About UNIC


The United Nations Information Centre in Dhaka is a public resource facility for the dissemination of current data about the multi-faceted  activities of the United Nations in Bangladesh.  At the heart of the facility there is a Reference Library of United Nations Documentation.  As a part of a world-wide network of over 70 Information Centres (UNICs) and Services, UNIC Dhaka, which was established in 1981:

  • Promotes an informed understanding of the aims and activities of the United Nations among the people of Bangladesh. To this end it supplies up-to-date information materials on the World Body in political, economic, social and humanitarian fields to local and national administration, mass media, scholars, non-governmental organizations, parliamentarians, students, libraries and the public at large. 

  • Serves as the local channel for exchanging information about the United Nations.

  • Maintains productive working relationship with mass media, professional bodies, government information services, NGOs and educational institutions.

  • Highlights UN activities through various functions including press conferences, seminars and exhibitions.

  • Translates UN documents and reading materials into local language (Bangla) and publishes monthly newsletters.

  • Launches the most important annual reports of the UN system (such as Human Development Report, World Investment Report, ESCAP Economic and Social Survey Report, LDC Report etc).

  • Supports, when necessary, the public information efforts of UNDP, other UN bodies and Specialized Agencies and Programmes and coordinates the organization of the UN family’s public events.

  • Encourages government departments, NGOs and educational institutions to celebrate designated UN observances.

  • Covers a wide range of promotional and information services including press briefings, publications, audio-visual aids and library facilities.

  • Submits reports to the Headquarters about publicity of UN news through local mass media.

  • Plans, prepares programmes and co-ordinates information activities related to priority issues and special events of the UN in consultation with the departments and offices concerned;

  • Performs, when necessary, protocol functions for visiting UN dignitaries.