United Nations Correspondents Association Vienna

United Nations Correspondents Association Vienna is an independent organization that is not committed to political, religious or economic institutions and that acts in a spirit of unifying nations and is internationally networked in the spirit of the UN. The Association of UN Correspondents in Vienna (UNCAV) was founded on 27 February 1985 in Vienna, with the present seat in the UNO-City / Vienna International Center (VIC).

At that time, the UNCAV consisted mainly of accredited representatives of international media at the UN and Austrian media representatives. Today we count over 150 members from different countries and continents. Currently, the fortunes of the Board and President Abdallah Sharief and his Vice President Dr. Ing. Josef Siegele, Igor Belov and Klaus Wintersperger.

Relations between the Association of UNO Correspondents in Vienna and the United Nations are based on the Statutes of the Association of UN Correspondents (GV version of 12 December 2014 - Re-promulgation), which embodies the principles of the UNCAV.

Because of the crucial role and growing influence of the United Nations in the world, the number of correspondents also grew. Employed journalists of the print media, editors, part-time media representatives, press photographers, employees of the embassies and missions located in Austria, writers, publicists, interpreters, translators and other supporters have worked closely from the beginning and their professional interests, reporting on the UN Authorities in Vienna, perceived and promoted.

The purpose of the UNCAV, whose activities are not for profit, is to promote the professional interests of newspaper, magazine, radio, television and internet journalists, through the UN authorities in Vienna, UN-related NGOs and public institutions, etc. report, perceive and promote. In particular, the Association ensures that its members are not subjected to any form of discrimination.