United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan explained

United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan
Type:	Information centre
Abbreviation:	UNIC for India and Bhutan
Leader Title:	Head
Leader Name:	Director Darrin Farrant^[1] India Bhutan (2023 - present)
Status:	Active
Headquarters:	New York

The United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan is based in New Delhi, India. It is one of 63 United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) located worldwide.^[2]

These centres work globally under the direction of the Department of Global Communications (DGC) of the United Nations Secretariat. Their objective is to keep the United Nations (UN) closer to the people of the world by delivering its messages in people's national and regional languages. The United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan plays an important role in the development of media outreach by to maintaining, broadcasting, and communicating information from the United Nations to India and Bhutan.^[3]

Scope

The Centre's main purpose is to reach out to media and educational groups. It engages in associations with government, local civil society organizations and the private sector. It maintains off-line resources such as libraries, and also looks after digital information resources. To make communication easier and more usable, it translates information in the local languages of India including Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. It also participates in observances of international days, years and decades by memorable events such as honouring presentations on national and local notable persons, educational seminars, sports, music and drawing competitions.^[4]

Activities

The core objective of the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan is to bring the United Nations closer to the people. It has been involved in many activities, including:^[5]

• Representing information related to the United Nations to students, educational and academic centres, research centres, media houses, and governmental and non-governmental bodies, by translating information into local languages
• Making people aware of initiatives and programmes undertaken by the United Nations
• Presenting workflow of projects of the UN
• Helping India-based UN agencies for required strategies of communication
  • Associating government ministries of states and centres during celebration events of international days Organizing workshops, seminars, and conferences on UN objectives and bottom line by partnering with local civil society organizations
• Preparing and engaging students through cultural events and competitions like quizzes, drawing, music and sports
• Maintaining the libraries and digital resources of the United Nations Information Centres (UNICs)^[6]

UNIC Director

Darrin Farrant is the current Director of United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan. Mr. Farrant has 30 years of experience in public information and communications, including 19 years with the United Nations. From 2012 to 2022, he was Special Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications. Later, he served temporarily as the Acting Chief of Office in the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.

Location

The United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan is located at 55, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003, India.^[7]

External links

• United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, official website
• United Nations in Bhutan
• UNIC Library

Notes and References

1. Web site: Director, United Nations Information Centre for India & Bhutan.
2. Web site: United Nations Information Centre (UNIC).
3. Web site: UNIC - About United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan.
4. Web site: United Nations.
5. Web site: About UNIC.
6. Web site: UNIC's Library.
7. Web site: Locate us.