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...
A young person playing video games

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...

EU presents statement of intent as UN chief presses for climate...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva convened a Special High-Level Event on Climate Action on 24 September 2025,...

“Keeping The Promise” by 2030: The UN General Assembly’s SDG Moment

With only five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, the UN spoke with one voice on 22 September in...

Better Together: World Leaders Address the 80th United Nations General Assembly

World leaders are gathering in New York for the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where heads of state and government are addressing the...

Recognition of Palestine: a long history

On 21 September, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that the United Kingdom had formally recognised the State of Palestine. On the same...