2023, a year of climate contrasts in Europe
Europe witnessed a year of contrasting weather events in 2023, with heatwaves and wildfires alongside flooding and drought, according to the European State of...
Children in conflict: portraying light amid darkness
British photographer Paddy Dowling has travelled to some of the world’s most challenging contexts for his work. His latest exhibition, ‘From Despair to Hope:...
UN Deputy Chief: “make 2024 a turning point for education”
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed has called for a transformation in education as she addressed a high-level education event organised by the European Union during a visit to Brussels on Thursday (11 April).
International law: Understanding justice in times of war
War crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, ethnic cleansing: what do these international justice terms mean?
What are war crimes?
War crimes are violations of international humanitarian law (whose perpetrators...
Welsh women’s peace appeal uncovered 100 years on
In 1923, the women of Wales took part in an unprecedented appeal: 390,296 women, representing 30% of the nation’s female population at the time,...
António Guterres in Brussels on Gaza: “We must act now before...
The head of the United Nations was in Brussels from 20 to 22 March for a series of meetings with heads of state and...
Happiness: Young People Less Happy Than Their Elders?
Researchers who worked on the World Happiness Report have found that young people in the United States, Canada, and some Western European countries have...
Climate: WMO sounding the red alert to the world
WMO new annual report on the state of the global climate, published on 19 March, confirms once again: 2023 was the hottest ever recorded for 174 years
Ciné-ONU “Women Don’t Cycle”: from Brussels to Tokyo women take the...
To mark International Women’s Day, on 8 March, the United Nations (UN Women, UNRIC, UNFPA, OHCHR and UNESCO), the European Commission and Cinematek organized...
Fight for Gender Equality: “You have to remain resilient and maintain...
Mary Lawlor from Ireland has worked with human rights defenders for 20 years. She was selected as the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights...
UN: the main challenges and key dates in 2024
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, outlined the priorities for 2024 and beyond to the UN General Assembly on 7 February.
“It is a...
Red Sea crisis underlines role of UN shipping agency
The new Head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, had been at the helm of the UN shipping agency for just...
Two years of war in Ukraine: about 40% of the Ukrainian...
In these two years of full-scale war, the United Nations has supported all diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter.
UN “shocked” and “appalled” by death of Navalny in prison
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reacted with emotion on Friday (16...
UN Gaza coordinator at EU meeting: “strong support for efforts on...
“We discussed the very dire humanitarian situation and conditions inside Gaza and all aspects of security affecting UN and humanitarian partners’ ability to deliver...