Happiness: Young People Less Happy Than Their Elders?
Researchers who worked on the World Happiness Report have found that young people in the United States, Canada, and some Western European countries have...
Finnish and Icelandic people breathe healthy air
Finland and Iceland are among the only seven countries and territories that has healthy air quality new report on world air quality reveals.
WHO data...
Climate: WMO sounding the red alert to the world
WMO new annual report on the state of the global climate, published on 19 March, confirms once again: 2023 was the hottest ever recorded for 174 years
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...
Championing the SDGs: Irish organisations driving change
In Ireland, 26 organisations have been selected as part of the country’s SDG Champions 2023-2024 programme to raise awareness of the 17 Sustainable Development...
Western-Sahara: after 50 years refugees are still in camps
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(Updated 8 April 2026) For 50 years, Algeria has hosted Sahrawi refugees, making it the world's 2nd longest-standing refugee...
DRC: The World´s most neglected refugee crisis
(Updated 8 April 2026) The Norwegian Refugee Council has, twice in this decade, declared the situation in DR Congo to be the world’s most...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: March 2024
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications
Fight for Gender Equality: “You have to remain resilient and maintain...
Mary Lawlor from Ireland has worked with human rights defenders for 20 years. She was selected as the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights...
UN: the main challenges and key dates in 2024
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, outlined the priorities for 2024 and beyond to the UN General Assembly on 7 February.
“It is a...
Addressing the gender gap in cycling
With its health and environmental benefits, cycling faces a notable gender disparity. Statistics indicate a significant underrepresentation of women cyclists worldwide, with three to four...
Red Sea crisis underlines role of UN shipping agency
The new Head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, had been at the helm of the UN shipping agency for just...
Women Don’t Cycle
To celebrate International Women's Day, the United Nations invites you to the “Women Don’t Cycle” screening.
When? Friday, 8 March, 4.30 PM
Where? CINEMATEK, Brussels
Doors open...