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Welcome to the Website of the Austrian Mission in New York!

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Membership in the United Nations is one of the pillars of Austria´s foreign policy. The UN is the essential forum to secure global peace and promote multilateral cooperation. With this website we want to provide you with up-to-date information on Austria’s perspective and priorities in the UN.

Martin Sajdik
Permanent Representative

Austria’s membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council 2011-2014

On 20 May 2011 Austria was elected as a member of the Human Rights Council by the General Assembly of the United Nations. more

The UN in Vienna

Beside New York and Geneva, Vienna is the third headquarter of the Secretariat of the United Nations (UN). The Vienna International Center (VIC) has been home to a number of UN Organizations for 30 years now. more