Saoirse Exton: the Irish teenager shaping UN climate policy
Earlier this year, Irish climate activist Saoirse Exton joined the UN Secretary-General's Youth Advisory Group (YAG) on Climate Change, becoming the group’s youngest ever...
Crucial Paris meeting to eliminate plastic pollution
Since Monday, a key meeting on plastic pollution has been taking place in Paris at the UNESCO headquarters.
"This is a once in a planet...
Sudan: 5 ways the EU is helping
In April 2023, violent armed clashes erupted in Sudan's capital city, Khartoum, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),...
Family Day: Nordic fertility rates in steady decline
In recent years, fertility rates have fallen sharply in the Nordic countries. In these social welfare states these figures remain an unexpected mystery, subject...
Invasive pest species a threat to Plant Health
Plants provide 80% of the food we consume and 98% of our oxygen. However, the rise in global e-commerce, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: May 2023
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications
Guterres calls for peace and diplomacy as he receives Carlos V...
On Europe Day, under the austere walls of the Monastery of Yuste in the province of Cáceres, Spain, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres received...
Sudan facing humanitarian catastrophe, UN warns
The people of Sudan are facing a humanitarian catastrophe, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, after fighting between rival military forces broke out...
‘Glitter not litter’ at Eurovision in Liverpool
All eyes will be on Liverpool over the coming week as the city hosts the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 on behalf of 2022 winners...
Petersberg Climate Dialogue 2023
The Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD) is an annual high-level political and international forum that took place from 2 -3 May 2023 ahead of the...
Human Rights 75
Translated into hundreds of languages and dialects from Abkhaz to Zulu, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) set a world record in 1999...
Ireland on Security Council: “Multilateralism central to Irish foreign policy”
Ireland served on the United Nations Security Council as an elected member from 2021 to 2022, its fourth time with a seat on the...
“Jazz has values”: championing disability rights through music
Born out of the injustice of slavery, the story of jazz is written into the quest for human dignity, democracy and civil rights. It...
International Court of Justice starts building historic opinion on climate change
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun the process to deliver an advisory opinion on States’ obligations concerning climate change, following the adoption...
Wildlife production company Silverback recognised for inspiring nature content
Production company Silverback took home the fourth edition of the MIPTV SDG Award at a ceremony at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on...