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Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | Nov 24, 2023

New Permanent Representative of Tanzania presents credentials

During her career, Ms. Aziz has served in various capacities

The new Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations (Vienna), Naimi Aziz, presented her credentials today to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), Ghada Waly. During her career, Ms. Aziz has served in various capacities, among them: Director, Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…

Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | Nov 22, 2023

More women and girls killed in 2022 even as overall homicide numbers fall, says new research from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and United Nations (UN) Women

The figure represents the highest yearly number recorded in the past two decades

Nearly 89,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2022 across the globe, says a new research brief, Gender-Related Killings of Women and Girls (Femicide/Feminicide), from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women. The figure represents the highest yearly number recorded in the past two decades.…

Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | Sep 27, 2023

Rwanda accedes to United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

97th State to become party to the Convention

With its accession to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), Rwanda becomes the 97th State Party to the Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Rwanda on 1 October 2024. The CISG establishes a comprehensive code of legal rules governing the formation…

Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | Jul 20, 2023

The Royal Foundation and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime announce landmark partnership to tackle the global illegal wildlife trade through the United for Wildlife programme

United for Wildlife was founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2014 to end the illegal wildlife trade

The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have announced their new partnership around United for Wildlife, the flagship programme to end the illegal wildlife trade. UNODC will be supported in this effort by DP World, long-standing advocates…

Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | Jun 23, 2023

United Nations Scientific Committee Concludes 70th Session

The Committee also discussed its Future Programme of Work (2025-2029), which is envisaged to be approved at its 71st session in 2024

The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) today concluded its 70th session, with more than 150 scientists from 30 State Members of the Committee and 11 international organizations, which was held at the Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria from 19-23 June 2023. The Chair, Jing Chen…

Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | Mar 16, 2023

Cocaine trafficking diversifying through new hubs and groups, with global supply at record levels, says new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The report examines the emergence of new hubs for cocaine trafficking, noting that countries in Southeastern Europe and Africa are increasingly being used as key transit zones for the drug

Global production of cocaine has jumped dramatically over the past two years following an initial slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 details how coca cultivation soared 35 per cent…

Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | Nov 30, 2022

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Kenya Space Agency collaborate under Space Law for New Space Actors Project

The mission will assess Kenya’s needs in the area of international space law, taking into account the specific judicial, administrative, and technical requirements of the country

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Kenya Space Agency have agreed to collaborate under the “Space Law for New Space Actors” project. The collaboration will include a technical advisory mission to Nairobi, Kenya, in the first half of 2023, to provide capacity-building and legal advisory…

Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | May 31, 2022

Launch of The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Days in Africa

The hybrid launch event also reached a large online audience of professors, researchers and students from different African countries

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana and the European Union, has launched an initiative for UNCITRAL Days in Africa at an event in Accra. UNCITRAL Days are a series of events co-organized with…

Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | Jun 23, 2021

Mauritius deploys first satellite thanks to United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and JAXA KiboCUBE programme

The satellite MIR-SAT1 ‘Mauritius Imagery and Radiocommunications Satellite -1’ is the first satellite of Mauritius

the team from the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC), winners of the KiboCUBE programme in 2018, run by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), saw their satellite deployed by JAXA from the International Space Station (ISS). MRIC is a…

Source: United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS) | Sep 07, 2020

Coronavirus - Africa: World manufacturing set for biggest collapse in decades but impacts uneven – UN Industrial Development Organization report

The dramatic drop reflects the economic impact of measures imposed to halt the spread of COVID-19

During the second quarter of 2020, manufacturing production fell sharply in most countries around the world, with the notable exception of China where output had already returned to moderate growth. On current estimates, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) expects a decline in global manufacturing value added of 8.4…

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