UNIS/MA/319
25 January 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY

The United Nations lnformation Service (UNIS) Vienna in cooperation with the Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria (UNA-Austria)

invites you to a

Press Briefing on priorities and key events for 2023 of the
Vienna-based UN organizations and agencies

on

Wednesday 1 February 2023 at 11 a.m.

at the

Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria (UNA-Austria)
Imperial Palace Vienna ("Hofburg/Stallburg")
Reitschulgasse 2, first floor, 1010 Vienna

Welcoming remarks by:

Michael F. Pfeifer,
Secretary General, Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria (UNA-AUSTRIA) and President, Academic Forum for Foreign Affairs (AFA)

Introductory remarks by:

Martin Nesirky
Director, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna

Speakers include:

Tsung Ping Chung
Chief, Communications, Speeches and The Innovation Lab, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

La Neice Collins
Acting Chief, Public Information Section, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

Fredrik Dahl
Spokesperson, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Brian Hansford
Chief, Advocacy Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Highlights for 2023 from other Vienna-based United Nations organizations will also be publicized at the briefing, including from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), the Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) and the Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention - UN Environment Programme Vienna.

Please register for the press briefing by writing to press.vienna[at]un.org by COB Monday 30 January 2023.

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For further information please contact:

Anne Thomas
Public Information Officer, UNIS Vienna
Mobile: (+43-699) 1459-5588
Email: anne.thomas[at]un.org

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