COVID-19 impact on young people’s mental health in spotlight
Feelings of fear, anxiety, anger, sadness and grief are being widely felt by young people across the world due to the impacts of COVID-19.
As...
COVID-19: Maps visualise feasibility of physical distancing in the Netherlands
As lockdown measures are relaxed in Europe, ‘Keep your distance’ has replaced ‘Stay at home.’ To help ensure physical distancing, major cities in the...
Pause before sharing
The United Nations calls on social media users to “Pause. Take care before you share” on the occasion of World Social Media Day 30th...
COVID-19. The risk of resurgence in Europe has become a reality
Last week, Europe saw an increase in weekly COVID-19 cases for the first time in months, Hans Kluge European regional director of WHO, the...
Iraqi refugee receives royal thanks for sewing masks in Luxembourg
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolded, Iraqi refugee Mohammed Alhashimi and his wife Smaher sat down and discussed how they could help their new country...
International Day of Yoga: yoga’s growing importance to post-COVID-19 wellbeing
International Day of Yoga (21 June) not only celebrates an ancient physical and mental practice which originated centuries ago in India, but also the many benefits of practicing yoga as a way of living that continues to grow in popularity around...
The Future We Want, The UN We Need – Essay Competition
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary...
Gastronomy key to supporting hard-hit tourism industry
With the lifting on many COVID-19 restrictions in Europe, people are finally able to share a meal with friends and family, indulging one of...
Senior UN Officials of African origin demand actions against racism
Twenty senior UN leaders, who are either African or of African descent, have signed a joint statement expressing their outrage at pervasive and systemic...
World Environment Day online screening of ‘Sharkwater Extinction’
On 5th June, Cine-ONU Brussels, Vienna and Geneva came together to host their second online event to mark World Environment Day 2020. In collaboration...
Nepal in lockdown: The peacekeeper and the street children
Poor mountainous Nepal has experienced two disasters in five years. In 2015 the country was hit by three gigantic earthquakes. Now the country is...
Photography app Agora launches #TheWorldWeWant photo contest in support of UN75
Photographers are invited to submit their unique points of view about the world they
want for future generations for a chance to be featured...
The long journey of gender students from darkness to light
Six months after their arrival in Iceland an international group of 20 students finished their Postgraduate Diploma in International Gender Equality at the University...
Teleworking: COVID-19 could revolutionise the world of work
Hundreds of thousands of Europeans have discovered teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic. This experience will “have a long-lasting effect” according to a specialist on...
#Cycling4SDGs – Bicycles help communities thrive
Mobility is an essential element of development strategies which aim to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The lack of efficient, reliable transportation adversely...