The thirteenth edition of the European Development Days (EDDs), organised by the European Commission, took place on 18-19 June 2019 in Brussels with “Addressing inequalities: building a world which leaves no one behind” as the main theme. The development community came together to share ideas and experiences to inspire solutions to […]

The choices we make in our eating habits have a direct impact on the environment. Before food shopping, do you stop to ask yourself if a product is in season? Where it comes from? Or, how it was grown? Sustainable Gastronomy Day aims to focus the world’s attention on the role that food can play in promoting agricultural development, food […]

The “abusive employment of children in rural jobs [...] is unacceptable”, stated Rodrigo de Lapuerta, FAO Director of the Liaison Office in Brussels.   On the occasion of the World day against Child Labour on June 12, the FAO, the ILO and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and […]

  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 […]