UN calls in Madrid for stronger multilateralism to tackle digital hate...
During the First Forum Against Hate organized by Spain’s Ministry of Migration, Director of the UN Regional Information Centre, Sherri Aldis, warned that the...
UN Climate Chief: Recent weeks show the dangers of fossil fuel...
The UN Climate Chief, Simon Stiell, says that recent events in the Middle East have shown the dangers of Europe´s dependency on imported fossil...
Women in Politics: A Persistent Glass Ceiling
With only one in seven countries led by a woman, global political power remains dominated by men. Women are presidents or heads of government...
When Icelandic women brought the country to a stand-still
It was UN Day, 24 October, during the United Nations International Women's Year in 1975. Half of Iceland's population decided to celebrate the International...
UN campaign to support 87 million lives still underfunded
The war in the Middle East costs 1 billion per day at a time when humanitarian needs are soaring, and aid funding is falling...
Belgian philosopher: “AI should benefit democracy”
Belgian philosopher Mark Coeckelbergh (*), specialised in media and technologies, is one of the 40 experts named by the United Nations to form an...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – March 2026
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products
Topic of the month: Hate Speech
Women’s rights: bridging the gap in access to justice
This week, on 8 March, we mark International Women’s Day, under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.” The call is...
Breaking Barriers in the Cockpit
Mohadese Mirzaee was Afghanistan's first woman to become a commercial pilot and made history. But her life has also been marked by narrow escapes,...
UN reaction following the attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Security Council on Saturday (28 February) after the United States and Israel launched massive attacks against Iran, and after Iran...
Benelux: the fight against disinformation, a testimony from a digital media observatory
European citizens increasingly struggle to distinguish reliable information from misleading content online. Information integrity, including the fight against mis- and disinformation, is one of the...
Secretary-General appoints Finland´s Haavisto as envoy for Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Pekka Haavisto of Finland as his new Personal Envoy for Sudan.
Mr. Haavisto succeeds Ramtane...
Ireland and the United Nations: What you need to know
Ireland is marking its 70th anniversary since it joined the United Nations. What does the UN mean to Ireland, and what does Ireland mean to the UN?
An active...
Four years since the full-scale invasion: What is the UN doing...
This year, the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine will reach a grim milestone, grinding into its fifth year. Since 24 February 2022, ongoing attacks...
UN Chief raises alarm over systematic human rights violations
Human rights are under a full-scale attack around the world, United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres warned on Monday (23 February), describing a world where the...