Ecosystem Restoration Mural ‘The Alchemist’ by Spanish artist Lula Goce in Brussels ©@superkant for @StreetArtMankind

Ecosystem Restoration: Brussels mural seeks to spark climate action

On the streets of Brussels, Spanish artist Lula Goce is sparking a dialogue on climate with her new, giant artwork ‘The Alchemist’, created in...
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians is welcomed by Camilla Brückner, Director of the UN/UNDP Office in Brussels, as she arrives at UN House in Brussels © UNRIC

Royal SDG Advocate meets UN in Brussels, pays virtual visit to...

Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians paid an in-person visit to UN House in Brussels on Thursday (September 23), the headquarters of several...
Staff members at restaurant 65 degrés in Brussels © 65 degrés

Sustainability and social inclusion on the menu in Brussels restaurant

In Brussels, an innovative restaurant is combining sustainable gastronomy with a project of social inclusion. ‘65 degrés’, named after the temperature at which "perfect...
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the opening of the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session.

COVID-19: UN Secretary-General says the world has failed an ethics test

Secretary-General António Guterres today told the United Nations General Assembly that a scientific triumph on COVID-19 vaccines had been undone by “the tragedy of a lack...
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With anxiety on the rise psychologists enter the climate change field

Climate change has not only become an integral part of politics and news reporting, but also a topic of academic research. With anxiety rising it...
Emma Plasschaert portrait photo

Belgian Olympic Sailor Emma Plasschaert: “I stand for a clean sea”

Belgian Olympic Sailor Emma Plasschaert has spent much of her life out in the ocean, witnessing first-hand the impact of plastic waste pollution in...
Dr. Océane Sorel has joined the United Nations' "Team Halo"

COVID-19, pregnancy and vaccine: answers to your questions

A specialist in virology and immunology , Dr. Océane Sorel has joined the United Nations' "Team Halo", which brings together doctors, scientists, researchers, all...
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UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – September 2021

monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
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Secretary-General calls for renewal of social contract in new report

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for a renewal of the social contract to rebuild trust and social cohesion in recommendations made to...
COVID 19 MU Variant

COVID-19: What is the Mu variant?

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is closely monitoring a new variant of COVID-19 called "Mu," reported earlier this year in South America...
Children Playing the Go Goals Game

Go Goals and the Sustainability Academy

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established in 2015, but with less than 10 years to achieve them, the time to act is now....
Mobile Film Festival

Mobile Film Festival: one-minute films to “make peace with nature”

Once again, the United Nations is supporting the Mobile Film Festival, an international competition featuring one-minute films shot on mobile phones.  This year's theme, "making...
Hand in the sand picking up trash

UN-EU Beach Clean-up: tidying the entire Dutch North Sea coast

This summer, environmental NGO The North Sea Foundation organised the eighth edition of its annual beach clean-up campaign. From August 1 until August 15,...
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The United Nations intends to remain in Afghanistan

After the fall of Kabul, the United Nations has reiterated its commitment to stay and deliver aid to millions of people in need in...
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Climate: Europe warming faster than rest of world (IPCC)

Far from being spared from the impacts of global warming, temperatures in Europe are set to rise more quickly than the global average, the...