On 6 May 2019, a conference on sustainable science and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) was held in Brussels. The conference was presented by Professor Jean-Paul Moatti, CEO of the French National Research Institute for Development (IRD), and Member of the independent group of scientists charged by the UN Secretary-General to draft the […]

May 2019 - When private individuals, normally the consumers of journalism, start generating their own news content, they become what is generally known as citizen journalists. This is what accidentally happened to Wael al-Omar, a young teacher from Syria, as the peaceful protests that started the Syria uprising were forcefully quenched by the […]

Yesterday a “Putting a stop to school-related gender-based violence” conference was held along with a presentation of UNESCO, UN Women and other organisations’ Global guidance on addressing school-related gender-based violence. The conference was introduced by Annica Floren (Deputy Head of Unit, DEVCO B4 Culture, Education and […]

Svalbard is the only place on earth where the population of polar bears may outnumber humans, with roughly 3,000 of each species. In Ny Aalesund, the world´s northernmost village, humans are under the obligation of carrying a rifle out-doors for defence against polar bears. However, it is not polar bears that are threatening the human […]

  This year marks 71 years of service and sacrifice by UN Peacekeepers. In this time, the UN has helped countries navigate the difficult path from conflict to peace. Ireland is proud of being the only nation to have a continuous presence on UN and UN-mandated peace support operations since 1958, with Irish peacekeepers highly respected […]