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28/01/2013
Industrialization key to Africa’s renaissance, says UNIDO Director General Yumkella
28/01/2013
The United Nations in Vienna to hold events to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January 2012)
24/01/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
24/01/2013
Director-General Yumkella to participate in World Economic Forum in Davos
23/01/2013
Media Advisory: Press Breakfast on 2013 priorities and key events of the Vienna-based UN organizations and agencies
18/01/2013
China Withdraws “Written Form” Declaration Under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
15/01/2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina takes over ICPDR Presidency
11/01/2013
New Permanent Representative of Guinea Presents Credentials
07/01/2013
Civil Society Forum in Support of Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: Opportunities for Engagement
02/01/2013
United Nations Drug Control Body Saddened by Death of Former Board President Hamid Ghodse
27/02/2013
Remarks to Media at the fifth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
27/02/2013
Remarks at Opening of fifth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
26/02/2013
Remarks at United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony
26/02/2013
Al Gore and Gisele Bundchen give Sustainable Energy for All initiative a major boost
26/02/2013
Remarks at Youth Event at Fifth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
25/02/2013
Agreement for enhanced international coordination to deal with potential asteroid threats reached at United Nations
21/02/2013
Media Advisory: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Austria for Alliance of Civilizations 5th Global Forum
19/02/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the World Day of Social Justice
19/02/2013
Media Advisory: Following the meteor strike on Russia last Friday the UN’s Action Team on Near-Earth objects will discuss its recommendations for an international response to such threats
15/02/2013
UNIDO releases latest International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics
14/02/2013
Meeting to focus on the role of organized crime in fraudulent medicines
08/02/2013
Actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Mira Sorvino visits the Vienna International Centre
07/02/2013
Media Advisory: “Curiosity on Mars” - Curiosity’s First Six Months on Mars: from touchdown to drilling rocks
06/02/2013
Actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Mira Sorvino to visit the Vienna International Centre
04/02/2013
The International Narcotics Control Board commences its 106th session
01/02/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the Interfaith Harmony Week
28/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Autism Awareness Day
26/03/2013
Aging, low fertility, migration must not be seen as threats, population experts say at UNFPA meeting
26/03/2013
Industrialization should play central role in Africa’s economic development
25/03/2013
New Permanent Representative of Kenya Presents Credentials
25/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Day of Solidarity With Detained and Missing Staff Members
25/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Right Violations And for the Dignity of Victims
25/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Tuberculosis Day
22/03/2013
UNODC Executive Director’s Bosnian mission reinforces importance of South Eastern Europe in countering drugs, crime and terrorism
22/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
22/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Water Day
20/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
20/03/2013
New Permanent Representative of Montenegro presents credentials
20/03/2013
New Permanent Representative of Afghanistan presents credentials
20/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Down Syndrome Day
20/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Forests
20/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Women’s Day
20/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Happiness
19/03/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day Of Nowruz
15/03/2013
56th Session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs closes with 18 resolutions passed on international drug control
15/03/2013
INCB President expresses grave concern about inadequately regulated medical cannabis schemes which can lead to increased abuse
15/03/2013
New Permanent Representative of Honduras Presents Credentials
14/03/2013
INCB President calls on the United States Government to address initiatives aimed at permitting recreational drug use
14/03/2013
Media Advisory: Live Webcast of the Official Global Launch of the 2013 Human Development Report in Mexico City
11/03/2013
Japan to fund UNIDO projects to reintegrate returning Liberian refugees
11/03/2013
Illicit drugs and crime are roadblocks to the rule of law and democracy warns UNODC Executive Director at drug commission
08/03/2013
New Permanent Representative of New Zealand Presents Credentials
08/03/2013
Global manufacturing registers further slowdown due to prolonged recession in Europe - UNIDO report
07/03/2013
Millions of women and girls confront violence around the world, says UNODC Executive Director
07/03/2013
Statement by the Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization on International Women’s Day
07/03/2013
New Permanent Representative of Mongolia presents credentials
06/03/2013
UN organizations, Cherie Blair Foundation, support women’s empowerment in Sierra Leone
05/03/2013
Brazil accedes to United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
05/03/2013
INCB: We must halt unprecedented proliferation and abuse of ‘Legal highs’
04/03/2013
Media Advisory: Development, health and new psychoactive substances are on the agenda at this year’s 56th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
01/03/2013
Republic of Korea’s Trade-Investment Promotion Agency strengthens ties with UNIDO
01/03/2013
The United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts Enters into Force on 1 March 2013
29/04/2013
Candidates from EU, Asia and Africa nominated for post of Director General of UN Industrial Development Organization
29/04/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare
26/04/2013
Crime Commission closes on reminder that rule of law protects against violence, oppression and injustice
26/04/2013
Sri Suryawati (Indonesia) elected as member of the International Narcotics Control Board
26/04/2013
Myanmar Accedes to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
23/04/2013
Heads of UNODC and CITES urge wildlife and forest offences to be treated as serious transnational organized crimes
23/04/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Malaria Day
22/04/2013
We cannot allow the criminals to prosper from their crimes says UNODC Chief at Crime Commission opening
19/04/2013
Legal Subcommittee on outer space issues concludes its 52nd session in Vienna today
19/04/2013
UN anti-crime standards are the “visible face of justice”, says UNODC chief ahead of Crime Commission’s opening
17/04/2013
New Permanent Representative of Croatia Presents Credentials
17/04/2013
Media Advisory : The victims of terrorism, wildlife crime, and violence against women and children are all high on the agenda of this year’s UN Crime Commission
16/04/2013
New Permanent Representative of Portugal Presents Credentials
12/04/2013
President Koroma of Sierra Leone opens UNIDO-supported industrial growth centre in Bo
11/04/2013
Children’s well-being: Central and Eastern Europe closing the gap
11/04/2013
New book examines pathways to industrialization in the 21st century
08/04/2013
Space Law discussed in Vienna
08/04/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the Commemoration of the Genocide in Rwanda
05/04/2013
Participants at Paris Forum call for shift from labour to resource productivity
05/04/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Health Day
05/04/2013
UN Tourism and Crime bodies to call on tourists to play a role in reducing illicit trafficking
03/04/2013
Media Advisory: 2nd Conference of the Carpathian Network of Protected Areas back to back with the BioREGIO Carpathians Project Midterm Conference
03/04/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
31/05/2013
No Immediate Health Risks from Fukushima Nuclear Accident Says UN Expert Science Panel
31/05/2013
Invitation: 50 Years of Women in Space
31/05/2013
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Report of the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
28/05/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
28/05/2013
Energy must be fully integrated into the post-2015 development agenda, say Vienna Energy Forum participants
24/05/2013
Media Advisory: 2013 Vienna Energy Forum opens next week
24/05/2013
UNIDO’s 2014-2015 budget approved in sign of continued support for work and role of Organization
24/05/2013
San Marino Adopts Electronic Commerce Law Based on UNCITRAL Texts
24/05/2013
New Permanent Representative of Romania Presents Credentials
23/05/2013
On its first anniversary, UNODC SEE Regional Programme proves worth, shows road ahead
23/05/2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Briefing on the Effect of Radiation Exposure on Children, and the Radiological Impact of the Fukushima-Daiichi Accident
22/05/2013
Japan’s green city, Kitakyushu, extends partnership with UNIDO to promote clean technology and waste-recycling services
21/05/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for Biological Diversity
16/05/2013
Japan expands support for UNIDO projects, boosting green technologies for sustainable industrial development in developing countries
16/05/2013
Progress in improving health in the poorest countries, but inequalities persist
15/05/2013
New Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States Presents Credentials
14/05/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Families “Advancing Social Integration And Intergenerational Solidarity”
07/05/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
07/05/2013
The International Narcotics Control Board elects new President and Bureau
02/05/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Press Freedom Day
28/06/2013
Statement by the President of the International Narcotics Control Board, Raymond Yan at the Special event of the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
28/06/2013
New Permanent Representative of Mexico Presents Credentials
28/06/2013
Li Yong confirmed as new Director General of UNIDO
28/06/2013
Security Council Extends Mandate of Observer Force Monitoring Ceasefire between Israel, Syria until 31 December 2013
27/06/2013
Pillay: 20 years after historic human rights breakthrough, much work remains
26/06/2013
NPS pose severe challenges to public health systems, says UNODC Chief at high-level launch of World Drug Report 2013
26/06/2013
Remarks of the Deputy Secretary-General at the Launch of the World Drug Report 2013 [as prepared for delivery]
26/06/2013
2013 World Drug Report notes stability in use of traditional drugs and points to alarming rise in new psychoactive substances
26/06/2013
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov: Statement on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
25/06/2013
Remarks of the Deputy Secretary-General at the 13th Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons High Level OSCE Conference “Stolen Lives, Stolen Money”
25/06/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
25/06/2013
New Permanent Observer of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Presents Credentials
25/06/2013
New Permanent Representative of Mauritius Presents Credentials
25/06/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
24/06/2013
Li Yong of China to be next Director General of UNIDO
24/06/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for United Nations Public Service Day
24/06/2013
Media Advisory : UNODC to launch World Drug Report 2013 in Vienna on Wednesday 26 June
21/06/2013
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space concludes its 56th session in Vienna
21/06/2013
Slovenia wins UN Public Service Award
20/06/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for World Refugee Day
18/06/2013
The Next Steps in Space Exploration: NASA Asteroid Initiative
17/06/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
14/06/2013
Media Advisory: Donation ceremony of the Earth observation satellite model “OPTSAT 2000”
14/06/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
13/06/2013
Industry must have prominent role in post-2015 agenda, says UNIDO Director General Yumkella
12/06/2013
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Celebrates 50 Years of Women in Space
12/06/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for 100-Day Countdown to International Day of Peace (21 September 2013)
12/06/2013
Secretary-General hails accomplishments of six Members States including Slovakia as they celebrate twentieth anniversary since joining United Nations
12/06/2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: UNODC to launch World Drug Report 2013 in Vienna on Wednesday 26 June
11/06/2013
New Permanent Representative of Georgia Presents Credentials
11/06/2013
Media Advisory: The Next Steps in Space Exploration: NASA Asteroid Initiative
07/06/2013
Media Advisory: Donation ceremony of a Galileo navigation satellite model
07/06/2013
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on UNDOF
07/06/2013
Media Advisory: 50 Years of Women in Space
06/06/2013
Media Advisory: 50 Years of Women in Space
05/06/2013
Cutting Food Loss and Waste will Benefit People and the Environment, Says New Study on World Environment Day
04/06/2013
Media Advisory: The United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna and the Austrian Peacekeepers Association invite the media to attend the launch of the book: “Humanitarian Assistance in Complex Emergencies – What Role for the Military?”
04/06/2013
Media Advisory: Dynamic debate expected at 2013 Vienna Energy Forum
04/06/2013
Media Advisory: “Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Carpathian Convention”
04/06/2013
Media Advisory: Intergenerational Learning and Innovation for Sustainable Development
04/06/2013
Global manufacturing growth increases but prospects for recovery remain dim - UNIDO report
04/06/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Environment Day
03/06/2013
UNIDO and Philips to collaborate on innovative LED lighting solutions for poverty reduction in Africa
03/06/2013
UNODC Executive Director welcomes signing of joint plan of action with Japan, cooperation on Africa
03/06/2013
City of Yokohama and UNIDO sign cooperation agreement
03/06/2013
Partnering with AEON to help suppliers in developing countries achieve economic, social and environmental sustainability
31/07/2013
UN Commission on International Trade Law Concludes 46th Session in Vienna
31/07/2013
Make the Invisible Visible: UNICEF urges louder voices and urgent action to fight violence against children
31/07/2013
New Permanent Representative of Iceland Presents Credentials
26/07/2013
UNODC Executive Director calls for prevention, fair access to treatment on World Hepatitis Day
18/07/2013
UN Commission on International Trade Law adopts insolvency texts on cross-border insolvency and on directors’ obligations
18/07/2013
New Permanent Representative of Argentina Presents Credentials
17/07/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Nelson Mandela International Day- 18 July 2013
16/07/2013
UN Commission on International Trade Law Adopts the UNCITRAL Guide on the Implementation of a Security Rights Registry
12/07/2013
UNCITRAL adopts Transparency Rules for treaty-based investor-State arbitration and amends the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
09/07/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Population Day - 11 July 2013
08/07/2013
European health ministers pledge to fight obesity
04/07/2013
Health ministers call for action to combat diet-related noncommunicable diseases
03/07/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Day of Cooperatives
02/07/2013
UN Commission on International Trade Law to Hold 46th Session in Vienna, 8-26 July 2013
01/07/2013
Big strides on Millennium Development Goals with more targets achievable by 2015: UN report
29/08/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks upon Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Province of Vienna
29/08/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks to reporters after meeting Austrian President Fischer and Chancellor Faymann
29/08/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at Press Encounter at Vienna City Hall
29/08/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message For The Fourth Observance Of The International Day Against Nuclear Tests
28/08/2013
Media Advisory: Launch of the Report: ‘The Value of Geo-Information for Disaster and Risk Management (VALID): Benefit Analysis and Stakeholder Assessment’
27/08/2013
Media Advisory: UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Review Austria
27/08/2013
New Permanent Representative of Denmark Presents Credentials
26/08/2013
Switzerland contributes US$13.7m to UNIDO to help develop agribusiness and fishing value chains in Indonesia, Morocco andTunisia
26/08/2013
New Permanent Representative of Nicaragua Presents Credentials
23/08/2013
Media Advisory: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Visit Austria
23/08/2013
Statement by the Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Ms. Jennifer Welsh, on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria
19/08/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message For World Humanitarian Day
13/08/2013
Joint Danube Survey 3: International research expedition on the Danube launched
07/08/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message On International Youth Day
07/08/2013
Message on the international day Of the world’s indigenous peoples
06/08/2013
Students and Young Graduates Practice Diplomatic Skills at Vienna International Model United Nations (VIMUN) 2013
05/08/2013
Coca crop cultivation and yield continue to decline in Bolivia for second straight year: UNODC 2012 Coca Monitoring Survey
05/08/2013
New Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic Presents Credentials
01/08/2013
INCB President urges Uruguay to remain within the international drug control treaties, noting draft cannabis legislation
30/09/2013
Disability rights: UN experts reject restrictions on persons with intellectual disabilities’ right to vote
27/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Older Persons
27/09/2013
UN Crime Body to Combat Online Child Abuse
27/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message On World Tourism Day
26/09/2013
Wildlife trafficking is organized crime on a ‘massive scale’, warns UNODC head
26/09/2013
Bahrain Accedes to United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
26/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Maritime Day
25/09/2013
Guinea-Bissau Becomes 25th State to Sign Rotterdam Rules
25/09/2013
Good governance, anti-corruption efforts integral to global development, says UNODC Chief
24/09/2013
Coca crop cultivation down in Peru - 2012 UNODC coca monitoring survey
23/09/2013
Peruvian President Humala voices support for UNIDO General Conference to be held in Lima
20/09/2013
Baltika, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Danish Environment Minister Sign Declaration of Intent to Support Environmentally Sustainable Solutions in the Russian Federation
20/09/2013
Media Advisory: Arbitrary Detention: UN Expert Group Launches First Information-Gathering Visit To Hungary
20/09/2013
Media Advisory: Foreign Ministers Gather to Outlaw all Nuclear Testing
20/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Peace
19/09/2013
New Permanent Representative of Malta Presents Credentials
19/09/2013
New Permanent Representative of Myanmar Presents Credentials
18/09/2013
New Permanent Representative of Finland Presents Credentials
17/09/2013
New Permanent Representative of Mozambique Presents Credentials
16/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16/09/2013
New Permanent Representative of Iran Presents Credentials
16/09/2013
Media Advisory: Concerning the report by the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic
16/09/2013
United Nations General Assembly opens on 17 September 2013
16/09/2013
Media Advisory: World’s biggest anti-corruption gathering in Panama City spotlights corruption’s devastating impact on development
13/09/2013
Mozambique's President Inaugurates New Metrology Laboratory
13/09/2013
New Permanent Representative of Kuwait Presents Credentials
13/09/2013
New Permanent Representative of Latvia Presents Credentials
13/09/2013
River Rhine wins the first IRF European Riverprize
12/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Democracy
11/09/2013
UNIDO Partners With The German Engineering Federation To Support Agribusiness In Developing Countries And Countries With Economies In Transition
11/09/2013
232 Million International Migrants Living Abroad Worldwide–New UN Global Migration Statistics Reveal
11/09/2013
Global survey on violence against female journalists launched
11/09/2013
World manufacturing production expected to rise in 2013 as recovery begins in Europe, says UNIDO report
11/09/2013
UNIDO to significantly expand cooperation with India
11/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
09/09/2013
UNODC early warning system records rapid increase in ‘legal highs’ in 2013
09/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for World Literacy Day
05/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message to the Fourth Observance of The International Day against Nuclear Tests
04/09/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Charity
04/09/2013
Migrant smuggling, ivory trafficking, heroin trafficking, and maritime piracy identified as major organized crime threats in Eastern Africa
31/10/2013
The International Narcotics Control Board commences its 108th session in Vienna - Approaches to address the problem of new psychoactive substances and the recent legislative initiatives regarding the non-medical use of cannabis to be discussed
30/10/2013
World Disasters Report 2013 launched in Vienna: Focus on technology and the future of humanitarian intervention
29/10/2013
ECOWAS countries, international community renew commitment to tackle transnational organized crime
28/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: About Security of United Nations Personnel, Humanitarian Workers in Increasingly Challenging Environments
25/10/2013
Risk following exposure to radiation differs for adults and children, says UNSCEAR report
24/10/2013
New Permanent Representative of Namibia Presents Credentials
24/10/2013
New Permanent Representative of Malaysia Presents Credentials
24/10/2013
New Permanent Representative of Jordan Presents Credentials
24/10/2013
UNIDO supports the advance of environmentally sustainable solutions in the Russian Federation
23/10/2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: World Disasters Report 2013 - Focus on technology and the future humanitarian action
23/10/2013
New Permanent Representative of Qatar Presents Credentials
22/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on United Nations Day
18/10/2013
Green Industry and Energy Efficiency Top Seoul Conference Agenda
16/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Food Day
14/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
10/10/2013
New Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine Presents Credentials
10/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction
10/10/2013
UNIDO Director General Li stresses commitment to inclusive, sustainable industrial development during first visit to Africa
10/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of the Girl Child
09/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Mental Health Day
08/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at Budapest Corvinus University
08/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Remarks at Joint Press Encounter with János Áder, President of Hungary
08/10/2013
New Permanent Representative of Moldova Presents Credentials
08/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Opening Remarks at Budapest Water Summit
08/10/2013
New Permanent Representative of Ecuador Presents Credentials
07/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Habitat Day
04/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Visit Hungary
02/10/2013
UN Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Initiative and World LP Gas Association (WLPGA) announce cooperation agreement to transition 1 billion people from traditional fuels to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP Gas), an efficient and clean cooking fuel
02/10/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for International Day of Non-Violence
01/10/2013
Joint Danube Survey 3: River expedition completes sampling
30/11/2013
Universal stake in ending corruption underscored at conference closing in Panama
29/11/2013
On COSP5 margins, UNODC Chief meets Panama’s President Martinelli, and other high-level officials
29/11/2013
Director-General of United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement on World Aids Day 2013
29/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
28/11/2013
Corruption’s powerful impact on markets recognized at special event in Panama
28/11/2013
UNODC Statement in reaction to alleged match fixing in the United Kingdom
28/11/2013
Corruption and small medium enterprises (SMEs)
28/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Aids Day
28/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
27/11/2013
Anti-corruption country reviews leading to frank dialogue
27/11/2013
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim Outline Plans to Mobilize Financing for Sustainable Energy for All
27/11/2013
Corruption and the environment
26/11/2013
Safeguarding major public events from corruption stressed at anti-corruption conference in Panama
26/11/2013
Illegal sports betting and match-fixing
26/11/2013
Safeguarding major public events against corruption
26/11/2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: UN Secretary-General and World Bank Group President to Outline Action on Sustainable Energy for All
25/11/2013
Corruption is the thief of economic and social development, says UNODC Chief at anti-corruption opening in Panama
25/11/2013
Corruption as major threat to economic and social development across the world to be discussed in Panama
25/11/2013
UNIDO geared up for European Development Days 2013
24/11/2013
Corruption and development
23/11/2013
Biggest anti-corruption gathering about to begin in Panama
22/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day to End Violence Against Women
20/11/2013
UNODC chief designates Colombian international footballer Falcao as Goodwill Ambassador
20/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Africa Industrialization Day
19/11/2013
This is how we see Human Rights Youth capture their views on short films
19/11/2013
The potential threat of asteroids among the key topics of Outer Space Scientific and Technical Subcommittee at its 50th Session
19/11/2013
Transnational organized crime continues to affect vulnerable West African countries, says new UNODC report
19/11/2013
Wildlife Crime: Don’t be part of it!
19/11/2013
INCB is concerned about draft cannabis legislation in Uruguay
19/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Toilet Day
18/11/2013
New Permanent Representative of Libya Presents Credentials
18/11/2013
New Permanent Representative of Turkey Presents Credentials
15/11/2013
Africa Industrialization Day to be marked in Vienna on 22 November
15/11/2013
Media Advisory: Award Ceremony of the Youth Short Film Competition on Human Rights 2013
15/11/2013
INCB facilitates the emergency supply of medicines to typhoon victims in the Philippines
14/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, 17 November 2013
13/11/2013
Afghanistan : opium crop cultivation rises a record 36 per cent, opium production up 49 per cent
13/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on World Diabetes Day, 14 November 2013
13/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for Tolerance, 16 November 2013
12/11/2013
Media Advisory: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Visit Auschwitz
12/11/2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: UNIDO’s General Conference to open in Lima 2 December
12/11/2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov to visit Thailand 14-15 November 2013
11/11/2013
UNIDO Director General Li meets President Xi
11/11/2013
New member of the International Narcotics Control Board elected
08/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message for Observance of International Week of Science and Peace
08/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the 20th Anniversary of Transparency International
08/11/2013
Record-high methamphetamine seizures in Southeast Asia in 2012, UNODC reports
07/11/2013
Green industry conference in Guangzhou showcases green manufacturing and calls for a circular economy
07/11/2013
New Permanent Representative of Canada Presents Credentials
05/11/2013
Nicolas Cage lends support to victims of human trafficking, renews appointment as UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
05/11/2013
soleRebels CEO joins Green Industry Platform Advisory Board
05/11/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
04/11/2013
Lithuania Withdraws "Written Form" Declaration Under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
04/11/2013
‘Pirate Trails’ Tracks Dirty Money Resulting From Piracy Off the Horn of Africa; Ransoms Total Over US$339 Million, says new research
30/12/2013
New Permanent Representative of Pakistan Presents Credentials
24/12/2013
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Message on the 10th anniversary of the Protocol on Trafficking in Persons
20/12/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Human Solidarity Day
20/12/2013
25th Anniversary of the Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
19/12/2013
UNIDO and Philips to jointly research social and economic impact of solar powered LED area lighting in off-grid communities in Africa
19/12/2013
New Permanent Representative of Niger Presents Credentials
18/12/2013
UNODC statement to Security Council charts drug & crime vulnerability in West Africa, Sahel
18/12/2013
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Yury Fedotov: Message on International Migrants Day, 18 December 2013
18/12/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Migrants Day
18/12/2013
Golden Triangle opium production rises 22 per cent in 2013, says UNODC
13/12/2013
UNIDO and Austria pave the way for a global network of regional sustainable energy centres
13/12/2013
Negotiating change for Post 2015- students simulating a conference on sustainable development
13/12/2013
Crime networks pose a threat to every country, says UNODC Chief in Istanbul
11/12/2013
Statement attributable to the UNODC Spokesperson on the passage of a Uruguayan bill regulating cannabis
11/12/2013
Uruguay is breaking the International Conventions on Drug Control with the Cannabis Legislation approved by its Congress
10/12/2013
New Permanent Representative of Israel Presents Credentials
09/12/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on Human Rights Day
09/12/2013
Message from Yury Fedotov, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, on Human Rights Day
09/12/2013
New Permanent Representative of Nigeria Presents Credentials
09/12/2013
Message from UNODC Executive Director on International Anti-Corruption Day
06/12/2013
UNODC-hosted meeting strengthens measures to protect elephants killed for illegal ivory trade
06/12/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Anti-Corruption Day
06/12/2013
Manufacturing key to job generation, inclusive and sustainable industrial development, says new UNIDO report
06/12/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the Death of Nelson Mandela
06/12/2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: “Networking the Networks”: an inter-regional drug control approach to stem drug trafficking
05/12/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Volunteer Day
04/12/2013
Joint INCB-UNODC international conference on Precursors Control in Asia ended today in Bangkok
02/12/2013
Global manufacturing production remains at slow pace but recovery continues in industrialized countries, says UNIDO report
02/12/2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
02/12/2013
UNIDO General Conference adopts Lima Declaration with focus on inclusive and sustainable industrial development
02/12/2013
MEDIA ADVISORY: "The Post-2015 Development Agenda – Why Mountains Matter for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”
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