NEWS: United Nations in Brussels
17th High-level meeting between the ILO and the European Commission
The International Labour Organization and the European Commission set renewed strategic agenda for social justice, quality jobs and a human-centred future of work.
The two...
EU OceanEye initiative offers a pivotal moment for strengthening global ocean observation
The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and its long-standing European regional alliance EuroGOOS welcome the European Commission’s OceanEye initiative as a major step for...
New EU-IOM Regional Initiative to Address Climate Displacement Across Southern Africa
Lilongwe, Malawi, 1 July 2026 – As cyclones, floods and droughts continue to uproot communities across Southern Africa, the European Union (EU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have...
UN House Brussels hosts first Day of Vesak commemoration
On 30 June 2026, UN House Brussels hosted a special event to commemorate the Day of Vesak, bringing together diplomatic representatives, Belgian institutions, the...
Get prepared: current Europe heatwaves are a dress rehearsal
Copenhagen, 30 June 2026
Across Europe right now, people are struggling to sleep. Emergency rooms are filling up. Ambulance services are breaking records. In France,...
FAO and the EU (News headlines, June 2026)
FAO-EU to Bolster Food Safety in the Comoros
Countries are shifting their food import control procedures to better protect the food people eat. In Comoros,...
EU and IOM Launch EUR 13.3 Million Initiative to Support 250,000 People Across Northern Chad
N’Djamena, 30 July 2026 – More than 250,000 people across northern Chad are set to benefit from a new EUR 13.3 million European Union and IOM programme that will support national priorities and efforts to strengthen stability,...
IOM Calls for Balanced, Sustainable Delivery on Migration under Irish EU Presidency
Brussels, 29 June 2026 – As Ireland prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) at a decisive moment...
Shared Lives, Shared Future: a UN exhibition comes to Brussels
Nearly 50 life-size portraits are coming to the heart of Brussels this month, putting human faces to the global work of the United Nations...
UNRIC Newsfeed
SDGs: real progress, but unprecedented obstacles
With four years to go until the 2030 deadline, where do we stand with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in 2015?
Countries had set...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: July 2026
Monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products.
Topic of the month: Artificial Intelligence
Irish village proudly weaves sustainable development into daily life
A small coastal village in southwest Ireland, with a population of just over 600, proudly claims that it is the only place in the...
40 years of climate warnings: we can’t say we...
Heatwaves, forest fires, floods… and suddenly climate change is back on the front pages. However, the world often gives the impression it is only...
The World’s Largest Cities (Are No Longer the Ones...
In 1975, there were just eight megacities, defined as cities with more than 10 million inhabitants, worldwide. Fifty years later, that number has risen...
“Multilateralism is alive”: how UN labour agency tackles social...
"My grandmother was a child domestic worker in the Netherlands, what we now consider child labour,” recounts Peter van Rooij, Regional Director for Europe...
Europe, the world’s second-largest market for cocaine
Where does Europe stand on the global map of drug use? The 2026 World Drug Report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
Secretary-General calls for action on methane
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched a global Call to Action on Methane. In a special address at the London Climate Action Week, Mr...