The United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) is one of the four major office sites of the United Nations[a] where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. UNOV was established on 1 January 1980, and was the third such complex to be created.[1]
| United Nations Office at Vienna | |
|---|---|
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 Aerial view of Vienna International Centre, which houses the UNOV | |
  UNOV Location within Austria | |
| Alternative names | UNOV |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Vienna |
| Country | Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°14′05″N 16°25′01″E / 48.234722°N 16.416944°E |
| Website | |
| unov.org | |
The office complex is located in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and is part of the Vienna International Centre, a cluster of several major international organizations also informally called "UNO city".
Constituent agencies
editHeadquartered at the Vienna International Centre:
- International Atomic Energy Agency (has a special agreement on its status)
- International Money Laundering Information Network
- International Narcotics Control Board
- Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Presence at the Vienna International Centre:
- International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Information Service
- United Nations Office for Project Services
- Investigations Division of the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
- United Nations Postal Administration
- United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Visits
editServices
editUnited Nations Library - Vienna
editThe United Nations Library in Vienna provides library and information services to staff of United Nations units based in Vienna, as well as to any Permanent Missions in Vienna and select clients.[4]
As part of the global network of United Nations Libraries, the library works with the various United Nations libraries across the globe. The library at Vienna also works closely with the International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Library and the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Library.[5]
The Library's collection includes:
- Material related to the work of the United Nations units based in Vienna
- Official United Nations documents in all official languages
- The United Nations Treaty Series
- Selected United Nations sales publications
- Documents of other United Nations organizations and specialized agencies
The Library has also developed a series of research guides on subjects related to the work of the United Nations entities based in Vienna. These guides provide more information on the work done in Vienna, and highlight resources for further research in those subject areas.[4] Some of the guides include:
- Corruption
- Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
- Terrorism Prevention
Country representatives
editCultural works
edit
The courtyards and corridors of the United Nations Office at Vienna are adorned with many works of art.
- Persian Scholar Pavilion
In June 2009 Iran donated a pavilion to the United Nations Office in Vienna, which is located in the central Memorial Plaza of the Vienna International Centre.[6] The Persian Scholars Pavilion at UNOV features statues of four prominent Persian figures. Highlighting Persian architectural features, the pavilion is adorned with Persian art forms and includes the statues of renowned Persian scientists Avicenna, Abu Rayhan Biruni, Zakariya Razi (Rhazes) and Omar Khayyam.[7][8]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ New York City, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna
References
edit- ^ "Welcome to the United Nations Office at Vienna!". United Nations Office at Vienna. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Visit the United Nations in Vienna". United Nations Information Service Vienna.
- ^ "Vienna International Centre (VIC)". unvienna.org.
- ^ a b "The United Nations Library - Vienna". United Nations Office at Vienna. United Nations. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "United Nations Libraries Around the World". Dag Hammarskjöld Library. United Nations. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ UNIS. "Monument to Be Inaugurated at the Vienna International Centre, 'Scholars Pavilion' donated to International Organizations in Vienna by Iran". unvienna.org.
- ^ "Permanent mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations office - Vienna". mfa.ir.
- ^ Mir Masood Hosseini. "Negareh: Persian Scholars Pavilion at United Nations Vienna, Austria". parseed.ir.