For information only - not an official document
UNIS/MA/179
11 September 2017
Media representatives are invited to the
the
on
from 10:30 to 12:00 hrs
at the Vienna International Centre
The special event will highlight UNODC's achievements in the past 20 years in combating drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism, but will also focus on the challenges the Organization and the international community are facing.
Please see the full programme, including photo opportunity below.
Media representatives who wish to attend the event, and who are not accredited to the VIC, should write to press[at]unvienna.org.
The event will be webcast live on Facebook at http://bit.ly/2vAotD2 and Twitter http://bit.ly/2xTqXLT
The official hashtag for the anniversary is: #UNODC20
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UNODC was established in 1997 in Vienna when the UN International Drug Control Programme was merged with the Centre for International Crime Prevention.
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Programme
Special event to celebrate the 20
th anniversary of the
UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Thursday 14 September 2017
Vienna International Centre
10:30 - 10:45
Photo opportunity
- Venue: Rotunda
Opening of photo exhibition in the Rotunda by UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov and ceremonial cutting of the '20-year Birthday Cake' donated by the City of Vienna
Participants :
Speakers at the event (see below) as well as the heads of the Vienna-based UN Organizations; the Chair of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs,
Esbjörn Hörnberg; and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
Ali Rahimi.
10:45 - 12:00 Special Event to Commemorate UNODC at 20 - Venue: Boardroom D, C-building, 4 th floor
Remarks by UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov
Remarks by Austrian Minister of Health and Women's Affairs, Dr. Pamela Rendi-Wagner
Remarks by Member of the Vienna City Council and the Vienna Provincial Parliament, Tanja Wehsely
Remarks by Chair of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Bente Angell-Hansen
Remarks by Chair of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Mitsuru Kitano
Remarks by the Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, Marcel Peško
Remarks by the President of the International Narcotics Control Board,
Viroj Sumyai
Master of Ceremonies: Martin Nesirky, Director, UNIS Vienna
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For further information, please contact:
Reka
Furtos
Public Information Officer, UNODC
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-83336
Mobile: (+43) 699-145-83336
Email: reka.furtos[at]unodc.org
