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/INF/581
The World Is Burning. We Need A Renewables Revolution - António Guterres
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
July 4, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1334
New Permanent Representative of Libya presents credentials
July 4, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1335
New Permanent Representative of Serbia presents credentials
July 7, 2022
UNIS/INF/582
Cascading global crises threaten human survival and the SDG roadmap is the way forward
July 8, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1247
The Secretary-General: Message on World Population Day
July 12, 2022
UNIS/L/332
The Philippines ratifies the UN Electronic Communications Convention
July 12, 2022
UNIS/MA/310
MEDIA ADVISORY - Tuesday 19 July, 11:30-12:30: Press Conference of the Chair of the 66th to 68th sessions Gillian Hirth and the Secretary Borislava Batandjieva-Metcalf of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
July 14, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1248
The Secretary-General: Message on World Youth Skills Day
July 15, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1249
The Secretary-General: Message on Nelson Mandela International Day
July 17, 2022
UNIS/OUS/430
UNSCEAR team to present and discuss latest report on public exposure and health implications findings from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station accident on four-day mission to Japan, 19 -22 July, 2022
July 20, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1336
New Permanent Representative of Slovakia presents credentials
July 20, 2022
UNIS/L/333
UN Commission on International Trade Law concludes 55th Session in New York
July 26, 2022
UNIS/CP/1147
Message to Media - World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2022
July 29, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1250
The Secretary-General: Message on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
July 29, 2022
UNIS/CP/1148
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ghada Waly: Message on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
August 1, 2022
UNIS/OS/568
UNOOSA and Japan open fellowship opportunity to study nano-satellite development
August 3, 2022
UNIS/CP/1149
FIFA and UNODC wrap up year-long global programme to tackle match manipulation in football
August 7, 2022
UNIS/INF/583
Op-Ed: My Message from Hiroshima
August 9, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1251
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 11, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1252
The Secretary-General: Message for International Youth Day
August 12, 2022
UNIS/OS/569
Moldova deploys first satellite from International Space Station through KiboCUBE programme
August 16, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1337
New Permanent Representative of Türkiye presents credentials
August 16, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1338
New Permanent Representative of Iran presents credentials
August 19, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1253
Message on World Humanitarian Day
August 19, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1254
The Secretary-General: Video message for the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
August 19, 2022
UNIS/CP/1150
Statement on International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
August 22, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1255
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
August 24, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1256
The Secretary-General: Remarks to the Security Council on Ukraine
August 25, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1339
New Permanent Representative of Kuwait presents credentials
August 29, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1257
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests
August 31, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1258
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day for People of African Descent
September 1, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1464
INCB Learning launches new e-module on adequate availability of controlled substances
September 6, 2022
UNIS/OUS/431
UN Scientific Committee presents its findings to international conference on occupational radiation protection
September 7, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1259
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
September 8, 2022
UNIS/MA/311
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press briefing by UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
September 8, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1260
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day to Protect Education from Attack
September 12, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1261
The Secretary-General: Message on United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
September 14, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1340
Permanent Representative of Nepal presents credentials
September 14, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1262
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day of Democracy
September 16, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1263
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 16, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1341
Permanent Representative of Belgium presents credentials
September 16, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1342
Permanent Representative of Denmark presents credentials
September 16, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1343
Permanent Representative of Chile presents credentials
September 19, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1344
Permanent Representative of France presents credentials
September 20, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1264
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day of Peace
September 20, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1345
Permanent Representative of Monaco presents credentials
September 20, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1346
Permanent Representative of Sudan presents credentials
September 20, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1265
The Secretary-General: Address to the General Assembly
September 21, 2022
UNIS/OS/570
UNOOSA and Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announce awardees of payload programme
September 22, 2022
UNIS/MA/312
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press conference in Geneva by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine on Friday
September 23, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1266
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
September 23, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1347
Permanent Representative of Luxembourg presents credentials
September 26, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1267
The Secretary-General: Message for the World Tourism Day
September 26, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1268
The Secretary-General: Message to the opening of the 66th regular session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency
September 27, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1348
Permanent Representative of Cyprus presents credentials
September 27, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1349
Permanent Representative of Zambia presents credentials
September 27, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1350
Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan presents credentials
September 27, 2022
UNIS/MA/313
Slovenia: UN expert to assess effects of environmental risks on human rights
September 28, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1269
The Secretary-General: Message for the World Maritime Day
September 28, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1351
Permanent Representative of Republic of Moldova presents credentials
September 28, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1352
Permanent Representative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) presents credentials
September 28, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1353
Permanent Representative of Norway presents credentials
September 30, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1270
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day of Older Persons
September 30, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1271
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day of Non-Violence
October 6, 2022
UNIS/INF/584
Slovenia: More ambitious environmental action key to protect human rights, says UN expert
October 7, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1272
The Secretary-General: Message for World Post Day
October 10, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1273
The Secretary-General: Message for the World Mental Health Day
October 10, 2022
UNIS/MA/314
MEDIA ADVISORY: Global conference to advance implementation of the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC)
October 10, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1274
The Secretary-General Message to the Tenth Annual International Day of the Girl Child
October 11, 2022
UNIS/MA/315
Media Advisory: As new UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk prepares to take office, online background briefing on the UN human rights system
October 11, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1355
New Permanent Representative of Kenya presents credentials
October 11, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1356
New Permanent Representative of Estonia presents credentials
October 13, 2022
UNIS/INF/585
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: a success story ready for completion
October 13, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1275
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 14, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1276
The Secretary-General: Message on World Food Day
October 14, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1277
The Secretary-General: Message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1278
The Secretary-General: UN Day Message
October 20, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1357
New Permanent Representative of Republic of Korea presents credentials
October 31, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1279
The Secretary-General: Message for the World Cities Day
November 1, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1465
Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UNODC survey
November 1, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1280
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
November 3, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1466
INCB begins its 135th session supporting Member States to improve availability of controlled substances for licit purposes
November 4, 2022
UNIS/CP/1151
UN Office on Drugs and Crime participates in 27th UN climate change conference, addressing waste trafficking and environmental crime-biodiversity-climate nexus
November 10, 2022
UNIS/OS/571
UNOOSA and United Kingdom release report on global space-related climate action efforts
November 14, 2022
UNIS/OS/572
UNOOSA and partners open next round of applications for microgravity experiments at the Bremen drop tower
November 15, 2022
UNIS/INF/586
Eight billion people; one humanity. - Op-Ed by António Guterres
November 16, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1281
The Secretary-General: Message on the World Toilet Day
November 17, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1282
The Secretary-General: Message on Africa Industrialization Day
November 18, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1283
The Secretary-General: Message for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 18, 2022
UNIS/NAR/1467
International Narcotics Control Board concludes 135th session
November 23, 2022
UNIS/L/334
Suriname accedes to Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
November 23, 2022
UNIS/BIO/1358
New Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan presents credentials
November 24, 2022
UNIS/SGSM/1284
The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

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