Press Releases

January 6, 2014
UNIS/CP/747
UNODC Executive Director welcomes appointment of new Board of Trustees for UN Trust Fund for trafficking victims
January 14, 2014
UNIS/CP/746
New UNODC campaign raises consumer awareness of links between organized crime and US$ 250 billion a year counterfeit business
January 15, 2014
UNIS/OUS/229
Third Global Chemical Leasing award ceremony announced
January 15, 2014
UNIS/INF/492
Press Conference by Incoming Economic and Social Council President
January 15, 2014
UNIS/MA/39
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Breakfast on 2014 priorities and key events of the Vienna-based UN organizations and agencies
January 16, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1194
“More must be done to confront drug trade, rise in domestic addiction,” says UNODC Chief in meeting with Afghan Counter-Narcotics Minister
January 17, 2014
UNIS/OUS/230
UN-Water Conference participants stress the interface between water and energy and call for effective and fair partnerships
January 17, 2014
UNIS/L/193
Russian Federation Adopts the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
January 18, 2014
UNIS/CP/748
UNODC Executive Director condemns "senseless and cowardly" attack on civilians in Kabul restaurant
January 20, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/496
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for Year of Crystallography
January 20, 2014
UNIS/MA/40
MEDIA ADVISORY: International Poster Competition 2013 – 2014, Theme: “Keeping the Memory Alive – Journeys through the Holocaust”
January 22, 2014
UNIS/L/194
UNCITRAL congratulates the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the revised Agreement on Government Procurement and the implementation of broader trade facilitation measures
January 24, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/497
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
January 27, 2014
UNIS/CP/749
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Message on the 10th anniversary of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air
January 31, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1195
INCB President visits the Vatican
February 3, 2014
UNIS/MA/41
MEDIA ADVISORY: Launch of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014 – 2024)
February 3, 2014
UNIS/MA/42
MEDIA ADVISORY: World drug problem the focus of high level debate in Vienna, 13-14 March
February 3, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1196
World Cancer Day - INCB reiterates the right to access internationally controlled narcotic drugs for the relief of pain and suffering
February 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/498
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message Calling for the Observance of the Olympic Truce for the Winter Olympic And Paralympic Games
February 6, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/499
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
February 7, 2014
UNIS/OS/432
Long-term sustainability of outer space activities among the key topics of Scientific and Technical Subcommittee at its 51st Session
February 11, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/500
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Radio Day
February 12, 2014
UNIS/MA/43
Note to Correspondents: Media Arrangements for the E3 / EU+3 - Iran Talks, 18-20 February 2014, Vienna
February 13, 2014
UNIS/MA/44
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media invited to attend or dial into briefing with the UNODC Executive Director on the world drug problem
February 13, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1048
New Permanent Representative of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia presents credentials
February 14, 2014
UNIS/OUS/231
First compilation of world’s small hydropower data launched
February 20, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/501
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the World Day of Social Justice
February 21, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/502
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for International Mother Language Day
February 21, 2014
UNIS/OS/433
Scientific and Technical Subcommittee concludes its 51st session in Vienna, advances discussion on the long-term sustainability of outer space activities
February 24, 2014
UNIS/MA/45
MEDIA ALERT: UNWTO/UNODC/UNESCO to launch anti-trafficking campaign at International Tourism Bourse (ITB Berlin) 2014
February 27, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1198
UNODC signs new cooperative agreement with Bahrain
February 28, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/503
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Wildlife Day
February 28, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1049
New Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan presents credentials
February 28, 2014
UNIS/CP/750
Planet’s biodiversity threatened by wildlife crime says UNODC Chief on World Wildlife Day
February 28, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1050
New Permanent Representative of South Africa presents credentials
March 4, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1197
INCB: Every dollar spent on prevention can save up to ten dollars
March 5, 2014
UNIS/MA/46
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media invited to cover the High-Level Review at the 57th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
March 5, 2014
UNIS/OUS/232
Global manufacturing growth picks up in industrialized economies, drops in several developing countries - UNIDO quarterly report
March 5, 2014
UNIS/NAR/UNIS/NAR/1199
INCB encourages States to consider the abolition of the death penalty for drug-related offences
March 6, 2014
UNIS/CP/751
UNWTO, UNODC and UNESCO launch anti-trafficking campaign
March 7, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/504
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for International Women’s Day
March 7, 2014
UNIS/OUS/233
Statement by UNIDO Director General on the occasion of International Women’s Day
March 7, 2014
UNIS/OUS/234
UNIDO to help Haiti develop agro-value chains, inclusive and sustainable tourism
March 7, 2014
UNIS/CP/752
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement on International Women’s Day
March 10, 2014
UNIS/MA/47
Note to Correspondents: Media Arrangements for the E3 / EU+3 - Iran Talks March 2014 Vienna
March 11, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1200
High-Level Review on world drug problem opens later this week
March 12, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1051
New Permanent Representative of India presents credentials
March 12, 2014
UNIS/OUS/UNIS/OUS/235
Manufacturing remains key driving force of overall economic growth of developing and emerging industrial economies
March 13, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1201
High-Level Review opens, UNODC Chief calls for “balanced approach” when countering illicit drugs
March 14, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1202
Triangular Initiative underscores need to address maritime routes for Afghan opium
March 14, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1203
Joint Ministerial Statement stresses health, prevention and treatment in countering world drug problem
March 17, 2014
UNIS/MA/49
Press briefing with Russell Brand
March 17, 2014
UNIS/L/195
Congo accedes to the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
March 17, 2014
UNIS/L/196
Congo ratifies the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
March 18, 2014
UNIS/OUS/236
Austria and UNIDO support regional sustainable energy promotion centres for Small Island Developing States
March 19, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/505
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for International Day of Happiness
March 20, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/506
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Forests
March 20, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/507
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 20, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/508
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Down Syndrome Day
March 20, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/509
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day of Nowruz
March 21, 2014
UNIS/CP/753
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement on World Water Day
March 21, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/510
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for World Water Day
March 21, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1204
57th CND session ends with resolutions that signpost way forward in tackling illicit drugs
March 24, 2014
UNIS/OS/434
Laws governing the use of outer space discussed in Vienna
March 24, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/511
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
March 24, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/512
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Tuberculosis Day
March 25, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/514
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 25, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/513
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
March 28, 2014
UNIS/MA/50
MEDIA ADVISORY: UNOV Director-General Yury Fedotov meets Shimon Peres, the President of the State of Israel at the United Nations Office in Vienna
March 28, 2014
UNIS/MA/51
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Briefing on “Levels and Effects of Radiation Exposure due to the nuclear accident after the 2011 great east-Japan earthquake and tsunami”, 2 April 2014, Vienna International Centre
March 31, 2014
UNIS/MA/52
MEDIA ADVISORY: Pacific Launch of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014 – 2024)
March 31, 2014
UNIS/VIC/195
UNOV head meets with President of Israel during state visit to Austria
April 1, 2014
UNIS/L/197
United Nations Establishes Transparency Registry in Vienna
April 2, 2014
UNIS/OUS/237
Increase in Cancer Unlikely following Fukushima Exposure – says UN Report
April 2, 2014
UNIS/MA/53
Note to Correspondents: Media Arrangements for the E3 / EU+3 - Iran Talks, April 2014, Vienna
April 2, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/515
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Autism Awareness Day
April 3, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/516
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 3, 2014
UNIS/CP/CP/754
Meeting between UNODC Chief and Austrian Interior Minister focuses on South Eastern Europe, Afghanistan
April 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/517
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
April 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/519
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Health Day
April 4, 2014
UNIS/OS/OS/435
Advances made in the cooperation of regulatory aspects of space activities
April 7, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/518
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the 20th Commemoration of the Rwanda Genocide
April 7, 2014
UNIS/CP/756
UNODC Chief condemns in strongest terms callous killing of UNODC Consultants
April 7, 2014
UNIS/CP/755
UNODC chief launches new Caribbean regional programme during New York mission
April 8, 2014
UNIS/CP/757
UNODC provides additional information on colleagues killed in Somalia
April 9, 2014
UNIS/OUS/238
UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All launched to business community
April 10, 2014
UNIS/OS/436
Outer Space Office celebrates International Day of Human Space Flight
April 10, 2014
UNIS/CP/758
Some 437,000 people murdered worldwide in 2012, according to new UNODC study
April 10, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1052
New Permanent Representative of Colombia presents credentials
April 14, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1053
Appointment of Acting Director, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna
April 16, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1054
New Permanent Representative of Greece presents credentials
April 17, 2014
UNIS/L/198
Norway Becomes a Party to Part II (Formation of the Contract) of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
April 22, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/520
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Mother Earth Day
April 22, 2014
UNIS/OS/437
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs: Message on International Mother Earth Day
April 24, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/521
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Malaria Day
April 24, 2014
UNIS/OUS/239
Director General Li in Shanghai for Second China International Technology Fair supported by UNIDO
April 28, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/522
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Chemical Warfare
April 28, 2014
UNIS/MA/54
Violence against children, illicit timber trafficking, and smuggling of migrants to be discussed at Crime Commission
April 30, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1055
New Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea presents credentials
April 30, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1205
INCB holds workshop on boosting cooperation between governments and chemical and other industries
May 2, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/523
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Press Freedom Day
May 6, 2014
UNIS/CP/759
“If crime were a city, it would never sleep,” says UNODC Chief ahead of Crime Commission
May 7, 2014
UNIS/MA/55
Note to Correspondents: Media Arrangements for the E3 / EU+3 - Iran Talks May 2014
May 8, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1207
Statement attributable to the UNODC Spokesperson on the publication of a report by the London School of Economics titled, “Ending the Drug Wars”
May 8, 2014
UNIS/MA/56
MEDIA ADVISORY: Inauguration of exhibition on illicit wildlife products seized by Austrian customs
May 12, 2014
UNIS/CP/760
Crimes against wildlife stressed at Crime Commission opening
May 12, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/524
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Vesak Day
May 13, 2014
UNIS/CP/761
Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on Smuggling of Migrants
May 13, 2014
UNIS/OS/438
UN-Space, Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities, opens in New York
May 13, 2014
UNIS/CP/762
Wildlife crime worth US$8-US$10 billion annually, ranking it alongside human trafficking, arms and drug dealing in terms of profits, says UNODC chief
May 14, 2014
UNIS/CP/763
Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on the kidnapping of schoolgirls in Nigeria
May 15, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/525
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Families
May 15, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/526
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
May 16, 2014
UNIS/CP/764
UNODC launches study on online child abuse and exploitation
May 16, 2014
UNIS/CP/765
Events in Nigeria, Lampedusa place heavy responsibility on Crime Commission, says UNODC Chief
May 19, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1056
New Permanent Representative of Cyprus presents credentials
May 19, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1209
The International Narcotics Control Board elects new President and Bureau
May 20, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1210
Methamphetamine trafficking increases, new psychoactive substances flood markets, according to new UNODC report
May 21, 2014
UNIS/CP/766
UNODC adopts new ‘Global Programme for Combatting Wildlife and Forest Crime’
May 21, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1208
Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on the launch of the joint UNODC-WHO Drug Dependence, Treatment and Care Programme in Iraq
May 22, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/527
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for Biological Diversity
May 22, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/528
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
May 23, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1211
Drugs and crime threat mobilizes international support for West Africa Coast Initiative
May 26, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/530
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Africa Day
May 27, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/529
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
June 2, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/531
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Quote on World No-Tobacco Day
June 2, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1212
INCB reviews availability of medicines and prevention of drug abuse worldwide
June 3, 2014
UNIS/MA/57
MEDIA ADVISORY: UN Secretary-General convenes leaders of government, business and civil society to mobilize investment and action for sustainable energy for all
June 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/532
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Environment Day
June 5, 2014
UNIS/CP/767
UNODC launches consumer awareness brochure on counterfeiting and organized crime
June 5, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1057
New Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan presents credentials
June 6, 2014
UNIS/MA/58
MEDIA ADVISORY: Yutu Lunar Rover lands at the Vienna International Centre
June 9, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1213
UNODC Chief’s mission to Israel strengthens partnership against drugs and crime
June 10, 2014
UNIS/OUS/241
UNIDO to hold two forums in 2014 on strategies and instruments for inclusive and sustainable industrial development
June 11, 2014
UNIS/MA/59
MEDIA ADVISORY: The President of Armenia to visit the United Nations in Vienna
June 11, 2014
UNIS/CP/768
State of Palestine launches National Programme on Drug Control, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Reform
June 11, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1058
New Permanent Representative of Chile presents credentials
June 11, 2014
UNIS/OS/439
Outer Space for a sustainable Earth
June 11, 2014
UNIS/OS/439
unisos439 related
June 11, 2014
UNIS/MA/60
Note to Correspondents: Media Arrangements for the E3 / EU+3 - Iran Talks June 2014
June 11, 2014
UNIS/OUS/242
Global manufacturing is recovering but growth prospects for developing and emerging industrial economies remain fragile
June 11, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1214
Marked decline in coca plant cultivation in Peru, according to 2013 UNODC survey
June 12, 2014
UNIS/CP/769
Armenian President visits Vienna, discusses global security challenges with UNODC head
June 13, 2014
UNIS/L/199
Congo accedes to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
June 13, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/533
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the 100-Day Countdown to the International Day of Peace 2014
June 16, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/534
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Day to Combat Desertification
June 18, 2014
UNIS/MA/61
MEDIA ADVISORY: "Global Development Agenda, Landlockedness and the United Nations Conference in Vienna"
June 20, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/535
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on United Nations Public Service Day
June 20, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/536
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Refugee Day
June 20, 2014
UNIS/OUS/243
UNIDO forum on strategies and instruments for inclusive and sustainable industrial development opens Monday
June 20, 2014
UNIS/OS/440
Outer space: an integral part of the international community's global commitments on sustainable development
June 23, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/537
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Widow’s Day
June 23, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1216
Coca bush cultivation drops for third straight year in Bolivia, according to 2013 UNODC survey
June 23, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1218
UNODC and Kyrgyzstan strengthen their cooperation against illicit drugs and crime
June 23, 2014
UNIS/INF/493
Austria receives UN Public Service Award
June 23, 2014
UNIS/MA/62
Press briefing on the launch of the 2014 UNODC World Drug Report
June 25, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/538
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 25, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1215
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 25, 2014
UNIS/OUS/244
First UNIDO Forum on strategies and instruments for inclusive and sustainable industrial development ends in Vienna
June 25, 2014
UNIS/OUS/245
UNIDO and Government of Zambia to strengthen cooperation
June 25, 2014
UNIS/L/200
Burundi accedes to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
June 25, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1220
UNODC Chief tells Security Council Afghan challenges “formidable”, emphasises need for long-term engagement
June 26, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/539
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture - 26 June 2014
June 26, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1221
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on Afghanistan
June 26, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1219
Global drug use prevalence stable, says UNODC World Drug Report 2014
June 26, 2014
UNIS/OUS/246
Nigeria ready to establish UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office
June 27, 2014
UNIS/MA/63
Note to Correspondents Media Arrangements for the E3 / EU+3 - Iran Talks July 2014, Vienna
June 27, 2014
UNIS/OUS/247
50th anniversary of Group of 77 marked in Vienna
July 1, 2014
UNIS/CP/770
We must not remove our foot from the accelerator when responding to HIV, says UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov
July 3, 2014
UNIS/L/201
UN Commission on International Trade Law to Hold 47th Session in New York, 7-18 July 2014
July 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/540
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Cooperatives
July 4, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1059
New Permanent Representative of Spain presents credentials
July 8, 2014
UNIS/INF/494
Momentum builds to achieve more Millennium Development Goals by end of 2015: UN report
July 9, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/541
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Population Day
July 9, 2014
UNIS/MA/64
MEDIA ADVISORY: Opening of the exhibition “Mandela Poster Project”
July 10, 2014
UNIS/CP/771
Action against drugs, crime supports Mali peace & development efforts, says UNODC Chief
July 10, 2014
UNIS/L/202
UN Commission on International Trade Law approves draft UNCITRAL Convention on transparency in treaty-based investor-State arbitration
July 10, 2014
UNIS/OUS/248
Italy earmarks EUR 4.9 million for UNIDO projects in the Middle East and North Africa, and in Ethiopia and Mozambique
July 14, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/542
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Nelson Mandela Day - 18 July 2014
July 15, 2014
UNIS/INF/495
Tribute to Axel Wüstenhagen
July 16, 2014
UNIS/OUS/249
World production in mining and utility sectors shows modest rise, says new UNIDO report
July 16, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1060
New Permanent Representative of Uruguay presents credentials
July 17, 2014
UNIS/VIC/197
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, following meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz
July 24, 2014
UNIS/L/203
UN Commission on International Trade Law Concludes 47th Session in New York
July 25, 2014
UNIS/CP/772
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on World Hepatitis Day
July 25, 2014
UNIS/MA/65
Event to mark first World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
July 29, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/543
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
July 29, 2014
UNIS/CP/773
Statement by UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov for United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons
July 29, 2014
UNIS/VIC/199
Students and Young Graduates Practise Diplomatic Skills at Vienna International Model United Nations (VIMUN) 2014
July 30, 2014
UNIS/CP/774
On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, UN highlights that the world is still far from eradicating modern slavery
August 4, 2014
UNIS/VIC/198
Free tours at the United Nations to mark 35 years of the Vienna International Centre
August 7, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/544
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples - 9 August 2014
August 8, 2014
UNIS/OUS/250
Clusters in cultural and creative industries in Southern Mediterranean invited to submit proposals for financial support
August 11, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/545
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for International Youth Day
August 15, 2014
UNIS/VIC/200
More than 2,000 people visit ‘UNO City’ to mark 35 years of Vienna International Centre
August 18, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/546
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Humanitarian Day
August 18, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/547
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the 500-Day Mark to the Conclusion of the Millennium Development Goals “500 Days of Action to Build a Better World”
August 19, 2014
UNIS/OUS/251
Remediating lake pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina
August 20, 2014
UNIS/INF/496
New UN Stamp Issue on 21 August 2014 - Cultivating Hope
August 22, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1061
New Permanent Representative of the Lao People's Democratic Republic presents credentials
August 27, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/548
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests
August 28, 2014
UNIS/L/204
Correction to misleading reports on UNCITRAL’s role in arbitral proceedings between Croatian and Hungarian oil and gas companies
August 28, 2014
UNIS/OUS/252
UNIDO’s forum on partnerships to scale up investment for inclusive and sustainable industrial development
August 29, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/549
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
September 1, 2014
UNIS/INF/498
MEDIA ADVISORY: Webcast press briefing on Ebola outbreak in West Africa
September 2, 2014
UNIS/OUS/253
Inclusive and sustainable industrial development will help countries in Silk Road Economic Belt prosper, says UNIDO Director General
September 2, 2014
UNIS/CP/775
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, after meeting with the Tunisian Minister of Interior
September 3, 2014
UNIS/MA/66
MEDIA ADVISORY: The United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and the City of Vienna invite you to a Celebration of 35 Years of ‘UNO City’
September 3, 2014
UNIS/MA/67
MEDIA ADVISORY: Disrupting narcotics trafficking on the high seas
September 4, 2014
UNIS/OUS/254
New partnership between UNIDO and Barbados to help build a Resource-Efficient Low Carbon Economy through Inclusive, Innovative and Sustainable Industrial Development
September 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/550
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Charity - 5 September 2014
September 4, 2014
UNIS/MA/68
MEDIA ADVISORY: “Regional approaches to conflict prevention, peacemaking and peacebuilding: the state of the international system today” - A briefing by UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman - 8 September
September 8, 2014
UNIS/OUS/255
Global manufacturing growth slows amid reciprocal economic sanctions, says UNIDO report
September 8, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1062
New Permanent Representative of Ireland presents credentials
September 8, 2014
UNIS/INF/499
Statement by United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, to the OSCE Permanent Council Special session on Ukraine
September 8, 2014
UNIS/INF/500
Address by Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs to the OSCE Permanent Council
September 8, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1063
New Permanent Representative of Japan presents credentials
September 9, 2014
UNIS/CP/776
To stop impunity on high seas, drug traffickers must be prosecuted says UNODC Chief
September 10, 2014
UNIS/VIC/201
The United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and the City of Vienna celebrate 35 Years of 'UNO City'
September 12, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/551
United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the United Nations Day of South-South Cooperation
September 12, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/552
United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Democracy
September 15, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/553
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 16, 2014
UNIS/OUS/256
UNIDO celebrates good news on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 17, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1065
New Permanent Representative of Sudan presents credentials
September 17, 2014
UNIS/OUS/257
UNIDO launches an entrepreneurship curriculum programme in the Republic of Cabo Verde
September 18, 2014
UNIS/MA/70
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media are invited to attend the closing Press Conference of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP4) to the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians
September 18, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/554
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Peace
September 22, 2014
UNIS/CP/777
UNODC and Qatar Government sign agreement for 13th UN Crime Congress to be held in Doha
September 23, 2014
UNIS/OUS/258
UNIDO and Dell join forces to implement sustainable solution for e-waste management in Africa, Asia and Latin America
September 24, 2014
UNIS/OUS/259
UNHCR: „Langer Tag der Flucht“
September 24, 2014
UNIS/L/205
Montenegro ratifies the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
September 25, 2014
UNIS/MA/71
MEDIA ADVISORY: Human trafficking tops agenda at Transnational Organized Crime Conference
September 25, 2014
UNIS/CP/778
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement for World Tourism Day
September 25, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/555
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Maritime Day
September 25, 2014
UNIS/L/206
Madagascar accedes to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
September 25, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/556
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
September 26, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/557
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for World Tourism Day
September 26, 2014
UNIS/L/207
Bhutan and Guyana accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
September 26, 2014
UNIS/L/208
Guyana accedes to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
September 26, 2014
UNIS/OUS/260
A milestone for the protection of Europe’s mountains: Carpathian States adopt Protocol on Sustainable Transport
September 30, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/558
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Older Persons
October 1, 2014
UNIS/MA/73
MEDIA ADVISORY: Second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries on 3-5 November 2014 in Vienna
October 1, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/559
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Non-Violence
October 1, 2014
UNIS/MA/74
MEDIA ADVISORY: Collective action against trans-border criminal networks to be discussed at Transnational Organized Crime Conference
October 2, 2014
UNIS/CP/779
Nations meet for biennial organized crime discussion
October 2, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1067
New Permanent Representative of El Salvador presents credentials
October 3, 2014
UNIS/OS/441e
Message of Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs on the occasion of World Space Week
October 6, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/560
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Habitat Day
October 6, 2014
UNIS/MA/75
MEDIA ADVISORY: “From landlocked to landlinked: A vision for the next decade” a briefing by United Nations Under-Secretary-General Gyan Chandra Acharya
October 6, 2014
UNIS/CP/780
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on Smuggling of Migrants
October 6, 2014
UNIS/CP/781
No room for complacency in global crime fight, says UNODC Chief at crime conference opening
October 7, 2014
UNIS/MA/76
MEDIA ADVISORY Adapting to climate change: Alpine countries are taking action
October 9, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/561
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Mental Health Day
October 9, 2014
UNIS/CP/782
Criminal justice’s role as springboard for sustainable development emphasized at UN event
October 10, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/562
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of the Girl Child
October 10, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1222
In facing challenge of illicit drugs, NGOs are crucial partners says UNODC Chief
October 13, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/563
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction
October 13, 2014
UNIS/MA/77
MEDIA ADVISORY: Photo opportunity - Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia, to visit the United Nations Office at Vienna
October 13, 2014
UNIS/CP/783
Conference on Organised Crime Convention closes with call for shared responsibility
October 14, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/564
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Rural Women
October 15, 2014
UNIS/VIC/203
Head of UN in Vienna welcomes President of Mongolia
October 15, 2014
UNIS/CP/784
Attorney General of Qatar reappointed as UNODC advocate for anti-corruption in MENA region
October 16, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/565
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Food Day
October 16, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/566
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 16, 2014
UNIS/CP/785
Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20, 2014
UNIS/MA/78
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference United Nations/Mexico Symposium “Making Space Technology Accessible and Affordable”
October 21, 2014
UNIS/OUS/261
Finland and UNIDO sign a major cooperation agreement
October 22, 2014
UNIS/MA/79
MEDIA ADVISORY: The media is invited to attend the Austrian launch of the World Disasters Report 2014: Focus on Culture and Risk
October 22, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/568
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on United Nations Day
October 22, 2014
UNIS/CP/786
UNODC Chief meets Fiji’s President; says Pacific vulnerable to organized crime
October 24, 2014
UNIS/MA/82
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media opportunities at the upcoming Integrated Field Exercise in Jordan
October 28, 2014
UNIS/CP/787
Disaster risk and recovery projects fail if we ignore how people really relate to risk, warns new Red Cross Red Crescent Report
October 28, 2014
UNIS/MA/83
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Breakfast hosted by UNIDO Director General Li Yong
October 29, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/569
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the Occasion of the First International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
October 30, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1223
The International Narcotics Control Board opens its 111th session in Vienna
October 30, 2014
UNIS/MA/80
MEDIA ADVISORY United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Austria for Landlocked Developing Countries Conference
October 30, 2014
UNIS/MA/81
MEDIA ADVISORY Conchita Wurst to meet the UN Secretary-General and perform at the United Nations in Vienna
October 30, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/570
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Cities Day
October 31, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1068
New Permanent Representative of Tunisia presents credentials
November 2, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/571
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at Charity Reception in Support of the Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking
November 3, 2014
UNIS/INF/502
Statement by H.E. Sam K. Kutesa, President of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the opening of the Second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
November 3, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/572
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at the Second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
November 3, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/573
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at Meeting with Conchita Wurst
November 3, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/574
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at Joint Press Conference at the Second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
November 3, 2014
UNIS/CP/788
Statement of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, after meeting the European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development
November 3, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/575
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at Ribbon-cutting at Sustainable Energy for All Office
November 3, 2014
UNIS/INF/501
Conchita Wurst meets the UN Secretary-General and performs at the United Nations in Vienna
November 3, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/576
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at High-level Thematic Roundtable of the United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
November 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/577
Opening Remarks at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Forum on Partnerships to scale up investment for inclusive and sustainable industrial development
November 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/578
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Address to the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
November 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/579
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at High-level Luncheon of the Business Investment Forum
November 4, 2014
UNIS/OUS/262
Technical assistance as part of inclusive and sustainable industrialization a driving force for progress in developing countries, say participants at UNIDO forum
November 5, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1069
New Permanent Representative of Norway presents credentials
November 5, 2014
UNIS/OUS/263
HAI Helen appointed as UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
November 6, 2014
UNIS/OUS/264
World leaders adopt ambitious 10 year action-plan for world's landlocked developing countries
November 6, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/580
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 6, 2014
UNIS/L/209
The Democratic Republic of the Congo accedes to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
November 7, 2014
UNIS/INF/503
Urban Future Global Conference 2014 18-19 November
November 10, 2014
UNIS/CP/789
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov holds meetings with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah
November 10, 2014
UNIS/MA/85
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media are invited to the Member State briefing on the launch of the 2014 Afghanistan Opium Survey
November 10, 2014
UNIS/OS/442
Increased cooperation in the use of global navigation satellite systems for sustainable development
November 12, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1224
Afghan opium crop cultivation rises seven per cent in 2014; while opium production could climb by as much as 17 per cent
November 12, 2014
UNIS/OUS/265
Fostering entrepreneurial youth focus of UNIDO conference in Vienna
November 12, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1225
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Remarks at the Presentation of the 2014 Afghanistan Opium Survey
November 12, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/581
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Diabetes Day
November 14, 2014
UNIS/OUS/266
Belgian molecular biologist Marc Van Montagu appointed as UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador for agribusiness
November 14, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/582
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 14, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/583
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Tolerance
November 18, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/584
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Toilet Day
November 18, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/585
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Africa Industrialization Day
November 18, 2014
UNIS/MA/86
MEDIA ADVISORY: UN expert to assess human rights situation of older persons in Slovenia
November 19, 2014
UNIS/CP/790
Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on Universal Children’s Day - 20 November 2014
November 20, 2014
UNIS/MA/87
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media are invited to the Member State briefing on the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2014
November 20, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/586
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Universal Children’s Day
November 20, 2014
UNIS/OUS/267
UNIDO, Volvo and partners support vocational training in Morocco
November 24, 2014
UNIS/CP/791
Trafficking in children on the increase, according to latest UNODC Report
November 24, 2014
UNIS/CP/792
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 24, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/587
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1070
New Permanent Representative of Thailand presents credentials
November 26, 2014
UNIS/MA/88
MEDIA ADVISORY: Student Short Film Competition on Human Rights 2014 Media are invited to award ceremony and film screening
November 26, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1071
New Permanent Representative of Viet Nam presents credentials
November 27, 2014
UNIS/CP/794
UNODC Chief in Rome, calls for protection of migrants, punishment of smugglers
November 27, 2014
UNIS/VIC/204
Winners of this year’s Student Short Film Competition on Human Rights receive awards
November 28, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/589
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Aids Day
November 28, 2014
UNIS/MA/89
MEDIA ADVISORY: UNODC to mark World Aids Day by projecting giant AIDS Ribbon on UN building
November 28, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/588
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
November 28, 2014
UNIS/CP/793
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on World AIDS Day
December 1, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/590
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 2, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/591
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 2, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1226
India mission underscores how communities support drug users and those living with HIV
December 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/592
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Volunteer Day
December 4, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/593
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Soil Day And the Launch of the International Year of Soils
December 5, 2014
UNIS/MA/90
MEDIA ADVISORY: Iconic image to be projected on buildings in Vienna to mark International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
December 5, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/795
Cooperation to stop wildlife crime, illicit drugs on agenda as UNODC chief visits Nepal
December 8, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/594
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Anti-Corruption Day
December 8, 2014
UNIS/CP/796
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on International Anti-Corruption Day
December 8, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/595
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for Human Rights Day
December 9, 2014
UNIS/CP/797
UNODC Chief’s South Asia mission moves to Bhutan for drug and crime prevention talks
December 9, 2014
UNIS/OUS/268
Global manufacturing growth slows as recovery stalls in Europe, recession deepens in Latin America - UNIDO report
December 9, 2014
UNIS/CP/798
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director on Human Rights Day
December 10, 2014
UNIS/CP/799
New study highlights need to scale up violence prevention efforts globally
December 10, 2014
UNIS/CP/800
“Productive” meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Minister boosts UNODC ties to country
December 11, 2014
UNIS/L/210
General Assembly Adopts the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
December 16, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1072
New Permanent Representative of Fiji presents credentials
December 17, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/596
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Migrants Day
December 17, 2014
UNIS/MA/91
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media briefing on results of Integrated Field Exercise in Jordan
December 17, 2014
UNIS/CP/801
UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme marks 10 years making sea trade safer from crime
December 18, 2014
UNIS/CP/802
Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on International Migrants Day
December 18, 2014
UNIS/OUS/269
China’s US$5 million voluntary contribution supports UNIDO technical cooperation, advisory services in Africa, Central Asia, and LAC region
December 18, 2014
UNIS/NAR/1227
Before UN Security Council, UNODC Chief offers full support for Afghan drug control efforts
December 19, 2014
UNIS/SGSM/597
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Human Solidarity Day
December 22, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1073
New Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States presents credentials
December 22, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1074
New Permanent Representative of Hungary presents credentials
December 23, 2014
UNIS/BIO/1075
New Permanent Representative of Panama presents credentials

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