The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a new universal standard for development which aims to ensure that no one is left behind.
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the UN’s main policy-making body on drugs, opens today in Vienna to review progress made in addressing the world drug problem and how to accelerate implementation of international commitments.
Climate change is the defining issue of our times. Every day, more and more people are getting involved in climate action.
That’s why the United Nations Development Programme prepared this resource of climate change terms and concepts. If you’re struggling to keep up with the climate conversation, the Climate Dictionary is for you.
To mark the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness the March-edition of Cine-ONU Vienna screened the BBC production “Nuclear Armageddon: How close are we?” in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna. In this documentary, British journalist Jane Corbin puts the spotlight on the threat of a nuclear escalation by talking to a range of experts and activists.
Teachers and educators play a crucial role to foster students’ understanding of human rights and sustainable development. More than 60 teachers from Vienna, Burgenland and Lower Austria recently came to the Vienna International Centre (VIC) to take part in a series of teachers workshops to learn more about teaching resources and offers for school classes to engage their students with these topics
The Be Seen Be Heard campaign recognizes at its core that young people have a vital role to play in the decisions that affect us all.