Let’s be clear: going beyond 1.5C would break the Paris deal...

By Jorge Moreira da Silva, published in Le Monde, 11 November 2025. I wrote this text from Jamaica, where I have just seen the devastation...

Sustainability meets innovation in brand & licensing industry

Some of the world’s biggest brands gathered in London on 5 November alongside representatives from the United Nations to explore how businesses can drive...
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UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – November 2025

monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products. Topic of the month: Rio Conventions

UNDP, DPPA and European Union Renew Partnership to Build National Capacities...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), and the European Union (EU) have signed a new...

World Cities Day: ‘build cities with people, not just for them’

Earlier this year, De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester was selected as the sole UK institution to serve as a Hub Chair for the...

MIP SDG Awards 6th edition – the TV industry is going...

Spanish company Secuoya Studios, the producer behind commercial hits including Zorro and Monte Cristo, has become the first Spanish-language production company to receive the...

80 years of the veto: Tim Slade on power, multilateralism, and...

China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States each possess a power at the United Nations that no other member state has:...
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Video Games and Mental Health: A Surprising Ally

  In the digital era, video games have become an integral part of audiovisual culture. Their sophisticated graphics, interactive narratives, and compelling storylines offer more...
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UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – October 2025

Monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products. Topic of the month: Information Integrity

UN space agency: ‘space is not a distant dream’

At a time of geopolitical tensions, ensuring space is used for peaceful purposes and that it benefits all humanity is no easy task, but...

Recognition of Palestine: a long history

On 21 September, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that the United Kingdom had formally recognised the State of Palestine. On the same...

UN General Assembly: 8 moments in history

World leaders are gathering at the UN Headquarters in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Together, they seek...
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UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – September 2025

monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products TOPIC OF THE MONTH: 80th Session of the General Assembly

World Water Week: water as life’s connector

Marine biologist Emily Cunningham MBE has witnessed first-hand the devastating impact of climate change on our planet’s marine ecosystems. With World Water Week 2025...
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Famine declared for the first time in Gaza 

The UN confirmed on Friday that famine is underway in the Gaza Governorate and is expected to spread to Deir Al-Balah and Khan Younès...