Madagascar: one of the countries most exposed to climate extremes
Around 1.6 million people in Madagascar are facing acute food insecurity and over 110,000 people are facing emergency hunger in 2026.
Why is there a crisis in Madagascar?
Madagascar’s current crisis...
Petersberg Dialogue 2026 to help build momentum towards next UN Climate...
Ministers and high-level envoys from around 40 countries will meet in Berlin on 21 and 22 April to advance political discussions on climate ambition,...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – April 2026
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products.
Topic of the month: Water
Sudan: Berlin conference seeks aid, access and civilian path forward
The International Sudan Conference in Berlin on 15 April is intended to put the war in Sudan back at the top of the diplomatic agenda. Several United Nations...
UN Champion Brian Cox: Space is no longer science fiction
65 years ago, on 12 April 1961, Soviet citizen Yuri Gagarin carried out the first-ever human space flight, paving the way for space exploration...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Drones – Selected Online Resources
Looking for information on drones? Then check out this new backgrounder highlighting selected online resources on this topic.
Protecting children in the age of AI
Sonia Livingstone is an international expert on children’s rights in digital contexts, and one of the 40 members selected by the United Nations for...
UN80 Exhibition “Shared Lives, Shared Future” arrives in Lisbon and Porto
The exhibition “Shared Lives, Shared Future” has officially opened in Portugal to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and the 70th anniversary...
EU/UN cooperation, Middle East, and Ukraine at stake during the UN...
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has concluded a two-day visit to Brussels on 18 and 19 March, during which he participated in an...
The European Union and the United Nations: a leading partnership
The European Union (EU) is one of the main donors to the United Nations. It is involved in many areas, including peacekeeping and humanitarian...
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...