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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, supported by the UN Coordination Office, 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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Pulp and paper industry – How to make the circular economy work? (FAO)

2 December 2024 - 15:00 – 16:30 CEST – Brussels, Geneva and online – Info & Registration The global pulp and paper industry has been undergoing...

The Week Ahead: UN in Brussels

The Week Ahead at the United Nations in Brussels, Belgium and further afar. Join events, seminars and conferences, in person or online, from the...

The magnificent world of forests: the Belgian Sonian Forest

Forests cover 31 % of the global land area and host most of Earth's terrestrial biodiversity. They provide habitats for 80 % of amphibian...

Virtual Discussion “Courage and Compassion: Jewish Resistance in Nazi-occupied Belgium” (4PM CEST)

When: 7 November 2024, 16:00 – 17:00 (CEST) Where: online. Register online You are invited to a virtual discussion on Jewish resistance in Nazi-occupied Belgium. There was a wide range...

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...

Brussels Refugee Week

Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates World Refugee Day. This year, World Refugee Day’s theme will focus on solidarity with refugees –...

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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