United Nations Department of Global Communications
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]
Abbreviation
DGC
13 February 1946
Active
Under-Secretary-General of Global Communications
Melissa Fleming
since 2019
Mission[edit]
The mission of the Department is "communicating the ideals and work of the United Nations to the world; to interacting and partnering with diverse audiences; and to building support for peace, development and human rights for all."[3]
In 2018, Jan Kickert, Permanent Representative of Austria to the UN, was Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Information, a subsidiary body of the United Nations General Assembly established to deal with questions relating to
public information.[4] The Committee oversees the work of the United Nations Department of Global Communications.[4]
Other services[edit]
The United Nations Development Business (UNDB) was launched in 1978 as a news source for information about procurements.[10]