Why we’re all living on credit for the rest of the...
This year, 'Earth Overshoot Day' - the point at which we exhaust the resources Earth can regenerate in a year while also processing its...
UN-led operation to prevent the worst oil spill in history
This is a scenario reminiscent of a Hollywood blockbuster: A dilapidated tanker, doubling as a storage unit for 1.14 million barrels of oil, floats...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Artificial Intelligence – Selected Online Resources
Looking for information on artificial intelligence (AI)? Here is an overview of selected resources from the UN system.
The Global Crisis of Drowning
July 25th is the World Day for Drowning Prevention. Established by the United Nations in 2021, this day aims to draw attention to drowning...
Europe’s ‘survival’ depends on migration, says Volker Türk
"Human rights have evolved through several revolutions in France, the United States, and Haiti. The world has gone through two World Wars, a terrible...
Reducing inequalities one chess pawn at a time
The history of chess is full of tales of hard work, determination and triumph and Liverpool-based prodigy Svyatoslav Bazakutsa’s story is no different. As...
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the EU’s progress report
On 19 July, the European Union (EU) will present its Voluntary Review to the United Nations in New York, alongside the reviews of 38 other...
Sustainable Development in Ireland: over 80% of targets achieved
Ireland is progressing well in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the country has outlined as it presents its progress to the United Nations.
For...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres remarks at start of EU-UN High-Level...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, addressing the media at the start of the second European Union-United Nations High-Level Dialogue in Brussels, emphasized the need for...
Danish adventurer first person to visit all countries without flying
Torbjørn C. Pedersen (Thor), a Danish traveller and adventurer, is the first person to visit every single country in the world entirely without using...
UN and EU leaders to discuss closer cooperation at High-level dialogue...
On 13 and 14 July, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, along with other senior UN officials, will participate in a second working retreat with...
Sudan “on the brink of a full-blown civil war”
The head of the UN mission in Sudan fears that what has started as a rift between two generals is getting much closer to...
New sustainability standards for EURO 2024
With just one year until EURO 2024, the men’s European football championship kicks off, the Union of European Football Association’s (UEFA) Respect Forum (28–29...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – July 2023
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications
UN peacekeeping missions’ battle against disinformation
“The digital information ecosystem is fertile ground for misinformation, disinformation and hate speech. We see a correlation between online speech and offline harms in...