Junk Kouture – #YouthLead in sustainable fashion
Demand for fast fashion is greater than ever and doesn’t look like slowing down. Yet, in addition to devastating environmental effects, the fashion industry has...
The Global Goals come to London
The UK and Ireland Desk visited the Forest For Change exhibition at Somerset House at the end of June. Created by artist Es Delvin,...
Football’s Green Revolution
“We often ask ourselves, what difference can I make? And I would say, all the difference in the world because our actions affect the...
The power of youth for peace and security
A young soldier from the United Kingdom says he must stay on his “A-game” on patrol with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali,...
Norway steps up support to UN peacebuilding
‘Ending conflicts and building sustainable peace requires a combination of efforts. Norway will continue to play an active role in the Peacebuilding Commission. We...
Iceland supports WFP in Yemen
The World Food Programme has welcomed a 40 million ISK ($310,000) increased contribution from Iceland to its operation in Yemen.
“Economic volatility & conflict have...
UNRIC is recruiting Nordic interns
UNRIC, the UN Regional Information Centre in Brussels, is recruiting 4 Nordic interns from 1 March 2021, one for each of the official Nordic...
Denmark supports investigations on Da´esh crimes
Denmark has signed an agreement to provide financial support for investigations into crimes committed by Da’esh/ISIL. The support is allocated to the United Nations Investigative...
Finland first in Europe to use dogs to detect Covid-19
Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa airport has started using detection dogs to sniff out passengers possibly infected with the coronavirus. Dogs are providing a cheap, fast and...
COVID-19: children’s lives turned upside down by pandemic
Children are not the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. But they risk being among its biggest victims. Fears of catching and transmitting the virus,...
Iceland supports Malawi to deliver emergency relief
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of USD 195,000 from the Government of Iceland. The contribution will be...
Housing is not just a roof
On the World Habitat Day 2020, UN-Habitat will launch ‘Housing for All’, a five-week Campaign calling for action to improve housing conditions worldwide. The...
UNICEF uses online gaming to showcase potential, skills and creativity of...
Today UNICEF launched a new initiative using online gaming to challenge misconceptions about refugee and migrant children and showcase their potential, skills and creativity....
UNRIC internship programme
Why be a United Nations Regional Information Centre intern?
If you are thinking of entering the world of diplomacy and public policy, an internship at...
Women’s Day screening at the British Museum, London
To celebrate International Women's Day, The United Nations and The British Museum present: 'Maiden'
The incredible, against-all-odds story of sailor Tracy Edwards, who skippered the first...