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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 22/09/2026

Humanity faces four defining “tests of power” – around war or peace, inequality, climate change and AI – that will determine whether the world moves towards a new era of cooperation or deeper division, the UN chief warned the General Assembly today. ▶ news.un.org/en/story/202...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres quote card from his UNGA81 address to the General Assembly, saying:
"After ten years, I hold one conviction even more strongly than when I arrived:
The greatest power is not the power to dominate.
It is the power to build a future that works for everyone.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 17/09/2026

The 2026 Gender Snapshot examines women’s access to power and decision-making, highlighting the continuing gaps in political representation and gender equality.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 16/09/2026

Democracy is a force for dignity, inclusion & peace. On #DemocracyDay, UNDP teamed up with the City of Brussels for a conversation exploring democratic innovation, citizen engagement and global collaboration. 🔗 Discover more: go.undp.org/NYe

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 15/09/2026

September issue of the UNRIC Info Point Newsletter featuring new websites, publications and information products, with the 81st Session of the General Assembly under the spotlight with all the links and information you need to follow what is going on. unric.org/en/unric-inf...

UN General Assembly website, homepage #UNGA81

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 08/09/2026

Every US$1 invested in climate and clean air action could return around US$15 in economic benefits. A new UNEP & CCACoalition report launched on #CleanAirDay finds that tackling climate change and air pollution together can deliver major economic, health and climate benefits. More: bit.ly/3UFnsYq

Image of coins falling into a wallet with 'Every USD1 invested in climate and clean air action can return USD15'

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 20/08/2026

August issue of the Brussels UN Info Newsletter featuring new websites, publications and information products! This month's editions takes a look at the various UN Portals providing information on "Wildfires". unric.org/en/unric-inf...

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 19/08/2026

Humanitarians are being killed, injured, detained and blocked from helping people every day. Stop the violence. Stop the obstruction. Investigate every attack. Prosecute those responsible. Support survivors and families. Join our call to protect humanitarians. #ActForHumanity

SG Quote for World Humanitarian Day:

"Humanitarian Workers stand up for people in need. We must stand up for them.
We must act for Humanity - Now."

poster for World Humanitarian Day with numbers - 1187 aid workers victims of attacks in 2025.

350 killed
322 wounded
335 kidnapped
280 arrested/detained

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 18/08/2026

Up to 40% of the world's land is degraded, affecting 3.2 billion people. #COP17Mongolia is underway in Ulaanbaatar under the theme “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.” www.unccd.int/cop17

Image of earth with half of it degraded by drought and the text: "Up to 40% of land is degraded, harming livelihoods, biodiversity and climate"

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 11/08/2026

The harms children face online are not accidental. Manipulative designs are built into the business models of dominant digital platforms. Children, Youth and Information Integrity, a new UN brief examines what needs to change and who bears responsibility. Read it: www.un.org/en/informati...

Card with text: This isn't a glitch. It's the business model.

An attention economy that treats children's time and data as resources to be extracted and sold.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 30/07/2026

A multibillion-dollar criminal industry that turns job seekers into victims of forced cybercrime is rapidly expanding, warns the @iom.int. Victims from over 80 different countries are being trafficked into the scam centres.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 01/07/2026

AI is growing too fast for current safeguards to keep up, the first global scientific body on #AI warns Read the full report from the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence 📝 un.org/independent-...

Report cover from the report by the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 29/06/2026

Curious to find out more? Come visit us at De Brouckère/bld Anspach 6 (Brussels) until 5 July! #SharedLivesSharedFuture #UN80 @swissmissioneu.bsky.social @bxllaville.bsky.social

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 29/06/2026

The Lycée Franco-Allemand de Sarrebruck / Deutsch-Französisches Gymnasium Saarbrücken invited us to speak at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium to a group of 101 students. We talked about the work of the #UN, UN-EU Partnership, international cooperation and #HumanRights.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 26/06/2026

Friday is #CharterDay. On this day 81 years ago, 50 nations came together in San Francisco, USA, to create a new organization founded on peace, prosperity & human rights. The principles laid out in the Charter remain as relevant as ever. un.org/en/about-us/...

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 17/06/2026

'Almost every child in the world is now exposed to at least one climate hazard, such as floods, droughts, storms or extreme heat,' said Tom Slaymaker of UNICEF 'This is not a warning of what is to come. It's a recognition of our current reality.'

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 16/06/2026

Tackling fragility requires more than emergency response. At @euinemergencies.ec.europa.eu Partners’ Dialogue, Bertrand Bainvel, Director @unicef.org EU, speaking on behalf of the UN, highlighted how stronger humanitarian, development and peace cooperation can help address root causes of fragility.

Bertrand Bainvel, UNICEF EU Director, speaking on behalf of the UN, at the EU ECHO Partners’ Dialogue

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 15/06/2026

5 FACTS on Artificial Intelligence - Governance, Science and Global Cooperation #AIGovernance #DigitalCooperation

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 12/06/2026

From supporting agriculture in Afghanistan to the protection of the Sonian Forest in Belgium. 46 life-size portraits put human faces to the global work of the United Nations. 'Shared Lives, Shared Future' 📍10–25 June: Place de la Bourse | 25 June – 5 July: 6 Boulevard Anspach #UN80

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 10/06/2026

🌍 What does the United Nations do in our daily lives? "Shared Lives, Shared Futures", an outdoor exhibition marking the UN’s 80th anniversary, opened today in Brussels. 📍 Brussels, 10 June-5 July 🗣️ Free, 24/7, in French, Dutch and English #UN80 #BuildingOurFutureTogether

Quote by Camilla Brückner, UN Representative to the EU, at the opening of the Shared Lives, Shared Future UN Photo Exhibition Opening. It reads: "The people in these images are not simply posing for a photo. They are witnesses to what international cooperation can achieve - and they are asking us a question: what more is possible if the world puts greater effort into forging shared solutions? They ask us to recognise our common humanity, and to keep building our shared future."

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 10/06/2026

June issue of the Brussels UN Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new websites, publications and information products! This month's topic is "Forests". ➡️https://unric.org/en/unric-info-point-library-newsletter-june-2026/

Trees in a forest with sunlight breaking through

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 10/06/2026

Several Brussels internship opportunities with multiple language profiles desired. 🚨 Apply by 2 July for Public Information (EN+Da, NL, FR, EL, IT, NO (Bokmål and Nynorsk) or PT) careers.un.org/jobSearchDes... 🚨 Apply by 7 July for Social Media (EN or FR) careers.un.org/jobSearchDes...

Public Information internship promotional banner with deadline date listed at 2 July

Social Media internship promotional banner with deadline date listed at 7 July

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 10/06/2026

Our lives are connected, our challenges are mutual, and our future is intertwined. 📷10 June-5 July, Brussels, #UN80 Photo Exhibition. unric.org/en/shared-li...

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 08/06/2026

What is #EUBeachCleanup? A global campaign bringing people together to tackle marine litter. Every action count: organise a clean-up, join an event, raise awareness, help protect our seas. Help us stop marine litter. Join the #EUBeachCleanup

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 04/06/2026

Discover 'Shared Lives, Shared Futures', a UN80 photo exhibition in Brussels that shows how cooperation helps build peace, protect rights, and improve lives. 📍 10 June–5 July 🗣️ Free, 24/7, in FR/NL/EN #UN80 #BuildingOurFutureTogether

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 03/06/2026

From school runs to grocery trips, bicycles help people get where they need to go. Bicycles are affordable, accessible and sustainable. This #WorldBicycleDay, let's celebrate the power of two wheels to connect people, communities and opportunities. Where will your bicycle take you today? 🛒🌳🚴‍♀️

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 02/06/2026

#Internship opportunity with @unrwa.org Representative Office for Europe (ROE), who are looking for an Advocacy Intern to join their team in Brussels. 🗓️ Apply by 11 June. unric.org/en/job/unrwa...

Poster listing the internship opportunity as an Advocacy Intern at UNRWA in Brussels. Deadline to apply is 11 June.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 01/06/2026

'It's a disease that you get when you care for someone, for your husband or your partner or your child or your mother,' Anaïs Legand, a @who.int Technical Officer, tells reporters. #Ebola

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 29/05/2026

“At a moment when UN Peacekeeping operations faces reduced resources, it remains one of the most effective tools the international community has to respond to conflicts" unlops.unmissions.org/en #PKDay #InvestinPeace

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 28/05/2026

On display at Mont des Arts, Brussels: Many Faces of Womanhood. Through portraits and personal stories from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, the exhibition invites you to reflect on women’s resilience, individuality and strength. unric.org/en/many-face... Open until 14 June. #GenderEquality

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 19/05/2026

They once stood as children whose lives were shaped by displacement. Today, they stand together at the highest level of the game. UNHCR’s Gamechanging Team ahead of the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup shows what’s possible when children forced to flee are given safety and opportunity.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 18/05/2026

May issue of the UN Brussels Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new websites, publications and information products! This month's focus is on "Critical Minerals". unric.org/en/unric-inf...

Banner with depiction of a crystal mineral with "UN Secretary-General's Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals" written above it.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 16/05/2026

🌿 Biodiversity Week is here in Belgium (16-24 May) The weekend includes the launch of the #GrandBioblitz of the #SonianForest on 17 May, and countries around the world will celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May. ▶https://unric.org/en/belgium-biodiversity-week-brussels/

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 05/05/2026

For Portuguese langauge day, we asked Portuguese speakers in Brussels what their favourite Portuguese word is. What's yours? #Cinquantenaire #Brussels

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 04/05/2026

12 stories of resilience, strength, and dignity. Women from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine - navigating war, displacement, and change. The Many Faces of Womanhood by Olha Ivaschenko. 📍 Mont des Arts, Brussels 🗓 8 May – 14 June #EU4GenderEquality #StrongerTogether @unfpa.org

Poster of a female athlete promoting the 'The Many Faces of Womanhood' photo exhibition in Brussels, by Olha Ivaschenko

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 24/04/2026

UN Brussels Camilla Brückner, at the @europarl.europa.eu Staff Seminar panel exploring how the concept of multilateralism, including the role of global and regional multilateral institutions, is currently perceived and challenged. #DiplomacyDay

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 17/04/2026

For 80 years, the International Court of Justice has served as the principal judicial organ of the UN, helping to settle legal disputes between States in accordance with international law. #ICJat80

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 15/04/2026

The International Sudan Conference in Berlin today intends to put the war in Sudan back at the top of the diplomatic agenda. Sudan remains the world’ s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, according to UN agencies and partners, as war enters a fourth year. unric.org/en/sudan-ber...

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 13/04/2026

After 3+ years in captivity, Daniil’s strength in speaking out is a call for recognition and support for all survivors of torture and conflict-related sexual violence. In Ukraine, the UN stands with them every step of the way. Read his story: tinyurl.com/47xs64r9

Ukrainian Daniil looking out of a window

Text about Daniil: Daniil's voice now challenges the systems that tried to break him - demanding justice not just for himself, but for every survivor still unheard

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 07/04/2026

“We must learn from past failures & protect the living — by rejecting hatred, inflammatory rhetoric & incitement to violence.” — UN SG António Guterres, as we honour the 1 million people who perished in the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 32 years ago. un.org/en/preventge...

graphic of a candle in white on shades of gray with 'International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda' written on top

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 01/04/2026

#TheRealFertilityCrisis is that many of us can’t afford to have children. Even if we want to. @unfpa.org describes what needs to change: unf.pa/rfc

Poster with "The world faces 'a birth rate crisis' (strikethrough) cost of living crisis"

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 30/03/2026

In Somalia, @unicef.org Executive Director Catherine Russell warns that children there at risk of acute malnutrition. With the situation deteriorating as multiple crises converge, she calls on the world to do more to help alleviate the plight of Somali children. somalia.un.org/en

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 25/03/2026

The transatlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity that struck at the core of personhood, broke up families & devastated communities. Let us reject the false narrative of racial difference -- Secretary-General's Message for 2026 www.un.org/en/observanc...

Part of the Secretary-General's message for 2026: "Let us honour the victims of the transatlantic trade not only with our words, but with our work."

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 23/03/2026

The last 11 years have been the hottest on record. Earth’s energy imbalance has reached its highest level at any time in observed history, with heat reaching deeper into the ocean. This is the Global #StateOfClimate 2025. Read: wmo.int/news/media-c... #WorldMetDay

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 23/03/2026

🎬 It’s time to meet Generation Trust… in Brussels! 5 young leaders. 5 countries. 1 story of action, hope & trust. Join us to see what happens when youth lead the fight against climate change. 📍UGC Toison d'Or Cinema 🗓 March 24 | 19:00 🎟️ Register: www.ugc.be/film_generat...

Generation Trust documentary screening poster

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 21/03/2026

Learn, Speak up, Act! is a global call for concrete action against racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. www.un.org/en/observanc...

Quote of the Secretary-General's message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 19/03/2026

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has concluded a two-day visit to Brussels on 18 and 19 March, during which he participated in an informal discussion with members of the European Council. unric.org/en/eu-un-coo...

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 19/03/2026

“It’s time for the force of the law to prevail over the law of the force. It’s time for diplomacy to prevail over war.” – António Guterres on the war in the Middle East. Full remarks: www.un.org/sg/en/conten...

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 18/03/2026

Yesterday, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, spoke with 350 engaged students at the VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The young people came from universities across Belgium and participated both in person and online. They asked many interesting questions in an open debate

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 18/03/2026

🇺🇳 🇪🇺 Yesterday, Shared Lives, Shared Future - an exhibition marking the United Nations’ 80th anniversary - was inaugurated at the European External Action Service by Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Chief, and Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative. #BuildingOurFutureTogether

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 09/03/2026

The rule of law is weakening, and women and girls are paying the price. Around the world, conflict, repression, and backlash are weakening the systems meant to protect people. This #IWD2026, we pushed for justice that delivers: in law, in systems, and in real life #ForAllWomenAndGirls.

Women with bionic arm with serious look and slogan 'Justice that excludes women is injustice' written below

Blue and purple background with "Women and girls have never been closer to equality, and never closer to losing it." written on it.

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