Human Rights Council: climate change, Ukraine and Myanmar in spotlight
The Human Rights Council (HRC) is currently holding its 54th session at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. It is now the midpoint of...
Food for Thought: Tackling Food Waste for a Sustainable Future
Addressing consumer food waste poses a significant challenge, both within the European Union and globally. The unsettling fact is that much of our food...
Global warming: 90% of emissions heat absorbed by the ocean
Global average sea surface temperatures play a crucial role in shaping climate patterns and marine ecosystems. These temperatures have reached record highs, which is...
Road Safety – A Shared Responsibility
Every year, approximately 1.3 million people worldwide die in road traffic accidents and as many as 50 million people are injured. To address this...
The Greek Heroes biking for the SDGs
Let us introduce you to the HERO 2030 Bike Festival of Greece. It is a series of cycling challenges for children around Greece, dedicated...
Libya floods: UN mobilises aid, appeals for $71.4 million
The United Nations is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall caused devastating flooding and loss of life over the weekend,...
International Court of Justice: Ukraine v. Russia
Hearings resume in The Hague from September 18 to 27 in one of Ukraine's two ongoing cases against the Russian Federation before the International...
Invasive species a growing and costly threat worldwide, key report finds
Invasive species that destroy forests, ravage crops and cause extinctions are a major and growing threat worldwide, according to a landmark UN-backed assessment. From...
Greenlanders should take pride in their indigenous identity
Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam was elected to the Danish parliament as a representative of Greenland in 2019 when she was only 22 years old. The Inuit, one...
Why we’re all living on credit for the rest of the...
This year, 'Earth Overshoot Day' - the point at which we exhaust the resources Earth can regenerate in a year while also processing its...
UN-led operation to prevent the worst oil spill in history
This is a scenario reminiscent of a Hollywood blockbuster: A dilapidated tanker, doubling as a storage unit for 1.14 million barrels of oil, floats...
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the EU’s progress report
On 19 July, the European Union (EU) will present its Voluntary Review to the United Nations in New York, alongside the reviews of 38 other...
Sustainable Development in Ireland: over 80% of targets achieved
Ireland is progressing well in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the country has outlined as it presents its progress to the United Nations.
For...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres remarks at start of EU-UN High-Level...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, addressing the media at the start of the second European Union-United Nations High-Level Dialogue in Brussels, emphasized the need for...
Danish adventurer first person to visit all countries without flying
Torbjørn C. Pedersen (Thor), a Danish traveller and adventurer, is the first person to visit every single country in the world entirely without using...