Poland in the UN

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) commenced its new year with a special meeting centered on the theme: “The future of work: towards a productive, inclusive, and sustainable global society.” This gathering, hosted at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, spanned January 23-24, was the inaugural meeting of Poland's three-year term in the ECOSOC.

10 December marks the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly. The document has lost none of its relevance and many of the rights defined therein must still be protected in different parts of the world.

On 19-22 September 2023, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau accompanied President Andrzej Duda during the general debate opening the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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.