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2. List of specialized agencies of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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   The United Nations Office at Geneva in Switzerland is the second biggest U.N. centre after the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.. United Nations Specialized Agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the co-ordinating machinery of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level, and through the Chief ...

3. United Nations - Wikipedia

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   League of Nations. The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political [2] international organization with the intended purpose of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international cooperation, and serving as a center for coordinating the actions of member nations. [3]

4. UNICEF - Wikipedia

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   UNICEF (/ ˈjuːniˌsɛf / YOO-nee-SEF), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, [ a ] is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. [ 3 ][ 4 ] The organization is one of the most widely ...

5. United Nations Security Council - Wikipedia

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   The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) [1] and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, [2] recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, [3] and approving any changes to the UN Charter. [4] Its powers as outlined in the United Nations ...

6. World Health Organization - Wikipedia

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   Budget. $6.83 billion (2024–25) Website. who.int. The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. [2] It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices [3] and 150 field offices worldwide. [4] The WHO was established on April 7, 1948, and ...

7. UNRWA - Wikipedia

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   Budget (2020) US$806 million [2] Staff. 30,000. Website. unrwa.org. UNRWA operations, as of 1 January 2017. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East[a] (UNRWA, pronounced / ˈʌnrə / UN-rə) [b] is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees.