United Nations organisations
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Relief Web
ReliefWeb was launched in October 1996 by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). ReliefWeb is a comprehensive source of information (including documents, maps and agency contact details) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. It provides timely, reliable and relevant...
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Costa Rica
FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialised agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for...
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Gulf Area Office
The UNICEF Gulf Area Office (GAO) works with local communities and governments for the survival, development and protection of children and to uphold the Convention on the Rights of the Child. GAO's priorities are children's health, education, equality and protection, with HIV/AIDS, refugees,...
UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East)
UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) provides assistance, protection and advocacy for some 5 million registered Palestine refugees, pending a solution to their plight. In Jordan the UNRWA runs schools, training and health centres, provides...
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Mozambique and Swaziland
FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialised agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for...
United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
ESCWA promotes economic and social development through regional and sub regional cooperation and integration and serves as the main general economic and social development forum within the United Nations system for the ESCWA region. It formulates and promotes development assistance activities and...
World Health Organization (WHO) - Western Pacific Region
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a United Nations agency, established in 1948, that aims to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services. The Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) represents the WHO in the Asia Pacific with 37 member states. WPRO...
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF is an international aid agency that works with communities and governments in 157 countries for the survival, development and protection of children worldwide, upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The priorities of the program are children's health, education, equality and...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP is one of United Nation organisations that has targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women by 2015. On the ground in 176 countries, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system and its partners to raise...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Costa Rica
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global network advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. In Costa Rica, UNDP activities are mainly aimed at promoting sustainable human...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Bolivia
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a global development network advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. In Bolivia, the UNDP works with local partners on a range of programmes, including HIV/AIDS...
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - China
UNICEF is an international aid agency that works with communities and governments in 157 countries for the survival, development and protection of children worldwide, upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The primary areas of focus are: child survival and development; basic education...
UN-Habitat
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. As the focal point for...
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Chile
FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialised agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for...
WHO Guidelines for Health Care Equipment Donations
Many developing countries are increasingly dependent on donor assistance to meet the equipment needs of their health care systems. However, because not all important parameters are taken into consideration, donations sometimes do not achieve their intended objectives, and could even constitute an...
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. It is through this dialogue that the world can achieve global visions of sustainable development encompassing observance of human rights, mutual respect and...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Iran
UNDP is the United Nations global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP has been active in Iran since 1966 and has worked closely with the government and other development...
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Romania
FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialised agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for...
World Food Program - Ecuador
Set-up in 1963, WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. WFP Ecuador has been working very closely with the Government of Ecuador (GoE) to ensure the GoE’s feeding and nutritional programmes, as well as assistance for emergency operations focusing on the...
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) - Afghanistan
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), is a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women. UN Women in Afghanistan works across five programme areas: Gender and Justice; Women, Peace and Governance; Institutional Capacity Development;...