Sustainability meets innovation in brand & licensing industry
Some of the world’s biggest brands gathered in London on 5 November alongside representatives from the United Nations to explore how businesses can drive...
World Cities Day: ‘build cities with people, not just for them’
Earlier this year, De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester was selected as the sole UK institution to serve as a Hub Chair for the...
Gaza: Which countries are hosting patients evacuated by the WHO?
Since October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) has evacuated more than 7,600 patients from Gaza who require specialized emergency care abroad. Two-thirds of...
Zambujal 360: The First Social Housing Neighborhood to Champion the SDGs
Zambujal 360, an initiative that combines urban art, sustainability, and social inclusion, was officially inaugurated on 22 October, marking the beginning of a new...
MIP SDG Awards 6th edition – the TV industry is going...
Spanish company Secuoya Studios, the producer behind commercial hits including Zorro and Monte Cristo, has become the first Spanish-language production company to receive the...
80 years of the veto: Tim Slade on power, multilateralism, and...
China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States each possess a power at the United Nations that no other member state has:...
First UN Cinema in West Flanders marks 80 years of the...
On the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Westhoek Vredeshoek and the United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) hosted the very...
Belgian UN Youth Delegates at UNGA: “Hope is not naïve, it...
Representing the voices of Belgian youth on the world stage, Laetitia Haddad and Nicole Cabezas Loja joined Belgium’s official delegation during the high-level week...
AI in conflict: keeping humanity in control
A debate moves from fiction to reality
For decades, popular culture has imagined the perils of AI driven machines influencing decisions of war. From Colossus:...
Artificial intelligence and Space: A new frontier
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only changing our lives on Earth, it is also creating new opportunities for exploring outer space. AI is supporting...
Video Games and Mental Health: A Surprising Ally
In the digital era, video games have become an integral part of audiovisual culture. Their sophisticated graphics, interactive narratives, and compelling storylines offer more...
Ukraine: Mine clearance, energy reconstruction, veterans… what UNDP is doing on...
Since the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine...
UN space agency: ‘space is not a distant dream’
At a time of geopolitical tensions, ensuring space is used for peaceful purposes and that it benefits all humanity is no easy task, but...
Modern forms of slavery: 28 million people into forced labour and...
Tomoya Obokata is the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of Slavery, including its causes and consequences, since March 2020. He is a Japanese...
The artificial intelligence we want
Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) continue to revolutionize nearly every aspect of our lives. AI can also help improve global issues such as...