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Established in 1994, UNCCD is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.

Global perspective, human stories

United Nations Watch is a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, whose mandate is to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter.

Building peace in the minds of men and women

Taking stock in Chengdu of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention’s first decade – and its future © Claudia Lorena Cruz 17 June 2013: Anniversaries are opportunities to reflect on the past and to envision the future. As the Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention celebrates its first decade (2003-2013), experts and officials who were involved in its conception an...

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child

Every child and young person has the right to grow up in an environment where they feel safe and secure, have access to basic services and clean air and water, can play, learn and grow and where their voice is heard and matters.

Una Ciudad Amiga de la Infancia es cualquier ciudad, pueblo, comunidad o sistema de gobierno local comprometido con el cumplimiento de los derechos de las niñas, los niños y los adolescentes.

UNICEF, la agencia de las Naciones Unidas que trabaja para defender los derechos de la infancia y conseguir cambios reales y duraderos en la vida de millones de niños. ¡Ayuda y dona a UNICEF!

UNIDO, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna. The Organization's objective is the promotion and acceleration of industrial development in developing countries and countries with economies in transition and the promotion of international industrial cooperation.

Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet

UNODA Yearbook

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

Promote health. Save lives. Serve the vulnerable.

The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) is one of WHO’s six regional offices around the world. It serves the WHO European Region, which comprises 53 countries, covering a vast geographical region from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. WHO/Europe collaborates with a range of public health stakeholders in the Region and globally, to ensure that coordinated action is taken to develop and implement efficient health policies and to strengthen health systems.

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