UNEVOC-UNESCO Youth Skills Photo Competition

#SkillsinAction Photo Competition

Are you an amateur or professional photographer with an interest in youth skills? Don’t miss your chance to enter the UNESCO-UNEVOC #SkillsinAction Photo Competition! Am...
Latest UNRIC Library Newsletter

UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – September 2020

monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on the 75th session of the General Assembly and COVID-19 information
UNHCR NGO Innovation Award

(closed) UNHCR NGO Innovation Award 2020

The UNHCR NGO Innovation Award (“the Award”) celebrates efforts and achievements of NGOs who developed innovative approaches for protection and delivery of services to...
Ambassador Pecsteen of Belgium at UN Security Council

Greater European unity at UN Security Council – Belgian Ambassador

European coordination within the United Nations Security Council has advanced, according to Belgian Ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, who represented Belgium at the Security...
Mobile Film Festival 2020

Mobile film festival: Grab your phone and defend women’s empowerment!

Once again, the Mobile Film Festival supports a cause at the heart of the United Nations, that of women. All you need is a...
Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres

Investing in sustainable energy could create 27 million jobs in 3...

The United Nations Secretary-General has welcomed the domestic stimulus and investment plans in response to COVID-19 of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Germany...
Gdańsk, Poland © by freestocks on Unsplash

Tourism: Europe is one of the hardest hit regions by COVID-19

Only 5% of the usual number of tourists have visited Paris this summer, one of the most popular destinations in Europe. Although the French...
Humanitarian worker Rita Olano

UN pays tribute to humanitarian workers

On World Humanitarian Day, observed every year on August 19th, the United Nations honours humanitarian workers, who make an extraordinary effort to help women,...
International Youth Day 2020

International Youth Day Quiz

Test your knowledge and try our special quiz on the occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August 2020.
Latest UNRIC Library Newsletter

UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – August 2020

monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
Pehr Lodhammar, Photo © UNMAS

Three bombs removed and half a million gets access to water

Pehr Lodhammar is the Senior Programme Manager for United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq. The role includes great pressure from safety and...
Olivier de Schutter during Malaysia mission in 2012

UN poverty expert: “Promotion of equality must be our priority”

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Olivier De Schutter, began his three-year mandate in May 2020 in the midst...

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into...
Ocean | WMO Calendar Competition 2021

WMO 2021 Calendar Competition

COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented upheaval and changing our lives forever. But it also provides an opportunity to reflect on how we can do...
Omar Alshogre portrait

From political prison to public speaking

Omar Alshogre survived beatings, hunger, and thirst in Syrian prisons for three years. He was subjected to torture – both psychological and physical. Although...