Department of Global Communications
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The Department of Global Communications is the United Nations office responsible for promoting global awareness and understanding of the UN’s work through strategic communication, media outreach, and public information campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Global Communications canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2537064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Global Communications Context triple: [United Nations Secretariat, hasPart, Department of Global Communications]
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A.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is the public information and outreach division of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, responsible for managing media relations, messaging, and stakeholder communication on the agency’s environmental policies and programs.
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B.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is a division within the Office of Justice Programs responsible for managing public affairs, media relations, and information dissemination about the agency’s initiatives and policies.
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C.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is NASA’s central public affairs and media relations arm, responsible for informing the public and stakeholders about the agency’s missions, programs, and discoveries.
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D.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is a White House unit responsible for developing and coordinating the President’s messaging and public communications strategy.
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E.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is the unit within the Oregon Department of Human Services responsible for managing public information, media relations, and internal and external communications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Global Communications Target entity description: The Department of Global Communications is the United Nations office responsible for promoting global awareness and understanding of the UN’s work through strategic communication, media outreach, and public information campaigns.
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A.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is a division within the Office of Justice Programs responsible for managing public affairs, media relations, and information dissemination about the agency’s initiatives and policies.
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B.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is NASA’s central public affairs and media relations arm, responsible for informing the public and stakeholders about the agency’s missions, programs, and discoveries.
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C.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is the public information and outreach division of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, responsible for managing media relations, messaging, and stakeholder communication on the agency’s environmental policies and programs.
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D.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is a White House unit responsible for developing and coordinating the President’s messaging and public communications strategy.
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E.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications is the unit within the Oregon Department of Human Services responsible for managing public information, media relations, and internal and external communications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (136)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Secretariat department
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public information office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
DGC
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UN Department of Global Communications ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | global ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
ⓘ
Department of Peace Operations ⓘ Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ⓘ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ⓘ Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Office of the Secretary-General ⓘ United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ⓘ
surface form:
UN Women
UNICEF ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Children’s Fund
United Nations Development Programme ⓘ UNESCO ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ UNHCR ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
World Health Organization ⓘ other UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
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campaign managers ⓘ communications professionals ⓘ digital media specialists ⓘ editors ⓘ graphic designers ⓘ journalists ⓘ librarians ⓘ multimedia producers ⓘ outreach officers ⓘ photographers ⓘ policy analysts ⓘ public information officers ⓘ radio producers ⓘ researchers ⓘ social media managers ⓘ translators ⓘ video producers ⓘ web developers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
campaign management
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international communication ⓘ media relations ⓘ multilingual outreach ⓘ multimedia production ⓘ public diplomacy ⓘ public information ⓘ |
| follows | United Nations communication reform initiatives ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
New York City
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United Nations Headquarters ⓘ |
| hasMission |
to build support for the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter
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to foster understanding of United Nations priorities and activities ⓘ to promote global awareness of the work of the United Nations ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
to counter misinformation about the United Nations
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to engage civil society and the general public ⓘ to enhance transparency of the United Nations ⓘ to ensure coherent messaging across the UN system ⓘ to highlight the impact of UN field operations ⓘ to promote multilingualism in UN communication ⓘ to promote understanding of multilateralism ⓘ to reach diverse global audiences ⓘ to strengthen the impact of UN communication ⓘ to support member states’ awareness of UN activities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Campaigns and Country Operations Section
ⓘ
Non-Governmental Organizations Branch ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Society Unit
Dag Hammarskjöld Library ⓘ Outreach Division ⓘ
surface form:
Education Outreach Section
Multilingualism and Support Services Section ⓘ Multimedia Unit ⓘ News and Media Division ⓘ Outreach Division ⓘ Social Media Section ⓘ Strategic Communications Division ⓘ UN Audiovisual Library ⓘ UN Information Centres in member states ⓘ UN Department of Global Communications ⓘ
surface form:
UN Photo
United Nations iLibrary ⓘ
surface form:
UN Publications
UN Department of Global Communications ⓘ
surface form:
UN Radio
UN Department of Global Communications ⓘ
surface form:
UN Video
information technology services of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form:
UN Web Services
United Nations information centre offices ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Information Centres network
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| hasWebsite | https://www.un.org/en/department-of-global-communications ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| precededBy | Department of Public Information ⓘ |
| replaced | Department of Public Information ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
UN brand and visual identity guidelines
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UN global communication campaigns ⓘ UN information centres worldwide ⓘ UN multimedia news content ⓘ UN official websites ⓘ UN publications and outreach materials ⓘ UN social media presence ⓘ coverage of meetings of principal UN organs ⓘ dissemination of official UN documents to the public ⓘ global public information strategy of the United Nations ⓘ media accreditation for UN Headquarters ⓘ press briefings at UN Headquarters ⓘ public information support to UN peace operations ⓘ public information support to campaigns against hate speech ⓘ public information support to campaigns for tolerance and inclusion ⓘ public information support to campaigns on climate and environment ⓘ public information support to campaigns on disarmament and non-proliferation ⓘ public information support to campaigns on gender equality ⓘ public information support to campaigns on global solidarity ⓘ public information support to campaigns on human rights and dignity ⓘ public information support to campaigns on humanitarian action ⓘ public information support to campaigns on peace and security ⓘ public information support to campaigns on rule of law and justice ⓘ public information support to campaigns on sustainable development ⓘ public information support to campaigns on youth and future generations ⓘ public information support to civil society engagement ⓘ public information support to climate action ⓘ public information support to development activities ⓘ public information support to disarmament and non-proliferation issues ⓘ public information support to gender equality and women’s empowerment ⓘ public information support to human rights activities ⓘ public information support to human rights education ⓘ public information support to humanitarian operations ⓘ public information support to major UN conferences and summits ⓘ public information support to multilingualism in the UN ⓘ public information support to observance of UN international days and years ⓘ public information support to peace and security issues ⓘ public information support to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ⓘ public information support to the Sustainable Development Goals ⓘ public information support to youth engagement ⓘ |
| use |
digital communication
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media outreach ⓘ multilingual communication ⓘ public information campaigns ⓘ strategic communication ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Department of Global Communications Description of subject: The Department of Global Communications is the United Nations office responsible for promoting global awareness and understanding of the UN’s work through strategic communication, media outreach, and public information campaigns.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United Nations Secretariat