In Brussels, cinema-goers marking World Environment Day gathered at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, BOZAR, for the European premiere of John Chester’s film and life story The Biggest Little Farm. The Ciné-ONU (UN Cinema) screening, co-organised by UNRIC, the European Commission and the Food and Agriculture Organization […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for taxes on pollution and end to fossil fuel subsidies on the occasion of the World Environment Day.  "It is time to act decisively. My message to governments is clear: tax pollution; end fossil fuel subsidies; and stop building new coal plants. We need a green economy, not a grey […]

  World Bicycle Day celebrates the bicycle as a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit method of transport, with an important role to play in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. On Sunday, Brussels jointly celebrated #WorldEnvironmentDay and #WorldBicycleDay at the Parc du Cinquantenaire | Jubelpark, with […]

Birgit Van Hout Regional Representative for Europe UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) - Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of democratic societies and a cherished human right – and thus it should remain. During election campaigns throughout the world, the centrality of freedom of expression is even further accentuated as millions […]

Climate change is dominating the political agenda ahead of the European Parliament elections next week. As climate issues both bring together and divide European citizens, UN Environment's Bruno Pozzi believes in a global embedding of the green agenda. — I’ve been in diplomacy for about 25 years. When I started, climate change and the […]