#Dysturb: Photojournalists take a stand against the COVID-19 pandemic
To support efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and call on people to respect lockdown, the international photojournalist collective #Dysturb has launched a new information and...
Leveraging the video game’s global reach in the fight against COVID-19
The video games industry, which reaches over 2.5 billion people globally, is taking a lead role in promoting healthy physical distancing, hand hygiene, and...
COVID-19: Greenland on thin ice
The name of the actor Angunnguaq Larsen may not be well-known outside Greenland, but his face is familiar to television audiences in the five...
Petersberg Climate Dialogue: ‘The highest cost is the cost of doing...
The COVID-19 crisis is presenting international climate negotiations with new challenges. Environment ministers from some 35 countries are meeting in a two-day online conference...
PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival
In a world often characterized by intolerance and cultural divisions, the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival recognizes youth as powerful agents of social change and...
Sports stars in action to ease impact of Covid-19 on most...
The sporting world has not been immune to the coronavirus outbreak. As competitions and championships are cancelled or postponed, sportsmen and women are redirecting their energy and team...
COVID-19: Chefs in solidarity cook for health workers and the most...
Restaurants, for which France is famous, have closed their doors during lockdown in order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but many...
The refugees at the heart of the fight against COVID-19
Since the beginning of the European coronavirus outbreak, people across the continent have rallied together to help one another. Among these, many refugees are...
COVID-19: The power of the hashtag
Finland is the first country to classify social media influencers as essential workers during a crisis, along with doctors, bus drivers and grocery store...
#UnitedMusic75 campaign to mark 75 years of peace through justice
One year ahead of the 75th anniversary of the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, Hague Project Peace and Justice – a...
Big brother knows and still Icelanders are happy
Almost 40% of Icelanders have downloaded a tracing app launched by the health inspectorate to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. 136,000 smart-phone...
Education in Ireland during COVID-19
Schools in Ireland have been closed since Thursday 12th March. Around the world, nearly 190 countries have closed schools, affecting 1.5 billion children and young people. Students and educators alike are having to adapt to learning from home.
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – April 2020
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
Oceans Video Challenge
Looking for an online team challenge during #COVID19 lockdown? Creative minds at home—teachers, students, parents, children and families— are invited to bring to life...
Princess Sofia of Sweden on the frontline of COVID-19
Princess Sofia of Sweden has started working as a volunteer at the Sophiahemmet hospital in Stockholm to assist in the provision of emergency medical...