2025: International Year of Glaciers, Peace, Quantum science and Cooperatives
2025 has been proclaimed an international year devoted to four different themes.
The International Year of Glaciers' Preservation
The United Nations has declared 2025 as...
UN addresses AI and the Dangers of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance, opportunities for its large-scale application have expanded significantly. However, alongside positive advancements come serious concerns, particularly...
From Braille to AI: Shaping a more accessible future
Over 2.2 billion people worldwide live with visual impairment or blindness. Over 1 billion are forced to live with preventable or treatable conditions, often...
Secretary-General’s Message for New Years 2025
Throughout 2024, hope has been hard to find.
Wars are causing enormous pain, suffering and displacement.
Inequalities and divisions are rife — fueling tensions and mistrust.
And...
Migration: remittances reach 7 billion dollars per year in Belgium
International Migrants Day, celebrated on 18 December, is an opportunity to recall that migrants contribute not only to economic growth but also to the...
International justice: two weeks of hearings on States’ responsibility for climate...
No fewer than 96 countries and 11 regional organizations took part in landmark public hearings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 2...
From petroleum to pollution: the cost of polyester
Every second, one garbage truck full of textiles is landfilled or incinerated. Up to 85% of textiles go into landfills each year. By the...
Cyprus: defending migrants’ human rights at one’s own peril
Doros Polykarpou is a leading human rights defender and founding member of KISA (Action for Equality, Support and Anti-Racism), a non-profit organization in Cyprus with...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: December 2024
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products
Cyberviolence Against Women and Girls: The Growing Threat of the Digital...
The rapid expansion of the digital realm has brought immense benefits, from connectivity to education and economic opportunities. However, it has also created a...
Building an accessible future for all: AI and the inclusion of...
About 16% of the global population (1.3 billion people) currently experience significant disability, including nearly 240 million children. In 2023, 101 million people, or...
Pact for the Future: A Vision for Global Collaboration
World Leaders Adopt Historic Pact for the Future at UN General Assembly
At the Summit of the Future on 22 September 2024, world leaders adopted...
Belgium: the fight against femicides and violence against women
Lydia, Hélène, Maria, Eman, Mélissa... These are the names of women killed in Belgium over the past year by their partners. Globally, 51,100 women...
Over 800 students engage with work of UN in 2024 #Back2School...
During the past four weeks, more than 800 students from schools in Belgium and across Europe were visited by officials from UN entities and...
Guterres: “We are more united by our common fate than divided...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres spoke at the opening of the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Cascais, Portugal,...