ABOUT UNICs

UNICs work in partnership with members of civil society who are actively involved on issues of concern to the United Nations. Non-governmental organizations count on UNICs as partners in organizing seminars, exhibits and commemorative events focusing on such key issues as human rights, education, the environment, drug prevention and health care. Staffed with communications professionals who understand the concerns of their local communities, UNICs are often the catalyst that brings people together to address the world's toughest challenges.

Among the many urgent issues being dealt with by the United Nations today is the promotion of an international ban against landmines. By joining forces with local activists, UNICs have been able to encourage the average citizen to speak out against their use. In Japan, UNIC Tokyo joined forces with the Japanese Association to Aid Refugees to organize a march in support of an international ban on landmines to help protect innocent victims of anti-personnel mines. UNIC London, in cooperation with the Imperial War Museum, mounted the exhibit entitled "Landmines: The Human Cost". Examining the use of landmines in modern warfare and the efforts being made to reduce the threat they pose to civilians in former war zones, the exhibit included samples of landmines used in World War II, a mine-field simulation, and film footage, photographs and materials relating to the anti-landmine campaign of the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Through such cooperative partnerships, UNICs are able to extend their outreach efforts to all segments of society.