AI: Transformative power and governance challenges
Can we ensure the inclusivity of artificial intelligence (AI)? What will AI mean for our economies or job markets? How can we make sure...
Building Blocks of a Better City: Minecraft’s Role in Urban Development
This World Cities Day, we take a look at the innovative role of Minecraft, a leading video game, in reshaping urban spaces and fostering...
“The time for bold and audacious action has arrived” Deputy Secretary-General...
Global Gateway Approach Can Help Achieve 2030 Agenda, Deputy Secretary-General Says, Declaring ‘The Time for Bold and Audacious Action Has Arrived’
Following are UN Deputy...
10 facts on what the UN does in Europe
The United Nations marks UN Day on 24th October, the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.
The UN is...
Secretary-General’s remarks to Cairo Summit for Peace
Your Excellency President el-Sisi,
Your Majesties,
Your Highnesses,
Excellencies,
We meet in the heart of a region that is reeling in pain and one step from the precipice.
A...
Middle East, Karabakh, Sudan… new conflicts shake the world
The war in Ukraine continues to make international headlines, more than a year since Russia invaded. Several further major conflicts have erupted across the...
The UN and the crisis in the Middle East: What you...
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Birds on the move: 10 facts about migratory birds
On the 14th of October, the UN commemorates World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). The day was established to raise awareness about the threats facing...
Sleep out against homelessness: A solidarity campaign in Ireland
Homelessness is a violation of human rights that should not be tolerated. People who are homeless experience social exclusion, poverty and are often prevented...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: October 2023
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications
UN Poverty Expert: “Europeans’ impoverishment most visible on food front”
Belgian lawyer and professor of international law Olivier De Schutter has been UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights since 2020. He...
The Right to Education
Seventy-five years ago, the United Nations General Assembly enshrined the global right to education within the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Since then,...
Karabakh crisis: UN humanitarian response
More than 100,000 refugees have so far arrived in Armenia from the Karabakh region, according to the Government of Armenia. UN teams have been...
React, Act, Reduce: a Masterclass about Food Waste
At a joint EU-UN event held in Brussels to commemorate the International Day of Food Loss and Waste Awareness, around a hundred guests from...
Human Rights Council: climate change, Ukraine and Myanmar in spotlight
The Human Rights Council (HRC) is currently holding its 54th session at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. It is now the midpoint of...