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GOAL OF THE MONTH

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

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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Pact for the Future

27/11/2024

World leaders adopted the Pact at the Summit of the Future held in New York in September 2024. Its adoption demonstrates that countries are committed to an international system with the United Nations at its centre.
Climate Dictionary

26/03/2024

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.
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Interview with Holocaust survivor Dirk Peter Adler

27/01/2026

Eighty-one years after the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on 27 January 1945, there are only a few people left who can talk about what happened during the Holocaust. Dirk Peter Adler is one of them.
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Ciné-ONU Vienna: The Last Ones of Auschwitz

26/01/2026

To mark International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, the documentary ‘The Last Ones of Auschwitz’ presenting the powerful testimonies of Holocaust survivors was screened as part of the film series Ciné-ONU Vienna at Top Kino. The film brings together 28 people who survived Auschwitz, some of the very last witnesses of this camp.
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First Model UN at Vienna International Centre in 2026

23/01/2026

More than 60 students from three universities in Vienna recently took part in a Model UN simulation conference at the UN in Vienna. Supported by the UN Environment Programme, the Permanent Mission of Austria and UNIS Vienna, delegates from around 30 countries discussed “Energy sovereignty and justice”, practiced interpretation and gained diplomatic experience.

See more photos from the event here.

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

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On the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, the United Nations in Vienna honoured all victims of the Holocaust at a special event, including a moving testimony by Holocaust survivor Erika Freeman who called on people to make the world a better place.