UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: February 2020
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications
Social Justice Day screening of ‘Push’
To mark the World Day of Social Justice in Brussels, Ciné-ONU partnered with the Swedish Embassy, RBDH, Feantsa and Housing Europe to screen Push to an...
World Radio Day: “We want to give meaning back to journalism”
Radio, the most widely consumed medium at the global level, is a powerful tool to reach mass audiences. To mark World Radio Day 2020...
Ciné-ONU Ocean Week 2020 screening of Blue
On 6 February 2020, Ciné-ONU screened ‘Blue’ in partnership with Oceana at Cinéma Galeries in Brussels to highlight Ocean Week 2020 and the forthcoming...
Quiz: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Happy #WomenInScience Day!
The world needs science, and science needs women. #WomenInScience publish less, are paid less for their research & don’t progress as far...
Belgium puts EU-UN cooperation on UN Security Council agenda
Belgium took over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for one month on 1 February 2020 with the importance of cooperation between...
In France, 60 festivals are committed to eliminating plastics
On January 22nd, inspired by a UK initiative, 60 festivals throughout France committed to organizing zero plastic events or at least to eliminate as...
Three European cities join the Trees in Cities Challenge
Three European cities are among the first to join the Trees in Cities Challenge, a bold new campaign launched at the UN Climate Action Summit...
Weatherman, photographer & climate defender: interview with Ruben Weytjens
“You don’t need to do extreme things to take part in the fight against climate change.”
Belgian weatherman Ruben Weytjens, whose picture of the Northern...
Amsterdam’s innovative plastic waste solutions
Amsterdam is well-known for its vast network of canals, which stretch for over 100km and are classed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Floating...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Looking for information on the Novel Coronavirus? Then check out this new backgrounder.
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: January 2020
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications
Former UN Secretary-General Pérez de Cuéllar celebrates 100th birthday
Perhaps the world lost a great pianist ... But history gained a great diplomat who made enormous contributions to peace in the world.
Javier Pérez...
António Guterres: “War against nature is suicidal”
Humanity has been waging a “suicide war” against nature, because nature “responds many times, as we have seen through hurricanes, fires, and severe drought...
Holocaust Remembrance Day screening: ‘The Accountant of Auschwitz’
To mark the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, The United Nations presents: 'The Accountant of Auschwitz'
In 2015, 94-year-old...