The United Nations (UN) team in Brussels brings together 34 entities/offices, of which 31 are members of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. The team is led by the Director of the UN/UNDP Office in Brussels and Representative of the UN System in the European Union, a position currently held by Ms. Camilla Brückner. The UN in Brussels works together to present a unified voice to the EU and the Belgian Government. The team, supported by the UN Coordination Office, works to build understanding and support for UN system activities and global agendas such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, both within the EU institutions and amongst a wider public in Europe.

 

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The Week Ahead: UN in Brussels

The Week Ahead at the United Nations in Brussels, Belgium and further afar. Join events, seminars and conferences, in person or online, from the...

FAO Side Event at the SDG Forum 2026 Agrifood systems and the SDGs: Accelerating...

How can agrifood systems help unlock progress across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and what partnerships are needed to accelerate action in the final...

UN brings climate, food systems and migration to the 2026 SDG Forum

The United Nations will have a strong presence at the 2026 SDG Forum in Brussels, with sessions exploring climate information integrity, sustainable food systems,...

Photographic exhibition at Parc de Bruxelles: A New Generation of Scientists

In the framework of the Decade of Science for Sustainable Development, UNESCO and the AXA Foundation for Human Progress are pleased to invite you...

Brussels Presentation of SOFI 2026: Understanding and Addressing the High Cost of a Healthy...

The FAO Liaison Office with the EU and Belgium, in collaboration with key European partners, proposes a policy dialogue around The State of Food Security...

Building Resilience to Protect People and Communities event (15 July)

Building Resilience to Protect People and Communities event – EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis, 15 July 2026, Brussels Join us at the...

United Nations Secretary-General visit, 19-21 March 2025

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 lunch as part of a European Summit in Brussels. Asked by a journalist about current challenges to the global world order as he arrived at the summit, the Secretary-General responded that “multilateralism is alive. It's playing a role, and the proof of that is the fact that I am here with the European Union.” Speaking to reporters alongside António Costa, President of the...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets with H.E. Mr. Bart De Wever, Belgium Prime Minister © UN\Marian Blondeel

UN Secretary-General visits the historic university library in Leuven, in the company of a student delegation. © UN\Marian Blondeel

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres receiving an honorary doctorate jointly awarded by the KU Leuven and UC Louvain universities to the United Nations. © UN\Marian Blondeel

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