High-Level Preparatory Meeting for COP29: Petersberg Climate Dialogue 2024 in Germany
This year’s Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD) from 25-26 April 2024 held in Berlin, Germany focuses on the preparations for COP29 in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku...
The 33 European cities on track to achieve climate neutrality in...
Ten European cities were the first to be awarded on 12 October 2023 the EU Mission label of “Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities”, which recognises...
2023, a year of climate contrasts in Europe
Europe witnessed a year of contrasting weather events in 2023, with heatwaves and wildfires alongside flooding and drought, according to the European State of...
Children in conflict: portraying light amid darkness
British photographer Paddy Dowling has travelled to some of the world’s most challenging contexts for his work. His latest exhibition, ‘From Despair to Hope:...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: April 2024
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications
The Summit of the Future (22-23 September 2024)
Major global shocks in recent years—including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine war, and the triple planetary crisis, among others—have challenged our international institutions. Unity around our shared...
International Television market recognises outstanding entertainment initiatives for social change
Ubongo, a creator of children’s edutainment in Africa, and Open Planet, an outstanding innovative free access environmental footage library, have been recognised for their...
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, Brussels visit, 10-11 April
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, is in Brussels this week. On Wednesday, 10 April, she chaired the Governing Body meeting of...
World squanders over 1 billion meals a day
Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of...
Welsh women’s peace appeal uncovered 100 years on
In 1923, the women of Wales took part in an unprecedented appeal: 390,296 women, representing 30% of the nation’s female population at the time,...
Navigating through the poly-crisis: Towards a global pact for a better...
The interplay between new wars, climate crisis, rising inequalities, and the COVID-19 pandemic have put the future of people and the planet high on...
United Nations Secretary-General in Brussels to meet with European Leaders
Secretary-General António Guterres travelled to Brussels to meet with European leaders. On Wednesday, he attended a working lunch organised by Ursula von der Leyen,...
War and disinformation: Ciné-ONU “20 Days in Mariupol”
As part of the Luxembourg City Film Festival, the UN Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) organised its annual Ciné-ONU in Luxembourg with the screening of...
Refugees in Brussels: when Ukrainians take their life in their own...
When Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Alina Kokhanko had no idea that she would end up in Belgium a month later. This young...
Ciné-ONU “Women Don’t Cycle”: from Brussels to Tokyo women take the...
To mark International Women’s Day, on 8 March, the United Nations (UN Women, UNRIC, UNFPA, OHCHR and UNESCO), the European Commission and Cinematek organized...