United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe
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The United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) is one of 63 United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) around the world. Their main task is to spread the UN message, raise awareness and create understanding of issues relating to the United Nations' objectives. UNRIC serves the Western European Region by providing and disseminating UN information material, UN reports and documents, press kits, posters, fact sheets and brochures. The intention is to reach out to all segments of society and therefore the UNRIC Reference Library is open to all inquiries about the UN via telephone, e-mail and post. UN documents and publications are available in English, French and Spanish, but some material is also available in other European languages.
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Abbreviation | UNRIC |
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Formation | January 2004; 20 years ago (2004-01) |
Type | United Nations Information Centre |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
Head | Director Deborah Seward |
Parent organization | United Nations Department of Global Communications United Nations Secretariat |
Website | www |
UNRIC maintains websites in 13 languages of the region: Danish, English, French, Finnish, German, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish and Spanish. Each version presents basic information on the UN, its structure, goals, main documents, affiliated agencies, employment/internship opportunities and main areas of work. Moreover, it gives information about the most important UN related events, activities and international observances, as well as the programs of UNRIC and the UN family in the region.
UNRIC organizes information projects or campaigns with key partners, including governments, the media, NGOs, educational institutions and local authorities.