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Whatever the holiday is and wherever in the world it is celebrated, there is usually a type of special food that goes along with...

Belgium’s two-year tenure as a non-permanent member at the UN Security Council come​s to an end on 31 December 2020. During this time, Belgium played a role...

At just 18 years old, Udit Singhal describes himself as a social entrepreneur, tech enthusiast, artist, golfer. ​He also has a keen eye for...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has set "building a global coalition for carbon neutrality -- net zero emissions -- by 2050'' as the central...

Established in 2018, Dingle Peninsula 2030 is an exciting and innovative partnership on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, made up of the Dingle...

When Syrian refugee Khattab al Mohammad heard that the 700 inhabitants of the town of Seyðisjörður in Iceland had had to be evacuated because...

Finland’s sauna culture has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The sauna tradition is in good company...

In a wide-ranging speech to the German Parliament, UN Secretary-General António Guterres saluted Germany’s leadership and praised the country as a pillar of multilateralism. "The...

After a turbulent 2020, households are bracing for a muted holiday season. Families may be separated by Covid-19 restrictions, and many will be remembering...

15 December ​was a great day for Lefteris Arapakis, not only because he was named by ​the U​nited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ​ as...

monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information

Five years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement to limit the effects of global warming, the United Nations is urging countries to make...

At the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic, volunteers have demonstrated an exceptional display of solidarity across the world. Responding to calls for help from...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for bold new commitments on climate action and for the European Union to ​demonstrate leadership by further reduc​ing its emissions. In a major...

Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa airport has started using detection dogs to sniff out passengers possibly infected with the coronavirus. Dogs are providing a cheap, fast and...