Hantavirus: what you need to know
An outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship has put the virus in the spotlight, six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Artificial intelligence: What are deepfakes?
Artificial intelligence is transforming societies at an unprecedented speed, bringing both new opportunities and new risks. Among the most concerning developments is the rise of deepfake technology; highly...
Central Sahel: Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Three Countries on the...
The Central Sahel region, comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has been experiencing a protracted crisis since 2012, one that has largely faded from...
UN Palestinian Rights Committee brings focus on two-state solution to the...
Ambassador of Senegal to the UN, Coly Seck, opened a press conference organised in Brussels this week: “We want peace. We want engagement. We want to make sure that Europe will help...
Petersberg Dialogue 2026 to help build momentum towards next UN Climate...
Ministers and high-level envoys from around 40 countries will meet in Berlin on 21 and 22 April to advance political discussions on climate ambition,...
Sudan: Berlin conference seeks aid, access and civilian path forward
The International Sudan Conference in Berlin on 15 April is intended to put the war in Sudan back at the top of the diplomatic agenda. Several United Nations...
UN Champion Brian Cox: Space is no longer science fiction
65 years ago, on 12 April 1961, Soviet citizen Yuri Gagarin carried out the first-ever human space flight, paving the way for space exploration...
Protecting children in the age of AI
Sonia Livingstone is an international expert on children’s rights in digital contexts, and one of the 40 members selected by the United Nations for...
UN80 Exhibition “Shared Lives, Shared Future” arrives in Lisbon and Porto
The exhibition “Shared Lives, Shared Future” has officially opened in Portugal to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and the 70th anniversary...
EU/UN cooperation, Middle East, and Ukraine at stake during the UN...
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has concluded a two-day visit to Brussels on 18 and 19 March, during which he participated in an...
The European Union and the United Nations: a leading partnership
The European Union (EU) is one of the main donors to the United Nations. It is involved in many areas, including peacekeeping and humanitarian...
UN calls in Madrid for stronger multilateralism to tackle digital hate...
During the First Forum Against Hate organized by Spain’s Ministry of Migration, Director of the UN Regional Information Centre, Sherri Aldis, warned that the...
UN Climate Chief: Recent weeks show the dangers of fossil fuel...
The UN Climate Chief, Simon Stiell, says that recent events in the Middle East have shown the dangers of Europe´s dependency on imported fossil...
Women in Politics: A Persistent Glass Ceiling
With only one in seven countries led by a woman, global political power remains dominated by men. Women are presidents or heads of government...
When Icelandic women brought the country to a stand-still
It was UN Day, 24 October, during the United Nations International Women's Year in 1975. Half of Iceland's population decided to celebrate the International...