From Rural Ireland to New York: A UN Youth Delegate’s First...
Meet Ciara O’Brien, one of two of Ireland’s UN Youth Delegates serving a 2026-2027 term. Aged 21, Ciara has been involved in youth advocacy...
Media: nearly 9 out of 10 murders of journalists go unpunished
In 2024 and 2025, 189 journalists lost their lives in violent attacks, compared with 162 in 2022 and 2023. This represents a 20 per...
AI: orbital data centres, a new space race
Is this the ‘second digital age’? A revolution that will take artificial intelligence (AI) to new heights?
In any case, a new space race has...
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...
Climate: The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer...
The target set in 2015 by the Paris Agreement—to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2100—has become unachievable within the span of a single...
Ensuring reliable climate information: a shared responsibility
The United Nations sees two major global challenges converging: the erosion of the information ecosystem and the climate crisis. Tackling them requires a broad...
Yemen: general collapse and resumption of fighting
Yemen is once again making the headlines following the offensive by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, but the humanitarian crisis facing the country remains largely...
UK Envoy: We’ve got to start seeing nature as our friend
The United Kingdom and its four nations are known for their rolling green fields, rugged coastal cliffs and majestic lakes, lochs, loughs and llyns.
But...
COP17, COP31: what’s the difference?
This autumn, the United Nations is organising two events called ‘COPs’: COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia, and COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye.
What does COP mean and...
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...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – October 2026
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products.
Topic of the month: Disaster Risk
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...
UN photo exhibition continues its journey from Brussels to Koekelberg
Nearly 50 life-size portraits that put a human face on the work of the United Nations are heading to Koekelberg, where they will open...