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 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...
Looking after Life on Land with UK Youth for Nature
“To restore stability to our planet, we must restore its biodiversity, the very thing we have removed. It is the only way out of...
Verified facts & recycled fashion win Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) honours...
The 3rd edition of the MIPTV SDG Award was presented to the Association of Commercial Television and VOD Services in Europe (ACT) at a ceremony held in the...
What can the UN do to stop war?
The United Nations was established at the end of World War II "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”. Now that war has returned to Europe many ask what the United Nations can do to stop it. Following are 5 questions and answers regarding the instruments at the UN´s disposal in its efforts to secure international peace and security.