United Nations Information Centres

United Nations Information Centres
AbbreviationUNIC
Formation1946
PurposeInformation centre
HeadquartersNew York
Head
António Guterres[1] (2017–present)
Websiteunic.un.org

The United Nations Information Centres (UNIC) were established in 1946, headquartered in New York, USA.[2] Spread across 63 countries worldwide.[3] These centers, until 2018, facilitated the exchange and sharing of current global events on behalf of the United Nations. Under the management of the Department of Global Communications within the UN Secretariat until 2018, UNICs were pivotal in communicating the organization's challenges. The Department of Global Communications oversaw and sanctioned all developmental initiatives, primarily concentrating on thematic campaigns promoting UN-related concerns, subsequently distributed through regional information centers.[4]

  1. ^ "Secretary General Biography". United Nations. 22 December 2016.
  2. ^ Nations, United. "Who We Are". United Nations. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ Nations, United. "United Nations Information Centres - Directory". United Nations. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. ^ "Who We Are". United Nations Information Centres.