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It all starts with one cup and one choice: In Denmark’s second biggest city Aarhus you get paid when you return your coffee cup....

“The European Union and its member states are very important partners for the UN as a whole and for peacekeeping in particular, in many...

First published by the UNODC Liaison Office in Brussels, here. Child sexual exploitation and abuse is a global pandemic that thrives in silence and secrecy...

This year’s Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD), held from 25-26 March 2025 in Berlin, Germany focuses on the preparations for the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference...

31 December Gaza: UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza (UN News) Gaza: Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to...

28 June Over and above the difficulty of actually getting into Gaza, aid teams now face the crushing realization that with a shortage of fuel...

29 December On 29 December 2023, the Republic of South Africa instituted proceedings against the State of Israel before the International Court of Justice concerning alleged...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that multilateralism and “the fruits of enlightenment” were being challenged by “irrationality, ignorance and isolationism”, as he received...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today (20 March) met with the leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union during a working...

One international UN staff member was killed and five injured, several seriously, in an attack on the premises of UNOPS, the UN Office for...

Once again, scientists are sounding the alarm. According to the World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) latest State of the Global Climate report, the rise in...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Brussels on 18 March for his annual meetings with leaders of the European Union. On Wednesday, he will...

Nearly 1 in 2 Muslims (47%) experience racial discrimination, up from 39% in 2016. The highest rates in the 13 survey countries are in...

Unprecedented international focus has been on Greenland during the first months of 2025 due to the expressed wish of United States President Donald Trump...