After 18 days on the road, a group of cycling and history enthusiasts completed their cycling tour and arrived in Vienna. It marked the end of a 1,400-kilometre journey along the demarcation line of May 1945 by the Bike the Line group.
The Vienna International Centre is home to a number of kestrels who are currently raising their offspring in small nests high up on our towers. This is the livefeed from one of the rooftop nests.
This summer children 6-10 can join a special children's tour of the Vienna International Centre to learn about the UN at 80. We will have fun exploring the colourful flags of the United Nations and its 193 Member States; then the children can try their hand at designing their own flag.
Organized by Uniport, the Career Service of the University of Vienna, and the WU ZBP Career Center of the University of Economics in Vienna, the “Long Night of Companies” offered students and recent graduates a unique chance to visit different companies and institutions to learn about what they do and potential career paths.
Avraham Roet was born in Amsterdam in 1928 and spent a normal childhood in the Netherlands. Everything changed in 1940 when the Nazis invaded and began persecuting Jews throughout the country. Avraham managed to escape and was hidden by Catholic farmers. In this short documentary, he recounts his life and the fate of his family members who were murdered in Auschwitz.
In September 2024, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Pact for the Future to reform the international order. Improving international peace and security is one of the key areas addressed in the Pact. Austria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Alexander Marschik talks about the negotiations on Security Council reform and the Pact.
The UN Shadowing Programme, which starts each year on United Nations Day (celebrated on 24 October) and runs for one month, offers Master’s and PhD students the opportunity to have an online session with a United Nations staff member and attend a virtual UN careers workshop.
In cooperation with the Slovak National Institute for Education and Youth (NIVAM), the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna invited teachers from all over Slovakia to attend the workshop "Teaching the United Nations and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna.
This United Nations Day we are featuring the work of the United Nations organizations in Vienna to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. From advancing science and technology to driving sustainable development, from fighting drugs and crime to promoting a culture of peace and equality - the UN Vienna family's work is having a positive impact around the world. Explore these inspiring stories here.
In collaboration with the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip), the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna hosted a panel discussion titled “The UN Summit of the Future – Main Takeaways and practical aspects to reinvigorate multilateralism” at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna.
