Lefteris Arapakis of Greece announced as Ambassador for the Mediterranean Coast
Split, Croatia, 27 September 2021 – Lefteris Arapakis, a national of Greece, has received the honorary title of Ambassador for the Mediterranean Coast conferred...
Sweden to double its climate development aid
Sweden will double its climate development aid to 15 billion Swedish kronor ($1.7 billion) by 2025.
”The climate crisis is a global crisis and should...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – October 2021
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
A toast to the next generation of female engineers
Danae Graziano-Hudson, a 9-year-old Londoner, is the latest recipient of the ‘Leaders Award’ – a “creative problem solving, literacy and entrepreneurial project which annually...
‘Wheel of Purpose’ puts sustainability and learning side-by-side in a digital...
Created by SAP, the Wheel of Purpose encourages a global audience to spin a digital wheel and take a quiz on UNCTAD’s work related...
Ciné-ONU screening: “When Tomatoes Met Wagner”
To mark World Food Day, the United Nations invites you to “When Tomatoes Met Wagner”
In a dying farming village in central Greece, two cousins...
James Stock on Making it Cheaper to be Green (IMF Podcasts)
Most economists would agree a carbon tax is a powerful tool in fighting climate change, but carbon pricing alone is not enough. As green...
Ecosystem Restoration: Brussels mural seeks to spark climate action
On the streets of Brussels, Spanish artist Lula Goce is sparking a dialogue on climate with her new, giant artwork ‘The Alchemist’, created in...
The Nordic Countries warn that environmental degradation is fueling conflict
The Nordic Countries have warned in a joint statement that climate change is undermining global peace and security.
The statement was given to a meeting...
Royal SDG Advocate meets UN in Brussels, pays virtual visit to...
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians paid an in-person visit to UN House in Brussels on Thursday (September 23), the headquarters of several...
Sustainability and social inclusion on the menu in Brussels restaurant
In Brussels, an innovative restaurant is combining sustainable gastronomy with a project of social inclusion. ‘65 degrés’, named after the temperature at which "perfect...
Iceland: Carbon Capture plant operational
Lauded as the world’s largest operational system for carbon capture and storage, the Orca plant in Iceland has been up and running since 8...
COVID-19: UN Secretary-General says the world has failed an ethics test
Secretary-General António Guterres today told the United Nations General Assembly that a scientific triumph on COVID-19 vaccines had been undone by “the tragedy of a lack...
With anxiety on the rise psychologists enter the climate change field
Climate change has not only become an integral part of politics and news reporting, but also a topic of academic research. With anxiety rising it...
Belgian Olympic Sailor Emma Plasschaert: “I stand for a clean sea”
Belgian Olympic Sailor Emma Plasschaert has spent much of her life out in the ocean, witnessing first-hand the impact of plastic waste pollution in...