Dr. Océane Sorel has joined the United Nations' "Team Halo"

COVID-19, pregnancy and vaccine: answers to your questions

A specialist in virology and immunology , Dr. Océane Sorel has joined the United Nations' "Team Halo", which brings together doctors, scientists, researchers, all...
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UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – September 2021

monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
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Secretary-General calls for renewal of social contract in new report

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for a renewal of the social contract to rebuild trust and social cohesion in recommendations made to...
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COVID-19: What is the Mu variant?

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is closely monitoring a new variant of COVID-19 called "Mu," reported earlier this year in South America...
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Go Goals and the Sustainability Academy

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established in 2015, but with less than 10 years to achieve them, the time to act is now....
Mobile Film Festival

Mobile Film Festival: one-minute films to “make peace with nature”

Once again, the United Nations is supporting the Mobile Film Festival, an international competition featuring one-minute films shot on mobile phones.  This year's theme, "making...

Guterres welcomes Denmark´s contribution to climate adaptation

The United Nations Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement by the Government of Denmark that it will allocate 60 per cent of climate financial aid to climate...

Oceans need us to expand our minds 

Human activities are putting extreme pressure on aquatic ecosystems worldwide. United Nations’ Oceans Decade was launched to promote increased understanding and protection of oceans,...
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UN-EU Beach Clean-up: tidying the entire Dutch North Sea coast

This summer, environmental NGO The North Sea Foundation organised the eighth edition of its annual beach clean-up campaign. From August 1 until August 15,...

Global Goal #7 – Clean energy for all

The world is making progress towards Global Goal 7 (SDG#7), with encouraging signs that energy is becoming more sustainable and widely available.  The goal is to...

 World Humanitarian Day: The human cost of the climate crisis

The World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, honors those who work to help others, often with their lives at stake. This year, the UN highlight the immediate human cost of the climate crisis by pressuring world leaders to take meaningful climate actions for the world’s most vulnerable people.
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The United Nations intends to remain in Afghanistan

After the fall of Kabul, the United Nations has reiterated its commitment to stay and deliver aid to millions of people in need in...
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UN (General): No Denying It, Climate Action podcast

the UN climate action podcast, bringing you the voices of young climate changemakers from across our warming planet.
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Climate: Europe warming faster than rest of world (IPCC)

Far from being spared from the impacts of global warming, temperatures in Europe are set to rise more quickly than the global average, the...
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Let’s Act Now and team up with the Smurfs to protect...

Every year, millions of tonnes of waste end up in the ocean. To protect marine life, the United Nations is teaming up with the...