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.
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – April 2022
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
New IPCC report: Emissions can be halved by 2030
In 2010-2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has slowed. Without...
UN calls for an independent investigation on Bucha
The United Nations Secretary-General has stated his shock over images coming from Bucha in Ukraine over the weekend.
"I am deeply shocked by the images...
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisis, says new...
Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year throughout the world, are unintended. For the women and girls affected, the most life-altering...
First-ever European Humanitarian Forum opens in Brussels
The first-ever European Humanitarian Forum, which gathers policy makers, humanitarian partners and stakeholders for a dialogue on humanitarian policy and strategy, kicked off in...
World Poetry Day 2022
“Translating poetry is the opposite of war” – Sarah Maguire
Poetry has the power to express the inexpressible; to capture emotion; to shock, console, move,...
UN Secretary-General: Ukraine can have major implications for the climate
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, warns that the fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine not only risks upending global food and energy markets but can also have major implications for the global climate agenda.
100 days until the Ocean Conference kicks-off in Lisbon
In 100-days the United Nations Ocean Conference starts in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The Ocean Conference co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and...
UN SDG Action Awards 2022
It is more important than ever to shine a spotlight on hope and togetherness – and on people making a difference everywhere – especially...
$1.3 billion pledged at event for Yemen
36 donors yesterday pledged $1.3 billion in donations at a high-level pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. While world leaders highlighted the...
Public nominations open for UNEP’s Champions of the Earth Award 2022
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a call for nominations for its annual Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental...
It would be a grave mistake to think the pandemic is...
Two years after the start of this unprecedented health crisis, it would be a grave mistake to think the pandemic is over, United Nations...