United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan

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United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan
AbbreviationUNIC for India and Bhutan
TypeInformation centre
Legal statusActive
Headquarters New York
Head
Director
Darrin Farrant [1]
Flag of India.svg India
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
(2023 - present)
Website india.un.org/en

The United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan is based in New Delhi, India. It is one of 59 active United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) located worldwide.

Contents

These UNICs work globally under the direction of the Department of Global Communications (DGC) of the United Nations Secretariat. Their objective is to engage audiences in the work of the United Nations (UN) and promote its goals.

The United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, also known as UNIC New Delhi, was created in 1947. While it is headquartered in New Delhi, it provides information services to the public in both India and Bhutan.

Scope

UNIC New Delhi’s work covers an array of media, outreach and strategic communications activities. This includes creating and publishing original multimedia content, conducting media outreach, engaging with the government, universities, schools, civil society and the private sector, organizing and participating in public events, maintaining digital information resources and translating UN information materials into local languages.

Activities

The core objective of UNIC New Delhi is to bring the UN closer to the people. It does this through many activities, including:

UNIC Director

Darrin Farrant has served as Director of the UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan since May 2023. Mr. Farrant, a national of Australia, has worked in communications or journalism for more than three decades, including over 20 years with the United Nations in New York, Khartoum and El Fasher, Sudan.

Location

The United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan is located at 55, Joseph Stein Lane, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003, India. [2]

References

  1. "Director, United Nations Information Centre for India & Bhutan".
  2. "Locate us".