Refugees: Forced displacement falls but remains alarmingly high
A rare decline in global forced displacement offers a sign of hope, but not yet a turning point, according to UNHCR’s latest Global Trends...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: June 2026
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products.
Topic of the month: Forests
Honduras: 4.5% of people internally displaced due to violence
What is the crisis about?
At least 423,845 people have been internally displaced in Honduras as a result of generalised violence according to UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
When the ocean thrives, the planet survives: Moksha, 10-year-old activist
Among the growing global movement of youth-led climate action, young voices are increasingly shaping conversations around sustainability.
Among them is Briton Moksha Roy, whose journey...
Bonn Climate Meetings set course for COP31 in Türkiye
Starting Monday, 8 June, climate negotiators, experts and observers from around the world will gather in Bonn, Germany, for the annual UN June Climate...
Regeneration Revolution: Holding back the desert on a Spanish farm
As climate change continues to cause biodiversity loss and soil degradation, the pressure on global food systems is increasing. Many farmers are searching for...
Belgian expertise at the heart of a global wake-up call on...
Three Belgians helped shape a landmark report calling on WHO and governments to treat climate change as the health emergency it already is
Brussels, 21...
Ebola crisis: a new strain with no vaccine or treatment
Ebola is far from new in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). So why has the most recent outbreak been declared an international...
Hantavirus: what you need to know
An outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship has put the virus in the spotlight, six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Artificial intelligence: What are deepfakes?
Artificial intelligence is transforming societies at an unprecedented speed, bringing both new opportunities and new risks. Among the most concerning developments is the rise of deepfake technology; highly...
Central Sahel: Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Three Countries on the...
The Central Sahel region, comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has been experiencing a protracted crisis since 2012, one that has largely faded from...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – May 2026
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products
Topic of the month: Critical Minerals
UN Palestinian Rights Committee brings focus on two-state solution to the...
Ambassador of Senegal to the UN, Coly Seck, opened a press conference organised in Brussels this week: “We want peace. We want engagement. We want to make sure that Europe will help...
Yemen: a relative calm but still no peace and a lot...
Yemen has been engulfed in a complex crisis for over a decade. Although large‑scale fighting has eased since a UN‑brokered truce in 2022, the...
Who will be the next United Nations Secretary-General?
The race to succeed Secretary-General António Guterres is under way, following the conclusion of the United Nations interactive dialogues held on 21 and 22...