UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – May 2020
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
Preserving bees
Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. But pollinators contribute directly to food security and...
COVID-19: European Parliament opens its doors to most vulnerable
The European Parliament’s buildings, kitchens and fleet of vehicles have been serving a new purpose. They have been helping some of those most affected...
COVID-19: WHO message to Europeans “It is up to us now”
Europeans are at a fork in the road in the fight against COVID-19 and it is in the hands of individuals and communities if...
“I have survived it all, haven’t I?” says 102 year-old former...
A one hundred and two-year-old woman in Iceland has been declared cured of COVID-19 in the town of Bolungarvík in Iceland.
Born in 1917, Helga...
COVID-19: Liège airport chosen as UN humanitarian aid hub
Belgium’s Liège airport has been selected to be part of a network of United Nations global logistics hubs that will deliver medical and humanitarian...
WHO warns of surge of domestic violence as COVID-19 cases decrease...
With COVID-19 now in its third month in Europe, the World Health Organization said there were positive signs but that the situation remained very...
COVID-19: stories told over the phone to the visually impaired in...
The lockdown is a particularly challenging time for people with disabilities. Among the many initiatives emerging, Belgian association Ligue Braille is helping blind and...
COVID-19: When you want to scream, see The Scream
Every time the world has faced a major crisis in the past century its eyes have turned towards the most famous painting by Scandinavia’s...
MY World 360° media selection and this year’s call for immersive...
The UN SDG Action Campaign has released the latest MY World 360° film selection, which will be added to the MY World 360° playlist.
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Concerns are raised over the threat of COVID-19 to mental health...
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Europe, levels of stress and anxiety have risen substantially. Unsurprisingly, the devastating loss of life due to COVID-19...
Online screening of ‘Unseen Enemy’
In this time of uncertainty, the Cine-ONU team extends our best wishes to you and your family.
Cine-ONU Geneva, Brussels and Vienna have teamed up...
UN Secretary-General urges support for vaccine to control COVID-19
UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed an EU-hosted pledging conference called to raise funds to accelerate the development of a vaccine and other diagnostic tools...
COVID-19: Famous photographers support Indian migrant-workers
An international group of photographers has launched an initiative called Prints for India to raise funds to aid some of those in India hardest hit...
#Dysturb: Photojournalists take a stand against the COVID-19 pandemic
To support efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and call on people to respect lockdown, the international photojournalist collective #Dysturb has launched a new information and...