Cyprus: defending migrants’ human rights at one’s own peril
Doros Polykarpou is a leading human rights defender and founding member of KISA (Action for Equality, Support and Anti-Racism), a non-profit organization in Cyprus with...
Cyberviolence Against Women and Girls: The Growing Threat of the Digital...
The rapid expansion of the digital realm has brought immense benefits, from connectivity to education and economic opportunities. However, it has also created a...
Building an accessible future for all: AI and the inclusion of...
About 16% of the global population (1.3 billion people) currently experience significant disability, including nearly 240 million children. In 2023, 101 million people, or...
Belgium: the fight against femicides and violence against women
Lydia, Hélène, Maria, Eman, Mélissa... These are the names of women killed in Belgium over the past year by their partners. Globally, 51,100 women...
Over 800 students engage with work of UN in 2024 #Back2School...
During the past four weeks, more than 800 students from schools in Belgium and across Europe were visited by officials from UN entities and...
Guterres: “We are more united by our common fate than divided...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres spoke at the opening of the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Cascais, Portugal,...
UNRWA: a lifeline for Palestinians
Unique among United Nations agencies, UNRWA, the Palestine Refugee Agency, is mandated by the United Nations’ Member States to provide public-like services directly, including...
Behind closed doors: the deadly reality of femicide
Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed by an intimate partner or a family member. This number should be shocking, but what’s even more...
The answer to more sustainable buildings might be beneath our feet
Icelandic architect Arnhildur Pálmadóttir has successfully designed houses with only 40% of the carbon footprint of comparable conventional buildings. Her efforts to improve sustainability...
South Africa vs Israel: 14 other countries intend to join the...
Fourteen countries have announced their intention to intervene in the context of South Africa’s complaint, which accuses Israel of “genocide” in the Gaza Strip,...
Guterres: no alternative to “indispensable” UNRWA
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the adoption by the Knesset of Israel of two laws which would likely prevent...
European governments condemn Israel legislation on UNRWA
Many Western European leaders have expressed their worries about Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...
Estoril Conferences: understanding the UN’s vision for Global Cooperation
The United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) is one of the institutional partners of the 9th edition of the Estoril Conferences, held under the...
UN at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Storytelling, Climate Action, and Combating...
At the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair, the United Nations hosted a series of impactful panel discussions, delving into the power of storytelling, the role...
Giving tennis balls a second life: “Ecological design is circularity”
Over 300 million tennis balls end up in landfills every year. Mathilde Wittock is a Belgian artist, bio/eco-designer, and material researcher who focuses on...