The United Nations Celebrate 35 Years in Vienna

Politics ♦ Published: August 11, 2014; 14:25 ♦ (Vindobona)

The United Nations moved into the VIC Vienna International Centre 35 years ago. The VIC was officially opened on 23 August 1979 when it was handed over to the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Commonly known locally as 'UNO City', it has been rented to the organizations for 99 years at a symbolic rate of 1 Austrian schilling (7 euro cents) annually.

United Nations: For 35 years in Vienna / Picture: © United Nations Postal Administration

Today, the Vienna International Centre houses the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear …