7 November 2016 – Truth is seen as an option, not a necessity in the political discourse, was stated this morning at a conference hosted by the International Federation of Journalists in Brussels, where the increasingly difficult climate for journalists was being debated. Contrary to what might be common belief, journalists... Read more
At last year’s United Nations climate talks in Paris, world leaders agreed on necessary objectives to... Read more
3 November 2016 – Current actions taken by States are not enough to limit the global rise in temperat... Read more
2 November 2016 - The Prime Ministers of the five Nordic countries kicked-off this year´s session of the No... Read more
As the world marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on 2 November, the United... Read more
World Cities Day is celebrated by the United Nations at the end of October after an unprecedented month long mobi... Read more
The biggest marine sanctuary in the world will be created in the Antarctic, after an agreement signed today by th... Read more
Hundreds of thousands of Europeans participated in the consultative process which lead to the adoption of the Sus... Read more
The creation of “UN Live Museum” in Copenhagen has been announced. “The purpose is to create a... Read more
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