Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact
A Summit for a New Global Financing Pact will take place in Paris on June 22 and 23, with the Secretary-General of the United...
Former UN staff open hearts and home to Ukrainian refugees
For over a year, retired United Nations staff members Jane Howard and Laurens Jolles have hosted a Ukrainian mother and son at their home...
The human cost of the Syria crisis is astronomical. The world...
Joint OCHA, UNHCR and UNDP statement
Brussels, 14 June 2023
Message for the Seventh Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region’ from...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – June 2023
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications
Brussels Celebrates World Environment Day
On Monday, June 5th, World Environment Day was observed. This significant international day, recognized by the United Nations, aimed to celebrate environmental action and...
Global Stocktake, Loss & Damage at Bonn Climate Change Conference
Preparations for this year's Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB58) are in full swing. The two-week conference, which starts Monday, 5 June, will prepare the...
Significant changes for Brussels residents’ trash bins
Each year, the world experiences a loss or waste of 1.3 billion tonnes of food. Although this issue spans the entire food system, individuals...
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...