You have likely seen images of the devastating floods unleashed across the region of Valencia on 29 October, causing immense damage. Within hours, homes were submerged, roads were cut off, and communities were left struggling to find safety amid the rising waters.  

Our base in Valencia, the United Nations Information and Communications Technology Facility (UNICTF), was hit hard. The flooding breached our facilities, threatening critical infrastructure.  

A key partner in mission liquidation, UNGSC has been working on the ground and remotely to support the transfer of assets from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), one of the largest and most complex peacekeeping missions to date, now in the final stages of liquidation.

UNGSC was pleased to participate in the seventh edition of the Valencia Digital Summit (VDS), a platform for over 2,500 startups, bringing together 12,000 professionals from 110 countries, as well as CEOs from leading companies Meta, Google, and many more. In collaboration with our co-located partner organizations UNICEF, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the UN International Computing Centre (UNICC), our stand was an opportunity to showcase groundbreaking technologies for peace and humanitarian action and to connect with current and future industry leaders!

The 2024 UNGSC Robotics Competition reached a new level of engagement. In only its second annual edition, attendance nearly doubled, with 1150 participants and 39 schools from across the Valencian Community converging at L'Alqueria del Basquet to mark UN Day.

UN Day is less than one week away. 

"Together, we can shape a future for the UN where technology and resource efficiency go hand in hand, leading to more resilient and equitable outcomes for all." -  Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer, Bernardo Mariano Junior

"We are at a time of profound global transformation. We are confronted by rising catastrophic and existential risks.... Yet this is also a moment of hope and opportunity." - The Pact for the Future

In the recently adopted Pact for the Future, Heads of State and Government committed to strengthening "meaningful youth participation at the national and international level" including at the United Nations.

At UNGSC, both in Brindisi, Italy and Valencia, Spain, we are proud to continuously engage young people across our Services.

Digital technology is a key theme of the UN's Summit of the Future. At UNGSC, in partnership with the UN Office of Information and Communications Technology, we work to adapt new technologies to the UN’s operational needs. To explore developments on the horizon, we invited Info-Tech “Technology Trends” researcher Brian Jackson, to share his views:

UNGSC is pleased to contribute to the efforts of the Valencian NGO Soñar Despierto with a donation of 32 computer monitors. 

Soñar Despierto works to ensure that minors who grow up in protection centers or marginalized environments can avail of the same opportunities as their peers.