Press Releases

February 1, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1321
Permanent Representative of the United States presents credentials
February 3, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1203
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
February 7, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1455
The International Narcotics Control Board recommends the international scheduling of three fentanyl precursors as 133rd session concludes
February 8, 2022
UNIS/OUS/426
ICPDR Contracting Parties renew their commitment towards cleaner, healthier and safer waters in the Danube River Basin
February 10, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1204
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 16, 2022
UNIS/OS/565
Winners of 6th round of KiboCUBE selected to deploy CubeSats from the International Space Station
February 22, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1322
New Permanent Representative of Romania presents credentials
February 22, 2022
UNIS/MA/299
Media Advisory: Press Conference on World Wildlife Day: “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”
February 22, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1323
New Permanent Representative of Indonesia presents credentials
February 23, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1205
The Secretary-General: Remarks at Press Encounter
February 28, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1208
The Secretary-General: Remarks to Press Conference - Launch of IPCC Report
February 28, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1209
The Secretary-General: Remarks at the Opening of the 49th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council
February 28, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1210
The Secretary-General: Remarks to the General Assembly - Emergency Special Session on Ukraine
March 1, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1211
The Secretary-General: Message on World Wildlife Day
March 2, 2022
UNIS/MA/300
MEDIA ADVISORY: Global launch of the International Narcotics Control Board Annual Report 2021
March 4, 2022
UNIS/CP/1143
UN approves new statistical framework to measure and characterize femicide for more effective prevention measures
March 7, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1213
The Secretary-General: Video Message for International Women’s Day
March 8, 2022
UNIS/MA/301
MEDIA ADVISORY: Journalists invited to cover the 65th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
March 8, 2022
UNIS/MA/302
MEDIA ADVISORY: UN Office On Drugs and Crime marks first International Day of Women Judges with new Women in Justice/for Justice initiative
March 9, 2022
UNIS/OS/566
UNOOSA and EUSPA sign agreement to advance the understanding of and access to space benefits
March 9, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1214
The Secretary-General: Statement on the COVID-19 Pandemic, Two Years On
March 10, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1324
New Permanent Representative of Barbados presents credentials
March 10, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1456
International Narcotics Control Board warns of illicit financial flows undermining societies and link between exposure to social media and drug use
March 10, 2022
UNIS/CP/1144
UN Office on Drugs and Crime marks first International Day of Women Judges with call to promote women in the criminal justice sector as agents of change
March 14, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1457
65th session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs discusses implementation of drug policy commitments
March 16, 2022
UNIS/L/325
United Nations General Assembly elects new UNCITRAL Members
March 17, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1215
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 18, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1216
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day of Forests
March 21, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1217
The Secretary-General: Message on World Water Day
March 22, 2022
UNIS/OUS/427
World Water Day 2022: Celebrating the groundwater of our shared basin
March 23, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1218
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
March 23, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1221
The Secretary-General: Video Message on World Meteorological Day
March 24, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1325
New Permanent Representative of Albania presents credentials
March 24, 2022
UNIS/CP/1145
Targeted by traffickers - Ukrainian refugees at high risk of exploitation
March 25, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1219
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 29, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1222
Secretary-General’s press encounter on the war in Ukraine
March 31, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1225
The Secretary-General: Video Message on the Occasion of the Beginning of Ramadan
March 31, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1223
The Secretary-General: Message on World Autism Awareness Day
May 5, 2022
UNIS/L/326
Turkmenistan accedes to the New York Convention and the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods
May 6, 2022
UNIS/L/327
China deposits declaration of territorial application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to Hong Kong SAR
May 6, 2022
UNIS/MA/303
MEDIA ADVISORY: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to visit Austria
May 10, 2022
UNIS/MA/304
MEDIA ADVISORY: Journalists invited to cover the 31st session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
May 11, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1233
The Secretary-General: Remarks at Press Stakeout with the President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen
May 11, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1234
The Secretary-General: Remarks at Joint Press Conference with the Federal Chancellor of Austria H.E. Karl Nehammer and the Foreign Minister H.E. Alexander Schallenberg
May 13, 2022
UNIS/OUS/428
UN Scientific Committee Concludes 69th Session
May 16, 2022
UNIS/OS/567
UNOOSA and European Space Agency open opportunity for hypergravity experiments in a ground-based centrifuge
May 16, 2022
UNIS/CP/1146
130 countries meet to advance policies and commitments on cybercrime, criminal justice, and crime prevention at 31st Crime Commission
May 16, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1235
The Secretary-General: Message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
May 16, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1236
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia
May 25, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1458
INCB hears civil society’s views on trend towards legalizing cannabis for non-medical use
May 26, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1459
International Narcotics Control Board commences 134th session, renews President’s mandate and elects new Bureau Members
May 26, 2022
UNIS/L/328
Kazakhstan ratifies the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation
May 27, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1237
The Secretary-General: Video Message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
May 27, 2022
UNIS/L/329
UNCITRAL - Francophone meeting in Accra successfully concludes discussions on the regulation of disputes between investors and States in Africa
May 30, 2022
UNIS/MA/305
MEDIA ADVISORY: First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
May 30, 2022
UNIS/L/330
25 years of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
May 30, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1331
New Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania presents credentials
May 31, 2022
UNIS/L/331
Launch of UNCITRAL Days in Africa
June 3, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1238
The Secretary-General: Message on World Environment Day
June 8, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1239
The Secretary-General: Message on World Oceans Day
June 9, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1460
INCB President presents annual reports to Economic and Social Council, focusing on illicit financial flows related to drug trafficking and their impact on development and security
June 13, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1240
The Secretary-General: Message for the 100-Day Countdown to the International Day of Peace
June 15, 2022
UNIS/DC/006
First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
June 15, 2022
UNIS/MA/306
MEDIA ADVISORY: Roundtable discussion and global launch of the 2022 World Drug Report
June 17, 2022
UNIS/MA/308
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Briefing by the President of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
June 17, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1241
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day for Countering Hate Speech
June 17, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1242
The Secretary-General: Message on World Refugee Day
June 17, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1243
Statement by the Secretary-General – on the passing of Yury Fedotov
June 21, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1244
Secretary-General’s video message to the Opening of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
June 21, 2022
UNIS/MA/309
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Briefing by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu on the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
June 23, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1245
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 23, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1461
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ghada Waly: Message on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2022
June 24, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1463
Statement by Jagjit Pavadia, President of the International Narcotics Control Board, for International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 27, 2022
UNIS/INF/580
2022: The Year to Stop the Decline of the Ocean’s Health - Peter Thomson
June 27, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1462
UNODC World Drug Report 2022 highlights trends on cannabis post-legalization, environmental impacts of illicit drugs, and drug use among women and youth
June 28, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1246
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the conclusion of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
June 29, 2022
UNIS/OUS/429
Danube Day 2022: “Discover Danube!”
June 29, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1333
New Permanent Representative of Somalia presents credentials

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