The European Union is an “indispensable partner of the United Nations”, the 28-nation bloc has announced as it sets out its priorities at the United Nations and 74th General Assembly (UNGA 74), which opens on September 17, 2019 in New York. “At a time of fragmentation and polarisation, the strong EU-UN partnership in advancing […]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean Situation, Vincent Cochetel, warned at a news conference in Brussels on June 26 of the numerous human rights violations occurring along migratory routes towards the Mediterranean. He emphasised that there was an urgent need for US $210 million in […]

The European Union has made mixed progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a Eurostat monitoring report has found. Examining sustainable development in the EU over the past five years, the report was released ahead of the seventh session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF […]

Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of International Resource Panel/UNEP, © EU 2019 July 2, 2019 - “In the absence of urgent and concerted action, rapid growth and inefficient use of natural resources will continue to create unsustainable pressures”, Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of International Resource Panel hosted by the United […]

The UNHCR Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean situation, Vincent Cochetel, was in Brussels today to present an overview of the latest developments along the routes to the Mediterranean. Thousands of refugees and migrants continue to risk their lives at the hands of traffickers and smugglers on dangerous journeys from […]