UNIS/MA/350
21 January 2025
The United Nations lnformation Service (UNIS) Vienna in cooperation with the Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria (UNA-Austria)
invites you to a
on
at the
Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria (UNA-Austria)
Imperial Palace Vienna ("Hofburg/Stallburg")
A-1010 Wien, Reitschulgasse 2, first floor, 1010 Vienna
Welcoming remarks by:
Bernd Hermann,
Secretary General, Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria (UNA-Austria) and President, Young United Nations Association Austria (YUNA-Austria)
Introductory remarks by:
Sonja Wintersberger
Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna
Speakers include:
Simone Carneiro
Communications Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Fredrik Dahl
Spokesperson, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Gunnar Vrang
Chief, Public Information, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
Sonya Yee
Chief, Advocacy Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Highlights for 2025 from other Vienna-based United Nations organizations will also be publicized at the briefing, including from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), the Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) and the Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention - UN Environment Vienna.
Please register for the press briefing by writing to press.vienna[at]un.org by COB Friday 24th January 2025.
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For further information please contact:
Anne Thomas
Public Information Officer, UNIS Vienna
Mobile: (+43-699) 1459-5588
Email: anne.thomas[at]un.org
For information about the whole UN family in Vienna visit: www.unvienna.org – available in all UN official languages and German.
"Together, let's get to work and make 2025 the year we restore good health to Mother Earth." — António Guterres
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