Birds without Borders

Often called a ‘natural miracle’, ‘awe-inspiring’, and ‘one of the wonders of the natural world’, the regular migration of birds across huge distances has...
artwork minorities statelessness competition

International art contest to highlight minority artists work on statelessness

On the occasion of the International Day Against Racial Discrimination 21 March 2022, the UN Human Rights Office, the UN Refugee Agency and the non-governmental...
Latest UNRIC Library Newsletter

UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – May 2022

monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information

Call for Nominations of the 2023 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science...

Scientists around the world are invited to nominate candidates for the 2023 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) International Awards. Created in 1998, the Awards honours -...

2022 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have announced the 2022 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival call for video submissions, encouraging youth worldwide to...

International Day of the Midwife 2022

Today, 5 May 2022, marks International Day of the Midwife, an important day for women, adolescents and newborns worldwide.   Midwives can meet about 90 per...

Conflicts that don’t make the headlines

The war in Ukraine is on everyone's mind - there is new information every day. But what is the situation in other crisis areas...

UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Food Insecurity

What is “food insecurity”? For information on this topic, take a look at this backgrounder. Included is also a special section with UN news items about the impacts of the war in Ukraine on food security worldwide.

UN Secretary-General in Bucha: Accountability is important

UN Secretary-General António Guterres today called for a "thorough investigation and accountability" on alleged war crimes when he visited Bucha in Ukraine. "When we visit...

A Real-Life Epic: Ciné-ONU screening of My Childhood, My Country

“Despite our collective efforts, the already dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated alarmingly over the past months. Without immediate action, we face a...
The GIG IS UP Ciné-ONU Event

The Cost of the Gig Economy: Ciné-ONU screening of The GIG...

On 21 April, Ciné-ONU screened The GIG IS UP, in partnership with One World in Brussels at Cinéma Galeries to mark International Workers’ Day on 1...

Guterres holds “frank discussions” in Moscow

UN Secretary-General António Guterres today said he came to Moscow as a "messenger of peace,” and had had “frank discussions” with Russian Foreign Minister...

Butterflies for Biodiversity

As we mark Mother Earth Day on 22 April during the month dedicated to Sustainable Development Goal ‘Life on Land’, we’re turning from UK...

#MyClimateAction photo and video competition

Actions are contagious, they can scale up to spur the collective change we need to tackle the climate crisis. Starting on Earth Day, join...

The Gig is Up

A very human tech doc, THE GIG IS UP uncovers the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of people working for...