The United Nations (UN) team in Brussels brings together 30 entities/offices, of which 23 are members of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group.

The team is led by the Director of the UN/UNDP Office in Brussels and Representative of the UN System in the European Union, a position currently held by Ms. Camilla Brückner. The UN in Brussels works together to present a unified voice to the EU and the Belgian Government. The team works to build understanding and support for UN system activities and global agendas such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, both within the EU institutions and amongst a wider public in Europe.

Please follow this link to find out more about the engagement of the UN Brussels Team with EU institutions.

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UN Deputy Chief: “make 2024 a turning point for education”

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed has called for a transformation in education as she addressed a high-level education event organised by the European Union during a visit to Brussels on Thursday (11 April).

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Upcoming Events

Ensuring healthy diets for better nutrition for all: accelerating efforts and leveraging partnerships for sustainable development

When: 17 April 2024, all day. Where: Ghent University Museum, Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent (www.gum.gent) Additional information Register online This event brings together a diverse group of stakeholders engaged...

The Week Ahead: UN in Brussels

The Week Ahead at the United Nations in Brussels/Belgium. Get the latest on events and activities tied to the work of the UN team...

Global Gateway High-Level Event on Education

When: 11 April 2024, all day. Where: Flagey, Place Sainte Croix, 1050 Brussels Additional information Register online Co-hosted by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council...

Ensuring healthy diets for better nutrition for all: accelerating efforts and leveraging partnerships for...

When: 17 April 2024, all day. Where: Ghent University Museum, Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent (www.gum.gent) Additional information Register online This event brings together a diverse group of stakeholders engaged...

Towards a global pact for a better future for people and the planet

When: 22 March 2024, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM (CET) Additional information Ahead of the UN Summit of the Future (to take place in New York in September 2024), this...

Exhibition: ‘From Despair to Hope: Children Beyond Armed Conflict’

When: 21 March - 28 April 2024 Where: BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts, Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels Additional information In the framework of the Belgian Presidency of...

Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour (ILO)

Global launch of a new ILO report entitled “Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour”. This report estimates the illegal profits generated from forced labour in the world today.

United Nations Secretary-General visit, 20-22 March 2024

The head of the United Nations was in Brussels from 20 to 22 March for a series of meetings with heads of state and government, European Union (EU) officials and Belgian ministers on the occasion of the European Council summit on 21 and 22 March. On the agenda for discussion, as defined by the European Council: support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's war of aggression, security and defence, the current situation in the Middle East, enlargement, external relations, migration, agriculture and the European Semester. In...

António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations and Charles Michel, President of the European Council. © UN\Marian Blondeel

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. © UN\Marian Blondeel

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres with President of the European Parliament, Ms Roberta Metsola. © UN\Marian Blondeel

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