New Glasgow Climate Pact: “welcome steps, but not enough”
The UN Secretary-General said at the conclusion of COP26 in Glasgow that there was “not enough political will to overcome some deep contradictions.“
In a...
UN Secretary-General: Encouraging signs in Glasgow but not enough
The UN Secretary-General says that announcements on climate action at COP26 have been encouraging but are “far from enough.”
“The emissions gap remains a devastating...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Belarus
Are you looking for information on the current situation in Belarus? Then check out this backgrounder.
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – November 2021
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on climate change and COVID-19 information
Ireland’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
GENEVA (8 November 2021) – Ireland’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third...
COVID-19: Europe and Central Asia, epicentre of new rise
About 22 months since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, and almost a year since the first vaccines were approved, reported cases and deaths from the...
UNDP and Mobile Film Festival screen top 50 one-minute films at...
In partnership with the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Global Programme on Nature for Development, the 17th Mobile Film Festival has selected top 50 short (1-minute...
UN Secretary-General at COP26: “Either we stop it — or it...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says that addiction to fossil fuels is pushing humanity to the brink: "We face a stark choice: Either we...
Young activists debate planet’s future aboard train to COP26
Over 500 changemakers from 40 different countries will be catching a ‘Climate Train’ on October 30 from Amsterdam to Glasgow, where the United Nations...
Scotland’s UNESCO Trail: From Glasgow to Shetland
On October 15, the world’s first UNESCO National Trail was launched in Scotland. The digital Trail connects 13 UNESCO heritage sites across the country, and...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Climate Change
Overview of the United Nations work against climate change
COP26: New commitments fail to meet Paris Agreement
New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on...
The Antidote COVID-19 teaches players how to stay safe
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to sweep through the world, Antidote Laboratories receives a strange package. You are assigned to study it...
Fossil fuel production plans out of sync with Paris limits
The 2021 Production Gap Report, by leading research institutes and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that despite increased climate ambitions and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil...
When Tomatoes Met Wagner
“I wanted to make a film about the abandonment of the countryside. It was something that made me feel sad, whenever I travelled around...