United Nations Department of Global Communications

United Nations Department of Global Communications
AbbreviationDGC
Formation13 February 1946; 78 years ago (1946-02-13)
Legal statusActive
Head
Under-Secretary-General of Global Communications
Melissa Fleming
since 2019
Parent organization
United Nations Secretariat
WebsiteDGC on www.un.org

The United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) (prior to 1 January 2019, the United Nations Department of Public Information)[1] is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations. It is tasked with raising public awareness and support of the work of the United Nations through strategic communications campaigns, media and relationships with civil society groups.[2]

  1. ^ "Department of Global Communications". UNTERM. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ "About Us". www.un.org. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-01-17.