Climate, biodiversity, waste: 8 good solutions from around the world
"If we know what we need to do, why aren't we doing it?" This is how the United Nations University (UNU) appeals to the...
Artificial intelligence: How much energy does AI use?
Artificial intelligence is transforming our lives, reshaping sectors such as education, healthcare, the environment, and the workplace. It enhances accessibility with assistive technologies for...
A cup of coffee to go, please
It all starts with one cup and one choice: In Denmark’s second biggest city Aarhus you get paid when you return your coffee cup....
Peacekeeping: the current challenges, explained by Jean-Pierre Lacroix
“The European Union and its member states are very important partners for the UN as a whole and for peacekeeping in particular, in many...
Germany climate dialogue paves way for COP30 in Brazil
This year’s Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD), held from 25-26 March 2025 in Berlin, Germany focuses on the preparations for the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference...
UN Chief: “isolationism is an illusion”, as UN receives honorary doctorate
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that multilateralism and “the fruits of enlightenment” were being challenged by “irrationality, ignorance and isolationism”, as he received...
UN Secretary-General: multilateralism is “alive” as he meets with EU
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today (20 March) met with the leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union during a working...
One UN staff member killed in an attack in Gaza
One international UN staff member was killed and five injured, several seriously, in an attack on the premises of UNOPS, the UN Office for...
State of the Global Climate report: new records and almost irreversible...
Once again, scientists are sounding the alarm. According to the World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) latest State of the Global Climate report, the rise in...
United Nations Secretary-General to Visit Brussels
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Brussels on 18 March for his annual meetings with leaders of the European Union.
On Wednesday, he will...
EU: One in two Muslims are victims of discrimination in daily...
Nearly 1 in 2 Muslims (47%) experience racial discrimination, up from 39% in 2016. The highest rates in the 13 survey countries are in...
Five reasons why Greenland is in the headlines
Unprecedented international focus has been on Greenland during the first months of 2025 due to the expressed wish of United States President Donald Trump...
“We have to know our power”: Mary Robinson inspires at UN...
Mary Robinson shattered the glass ceiling in Ireland when she was elected the country’s first-ever woman president in 1990. A barrister by profession, she...
Gender equality: smaller pay gaps in Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg
Where does the European Union (EU) stand on equal pay for men and women 30 years after the Fourth World Conference on Women in...
Turn Up the Fun, Not the Volume! WHO’s New Guidelines Protect...
Hearing is one of our most valuable senses, yet it is increasingly at risk. By 2030, over 500 million people are expected to have...