The United Nations Information Center (UNIC) was established in 1994 within the protocol of joint cooperation between the Republic of Yemen, represented by the Ministry of Information, and the UN. The Goal of establishing this center was to provide all informational and journalistic services circulated by the New York-bases Un Information Department. Of the main tasks of the center is the launch of international annual report. The center also translates press releases and distributes them to all media outlets in Yemen in order to by published in Yemeni newspapers especially statements by the UN Secretary General on hot and current issues.

The center works together with the Yemeni government to celebrate world days and occasions as well as participating and cooperating in organizing different functions and workshops. The center is looking forward to achieving certain tasks in the short run such as inviting journalists on weekly or bimonthly basis to attend a press briefing at the center and be informed of the recent regional and international developments. In collaboration with the Ministry of Information, the center is planning to invite lecturers and thinkers to come to Yemen to give lectures and take part in symposia on different political and press issues such as Millennium Development Goals, human rights, refugee rights, AIDS etc.

Throughout its 10-year history, the center has always been providing services and removing all obstacles from the way of journalists, pressmen, researchers university students, etc. by giving them access to the resources of the library specialized in the UN publications as well as the Internet Cafe. Many people from different social categories frequent the center seeking references and publications pertaining to the whole organization of the UN, General assembly and Security Council.

The center's role is not limited to this aspect only. It supports journalists through scholarships, courses, conferences, and workshops held both in Yemen and abroad.

Locally, the center provided journalists with training opportunities in English at both YALI and Sana'a university's Language Center Concerning external functions, the center did its best to support journalists and pressmen by enabling them to join courses organizing outside the country. The last of them was the opportunity given to a female journalist from Saba News Agency to take part in a course titled "peace Issues," which was held in People's Republic of China. Another example is the participation of a staff member of al-Thawra Daily in training course for Arab journalists in New York.