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30/01/2015
Austria: UN expert welcomes integration of the "missing voices" of older people in policy-making
27/01/2015
New Permanent Representative of Poland presents credentials
26/01/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
23/01/2015
Sustainable Energy for All launches African Energy Leaders Group at Davos
23/01/2015
Media Advisory: Press Conference by United Nations Human Rights Expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte
22/01/2015
UNODC Chief’s mission to Nicaragua consolidates drug and crime cooperation
21/01/2015
UN expert to assess human rights situation of older persons in Austria
21/01/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Commemorative ceremony and opening of the exhibition “A Monument of Good Deeds” Dreams and Hopes of Children During the Holocaust”
20/01/2015
UNODC chief meets President, officials, on support to counter drugs, crime and violence in Honduras
20/01/2015
UNIDO, international finance institutions promote entrepreneurship at Bahrain Investment Forum
19/01/2015
UNODC, government of Japan review joint plan of action
16/01/2015
Madagascar Adopts Electronic Transactions and Electronic Signature Law Based on UNCITRAL Texts
16/01/2015
Partnerships essential for post-2015 development agenda says UNIDO Director General
13/01/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Breakfast on 2015, priorities and key events of the Vienna-based UN organizations and agencies
09/01/2015
The State of Palestine accedes to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
27/02/2015
Longest-held hostages in Somalia’s history released
27/02/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Wildlife Day
27/02/2015
HEINEKEN and UNIDO announce partnership to support sustainability in developing markets
27/02/2015
UNCITRAL launches upgraded version of its case law database
27/02/2015
Executive Director of UNODC, Yury Fedotov: Statement for International World Wildlife Day
26/02/2015
United Nations and DigitalGlobe Sign Agreement to Collaborate on Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Solutions for Development
25/02/2015
Crime prevention & criminal justice enables development, says UNODC Chief at General Assembly debate
19/02/2015
New Permanent Representative of Costa Rica presents credentials
19/02/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for World Day for Social Justice
18/02/2015
Global manufacturing growth stayed low in 2014, with developing and emerging economies contributing most - UNIDO report
13/02/2015
Action Team 14 on Near-Earth Objects: mission completed
12/02/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Radio Day
11/02/2015
New Permanent Representative of Nepal presents credentials
05/02/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation
04/02/2015
Media Accreditation for 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to be held in Qatar now open
04/02/2015
Japan boosts support for conflict prevention, peace-building in Nigeria
04/02/2015
Media Advisory: Press Conference on the Joint US-Russian One-Year Mission to the International Space Station
03/02/2015
New Permanent Representative of Lithuania presents credentials
03/02/2015
The future of space activities, focus of Subcommittee
02/02/2015
INCB warns against weakening the international drug control legal framework
02/02/2015
Media Advisory: NASA’s One Year Mission and ESA’s Rosetta Mission centre stage at the UN in Vienna
30/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message to the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People
30/03/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People
27/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the 40th Anniversary of the Entry Into Force of the Biological Weapons Convention
27/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
26/03/2015
UNODC Chief says public and private sectors must band together to end corruption’s pernicious threat
25/03/2015
UNODC launches new global initiative to boost criminal justice responses to foreign terrorist fighters
24/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
24/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
24/03/2015
President of Kyrgyzstan holds security talks with UNODC Chief during Vienna visit
23/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Tuberculosis Day
20/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Water Day
20/03/2015
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement for World Water Day
20/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Down Syndrome Day
20/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Meteorological Day
19/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Day of Happiness
19/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Forests
19/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
18/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Nowruz
18/03/2015
Aviation and space community meet at landmark event
17/03/2015
In closing the 58th Session of the CND, UNODC Chief calls for evidence-based practices in drug use treatment
17/03/2015
Signing Ceremony for the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
17/03/2015
New Permanent Representative of Uganda presents credentials
17/03/2015
New UNIDO project for Egypt to support solar energy use in industrial sector
13/03/2015
New Permanent Observer of the Holy See presents credentials
13/03/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media representatives are invited to a virtual press briefing on the forthcoming 13th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
12/03/2015
Kandeh Yumkella stepping down as the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All
09/03/2015
Ministerial meeting on Triangular Initiative discusses action against illicit drugs
09/03/2015
Media Advisory: Supporting farmers for a sustainable future: Alternative development partnerships
09/03/2015
Hard work of balanced approach to world drug problem goes on every day, says UNODC Chief
09/03/2015
Japan contributes additional USD 3.78 million to UNIDO projects
05/03/2015
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement on International Women’s Day
05/03/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for International Women’s Day
05/03/2015
Advancing gender equality, empowerment of women and girls for a transformative post-2015 development agenda - UNIDO Director General on International Women’s Day
04/03/2015
Urgent action needed to stop organized crime preying on migrants, says UNODC chief at irregular migration meeting
03/03/2015
UNGASS preparations main focus of 58th Session of the CND that begins 9 March
03/03/2015
Organized Crime Threat to Wild Species on the Increase, Says UN on Wildlife Day
03/03/2015
Three quarters of the world has limited or no access to pain relief medications, says INCB Report
02/03/2015
Appointment of Chief of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) at Vienna
02/03/2015
Space Weather experts meet at United Nations workshop
30/04/2015
The Comoros accedes to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
29/04/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare
29/04/2015
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on the use of the death penalty in Indonesia
27/04/2015
UN Outer Space Office provides open satellite resources for emergency response after Nepal earthquake
27/04/2015
INCB asks countries to facilitate the emergency supply of medicines to victims of the earthquake in Nepal
24/04/2015
Space traffic management and small satellites: new topics to be included in United Nations international space law discussions
23/04/2015
Terrorists profiting from drug trade, says UNODC Chief at Moscow conference on global security
22/04/2015
Opening of joint INCB-UNODC international conference on Precursor Chemicals and New Psychoactive Substances
22/04/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Malaria Day
22/04/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Mother Earth Day
22/04/2015
UN and partners to boost women’s participation in disarmament and contribution to peace
19/04/2015
Concluding United Nations Crime Congress, Delegates Pledge Action to Promote Justice For All, Underline Link between Rule of Law, Sustainable Development
19/04/2015
Closing speech of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, at the 13th Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
19/04/2015
13th UN Crime Congress closes with vow to implement Doha Declaration for crime’s victims
18/04/2015
Sharing National Examples, UN Congress Delegates Say Modernized Crime-Prevention Approaches Work in Bolstering Public Trust, Participation
18/04/2015
Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Raising public awareness reduces the hunger for illicit goods
17/04/2015
UN Congress Plenary Debate Focuses on Innovative Tools to Fight Cybercrime, Terrorism Recruitment, Wildlife Trafficking, among New, Emerging Threats
16/04/2015
Debating Global Cooperation, UN Congress Speakers Call for Accountability, as ‘Paper Promises’ Fail to Combat Cross-Border Criminal Activities
15/04/2015
‘Legal Arsenal’ Best Weapon to Crush Crime, Terror, Delegates Hear as UN Congress Weighs Rule of Law, Sustainable Development Successes, Challenges
15/04/2015
We must take the fight to the traffickers along maritime routes, says UNODC Chief
15/04/2015
Remarks of the UNODC Executive Director UNODC/ICSS special event: “Global Data-sharing for Effective Investigation and Prosecution in Match-Fixing Cases: Taking it from the locker room into the hands of law enforcement”
15/04/2015
ICSS and UNODC announce new partnership to strengthen investigations and prosecutions into match-fixing and the manipulation of sports competitions
15/04/2015
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Violence against children can never be tolerated
15/04/2015
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Tragic deaths of migrants off the coast of Libya
14/04/2015
Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Freedoms Hinge on Anti-Corruption Strategies, Speakers Say as Crime Congress Concludes High-Level Segment
14/04/2015
Terrorists, criminals strengthening their links says UNODC Chief at 13th Crime Congress event
14/04/2015
Two thousand human trafficking victims benefit annually from UN Trust Fund
13/04/2015
Swift, Collective Action Must Target Cybercriminals, Terrorists Recruiting Foreign Fighters, Delegates Urge as Crime Congress Tackles New Threats
13/04/2015
Calls for wildlife and forest crime to be treated as serious crime
13/04/2015
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov - Landmark Doha Declaration can power rule of law/development alliance for years to come
13/04/2015
Spotlight on human dignity, justice at high-level debate on rule of law and development
12/04/2015
UN Outer Space Office to mark Human Space Flight Day by launching fourth edition of “Messages from Space Explorers”
12/04/2015
Member States Adopt Declaration of Commitment to Integrate Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice into post-2015 Agenda, as UN Congress Opens in Doha
12/04/2015
Secretary-General's press conference at 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice [scroll down for Q&A]
12/04/2015
Crime Congress Opens, UN Secretary-General says we must remake world in the image of justice and equality
12/04/2015
UNODC Executive Director's opening remarks at 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice [as delivered]
12/04/2015
Secretary-General’s remarks at 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice [as delivered]
11/04/2015
Rule of law takes centre stage in Doha discussion on crime and sustainable development
09/04/2015
Richard Phillip Mattick of Australia elected as new member of International Narcotics Control Board
07/04/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
06/04/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
02/04/2015
UNIDO and Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation announce new institutional partnership
02/04/2015
United Nations Seminar on Assistance to Palestinian People Considers Gaza’s Critical Water Crisis, Infrastructure Rehabilitation, Development
02/04/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Health Day
02/04/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
01/04/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Autism Awareness Day
01/04/2015
United Nations Seminar on Assistance to Palestinian People Considers Immediate, Longer-Term Humanitarian Needs in Gaza, Ways to Address Severe Energy Deficit
01/04/2015
United Nations Seminar on Assistance to Palestinian People Opens in Vienna with Focus on Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction in Post-War Gaza
31/05/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World No Tobacco Day
29/05/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the Day of Vesak
29/05/2015
High-Level International conference on drug control builds cooperation efforts in Central Asia and wider region
29/05/2015
UN Outer Space Office new chair of International Working Group on Satellite based Emergency Mapping
27/05/2015
Nuclear science helping fruit growers in Croatia
27/05/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
26/05/2015
Earth observation for the post-2015 development agenda – United Nations/Germany International Conference on Earth Observation
26/05/2015
UNIDO and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce to jointly promote investment and technology projects
22/05/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Africa Day
22/05/2015
“Mandela Rules” passed, standards on the treatment of prisoners enhanced for the 21st century
22/05/2015
Crime Commission closes with call to tackle some of world’s most daunting challenges
22/05/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
22/05/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Earth Observation for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
22/05/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for Biological Diversity
21/05/2015
Ensuring inclusive and sustainable industrial development in Asia Pacific region
19/05/2015
Statement by UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov: The killing of women and girls shames every society
19/05/2015
New Permanent Representative of the Philippines presents credentials
18/05/2015
Migrant smuggling is a tragedy that cannot continue, says UNODC Chief at Crime Commission opening
18/05/2015
Increasing international collaboration on Global Navigation Satellite Systems applications
15/05/2015
The International Narcotics Control Board reviews global availability of medicines and access to treatment
15/05/2015
UNIDO Director General visits Tokyo to further strengthen cooperation with Japan
15/05/2015
Doha Declaration can catalyse world’s efforts against crime, says UNODC Chief
14/05/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
14/05/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Families
14/05/2015
New Permanent Representative of Bangladesh presents credentials
12/05/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Foreign terrorist fighters to be discussed at Crime Commission event
07/05/2015
The International Narcotics Control Board elects new President and Bureau
06/05/2015
“No country can tackle the threats of drugs and crime alone,” says UNODC Chief at Central Asia meeting on illicit drugs
04/05/2015
New Permanent Representative of Malaysia presents credentials
04/05/2015
New public-private partnership to boost Ethiopian coffee production, benefit local farmers and consumers
04/05/2015
The International Narcotics Control Board opens its one-hundred and thirteenth session in Vienna
03/05/2015
Joint Message from Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights on the Occasion of World Press Freedom Day
26/06/2015
Statement of the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov, following his meeting with Afghan Minister of Counter Narcotics
26/06/2015
Foreign terrorist fighters are part of a new “terrorism terrain” that has increased risk to citizens according to UNODC Executive Director
26/06/2015
We confront illicit drugs to protect health, UNODC Chief states at special Vienna event
26/06/2015
2015 World Drug Report finds drug use stable, access to drug & HIV treatment still low
25/06/2015
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law to Hold 48th Session in Vienna, 29 June - 16 July 2015
25/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
25/06/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Reminder: Press briefing on Friday 26th June for launch of UNODC’s World Drug Report 2015
24/06/2015
Media Advisory: Iran Talks 2015 Vienna
24/06/2015
UN Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Statement on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
24/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illegal Trafficking
22/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Public Service Day
22/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Widows Day
22/06/2015
Andorra accedes to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
20/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Refugee Day
19/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Yoga
18/06/2015
UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s flagship publication on illicit drugs to be launched at press briefing on 26th June
18/06/2015
Successful operation highlights growing international cooperation to combat wildlife crime
18/06/2015
Global Green Growth Institute and UNIDO launch green growth report to support clean energy investments and jobs
18/06/2015
Sustainable energy crucial for inclusive development and action on climate change, say participants of Vienna event
17/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Day to Combat Desertification
16/06/2015
#whyspacematters: UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and NASA launch global social media campaign on space for sustainable development
16/06/2015
The United Nations Turns 70: Visit us in Vienna
15/06/2015
UNIDO and China Food and Drug Administration to cooperate on food and drug safety, pharmaceutical trade and local production in Africa
15/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
13/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Albinism Awareness Day
12/06/2015
Statement of the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, after meeting with the President of Peru, Ollanta Humala
12/06/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Major international Energy Forum in Vienna next week to focus on sustainable energy for inclusive development
11/06/2015
Enhanced cooperation between UNIDO and China Eximbank to help promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development
11/06/2015
Global manufacturing sustains low growth amid further slowdown in China, says UNIDO report
10/06/2015
Sustainability of China’s development depends on shift to eco-friendly, resource efficient production
10/06/2015
Director General Li and Premier Li Keqiang discuss growing cooperation between UNIDO and China
10/06/2015
Space for the post-2015 development agenda - UN Outer Space Committee opens today
09/06/2015
Remarks of the UNOV/UNODC Director-General/Executive Director - UN Youth and Students Association of Austria - Global Advancement Programme
08/06/2015
Mauritius ratifies the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
08/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Oceans Day
04/06/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Environment Day
02/06/2015
Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov after meeting with the President of Colombia
01/06/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY-Opening of the photo exhibition: Great Apes at the Crossroads – Survival or Extinction?
01/06/2015
New Permanent Representative of Ethiopia presents credentials
30/07/2015
On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, far more still needs to be done to help victims and end impunity for criminals
29/07/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Friendship
28/07/2015
Young Would-Be Diplomats to Meet at Vienna International Centre (VIC) to Tackle Global Challenges at Vienna International Model United Nations (VIMUN)
28/07/2015
New Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany presents credentials
28/07/2015
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Statement on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons
28/07/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
27/07/2015
Statement of the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov, on World Hepatitis Day
21/07/2015
UN Commission on International Trade Law Concludes 48th Session in Vienna
16/07/2015
Foreign terrorist fighters, smuggling of migrants and human trafficking discussed at meeting with EU High Representative on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
15/07/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for Nelson Mandela International Day
15/07/2015
New Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina presents credentials
14/07/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Youth Skills Day
14/07/2015
Partnerships key for implementation of post-2015 development agenda and financing inclusive and sustainable industrialization, say participants at Addis event
13/07/2015
SE4All expert report details concrete ways to boost finance for sustainable energy
10/07/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: High Level Event on Scaling up Finance for Sustainable Energy Investments, 13 July 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
09/07/2015
UNIDO and European Investment Bank to promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development in Africa, other regions
09/07/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Population Day
09/07/2015
Sri Lanka ratifies the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
08/07/2015
Hungary Withdraws "Written Form" Declaration Under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
07/07/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Opening of the exhibition “My Planet from Space: Fragility and Beauty”, 9 July 2015, United Nations, New York
06/07/2015
MDG success springboard for new sustainable development agenda: UN report
06/07/2015
Addis Forum to focus on multi-stakeholder partnerships to finance inclusive and sustainable industrialization
03/07/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Cooperatives
03/07/2015
Statement of the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov: Tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts, and Components and Ammunition
01/07/2015
Enhanced cooperation between UNIDO and China Development Bank to help promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development
28/08/2015
Statement attributable to the UN Secretary-General on recent refugee/migrant tragedies
28/08/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
27/08/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests
26/08/2015
Partnering with the OPEC Fund for International Development to grow shrimp value chain in Latin American region
18/08/2015
2014 Bolivia Survey reports decline in coca cultivation for fourth year in a row
18/08/2015
New Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands presents credentials
17/08/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Humanitarian Day
17/08/2015
New Permanent Observer of the Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf presents credentials
14/08/2015
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs calls for applications to Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies
11/08/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Youth
05/08/2015
New Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar presents credentials
03/08/2015
New Chargé d’Affaires of the United States of America pays courtesy call
03/08/2015
Consensus Reached on New Sustainable Development Agenda to be adopted by World Leaders in September
30/09/2015
Statement of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, at the high-level event on migration and refugee flows
30/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day of Older Persons
30/09/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Launch of the 2015 World Disasters Report: “Focus on local actors, the key to humanitarian effectiveness”
28/09/2015
OHADA Enacts Legislation Based on UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
28/09/2015
UNDP, UNODC, CITES, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Bank Group Bring Leaders Together at Event at WCS’s Central Park Zoo
28/09/2015
Global initiative launched to counter the destruction and trafficking of cultural property by terrorist and organized crime groups
28/09/2015
Participants at New York high-level event urge Africa to industrialize
27/09/2015
Remarks of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, at the High Level event on protecting cultural heritage
25/09/2015
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Statement on the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals
25/09/2015
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Statement on World Tourism Day
25/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
24/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Maritime Day
22/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Tourism Day
21/09/2015
New Head of the Delegation of the European Union presents credentials
18/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Peace
18/09/2015
Experts discuss threats, responses to global drug problem with eye to 2016 UN-wide meeting
17/09/2015
Despite challenges, Afghanistan strengthens its effectiveness against narcotics, UNODC Chief informs Security Council
17/09/2015
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and China National Space Administration Sign Agreement to Share Satellite Data for Disaster Risk Reduction
16/09/2015
New Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco presents credentials
15/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
15/09/2015
New Permanent Representative of Slovenia presents credentials
14/09/2015
United Nations General Assembly opens on 15 September 2015
11/09/2015
Food safety for social inclusiveness, sustainability and industrial development on agenda of Vienna Forum
11/09/2015
Hungary a strategic partner of UNIDO, says Director General Li
11/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Democracy
10/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
09/09/2015
UNHCR viewpoint: 'Refugee' or 'migrant' - Which is right?
09/09/2015
Vienna Food Safety Forum opens on Friday
08/09/2015
UNIDO ready to help countries along maritime and land Silk Road accelerate sustainable industrialization, says Director General Li
08/09/2015
BRICS continue to drive global growth, says UNIDO Director General Li
08/09/2015
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and JAXA announce launch opportunities from the ISS for small satellites built by developing nations
07/09/2015
Media Advisory: Role of private sector in tackling corruption to be discussed at world’s biggest anti-corruption gathering in St. Petersburg
07/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Literacy Day
04/09/2015
Secretary-General appoints Rachel Kyte of United Kingdom as his Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for all
04/09/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Charity
04/09/2015
Global manufacturing output expected to rise despite declining trend in China, says UNIDO report
03/09/2015
Rachel Kyte Chosen to Lead Sustainable Energy for All
02/09/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Closing Ceremony of the exhibition “My Planet From Space: Fragility and Beauty”
30/10/2015
World’s biggest anti-corruption conference takes place in Russia
30/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
30/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Cities Day
30/10/2015
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Statement following his private audience with Pope Francis
29/10/2015
Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency inaugurated in Barbados
29/10/2015
INCB opens its 114th session focussing on UNGASS 2016 preparations
28/10/2015
UNODC Chief underlines rule of law’s role in shielding development at meeting with Italian President
27/10/2015
UNODC Chief begins Rome Mission with Italian Justice Minister and Order of Malta meetings
23/10/2015
United Nations Office at Vienna marks 70th anniversary of United Nations
22/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on United Nations Day
22/10/2015
Follow-up to UNSCEAR 2013 Report on the Fukushima-Daiichi accident
21/10/2015
New Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso presents credentials
20/10/2015
Visit of the Secretary-General to Israel and Palestine
19/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Secretary-General’s Remarks to the Media at Gabcikovo Humanitarian Centre, Slovakia
19/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks Joint Press Conference With H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, Deputy Prime Minister And Minister Of Foreign And European Affairs Of The Slovak Republic
19/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Statistics Day
19/10/2015
Statement by the Spokesperson for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime
19/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at Inauguration of an exhibition on the 70th anniversary of the United Nations
19/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Address Upon Receiving Honorary Doctorate And Gold Medal From Comenius University
19/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at meeting with students from the Comenius University Karol Rybárik International Relations Institute
19/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Press Remarks at City Hall
16/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
15/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Rural Women
15/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Food Day
14/10/2015
After six years on the rise, Afghan opium crop cultivation declines: new UNODC survey
13/10/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: United Nations Secretary-General to visit Slovakia
13/10/2015
Kenya enacts new insolvency legislation implementing UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
12/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction
09/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Mental Health Day
09/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Day against the Death Penalty
09/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of the Girl Child
08/10/2015
UNODC/South African presentation on Nelson Mandela Rules underscores need to treat prisoners with dignity
08/10/2015
New Permanent Representative of Sweden presents credentials
08/10/2015
New report highlights renewable energy and energy efficiency growth in Southern African Development Community
08/10/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Flag-Raising Ceremony for the State of Palestine
07/10/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Flag-Raising Ceremony for the Holy See
06/10/2015
The Republic of Congo, Gabon and Madagascar sign the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
05/10/2015
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Launch 2015 World Disasters Report
01/10/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day of Non-Violence
01/10/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Advance Screening of 'The Martian'
30/11/2015
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Statement on World AIDS Day
30/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World AIDS Day
30/11/2015
Norway’s Janne Vangen Solheim appointed as UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
30/11/2015
UNIDO and the EU launch new report on joint cooperation
30/11/2015
Inclusive and sustainable industrialization key driver of Agenda 2030, say participants at UNIDO General Conference
27/11/2015
Winners of this year’s Student Art and Short Film Competition on Human Rights receive awards
27/11/2015
Unprecedented funding agreement between UNODC and Qatar leaves lasting legacy for Doha Declaration
27/11/2015
Vienna Ministerial Conference focuses on “graduation path” out of LDC category
27/11/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: UNIDO to hold news conference on Monday
26/11/2015
Drug money and opiate trafficking on Balkan route, focus of new UNODC report
25/11/2015
Least Developed Countries Ministerial Conference opens in Vienna tomorrow
25/11/2015
New Permanent Representative of the Republic of Panama presents credentials
24/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
24/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
24/11/2015
Experts in Thailand discuss alternative development approach with eye on UN drugs meeting in 2016
23/11/2015
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
23/11/2015
The Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth backed by UNIDO and other UN entities
23/11/2015
Statement by UNIDO Director General on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
20/11/2015
Student Art and Short Film Competition on Human Rights 2015: Media are invited to award ceremony and film screening
20/11/2015
Malawi Enacts New Insolvency Legislation Implementing UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
20/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Universal Children’s Day
20/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Africa Industrialization Day
20/11/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press briefing on the upcoming Paris Climate Change Conference COP21
18/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Toilet Day
17/11/2015
UNODC Chief’s Salvadoran mission strengthens relations with local government and the region
16/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for Tolerance
15/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
13/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Diabetes Day
13/11/2015
International Narcotics Control Board concludes its 114th session
11/11/2015
New Permanent Representative of Cuba presents credentials
11/11/2015
New Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia presents credentials
10/11/2015
Sustainable industrialization for shared prosperity to top agenda of UNIDO General Conference
10/11/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Opening of an exhibition ‘Towards a world free of Nuclear weapons’
10/11/2015
New Permanent Representative of Israel presents credentials
09/11/2015
Resource-efficient industry central for China’s environmental challenges
06/11/2015
Sixth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (COSP6) reinforces message that corruption’s elimination is essential to the new sustainable development agenda
06/11/2015
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, at the closing of the Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption
06/11/2015
Corruption and the private sector
05/11/2015
Remarks of the UNODC Director of the Division for Treaty Affairs, John Brandolino: Special event: Corruption Challenges to the Looting, Trafficking and Sale of Cultural Heritage
05/11/2015
COSP6 event emphasizes parliamentarians’ role in global anti-corruption fight
05/11/2015
Remarks of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov: Side event: 6th Forum of Parliamentarians, Panel 1: Partnerships to Curtail Corruption in the Pacific
04/11/2015
Education’s ability to shape next generation of leaders against corruption hailed at COSP6
04/11/2015
Remarks by the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov: Anti-Corruption Academic Initiative Side Event “Combatting Corruption Through Education”
04/11/2015
Remarks of the UNODC Executive Director: Special event on “Public-private partnership and the fight against corruption”
04/11/2015
Review Mechanism for the Anti-Corruption Convention
04/11/2015
Hungary to fund UNIDO project on regional social inclusion
03/11/2015
Remarks of the UNODC Executive Director: Special event on “Countering corruption and the implementation of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals”
03/11/2015
Tackling corruption, illicit financial flows and stolen assets critical to development, says UNODC Chief at COSP6
03/11/2015
Corruption as impediment to sustainable development to be discussed in Russia
03/11/2015
Opening Remarks of the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo: Side Event On Countering Corruption And The Implementation Of The 2030 Agenda And Sustainable Development Goals
03/11/2015
Remarks of the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo: Sixth Session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP6) to the UN Convention against Corruption, St. Petersburg
03/11/2015
Joint Statement of the Executive Director Yury Fedotov of UNODC and the Secretary-General of CITES John Scanlon on corruption as an enabler of wildlife and forest crime
03/11/2015
Presentation by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Special high-level event on corruption and illegal trade in wildlife: ‘Addressing the Nexus Between Illegal Wildlife and Forestry Trade and Corruption’
03/11/2015
Remarks of the UNODC Executive Director: Special event on “Addressing the nexus between illegal wildlife and forestry trades and corruption”
03/11/2015
Remarks of the UNODC Executive Director Special event on “Practice of public-private partnership in anti-corruption”
02/11/2015
Global anti-corruption conference opens with simple message: To achieve sustainable development, we must end corruption
02/11/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message to Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
02/11/2015
Remarks of the UNODC Executive Director: Opening of the Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UNCAC
01/11/2015
Eliminating corruption is crucial to sustainable development
01/11/2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference during the Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
29/12/2015
Viet Nam accedes to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
17/12/2015
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Statement on International Migrants Day
17/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Human Solidarity Day
17/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Migrants Day
16/12/2015
Remarks of the Executive Director UN Office on Drugs and Crime at the UN Security Council thematic debate on “Trafficking in Persons in Situations of Conflict: ISIL and Beyond”
15/12/2015
Opium production in Myanmar and Lao People’s Democratic Republic stabilizes at high levels, says UNODC report
15/12/2015
International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) Experts Meeting opens in Vienna
14/12/2015
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Statement on the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Convention against Corruption
10/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Universal Health Coverage Day
10/12/2015
Global manufacturing output grows modestly with downward trend in developing and emerging industrial economies
09/12/2015
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Statement on Human Rights Day
09/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Human Rights Day
09/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
08/12/2015
Experts in Vienna to discuss latest findings on drug prevention and treatment
08/12/2015
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Statement on International Anti-Corruption Day
08/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Anti-Corruption Day
07/12/2015
World needs to go further, faster, for sustainable energy revolution
07/12/2015
New Permanent Representative of Peru presents credentials
04/12/2015
UNIDO to work with the China Council for Promotion of International Trade and the China-Africa Development Fund to further Africa’s industrialization
04/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Soil Day
04/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Volunteer Day
02/12/2015
Technology can deliver inclusive and sustainable industrial development: Industrial Development Report 2016
02/12/2015
Technology can deliver inclusive and sustainable industrial development: Industrial Development Report 2016
02/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message onthe International Day of Persons with Disabilities
02/12/2015
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Statement on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
02/12/2015
New open data platform adds further transparency to UNIDO’s inclusive and sustainable industrialization work
02/12/2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
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