Gender imbalance at the General Debate causes stir
Women were less than ten per cent of the speakers at the General Debate of the 79th UN General Assembly.
Nineteen female speakers addressed...
Too few women are aware of the links between alcohol and...
Alcohol accounts for nearly 1 in 10 deaths in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European Region. A new campaign by the WHO Regional Office...
Greenland’s ice sheet loses 2.5 million litres of fresh water every...
Billions of tons of Greenland's ice sheet melted into the ocean last year. It has shrunk for the 28th year in a row, and...
“A Third World War is possible”, says Charles Michel at the...
“A Third World War is possible. We must urgently come to our senses.”, stated Charles Michel, President of the European Council, on 26 September...
“The Declaration on Future Generations is an absolute novelty” paving the...
In a world increasingly defined by its global challenges, the Declaration on Future Generations represents a pivotal moment in international diplomacy. Yoka Brandt, the...
The global threat of antimicrobial resistance, a silent pandemic
Antimicrobials—including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitic—save millions of lives, but what happens when these medications can no longer treat the diseases they were made...
EU priorities at the UN General Assembly
On 24 June, the European Council adopted its conclusions on the priorities of the European Union (EU) to be presented at this year's United Nations...
Waste without borders
Friday, 20 September, marks the first UN World Cleanup Day, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 8 December 2023. This observance, facilitated...
How the music industry can keep advancing the SDGs
Shain Shapiro is a global music expert based in London who began his career as a music journalist. He is well known today for...
Gaza: “The first victim of the war is truth”
Muhannad Hadi, a Jordanian national, served as the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis since 2020, after a career with the World Food Programme...
Ukraine: Over 6 Million Refugees Spread Across Europe
No fewer than 6.168 million Ukrainian refugees were registered across Europe by the end of July 2024, according to the United Nations High Commissioner...
EU: air pollution remains a major health risk
Air pollution in Europe has declined over the past two decades but remains one of the greatest environmental health threats. This is the message from...
As Iceland prepares to lose its ice, it introduces first graveyard...
Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how Iceland got its name. For this reason Iceland was a logical venue...
Sigrid Kaag: “Gaza should not be forgotten”
“We will be heading towards 41,000 civilian dead in Gaza; it’s a matter of time, I fear”, stated Sigrid Kaag, the Senior UN Coordinator for...
Mpox or monkeypox: what you need to know
On 14 August, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the simian smallpox epidemic, known as Mpox, to be an “international health emergency” following an...