A mobile application from the Republic of Korea that draws attention to international days and commemorations was presented with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) Gold Award for public service advertising at the 2015 New York Festivals International Advertising Awards. The awards were presented at a gala reception and ceremony on Thursday, 21 May, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Seoul Digital Forum, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the Academic Impact Forum, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, today:
Closing its thirty-seventh session this afternoon, the Committee on Information unanimously approved a report relaying two draft resolutions to the General Assembly, with a focus on increased multilingualism and support for the communications capabilities of developing countries.
Transparency, inclusivity, multilingualism and a balance between new media and traditional forms of communications were paramount in the work of the Department of Public Information, Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information of the United Nations, told delegates as the Committee on Information concluded its general debate.
As large segments of the world’s population relied on traditional media for information on the United Nations and world affairs, delegates warned about the dangers of the digital divide, while hailing the broad reach of new media in disseminating the Organization’s message, as the Committee on Information continued its general debate.
During a “once-in-a-generation” year which would see the adoption of the new post-2015 development agenda, the United Nations Department of Public Information had a critical role to play in supporting the ever-expanding activities of the Organization, the Committee on Information was told as it opened its thirty‑seventh session today.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., today:
The Secretary-General of the United Nations designated the actor Daniel Craig as the first United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and other Explosive Hazards today.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Annual United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Directory Book Reception, in New York, today:
