Secretary-General’s Message for New Years 2025
Throughout 2024, hope has been hard to find.
Wars are causing enormous pain, suffering and displacement.
Inequalities and divisions are rife — fueling tensions and mistrust.
And...
Migration: remittances reach 7 billion dollars per year in Belgium
International Migrants Day, celebrated on 18 December, is an opportunity to recall that migrants contribute not only to economic growth but also to the...
International justice: two weeks of hearings on States’ responsibility for climate...
No fewer than 96 countries and 11 regional organizations took part in landmark public hearings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 2...
From petroleum to pollution: the cost of polyester
Every second, one garbage truck full of textiles is landfilled or incinerated. Up to 85% of textiles go into landfills each year. By the...
Cyprus: defending migrants’ human rights at one’s own peril
Doros Polykarpou is a leading human rights defender and founding member of KISA (Action for Equality, Support and Anti-Racism), a non-profit organization in Cyprus with...
Cyberviolence Against Women and Girls: The Growing Threat of the Digital...
The rapid expansion of the digital realm has brought immense benefits, from connectivity to education and economic opportunities. However, it has also created a...
Building an accessible future for all: AI and the inclusion of...
About 16% of the global population (1.3 billion people) currently experience significant disability, including nearly 240 million children. In 2023, 101 million people, or...
Belgium: the fight against femicides and violence against women
Lydia, Hélène, Maria, Eman, Mélissa... These are the names of women killed in Belgium over the past year by their partners. Globally, 51,100 women...
Over 800 students engage with work of UN in 2024 #Back2School...
During the past four weeks, more than 800 students from schools in Belgium and across Europe were visited by officials from UN entities and...
Guterres: “We are more united by our common fate than divided...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres spoke at the opening of the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Cascais, Portugal,...
UNRWA: a lifeline for Palestinians
Unique among United Nations agencies, UNRWA, the Palestine Refugee Agency, is mandated by the United Nations’ Member States to provide public-like services directly, including...
Behind closed doors: the deadly reality of femicide
Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed by an intimate partner or a family member. This number should be shocking, but what’s even more...
The answer to more sustainable buildings might be beneath our feet
Icelandic architect Arnhildur Pálmadóttir has successfully designed houses with only 40% of the carbon footprint of comparable conventional buildings. Her efforts to improve sustainability...
South Africa vs Israel: 14 other countries intend to join the...
Fourteen countries have announced their intention to intervene in the context of South Africa’s complaint, which accuses Israel of “genocide” in the Gaza Strip,...
Guterres: no alternative to “indispensable” UNRWA
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the adoption by the Knesset of Israel of two laws which would likely prevent...