As part of the two-day event "Making the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) tangible - Conflicts over resources on land", 27 teachers from Vienna and other federal states visited the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna.
The UN in Vienna and the Essl Foundation celebrate a decade of partnership for disability inclusion. The Zero Project conference showcases innovative solutions for people with disabilities.
From 19 – 20 February 2023, an international policy hackathon on Climate Justice took place at the Vienna International Centre, organized by the Austrian Non-Governmental Organization, Südwind, in co-operation with UNIS Vienna.
Interactive workshops were offered by the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna in cooperation with Austrian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) ZARA Training to teach teachers more about on how to sensitize and engage young people to help stop the spread of false information in the digital world and tackle discrimination and hate speech.
The UN family in Vienna celebrated this year’s United Nations Day (24 October) with an exhibition about how they are contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at the “Westfield Donau Zentrum”, the biggest inner-city shopping centre in Vienna.
Around sixty children in Vienna and Bratislava joined a series of Danube Art Masters workshops on the banks of the River Danube not far from their schools, aimed at creatively encouraging children to care about and protect our rivers and oceans.
By resolution 71/258, the General Assembly decided to convene in 2017 a United Nations conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination.
"Throughout his tenure, Mr. Fedotov demonstrated great skill and sensitivity in helping Member States overcome differences and chart a path of shared progress on some of the most complex issues on the international agenda." — António Guterres
As people flee the war Ukraine in their millions, the role of human rights and sustainable development in education looms larger than ever. Against this backdrop, the United Nations in Vienna welcomed English teachers on 15 March for a special workshop.
The United Nations headquarters in Vienna is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, marking four decades of diplomacy in the heart of Europe.
On his first official visit to Austria, UN Secretary-General António Guterres met the President, Chancellor and Foreign Minister as well as staff working at UN Headquarters in Vienna.
The United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and the City of Vienna celebrate 35 Years of 'UNO City'.
The Vienna International Centre (VIC), home to the United Nations family in Vienna and, along with New York, Geneva and Nairobi, one of four United Nations headquarters worldwide, marks its 30th anniversary in 2009.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of the Vienna International Centre on 23 August 1979, the United Nations Information Service issued an information kit on the VIC and the Vienna-based Organizations.
