Wheel of Purpose SDG game

‘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...
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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 Mural ‘The Alchemist’ by Spanish artist Lula Goce in Brussels ©@superkant for @StreetArtMankind

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...
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians is welcomed by Camilla Brückner, Director of the UN/UNDP Office in Brussels, as she arrives at UN House in Brussels © UNRIC

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...
Staff members at restaurant 65 degrés in Brussels © 65 degrés

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...
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the opening of the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session.

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...
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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...
Emma Plasschaert portrait photo

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...
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
Common Agenda

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...
COVID 19 MU Variant

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...