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Abbreviation | DGC |
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Formation | 13 February 1946 |
Legal status | Active |
Head | Under-Secretary-General of Global Communications Melissa Fleming since 2019 |
Parent organization | United Nations Secretariat |
Website | DGC 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]