to...

European Commission and UNEP reaffirm commitment to global environmental action and multilateralism

Today, the European Commission and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) renewed their strategic partnership. Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and...

Multilateralism at work: UNU-MERIT across the UN system

At the opening of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that “the faultlines in our world are...

Ciné-ONU De Wilde Noordzee highlights urgency of ocean protection

“Many people know the North Sea only as a big brown bowl of soup,” said filmmaker Peter van Rodijnen, referring to its colour. The...

The International Criminal Court and its officials awarded the Sakharov Prize

The 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is collectively awarded to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its officials. Announcing the 2026 laureate in...

Syrian refugees: A profound sign of hope

Almost two years after Bachar al-Assad’s downfall, Syria is going through a “normalisation” process. Some 1.8 million refugees have returned to Syria from neighbouring...

Nobel Peace Prize to human rights pioneer Navi Pillay

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize goes to South African Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the human rights pioneer and former UN Human Rights High Commissioner  “for...

Mental health: the burden of childhood trauma in Europe

Two out of three young adults (aged 18 to 30) have experienced at least one traumatic or highly stressful event during childhood, according to...

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