Founded in 1947, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)’s major aim is to promote pan-European economic integration. UNECE produces reports, documents and newsletters, and develops statistical databases.
ECLAC has the purpose of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic ties among countries and with other nations of the world.
ESCAP carries out work for the Asia-Pacific region in three main thematic areas: Poverty reduction; Managing globalization; Tackling emerging social issues. ESCAP publishes annual reports, studies, working documents, atlases, manuals, statistics and newsletters.
The Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA) promotes economic and social development through regional and subregional cooperation and integration. The main themes covered are sustainable development, social and economic development, information and communication technology, emerging and conflict-related issues, women, statistics and technical cooperation.
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe’s role is to support member states and improve the health status of their populations by addressing constantly changing health needs (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, influenza, obesity, alcohol addiction, natural disasters, environment).
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations family, bringing together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations in the AIDS response to help the world prevent new HIV infections, care for people living with HIV, and mitigate the impact of the epidemic. With its headquarters in Geneva, the UNAIDS Secretariat works on the ground ...
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. It merges four previously distinct parts of the UN system, which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment: the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW); International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), Office of the Special Adviser ...
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Comprehensive refugee statistics. Annual publication of the UNHCR.
The OIF was created in 1970. Its mission is to embody the active solidarity between its 70 member states and governments, which together represent over one third of the United Nations’ member states and account for a population of over 803 million people, including 200 million French speakers.
