Agencies associated with the United Nations are the focus of this category.
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UNICEF works for the survival, development and protection of children, guided in its programmes as per the mandate of the United Nations.
http://www.unicef.org/
United Nations - Statistics Division
The Statistics Division of the United Nations is responsible for the collection, as well as the dissemination of economic and social statistics of its member states.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/
United Nations Development Fund for Women
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) supports projects that involve women in all levels of development planning and practice in their communities.
http://www.unifem.org/
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations promotes environmental understanding, and increases public knowledge about environmental factors and problems of future generations with its Environment Programme.
http://www.unep.org/
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme has a mandate to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns, as well as adequate shelter for all.
http://www.unhabitat.org/
United Nations Office of Project Services
The United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) provides both technical and administrative support to other United Nations programmes.
http://www.unops.org/
United Nations Population Fund
The web site for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provides information about programmes and activities regarding the world's population.
http://www.unfpa.org/
The web site for the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) contains information on volunteering with the United Nations; complete with details about the over 4,000 UN Volunteers around the globe.
http://www.unvolunteers.org/
United Nations World Food Programme
The web site for the United Nations World Food Programme contains both news and information about operations, and policies, as well as ways to help alleviate world hunger.
http://www.wfp.org/
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) seeks to develop uniform policies and technical co-operation in international package and parcel delivery.
http://www.upu.int/
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) co-ordinates global collection and exchange of weather data for public, as well as private and commercial use.
http://www.wmo.ch/
