International Organizations and Programmes
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO is a specialized United Nations agency for education, science, culture and communication. There are 192 member states (as of March 2007). At the World Summit in Johannesburg, the UN General Assembly declared 2005-2014 the World Decade of "Education for Sustainable Development." The goal ...
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was called into life in 1972. The main task of the programme is to estimate the effects of global, regional and national environmental developments, and thereby encourage international and national instruments, as well as institutions, to enhance ...
United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
The United Nations University was established in 1973 as an autonomous organ within the UN-system and comprises 13 research and education centres and programs with numerous cooperating institutions around the world (as of March 2007). The headquarters of the UNU are in Tokyo. With the ...
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