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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - http://www.unep.org/ Promotes environmental understanding, and increases public knowledge about environmental factors and problems of future generations. | |
Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - http://www.unhcr.ch/ Online source for refugee-related information, including country profiles, news, maps, publications, teachers' modules, 'Witness' multimedia documentaries and the RefWorld research databases. | |
Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - http://www.unaids.org/ Inter-agency project providing information and support services in the fight against acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome. | |
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - http://www.unicef.org/ Works for the survival, development and protection of children, guided in its programmes by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. | |
Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR) - http://www.unhchr.ch/ Oversees major programs in protecting human rights and implementing international rights agreements. |
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - http://www.unfpa.org/ Information about programme and activities. Also status of the world population. | |
International Trade Centre (ITC) - http://www.intracen.org/ Inter-agency focal point for technical cooperation on trade promotion. | |
World Food Programme (WFP) - http://www.wfp.org/ UN food aid organization. | |
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - http://www.unctad.org/ Seeks to maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities of developing countries while helping them face the challenges of globalization on an equitable basis. | |
Global Environment Facility - http://www.gefweb.org/ Interagency project coordinating technical assistance and funding for programs on biodiversity, climate change, water, and the ozone. |
United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT - http://www.unhabitat.org/ Promotes socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. | |
Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention - http://www.undcp.org/ Coordinates the UN's fight against the illicit use of drugs. Contents include events, technical documents, political declarations, statistics, and analysis. | |
International Computing Centre (UNICC) - http://www.unicc.org/ A cooperative providing computing and communication services to UN agencies on a cost recovery basis. | |
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) - http://www.un.org/icty/ Criminal court prosecuting violations of humanitarian law in the former Yugoslavia. Established by the Security Council. | |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) - http://www.ictr.org/ Prosecuting persons responsible for genocide and other violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda. Established by the Security Council. |
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre - http://www.unicef-icdc.org/ An international knowledge base about the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in both developing and industrialized countries. | |
United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP) - http://www.un.org/unfip/ Promotes partnerships between the UN and the private sector. Requires Flash. | |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - http://www.unfccc.int/ Reports, research, and information from UNFCCC. | |
United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) - http://www.unops.org/ Provides technical and administrative support to other UN programs on a per-project basis. | |
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research - http://www.unidir.org The UNIDR is an intergovernmental organization, conducting research on disarmament, security and development. |
UNCTAD/UNDP Global Programme on Globalization, Liberalization and Sustainable Human Development - http://www.unctad-undp.org/ UN project which seeks sustainable development and economic integration of developing countries. Includes comprehensive list of institutions working in sustainable human development. | |
International Environmental Technology Centre - http://www.unep.or.jp/ Information and resources for IETC, promoting the application of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) to address urban environmental problems and the management of freshwater to developing countries. | |
UNPAN - http://www.unpan.org/ United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance. | |
UNDP JPO Programme - http://www.jposc.org Junior Professional Officer Programme provides young professionals pursuing a career in development with hands-on experience in multi-lateral technical co-operation. | |
UNITAR Debt and Financial Management - http://www.unitar.org/dfm Online and on-site training and capacity building programs in legal aspects of debt, financial management and negotiation. |
United Nations Millennium Project - http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/ Implementing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals: reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. | |
CIVPOL International Civilian Police - http://www.civpol.org/ Unofficial site providing updates and information about the United Nations civilian police, as well as message boards, classifieds, and other resources for participants. | |
United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) - http://www.undcp.org/undcp.html Programme regarding the increasing problem of drug trafficking. Provides maps and news on recent drug crises, as well as informative suggestions. | |
UNDP's Governance for Livelihoods & Development in the Pacific - http://www.undp.org.fj/gold/ The GOLD programme works to strengthen governance systems in Pacific Island Countries by encouraging transparency, accountability and participation in decision-making. | |
Global Environment Facility - http://gef.un.minsk.by/index.html Belarus division of GEF, operating under the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). |
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