Programmes and Funds
UNDP
The
United Nations Development Programme
is the UN’s global development network, focusing on the challenges of
democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and
recovery, energy and environment, and HIV/AIDS. UNDP also coordinates
national and international efforts to achieve the Millennium Development
Goals aimed at poverty reduction.
UNICEF
The
United Nations Children's Fund provides long-term humanitarian and development assistance to children and mothers.
UNHCR
The
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – UNHCR protects refugees worldwide and facilitates their return home or resettlement.
WFP
The
World Food Programme aims to
eradicate hunger and malnutrition. It is the world’s largest
humanitarian agency. Every year, the programme feeds almost 80 million
people in around 75 countries.
UNODC
The
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – UNODC helps Member States fight drugs, crime, and terrorism.
UNFPA
The
United Nations Population Fund
– UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every
pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person's
potential is fulfilled.
UNCTAD
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
is the United Nations body responsible for dealing with development
issues, particularly international trade – the main driver of
development.
UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme
established in 1972, is the voice for the environment within the United
Nations system. UNEP acts as a catalyst, advocate, educator and
facilitator to promote the wise use and sustainable development of the
global environment.
UNRWA
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
has contributed to the welfare and human development of four
generations of Palestine refugees. It’s services encompass education,
health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and
improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance, including in times
of armed conflict. It reports only to the UN General Assembly.
UN Women
UN Women merges and builds on
the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system,
which focus exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
UN-Habitat
The mission of the
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human
settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.
UN Specialized Agencies
The UN specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working
with the United Nations. All were brought into relationship with the UN
through negotiated agreements. Some existed before the First World War.
Some were associated with the League of Nations. Others were created
almost simultaneously with the UN. Others were created by the UN to meet
emerging needs.
World Bank
The
World Bank focuses on
poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards worldwide by
providing low-interest loans, interest-free credit, and grants to
developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, and
communications, among other things. The World Bank works in over 100
countries.
IMF
The
International Monetary Fund
fosters economic growth and employment by providing temporary financial
assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment and
technical assistance. The IMF currently has $28 billion in outstanding
loans to 74 nations.
WHO
The
World Health Organization is
responsible for global vaccination campaigns, responding to public
health emergencies, defending against pandemic influenza, and leading
the way for eradication campaigns against life-threatening diseases like
polio and malaria.
UNESCO
The
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
focuses on everything from teacher training to helping improve
education worldwide to protecting important historical and cultural
sites around the world. UNESCO added 28 new World Heritage Sites this
year to the list of irreplaceable treasures that will be protected for
today's travelers and future generations.
ILO
The International Labor Organization promotes
international labor rights by formulating international standards on
the freedom to associate, collective bargaining, the abolition of forced
labor, and equality of opportunity and treatment.
FAO
The
Food and Agriculture Organization leads
international efforts to fight hunger. It is both a forum for
negotiating agreements between developing and developed countries and a
source of technical knowledge and information to aid development.
IFAD
The
International Fund for Agricultural Development,
since it was created in 1977, has focused exclusively on rural poverty
reduction, working with poor rural populations in developing countries
to eliminate poverty, hunger and malnutrition; raise their productivity
and incomes; and improve the quality of their lives.
IMO
The
International Maritime Organization has
created a comprehensive shipping regulatory framework, addressing
safety and environmental concerns, legal matters, technical cooperation,
security, and efficiency.
WMO
The
World Meteorological Organization facilitates
the free international exchange of meteorological data and information
and the furtherance of its use in aviation, shipping, security, and
agriculture, among other things.
WIPO
The
World Intellectual Property Organization protects intellectual property throughout the world through 23 international treaties.
ICAO
The
International Civilian Aviation Organization sets international rules on air navigation, the investigation of air accidents, and aerial border-crossing procedures
ITU
The
International Telecommunication Union
is the United Nations specialized agency for information and
communication technologies. It is committed to connecting all the
world's people – wherever they live and whatever their means. Through
our work, we protect and support everyone's fundamental right to
communicate
UNIDO
The
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes
industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization
and environmental sustainability.
UPU
The
Universal Postal Union is the
primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. It helps
to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services.
UNWTO
The
World Tourism Organization is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
Other Entities
UNAIDS
The
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
is co-sponsored by 10 UN system agencies: UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP,
UNFPA, UNODC, the ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank and has
ten goals related to stopping and reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
UNISDR
The
United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction serves as the focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction.
UNOPS
The United Nations Office for Project Services
is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful
implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and
development projects around the world.
Related Organizations
IAEA
The
International Atomic Energy Agency,
is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field. The Agency
works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote
the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
WTO
The
World Trade Organization is a
forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements, and a place where
member governments try to sort out the trade problems they face with
each other.
CTBTO
The
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
promotes the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (which is not yet in
force) and the build-up of the verification regime so that it is
operational when the Treaty enters into force.
OPCW
The
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
is the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC),
which entered into force in 1997. OPCW Member States work together to
achieve a world free of chemical weapons.
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