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What do the German Ilkay Gündoğan, Frenchman Eduardo Camavinga and Spaniard Nico Williams have in common? Yes, they are among the star players of...

28 June "I came here from Sudan where almost the entire population of school-aged children – some 17 million children– have been out of school...

31 December Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on the launch of Sudan 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (OCHA) Sudan Humanitarian Needs...

UN has launched recommendations for urgent actions against mis- and disinformation and hate speech. “The world must respond to the harm caused by the spread...

It is an innovative and bold project that aims to make Bairro do Zambujal, located in the municipality of Amadora, Lisbon, the first social...

The International Day for Women in Diplomacy.  When the appointment of Finland's first female ambassador Tyyne Leivo-Larsson was imminent in 1958 the country´s Prime...

UNRIC and Rock in Rio Lisboa Festival once again joined forces and created an immersive experience on the festival grounds: the All Experience.

“Indigenous people have been guardians of the forest for centuries,” says Edivan Guajajara, from the Zutiwa village, located in Arariboia Indigenous Land (Maranhão, Brazil),...

World Refugee Day is celebrated each year on 20 June. This year’s theme focuses on solidarity with refugees. Marwa Zamir’s message emphasises refugees’ resilience...

"The world is facing the highest number of conflicts since World War II" from Ukraine to Sudan to Gaza and Afghanistan, where sexual violence...

Germany and Ukraine are co-hosting this year’s Ukraine Recovery Conference on 11 and 12 June. More than 2000 participants from more than 60 countries...

monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications

2024 is a landmark election year, with over 60 countries—encompassing nearly half of the global population—heading to the polls. Technology has long been used...

Issued yesterday, the report ‘Hunger Hotspots – FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity’ calls for urgent humanitarian action to save lives and prevent...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has delivered an attack on the fossil fuel industry in a speech on the occasion of World Environment Day 5...