Austria is honoured to have been elected to chair the @UNECE Commission for the upcoming biennium. Looking forward to working together to foster #SustainableDevelopment and further strengthen #Multilateralism, to build back better in our region and beyond.
The Austrian government is undertaking the development of a national strategy on #circulareconomy. It aims at reaching 100% #renewable electricity in 2030, and being #climateneutral in 2040
Countries share experience & action at @UNECE 69th Commission session #UNECE4circularity
FM #Schallenberg: „Warmest congratulations to President @JoeBiden, Vice-President @KamalaHarris and their foreign policy team incl. @ABlinken. Looking forward to close 🇦🇹 🤝 🇺🇸 cooperation in order to face the challenges of today & tomorrow.“
FM #Schallenberg: „Deeply disturbed by the assault on #democracy that is happening right now in #WashingtonDC. The #Capitol is a symbol of American democracy and it is unacceptable to have it utterly disrespected by such violence, hatred and chaos.“
Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden & Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris - the first woman in this position. Looking forward to continuing to work with the US as Europe‘s most important partner in protecting our way of life, based on freedom, democracy & the rule of law.
At the virtual #UNCSTD meeting today, #Austria highlighted it’s engagement in the area of space technologies for sustainable development, in cooperation with @UNOOSA. 🇦🇹🇺🇳
A special thanks to the @UNCTAD CSTD Secretariat for organizing an excellent meeting in unprecedented times!
Heute ist #DiplomacyDay🌍!
Als Ort des Dialogs setzt 🇦🇹 auf internationale Kooperation zur Lösung globaler Probleme. Gerade in Zeiten von #COVID19 zeigt sich, dass #Multilateralismus wichtiger ist denn je: Nur gemeinsam können wir diese Krise meistern! 🇦🇹🤝🇺🇳
A prime example of #diplomacy going virtual as #COVID19 has gone viral: kicking off Thursday with an @OECD virtual side event on policy coherence as part of the @UNECE Regional Forum #RFSD2020 - Thanks to the all involved for making this possible!
#homeoffice#SDGs#Agenda2030
Diplomacy goes virtual as the coronavirus goes viral: Insightful article by @jovankurbalija on the impact the #COVID19 on #diplomacy ! This public health crisis could lead to more #climate friendly diplomacy as diplomats adopt more #techsolutions https://t.co/ZyCJl9nkdh
Congratulating Daren Tang from Singapore on his election as designated Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva #WIPO
Happening now @UNGeneva: UNIDIR is hosting the Chairs of the two intergovernmental cyber processes, the #UNCyberGGE and #UNCyberOEWG, for a deep dive into both processes & a discussion on synergies & opportunities.
FM #Schallenberg met with civil society to discuss worrying trends reg global security. “Austria will continue to press for a nuclear-free world and to ensure that humans and not algorithms decide over questions of life and death”
From the session 'How countries interact with the tech industry and innovation hubs'
@mrauchbauer of @open_austria
https://t.co/sul4CR2SD8
#digitaldiplomacy
A big thanks for @DiplomacyEdu for organizing today's workshop on digital (and) diplomacy, where
@mrauchbauer discussed the role and goal of the #OpenAustria office in San Francisco: connecting entrepreneurs and innovators from #Austria to #SiliconValley
Start of a busy week in #digitalgeneva
Today, the @ITU Expert Group on the International Telecommunications Regulations #ITRs commences its work, examining whether issues have arisen from having two sets of ITRs - More info at https://t.co/AsCnGRaUCZ