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| Abbreviation | UNIS Vienna |
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| Formation | 1984 |
| Type | United Nations Information Centre |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
Head | Director  Martin Nesirky |
Parent organization | United Nations Department of Global Communications |
| Website | www.unis.unvienna.org |
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The United Nations Information Service Vienna (UNIS Vienna) is part of a 63-strong network of United Nations Information Centres spanning the globe, which are part of the United Nations Department of Public Information. They share a common goal: to help fulfill the substantive purposes of the United Nations by communicating the activities and concerns of the organization to the public.
UNIS Vienna plays a dual role: as UN Information Centre it serves four client countries – Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia. By serving as the local voice of the UN in these countries, the Information Service aims to promote an informed understanding of the work and goals of the UN, by reaching out to media, government, academia, schools and civil society organizations. Furthermore, it provides public information support and promotional services to the substantive programmes of the United Nations based in Vienna. It acts as Secretariat to the UN Communications Group in Vienna.[1]