Read the text to fulfil the tasks. Established in 1948, the UN Information Centre in Moscow is the oldest UN office in the country

Established in 1948, the UN Information Centre in Moscow is the oldest UN office in the country. It is in a way a compact UN "information agency". It is also a repository of knowledge, global best practices and standards in a wide range of areas – from environmental protection to outer space – being at the same time a sort of a local UN public relations service.

Another important function of the Centre is to keep the UN Headquarters informed of the perception in Russia of UN’s activity, the local assessment of the efficiency of the organization’s programs. The UNIC’s strategic mission is to cultivate an informed understanding among the Russian public of the UN’s achievements and priorities.

The UN Information Centre is accredited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, working in close cooperation and hosting joint events with the Ministry on a regular basis. It works in contact with both chambers of the Russian Parliament, federal and regional authorities.

The Russian media is the key partner of the UNIC. It assists the media in preparing news and analytical materials on a wide range of issues, encouraging the creation of regular columns and programs.

UNIC hosts annual presentations of leading UN publications, such as the World Investment Report, Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, Human Development Report, Trade and Development Report.

The Centre is reinforcing its contacts with the academia, with scholars participating more and more frequently in serious discussions on topics covering global challenges and problems such as the fight against terrorism, security in a changing world, sustainable development, climate change.

UNIC supplies UN Headquarters with information and recommendations for establishing association between Russian non-governmental organizations and the Department of Public Information.

A key asset of UNIC is its reference library.

The library keeps official UN documents and other information materials, including maps, photographs, posters, statistical reports and audio- and video materials, totaling hundreds of thousands of storage units.

Using electronic materials provided by the UN Secretariat, UNIC publishes its daily bulletin for the press – a Russian language summary of current UN and world developments.

The UN is an open organization. It does not merely seek to be well-known among the public. The global organization has, in fact, direct relevance to governments, professional circles (political leaders, lawyers, ecologists, businessmen etc.), the media, and more broadly, to the people of our planet. It is of paramount importance that as many people as possible have a comprehensive and proper vision of the UN, its mission, objectives, as well as problems – so that the people use the Organization’s strengths for to improve their lives.