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"The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights."
The main bodies of the U.N. are:
- General Assembly
- Security Council
- Economic & Social Council
- Trusteeship Council
- International Court of Justice
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Featured Resources
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Human Development Report1998 to present.
The Human Development Report is an independent publication commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). There are also Human Development Reports (HDR) at the regional, national and local levels that take the human development approach to the regional or country level and are prepared and owned by regional and national teams. -
State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA)"The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) is the flagship publication of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. This premier advocacy document is published every two years to provide policy-makers, civil society and those whose livelihoods depend on the sector a comprehensive, objective and global view of capture fisheries and aquaculture, including associated policy issues."
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United Nations Security Council ResolutionsIncludes full text of latest resolutions, such as S/RES/1973 (2011) -- The situation in Libya.
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World Water DayEach year, March 22nd marks the international observance of World Water Day, proclaimed by the General Assembly resolution A/RES/47/193 of 1992.
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UN WomenThe website of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
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Millennium Project"The Millennium Project was commissioned by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2002 to develop a concrete action plan for the world to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and to reverse the grinding poverty, hunger and disease affecting billions of people."
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