Baby Friendly: UNICEF’s programme to increase UK breastfeeding rates
The United Kingdom has some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world, with eight out of ten women stopping breastfeeding before they...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Extreme Heat / Heatwaves – Selected Online Resources
Looking for information on extreme heat or heatwaves? Then check out this new backgrounder highlighting selected online resources on this topic.
The UN and the crisis in Sudan
4 August
Sudan’s farms could feed millions not reached by aid (UNDP)
28 July
At least 23 children reportedly killed and 25 injured in Sudan’s...
The UN and the crisis in the Middle East: What you...
30 June
Refugees escaping Sudan face escalating hunger and malnutrition as food aid risks major reductions (WFP)
‘Unbearable’ suffering continues, UN official tells Security...
Climate: Historic ICJ opinion on the obligations of States
This marks a significant turning point for international law, with substantial political implications. In a highly anticipated advisory opinion, delivered unanimously on July 23,...
The AI Generation: Youth in the Artificial Intelligence Era
In an era where the digital world is increasingly integral to everyday life, digital literacy has become a life skill, essential for education, employment,...
30 Years After Srebrenica: Why Memory Still Matters
A Tragedy in Europe
Between 1992 and 1995, Bosnia and Herzegovina endured one of the darkest chapters in Europe’s post-war history, a brutal war marked...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – July 2025
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites, publications and information products.
Topic of the month: Heatwaves & Extreme Heat
Committing to the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the international...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become widely used in professional or personal life, and it is transforming both public and private sectors, ranging from healthcare,...
UK companies making waves for the planet
This month’s UN ocean summit in Nice saw more than 170 countries adopt a political declaration promising urgent action to protect the ocean. Time...
Women in diplomacy: Mary Robinson’s ongoing global legacy
Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first-ever woman president and former UN Human Rights Chief, is a passionate, vocal advocate for the role women should play in...
The Whiskey War: How Denmark and Canada Used Diplomacy to Solve...
Did you know that Denmark and Canada were involved in a light-hearted territorial dispute that lasted nearly 50 years? From 1973 to 2022, these...
Afghanistan in crisis: the role of the international community
An estimated 23 million Afghans, more than half the population, now require life-saving assistance. Decades of conflict, economic collapse, climate shocks, and a breakdown...
UN Brussels champions youth and justice at European Youth Event
Strasbourg, France – On 13-14 June, the UN Brussels Task Force on Youth participated in the 2025 edition of the European Youth Event held...
From Brussels to Beyond: Belgium Celebrates World Environment Day
Highlights of Official Celebrations of World Environment Day in Belgium
On 5 June, World Environment Day (WED) was marked by a range of activities and...