UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: January 2024
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on climate change information
2024: UN Humanitarian Forecasts for Ukraine
The war against Ukraine continues to cause deaths, destruction, and increasing humanitarian needs. The fighting and hostilities continue to devastate parts of Ukraine and...
Human solidarity: empowering refugees and migrants
Solidarity is a shared sense of responsibility and a commitment to support those in need. As we mark International Human Solidarity Day on 20...
Over 1 in 5 children live in poverty in 40 of...
There were over 69 million children living in poverty across 40 of the world’s richest countries by the end of 2021, according to a...
Climate: highlights of COP28
COP28, the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, came to a close on 13 December, after intense negotiations on the gathering’s...
Migration to the EU: facts, not perceptions
In 2022, almost 3.7 million new residence permits were issued in European Union (EU) Member States – not including the influx from Ukraine -...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: December 2023
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on climate change
Video Games and Violence Against Women and Girls: A Double-Edged Sword...
In an era where digital technology shapes cultural narratives, video games have become a potent medium significantly influencing societal attitudes. This influence becomes crucial...
Israel-Palestine crisis: two months of escalating horrors
The situation in Gaza is fast deteriorating into a catastrophe with potentially irreversible implications for Palestinians as a whole and for peace and security...
Ciné-ONU “Reasons For Hope”: the link between human rights and our...
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations (OHCHR, UNRIC, UNEP, UNESCO) in Brussels hosted the Belgian...
Travel to COP28 without flying: mission accomplished
When environmental advocate Johan, known as @lejeuneengagé, announced on his Instagram account that he was taking part in COP28 in Dubai, there were some...
Red Card to Violence Against Women and Girls in Sports
The world of sports is not just a platform for physical prowess and competition but a reflection of the societal dynamics that govern our...
Gaza: UN Human Rights Chief calls for end to violence
The “brutal” resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its “terrifying” impact on the civilian population underscores the need to end the violence and find...
Climate: Key facts on COP28
As COP28 gets underway, we answer seven questions on this crucial climate gathering.
1. COPs… COP28… What do they stand for?
United Nations Climate Change conferences...
How Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Impacts Women and Girls
Globally, approximately 736 million women — almost one in three — endure violence at least once in their life. The most prevalent form of...