World Environment Day online screening of ‘Sharkwater Extinction’
On 5th June, Cine-ONU Brussels, Vienna and Geneva came together to host their second online event to mark World Environment Day 2020. In collaboration...
Nepal in lockdown: The peacekeeper and the street children
Poor mountainous Nepal has experienced two disasters in five years. In 2015 the country was hit by three gigantic earthquakes. Now the country is...
Photography app Agora launches #TheWorldWeWant photo contest in support of UN75
Photographers are invited to submit their unique points of view about the world they
want for future generations for a chance to be featured...
The long journey of gender students from darkness to light
Six months after their arrival in Iceland an international group of 20 students finished their Postgraduate Diploma in International Gender Equality at the University...
Teleworking: COVID-19 could revolutionise the world of work
Hundreds of thousands of Europeans have discovered teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic. This experience will “have a long-lasting effect” according to a specialist on...
#Cycling4SDGs – Bicycles help communities thrive
Mobility is an essential element of development strategies which aim to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The lack of efficient, reliable transportation adversely...
Growing importance of cycling to post-COVID-19 recovery
World Bicycle Day celebrates a mode of transport that has been around for over two centuries and whose popularity continues to grow. The COVID-19...
Ciné-ONU – Online screening of ‘Sharkwater Extinction’
To mark World Environment Day, Ciné-ONU Brussels, Vienna and Geneva invite you to a screening of Rob Stewart's award-winning film, Sharkwater Extinction, followed by...
COVID-19 – Economic recovery must not be to the detriment of...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed its worries that health care will suffer as European countries, still fighting COVID-19 implement economic measures to...
City of Ypres supports UN ceasefire call with over 70 Belgian...
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, called for an immediate ceasefire to protect the world’s most...
United Nations SDG Media Compact hits its 100-member mark
In this day and age the media is an essential source of information for people everywhere. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about its...
Challenge Campus 2030: Six finalist will present their projects on June...
Launched last October, the Challenge Campus 2030 will end on June 5 in a final between six international teams of students and teachers who...
No return to abnormal: campaign on Agenda 2030 in railways and...
This week, Elyx, digital ambassador of the United Nations, will be present in more than 800 stations and in the metros of four major...
COVID-19: Through Digitalkompis, integration can continue despite social distancing
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been encouraged to physically distance and isolate themselves. However, this is causing difficulties for immigrants who are trying...
COVID-19: Transparent masks made for the deaf and hard of hearing...
Wearing a mask can prove very challenging for those who are deaf and hard of hearing and who know how to lip read or...