United Nations in Brussels
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United Nations in Brussels (official account) brings together over 30 UN entities working with the EU and partners to advance #SDGs, #humanrights, #peace and more.
As displacement globally remains at high levels, driven by conflict and persecution, @unhcr.org calls on the Cypriot and Irish Presidencies of the Council of the EU to reinforce the EU’s leadership in enhancing protection and solutions for forcibly displaced people.
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EU: UNHCR recommendations on asylum
UNHCR calls on Cypriot and Irish Presidencies to reinforce the EU’s leadership in enhancing protection and solutions for forcibly displaced people.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
As displacement globally remains at high levels, driven by conflict and persecution, @unhcr.org calls on the Cypriot and Irish Presidencies of the Council of the EU to reinforce the EU’s leadership in enhancing protection and solutions for forcibly displaced people.
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The January issue of the UN Info Point & Library Newsletter in Brussels is out. Featuring new websites, publications and information products - this month's focus is on International Observances, including the 2026 International Years.
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UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – January 2026
This is the January 2026 edition of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:17 AM
The January issue of the UN Info Point & Library Newsletter in Brussels is out. Featuring new websites, publications and information products - this month's focus is on International Observances, including the 2026 International Years.
unric.org/en/unric-inf...
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It's time for nominations for this year's @unesco.org Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. The annual award recognizes a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defense and/or promotion of press freedom.
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UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026
UNESCO invites nominations for the 2026 edition of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:13 AM
It's time for nominations for this year's @unesco.org Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. The annual award recognizes a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defense and/or promotion of press freedom.
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UN Chief to world leaders: Get serious. Choose people and planet over pain
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December 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
UN Chief to world leaders: Get serious. Choose people and planet over pain
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For #HumanRightsDay, we asked people in Europe what their favourite human rights books are - here are the top picks!
#OurEverydayRights
#OurEverydayRights
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
For #HumanRightsDay, we asked people in Europe what their favourite human rights books are - here are the top picks!
#OurEverydayRights
#OurEverydayRights
Walls that once stood silent now tell stories of refugee resilience, hope & new beginnings.
With support of the EU, @unhcr.org is partnering with 3 talented artists to share messages of solidarity in cities across Europe.
Stay tuned. More coming soon.
With support of the EU, @unhcr.org is partnering with 3 talented artists to share messages of solidarity in cities across Europe.
Stay tuned. More coming soon.
December 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Walls that once stood silent now tell stories of refugee resilience, hope & new beginnings.
With support of the EU, @unhcr.org is partnering with 3 talented artists to share messages of solidarity in cities across Europe.
Stay tuned. More coming soon.
With support of the EU, @unhcr.org is partnering with 3 talented artists to share messages of solidarity in cities across Europe.
Stay tuned. More coming soon.
“We are not going to get the equality and the parity of decision-making without women having the courage to come forward” - Mary Robinson told the @eesc.bsky.social Women’s Forum in Brussels yesterday after a screening of the documentary ‘Mrs Robinson’.
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“We are not going to get the equality and the parity of decision-making without women having the courage to come forward” - Mary Robinson told the @eesc.bsky.social Women’s Forum in Brussels yesterday after a screening of the documentary ‘Mrs Robinson’.
Transport is one of the biggest sources of emissions! But it’s also where we can make the biggest change.
Small choices matter. Your commute matters.
This World #SustainableTransportDay: take the greener route. 🌍✨ @bxllaville.bsky.social
Small choices matter. Your commute matters.
This World #SustainableTransportDay: take the greener route. 🌍✨ @bxllaville.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Transport is one of the biggest sources of emissions! But it’s also where we can make the biggest change.
Small choices matter. Your commute matters.
This World #SustainableTransportDay: take the greener route. 🌍✨ @bxllaville.bsky.social
Small choices matter. Your commute matters.
This World #SustainableTransportDay: take the greener route. 🌍✨ @bxllaville.bsky.social
She’s not being dramatic.
She’s being targeted.
Harassment and deepfakes are violence—on screen and off.
We must #ACTToEndViolence: www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
#16Days #NoExcuse
She’s being targeted.
Harassment and deepfakes are violence—on screen and off.
We must #ACTToEndViolence: www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
#16Days #NoExcuse
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
She’s not being dramatic.
She’s being targeted.
Harassment and deepfakes are violence—on screen and off.
We must #ACTToEndViolence: www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
#16Days #NoExcuse
She’s being targeted.
Harassment and deepfakes are violence—on screen and off.
We must #ACTToEndViolence: www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
#16Days #NoExcuse
The right diagnosis, right drug, right dose, right duration, right route. Prescribing and taking antibiotics only when needed is an important step in slowing antimicrobial resistance.
World #AMR Awareness Week
World #AMR Awareness Week
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The right diagnosis, right drug, right dose, right duration, right route. Prescribing and taking antibiotics only when needed is an important step in slowing antimicrobial resistance.
World #AMR Awareness Week
World #AMR Awareness Week
Since 2000, child poverty has fallen by a third, yet children’s rights remain under threat.
@unicef.org reports:
* 1 in 5 children live in extreme monetary poverty;
* 4 in 5 face at least one severe climate hazard yearly; and
* in 2024, 1 in 5 lived in a conflict area.
#WorldChildrensDay
@unicef.org reports:
* 1 in 5 children live in extreme monetary poverty;
* 4 in 5 face at least one severe climate hazard yearly; and
* in 2024, 1 in 5 lived in a conflict area.
#WorldChildrensDay
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Since 2000, child poverty has fallen by a third, yet children’s rights remain under threat.
@unicef.org reports:
* 1 in 5 children live in extreme monetary poverty;
* 4 in 5 face at least one severe climate hazard yearly; and
* in 2024, 1 in 5 lived in a conflict area.
#WorldChildrensDay
@unicef.org reports:
* 1 in 5 children live in extreme monetary poverty;
* 4 in 5 face at least one severe climate hazard yearly; and
* in 2024, 1 in 5 lived in a conflict area.
#WorldChildrensDay
🚽 Toilets should be put on a pedestal.
In a changing world, one thing remains constant: we’ll always need the toilet — to protect health, dignity and our environment.
Learn more and join in #WorldToiletDay on 19 November
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In a changing world, one thing remains constant: we’ll always need the toilet — to protect health, dignity and our environment.
Learn more and join in #WorldToiletDay on 19 November
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November 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🚽 Toilets should be put on a pedestal.
In a changing world, one thing remains constant: we’ll always need the toilet — to protect health, dignity and our environment.
Learn more and join in #WorldToiletDay on 19 November
👉 worldtoiletday.org
In a changing world, one thing remains constant: we’ll always need the toilet — to protect health, dignity and our environment.
Learn more and join in #WorldToiletDay on 19 November
👉 worldtoiletday.org
As the largest multi-stakeholder forum on the #SDGs in the Benelux, this year's #SDGForum gave policymakers, businesses, NGOs, and academia a chance to meet and exchange ideas and solutions on the # SDGs.
Thanks to all participants
@undp.org #GlobalGoals
Thanks to all participants
@undp.org #GlobalGoals
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
As the largest multi-stakeholder forum on the #SDGs in the Benelux, this year's #SDGForum gave policymakers, businesses, NGOs, and academia a chance to meet and exchange ideas and solutions on the # SDGs.
Thanks to all participants
@undp.org #GlobalGoals
Thanks to all participants
@undp.org #GlobalGoals
In 2026, the United Nations will shine a spotlight on three vital themes that shape lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world.
Join #YearOfTheWomanFarmer #IYWF2026 #YearOfRangelandsAndPastoralists #IYRP2026 #VolunteerYear #IVY2026
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Join #YearOfTheWomanFarmer #IYWF2026 #YearOfRangelandsAndPastoralists #IYRP2026 #VolunteerYear #IVY2026
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UN International Years 2026: Rangelands and Pastoralists, Volunteers, and the Woman Farmer
In 2026, the United Nations will shine a spotlight on three vital themes that shape lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world. Through dedicated International Years, the United Nations invite...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In 2026, the United Nations will shine a spotlight on three vital themes that shape lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world.
Join #YearOfTheWomanFarmer #IYWF2026 #YearOfRangelandsAndPastoralists #IYRP2026 #VolunteerYear #IVY2026
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Join #YearOfTheWomanFarmer #IYWF2026 #YearOfRangelandsAndPastoralists #IYRP2026 #VolunteerYear #IVY2026
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💡 Light is the key to unlocking the secrets of quantum science. Artists from around the world have reimagined this connection through their art. Now it’s your turn to vote for the visual that shines as bright as the science itself unesco.org/en/articles/... #IYQ2025
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
💡 Light is the key to unlocking the secrets of quantum science. Artists from around the world have reimagined this connection through their art. Now it’s your turn to vote for the visual that shines as bright as the science itself unesco.org/en/articles/... #IYQ2025
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🇵🇪 🤝🇨🇭 Peru & Switzerland deposited 921 new seed accessions at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to safeguard global crop diversity.
Multilateral cooperation = seed security.
More about #GB11 ➡️ bit.ly/4nmvOgd
@fao.org
Multilateral cooperation = seed security.
More about #GB11 ➡️ bit.ly/4nmvOgd
@fao.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🇵🇪 🤝🇨🇭 Peru & Switzerland deposited 921 new seed accessions at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to safeguard global crop diversity.
Multilateral cooperation = seed security.
More about #GB11 ➡️ bit.ly/4nmvOgd
@fao.org
Multilateral cooperation = seed security.
More about #GB11 ➡️ bit.ly/4nmvOgd
@fao.org
💰 #Tobacco kills half a million people in the #EU each year and drains billions from budgets.
So, after 20 years of tobacco control in the EU: are we moving towards a tobacco-free future?
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So, after 20 years of tobacco control in the EU: are we moving towards a tobacco-free future?
www.who.int/europe/news/...
20 years of tobacco control in the EU: are we moving towards a tobacco-free future?
Twenty years after the European Union (EU) ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), a new WHO/Europe report shows that the EU has achieved important policy progress – yet t...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
💰 #Tobacco kills half a million people in the #EU each year and drains billions from budgets.
So, after 20 years of tobacco control in the EU: are we moving towards a tobacco-free future?
www.who.int/europe/news/...
So, after 20 years of tobacco control in the EU: are we moving towards a tobacco-free future?
www.who.int/europe/news/...
🟢 Climate facts vs. climate fiction 🔴
UNDP shares 30 science-backed numbers to tell the real story of the climate crisis.
Explore here: go.undp.org/ClimateCounts
#ClimateCounts | #COP30
UNDP shares 30 science-backed numbers to tell the real story of the climate crisis.
Explore here: go.undp.org/ClimateCounts
#ClimateCounts | #COP30
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🟢 Climate facts vs. climate fiction 🔴
UNDP shares 30 science-backed numbers to tell the real story of the climate crisis.
Explore here: go.undp.org/ClimateCounts
#ClimateCounts | #COP30
UNDP shares 30 science-backed numbers to tell the real story of the climate crisis.
Explore here: go.undp.org/ClimateCounts
#ClimateCounts | #COP30
This year, the UN marks its 80th anniversary. 8 decades of working for people and planet. Despite challenges, the United Nations continues to prove that global problems need global solutions. #UN80
October 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This year, the UN marks its 80th anniversary. 8 decades of working for people and planet. Despite challenges, the United Nations continues to prove that global problems need global solutions. #UN80
20 million euro FAO-EU initiative targets Blue Transformation innovations in Africa and Latin America.
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@fao.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
20 million euro FAO-EU initiative targets Blue Transformation innovations in Africa and Latin America.
www.fao.org/newsroom/det...
@fao.org
www.fao.org/newsroom/det...
@fao.org
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🔹 UNRWA is resuming health, shelters, water, and waste operations in Gaza City amid widespread explosive hazards.
🔹 Since 9/10, Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their farms in the West Bank have continued.
Our latest report on #Gaza and the #WestBank: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...
🔹 Since 9/10, Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their farms in the West Bank have continued.
Our latest report on #Gaza and the #WestBank: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...
October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🔹 UNRWA is resuming health, shelters, water, and waste operations in Gaza City amid widespread explosive hazards.
🔹 Since 9/10, Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their farms in the West Bank have continued.
Our latest report on #Gaza and the #WestBank: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...
🔹 Since 9/10, Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their farms in the West Bank have continued.
Our latest report on #Gaza and the #WestBank: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...
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From air and water to soil, pollution affects us all.
UNEP works with countries to #BeatPollution at its source and build a cleaner, safer future for all.
See how: https://ow.ly/zpVn50XcYcm
UNEP works with countries to #BeatPollution at its source and build a cleaner, safer future for all.
See how: https://ow.ly/zpVn50XcYcm
October 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
From air and water to soil, pollution affects us all.
UNEP works with countries to #BeatPollution at its source and build a cleaner, safer future for all.
See how: https://ow.ly/zpVn50XcYcm
UNEP works with countries to #BeatPollution at its source and build a cleaner, safer future for all.
See how: https://ow.ly/zpVn50XcYcm
#WorldFoodDay was observed today and celebrated all week long in #Brussels. Thank you to all who took part and to those who took the time to visit. @bxllaville.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#WorldFoodDay was observed today and celebrated all week long in #Brussels. Thank you to all who took part and to those who took the time to visit. @bxllaville.bsky.social
#Brussels marks 80 Years of @FAO with the iconic Manneken-Pis sporting a FAO field expert's outfit for the day.
Stop by, take a photo, and share your moment using #FAO80 #FoodHeroes #WorldFoodDay #Bruxelles
Stop by, take a photo, and share your moment using #FAO80 #FoodHeroes #WorldFoodDay #Bruxelles
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#Brussels marks 80 Years of @FAO with the iconic Manneken-Pis sporting a FAO field expert's outfit for the day.
Stop by, take a photo, and share your moment using #FAO80 #FoodHeroes #WorldFoodDay #Bruxelles
Stop by, take a photo, and share your moment using #FAO80 #FoodHeroes #WorldFoodDay #Bruxelles
"Where learning, playing, even dreaming, becomes dangerous."
Visit A Question Mark Hangs Over Gaza, a photo & sound exhibition sharing the reality of childhood in Gaza.
📅 3–22 Oct |📍Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels
🎟️ Free | With support from @ec.europa.eu
@unicefbelgique.bsky.social
Visit A Question Mark Hangs Over Gaza, a photo & sound exhibition sharing the reality of childhood in Gaza.
📅 3–22 Oct |📍Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels
🎟️ Free | With support from @ec.europa.eu
@unicefbelgique.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Where learning, playing, even dreaming, becomes dangerous."
Visit A Question Mark Hangs Over Gaza, a photo & sound exhibition sharing the reality of childhood in Gaza.
📅 3–22 Oct |📍Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels
🎟️ Free | With support from @ec.europa.eu
@unicefbelgique.bsky.social
Visit A Question Mark Hangs Over Gaza, a photo & sound exhibition sharing the reality of childhood in Gaza.
📅 3–22 Oct |📍Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels
🎟️ Free | With support from @ec.europa.eu
@unicefbelgique.bsky.social