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...
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
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: 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...
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: 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...
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,...
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...
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...
Let’s Act Now and team up with the Smurfs to protect...
Every year, millions of tonnes of waste end up in the ocean. To protect marine life, the United Nations is teaming up with the...
Junk Kouture – #YouthLead in sustainable fashion
Demand for fast fashion is greater than ever and doesn’t look like slowing down. Yet, in addition to devastating environmental effects, the fashion industry has...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – August 2021
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
Guterres: The IPCC Report is a code red for humanity
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says a report published today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a “code red for humanity.”
“The alarm...
Red paint instead of celebrations
The statue of Hans Egede towers over Nuuk the Capital of Greenland. Controversy over the statue has overshadowed the 300th anniversary of the arrival of...
Before and after photos: bringing the planet back to life
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global call to action to save our planet, was launched in June of this year.
Throughout the decade,...