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United Nations Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai: 35 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Entities, 15 Secretariat Departments, Offices to Gather under Theme 'United for a Better Future'

13.02.25
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Two months from today, the United Nations will welcome visitors to a dedicated pavilion in the Empowering Zone of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan under the theme ¡°United for a Better Future¡±.  Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Pavilion is proud to host exhibits and programming that represent the work of 35 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ entities and 15 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretariat departments and offices.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ pavilion will feature highlights of eight decades of impact, current efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to address global challenges and humanitarian crises, as well as a vision of a sustainable future that is possible only through collective action and multilateral collaboration.  The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Pavilion will also host special weekly exhibits and events aligned with the Expo¡¯s theme weeks, United Nations international days and other priorities to promote sustainable development, human rights, climate action and peace and security.  Visitors can also purchase Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and SDG-related merchandise at the giftshop located inside the pavilion.

Confirmed participating Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ entities include:

  • United Nations Secretariat
    • Department of Global Communications
    • Department of Economic and Social Affairs
    • Department of Peace Operations
    • Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
    • Development Coordination Office
    • Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
    • Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
    • United Nations Global Compact Office
    • United Nations Mine Action Service
    • United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
    • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
    • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµODC)
    • United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
    • United Nations Road Safety Fund / Special Envoy for Road Safety
    • United Nations Youth Office
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • International Maritime Organization (IMO)
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM)
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  • International Trade Centre (ITC)
  • Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAIDS)
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµHCR)
  • Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific)
  • United Nations Capital Development Fund (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCDF)
  • United Nations Children¡¯s Fund (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF)
  • United Nations Development Programme
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO)
  • United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Women)
  • United Nations Environment Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµEP)
  • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Habitat)
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµIDO)
  • United Nations Institute for Training and Research (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµITAR)
  • United Nations Office for Project Services (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµOPS)
  • United Nations Population Fund (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA)
  • United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
  • United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRISD)
  • United Nations University (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµU)
  • United Nations Volunteers programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµV)
  • United Nations Water
  • Universal Postal Union (UPU)
  • World Tourism Organization (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Tourism)
  • World Food Programme (WFP)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Pavilion will also host prominent guest speakers, including senior Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ officials, leading experts, celebrities and advocates, who will share their insights and experiences on global challenges and solutions.

¡°In the year that the United Nations will turn 80 years old, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Pavilion presents key milestones since 1945 that have reshaped values and the world as we know it.  We will also showcase examples of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in our daily lives and a vision of a world in which everyone thrives in peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet,¡± said Maher Nasser, Commissioner-General of the United Nations at Expo 2025.  ¡°It is our hope that our pavilion will serve as a dynamic platform for learning, collaboration and inspiration for action.¡± 

The video interview of Mr. Nasser is available at .

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, will run from 13 April to 13 October and is expected to attract over 28 million visitors.  The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Pavilion will be open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

For additional information about the United Nations presence at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, please contact Naomi Ichikawa, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Global Communications (New York), at email:  nichikawa@un.org.