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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a new universal standard for development which aims to ensure that no one is left behind.

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  • No To Hate

    No To Hate

    18/06/2022

    Hate speech incites violence and undermines social cohesion and tolerance. Because fighting hate, discrimination, racism and inequality is at the core of United Nations principles and work, the Organization is working to confront hate speech at every turn. 

  • Peace and Security
    © UN Photo/Gregorio Cunha

    Peace and Security

    01/02/2023

    The United Nations was created in 1945 with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security.

     

  • UNODC global report on trafficking in persons: crises shift trafficking patterns and hinder victim identification
    © UNODC; Painting by Yasser Razahi

    UNODC global report on trafficking in persons: crises shift trafficking patterns and hinder victim identification

    24/01/2023

    Fewer victims of trafficking in persons are being identified even as the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises are increasing vulnerabilities to exploitation, according to the latest Global Report on Trafficking in Persons launched today by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 

     

  • Countering misinformation and hate speech in the digital world

    Countering misinformation and hate speech in the digital world

    13/12/2022

    Interactive workshops were offered by the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna in cooperation with Austrian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) ZARA Training to teach teachers more about on how to sensitize and engage young people to help stop the spread of false information in the digital world and tackle discrimination and hate speech.

  • Solving the water crisis

    Solving the water crisis

    11/12/2022

    Water flows through all major global issues; from health to hunger, gender equity to jobs, education to industry, disasters to peace.

    For that reason, it has to be made an integral part of all global meetings to do with making the world a better, safer and fairer place. Right now, this is not the case. 

ABOUT THE UN INFORMATION SERVICE IN VIENNA

UNIS Vienna promotes the work of the United Nations family based in Vienna through the media, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and public outreach work.

UNIS serves as an information centre for Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia, promoting the work of the United Nations as a whole by means of information programmes and actvities.

UNIS also offers guided tours and lectures through the Visitors Service.

Info for Media

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Media access to conferences and events at the UN in Vienna

INFO FOR TEACHERS

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Resources to teach students about the work and goals of the United Nations
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Are you curious about what the United Nations is doing to make a better world?

The Visitors Service offers guided tours of the UN in Vienna Monday-Friday.

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Spread the word about countering misinformation

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More on the UN's response to the war in Ukraine

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Stay informed about the current pandemic measures

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Learn more about the Sustainable Development Agenda

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Join our screenings of Ciné-ONU

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How the UN system is being reformed

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Watch our new film to see how the United Nations family in Vienna are working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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