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...
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...
Human rights: which book is a must-read?
Which novel about human rights would you recommend? It could be on women's rights, children's rights, decolonisation, freedom of expression, dystopia, reconciliation after conflict......
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – August 2025
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products
The planet – and humans – suffocated by plastic
We swim in it, walk on it, ingest it, and even suspect that we breathe it: plastic is suffocating the planet and living beings....
Baby Friendly: UNICEF’s programme to increase UK breastfeeding rates
The United Kingdom has some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world, with eight out of ten women stopping breastfeeding before they...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Extreme Heat / Heatwaves – Selected Online Resources
Looking for information on extreme heat or heatwaves? Then check out this new backgrounder highlighting selected online resources on this topic.
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – July 2025
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products.
Topic of the month: Heatwaves & Extreme Heat
Committing to the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the international...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become widely used in professional or personal life, and it is transforming both public and private sectors, ranging from healthcare,...
UK companies making waves for the planet
This month’s UN ocean summit in Nice saw more than 170 countries adopt a political declaration promising urgent action to protect the ocean. Time...
Women in diplomacy: Mary Robinson’s ongoing global legacy
Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first-ever woman president and former UN Human Rights Chief, is a passionate, vocal advocate for the role women should play in...
From Brussels to Beyond: Belgium Celebrates World Environment Day
Highlights of Official Celebrations of World Environment Day in Belgium
On 5 June, World Environment Day (WED) was marked by a range of activities and...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – June 2025
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products.
Topic of the month: Walking and Cycling
Deep trouble: What is bottom trawling, and how does it impact...
Bottom trawling is one of the most widespread methods of fishing used today; some 25% of the world's fish is caught using this method....