Poland in the UN

On 21 September, Poland’s chief diplomat Zbigniew Rau and Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Jorge Moreira da Silva signed in New York an agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the UN on the establishment of a UNOPS office in Warsaw.

Statement by the Group of Friends of Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief on the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

On 15-18 July, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau visited New York to take part in UN Security Council and General Assembly sessions devoted to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

‘@Polska in the Game - Digital Dreamers’ was a leading theme of the event promoting the Polish Game Industry. The opening ceremony of the exhibition dedicated to the achievements of the Polish GAMEDEV took place on Monday July 10, 2023 at the Headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO ) in Geneva.

Nineteen countries of the Regional Group of the Central European and Baltic States (CEBS) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came together under Polish leadership to organize an unforgettable project entitled "She inspires. CEBS Women Designs” held on Friday July 7, 2023 at the WIPO Headquarter in Geneva. The event included a Fashion show of designs collections from CEBS countries and an exhibition featuring creative designs products created by Women from countries belonging to the group.

Konrad Marciniak PhD, Director of the Polish Foreign Ministry’s Legal and Treaty Department, has been elected for a nine-year term as Judge to the Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).

On the 232nd anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of 3 May, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Ambassador Zbigniew Czech hosted an annual National Constitution Day celebration.

“I would particularly like to support WFP efforts in providing assistance that facilitate communities to become self-sufficient and resilient to shocks” stressed the newly elected president of the World Food Programme (WFP)’s supreme governing body in his inaugural speech.

On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Russian violent armed invasion on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, a joint statement of the Permanent Representatives of 27 EU Member States accredited to the United Nations Office in Geneva was released to express full solidarity and support to Ukraine and its brave people.

One year after the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine, the Republic of Poland reaffirms its willingness to provide further military, political and humanitarian support to Ukrainians in their defense of freedom and independence.