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Ms. Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Public Information and Communications, came down to the Visitors Centre in the 1B of the General Assembly building, where she joined Visitors Services staff in the launch of a free mobile App showing what to see in the public spaces at UN Headquarters. 

The App, powered by Infospot, a product of FromLabs, which founders included three former UN interns.

In the same time, New York City has designate UN Day, 24 October, as an official day on the City's calendar.  The Mayor’s Commissioner for the UN, Ms. Penny Abeywardena, marked this milestone by presenting a special proclamation to Under-Secretary-General for Public Information and Communications, Ms. Cristina Gallach, signed by Mayor Bill De Blasio.

Ms. Gallach received the proclamation and the well wishes from the Mayor’s team alongside UN staff outside the Visitors gate in front of a poster designating New York as a City of United Nations. This poster is part of a campaign launched by the Mayor’s office to promote the UN to both visitors and residents throughout New York City.

In connection with the launch of the App on UN Day, Visitors Services staff also set up an area in the Visitors Centre to take photos of visitors holding their favorite SDG sign. Visitors were encouraged to choose a sign in any of the six official languages and have their photo taken, to be shared on the UN’s social media.

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