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  • War in Ukraine

    War in Ukraine

    24/02/2023

    “The one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stands as a grim milestone — for the people of Ukraine and for the international community. That invasion is an affront to our collective conscience. It is a violation of the United Nations Charter and international law. It is having dramatic humanitarian and human rights consequences. And the impact is being felt far beyond Ukraine.” — António Guterres

  • The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

    The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

    29/05/2023

    "United Nations peacekeepers are the beating heart of our commitment to a more peaceful world. For 75 years, they have supported people and communities rocked by conflict and upheaval across the globe." — António Guterres

  • Holiday "Ferienspiel" - UN Vienna Children's Tours

    Holiday "Ferienspiel" - UN Vienna Children's Tours

    23/05/2023

    Take your child abroad during the school holidays without ever having to leave Vienna! During our "Ferienspiel" Holiday Games, children aged 6-13 get to visit 193 countries in one go.

  • The importance of biodiversity
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    The importance of biodiversity

    22/05/2023

    The planet is experiencing a dangerous decline in nature as a result of human activity. It is experiencing its largest loss of life since the dinosaurs. One million plant and animal species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades.

  • Ciné-ONU Vienna: The Killing of a Journalist
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    Ciné-ONU Vienna: The Killing of a Journalist

    08/05/2023
    To mark World Press Freedom Day Ciné-ONU Vienna showed the film “The Killing of a Journalist” on the tragic events around the murder of young Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová in 2018, leading to the largest demonstrations seen in Slovakia since the fall of communism.

ABOUT THE UN INFORMATION SERVICE IN VIENNA

UNIS Vienna promotes the work of the United Nations family based in Vienna through the media, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and public outreach work.

UNIS serves as an information centre for Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia, promoting the work of the United Nations as a whole by means of information programmes and actvities.

UNIS also offers guided tours and lectures through the Visitors Service.

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Media access to conferences and events at the UN in Vienna

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Are you curious about what the United Nations is doing to make a better world?

The Visitors Service offers guided tours of the UN in Vienna Monday-Friday.

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More on the UN's response to the war in Ukraine

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How the UN system is being reformed

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The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was established by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate violations and abuses of human rights, violations of international humanitarian law, and other crimes that may have been committed in the context of the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

 

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