UN expert on international solidarity to visit Denmark and Greenland
The UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Cecilia M Bailliet, will conduct an official visit to Denmark and Greenland from 8...
UNDP-supported photo exhibition in Kyiv aims to raise awareness of landmines
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine has opened a photo exhibition in Kyiv called “Defining Futures: People, Tech and Teams for a...
UNESCO names two new Nordic Geoparks
UNESCO’s Executive Board has endorsed the addition of 18 sites to the UNESCO Global Geoparks network. This brings the total number of geoparks to...
Swedish core support to UNDP contributes to inclusive digital and green...
Swedish core support to UNDP contributes to inclusive digital and green transition in over 100 countries
Sweden contributes 516mSEK in core funding and lightly...
6 Nordic cities awarded the EU Mission Label for their efforts...
Six Nordic cities, including five in Finland, are among 23 cities that have been awarded the EU Mission Label. The Label recognises the cities'...
Finland becomes the last of the Nordic countries to reinstate payments...
Finland will re-commence funding UNRWA, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. All four of the Nordic countries that suspended payments have...
Sweden: UN expert calls for transitional justice measures to address legacy...
UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence.
A UN human rights expert today urged Sweden to strengthen its...
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden visiting Bangladesh
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, serving as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 2023, visited Khulna...
Norway and IOM Strengthen Partnership to Address Migration and Humanitarian Needs
The Government of Norway today announced the allocation of 70 million Norwegian Kroner (approx. 6.6 million USD) to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)...
Finnish and Icelandic people breathe healthy air
Finland and Iceland are among the only seven countries and territories that has healthy air quality new report on world air quality reveals.
WHO data...
Norway: UN experts deeply concerned about racial discrimination against people of...
UN experts have urged the Government of Norway to take the necessary steps to engage people of African descent to ensure their full integration...
Finland must address legacy of human rights violations against Sámi people,...
A UN human rights expert urged Finland to undertake more transitional justice measures to address the legacy of human rights violations endured by the...
Iceland and UNESCO join forces to EnGENDER Equality
UNESCO New Delhi and GRÓ’s Gender Equality Studies and Training programme (GEST) in Iceland came together to forge a strategic partnership that offers alumni...
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluded its...
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluded its review of the combined second and third periodic report of Sweden. The Committee...
Speaking up for women in Greenland spiral-case: “We were frozen in...
Featured in press all over the world, Greenlander Naja Lyberth, 61, is speaking up with a strong, powerful voice, on behalf of herself as...