About UNSA
As part of the UNSA Global Network, UNSA Vienna aims at setting new benchmarks with regard to the identification of as well as work on topics and ideas that are critical for the future of the UN system and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UNSA Vienna aims at promoting the implementation of the SDGs by furthering the work on most commonly overlooked yet important topics and establishing innovative, integrative and solution-oriented approaches to those topics within the UN framework.
UNSA Vienna’s work is – in every respect – based on an inclusive, innovative and solution-oriented approach. At that, within its structure, internal processes as well as external services UNSA Vienna is striving for the highest quality standards possible.
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: SDG Blog: Diplomatic Voices of Vienna. Afghanistan: Taliban Rising, Human Rights and Freedom for Women
Vienna serves as an international centre linking the academic world, international organisations, the United Nations, and foreign representations to a larger international community. Therefore, UNSA Vienna seeks to complement the UN’s SDG Blog with the diplomatic voices of Vienna. Every month, experts and foreign representatives will highlight current affairs in their country directly related to the SDGs. We kick off with our first blog article by Fausia S. Abdoel, with support of Sara Nawrozi (intern at UNSA Vienna), concerning the humanitarian crisis evolving in Afghanistan.
: Climate Crisis and Migration – What is the impact on Women?
In the course of our Climate Crisis and Migration art competition, we are happy to announce a joint online-workshop together with the NPO-Frauennetzwerk. Register now via ccam@unsavienna.org and hear more about the relations between climate-related migration and gender. Look forward to interesting speakers and enriching discourse. We will be happy to see you there!
: Submission deadline extended: FEMICIDE Volume XIV: Femicide in the History and Presence of Pandemics
For the fourteenth Volume of the Femicide Publication, we are calling for submissions addressing Femicide in the History and Presence of Pandemics.
Blog
Read here UNSA Vienna's Statment on Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention.
Read here UNSA Vienna's statement on the most recent femicides in Austria.
What happens if a fragile community is hit by the full forces of climate change? Aside from raising sea-levels, why is the factor "temperature" so important? What possible solutions are there? Why do we as a global society have to particularly improve regarding inclusivity to make known measures work and to implement new strategies? To answer all these questions and more, Johannes Kornberger from the UNHCR Liaison Office to the OSZE has written an amazing essay about climate migration. Check it out! You can find more of Johannes' work on his blog "No Citizen".
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- visibility, publicity and audience
- networks and platforms
- access to all UNSA target groups
- exchange and interaction
- usage of own work
- inspiration and exposure to new ideas and perspectives
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for UN Academics:
- open mindedness
- sense of innovation
- solution-orientation
- practical orientation
- openness to dialogue
- interdisciplinarity
- comprehensible use and delivery of knowledge
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- mentoring programs
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- exchange and interaction
- channel for access to the latest research findings
- new Ideas and Innovations
- channel for broad and comprehensible communication of UN contents
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for UN Practitioners:
- open mindedness
- sense of innovation
- solution-orientation
- practical orientation
- openness to dialogue / promoting dialogue
- inclusion / involvement
- transparency
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- inspiration and exposure to new ideas and perspectives
- new solutions and approaches
- identification of best practice
- exchange & interaction
- visibility, publicity and audience
- access to all UNSA target groups
- networks and platforms
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for Diplomats:
- open mindedness
- cooperativeness
- commitment to lead or provide guidance in specific subject area
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for Diplomats:
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- provision of event facilities
- insider knowledge
- transfer of national information
- advice and recommendations
- contact and to UN Practitioners, national civil society, academics, universities, …
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- visibility, publicity and audience
- networks and platforms
- access to all UNSA target groups
- exchange, interaction and support
- inspiration and exposure to new ideas and perspectives
- new solutions and approaches
- identification of best practice
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for Civil Society:
- profound activism
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- open mindedness
- sense of innovation
- solution-orientation
- practical orientation
- analytic skills
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for Civil Society:
- published / journalistic content
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- mentoring programs
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- practical knowledge
- insight into practical work of the civil society
- establishing contact own network
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for the Next Generation:
- opportunity to gain professional experience and insight into practical work
- access to all UNSA target groups
- channel for access to the latest research findings
- new Ideas and innovations
- UNSA Community – internal and external exchange
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for the Next Generation:
- open mindedness
- sense of innovation
- solution-orientation
- practical orientation
- analytic skills
- future-oriented thinking
- commitment and reliability
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for the Next Generation:
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- offering new perspectives
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- networks and platforms
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for Universities:
- open mindedness
- sense of innovation
- solution-orientation
- practical orientation
- openness to dialogue / promoting dialogue
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for Universities:
- financial support
- provision of event facilities
- contact to students and academics
