France and Germany will consecutively chair the United Nations Security Council in March and April. The two countries have decided to coordinate their efforts by jointly preparing the Council's work plans for these two months. As a founding member of the United Nations in 1945, France holds a permanent seat on the Council and therefore has the […]

On 18 February, UNRIC had the chance to join scout leaders from all over Europe at their gathering on a picturesque farm in Morbecque, Hauts-de-France. The scouts, most whom were university students, devoted a week to discuss the new campaign “My Europe My Say”, an initiative aiming to mobilize scouts and youth in general for the […]

On 25th February, Ciné-ONU will be screening Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2 to mark the 7th World Congress against the Death Penalty. For 20 years, Lindy has lived with an unbearable feeling of guilt. Committed to fulfilling her civic duty, Lindy sat with 11 other people on a jury that handed down the death penalty to a Mississippi man […]

Week 2 of our #SDGKitchen series and this week we’re looking at another ingredient, Quinoa. Along with potatoes, Quinoa was one of the main foods of the Andean peoples. Because of its high nutritional value, indigenous peoples and researchers often refer to it as "the golden 'grain' of the Andes." Quinoa is recognized not only for its […]

  UNRIC's partnered with Athina 98.4 for a very successful series of nineteen radio programmes on the Sustainable Development Goals, which were welcomed by thousands of listeners. The partnership between the popular radio station in Athens and UNRIC Brussels will now continue on a permanent basis.  Starting in December 2018, the […]