Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The OHCHR was established in 1997 by the United Nations Secretary-General in co-ordination with the General Assembly in order to promote and protect human rights across the range of the United Nations' work. It is headed by the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Permanent Missions to the United Nations. Websites and contact details of permanent missions to the United Nations.
Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, established in 1985 to oversee the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
Committee on the Rights of the Child, established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, established under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination(1965)
Human Rights Committee, established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Commission on Human Rights (CHR). The CHR is a "functional commission" of the Economic and Social Council, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. It was established in 1947, and is currently made up of 53 member States.
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC). Body responsible for processing claims for damages arising from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA was established by the UN Secretary-General in 1992 (it was called the Department of Humanitarian Affairs until January 1998), in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 46/182. Its function is to co-ordinate UN assistance in situations of humanitarian crisis, and to provide information and analysis on humanitarian issues through its ReliefWeb project.
The United Nations Information System on Palestine (UNISPAL)
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM). Established in April 1991 to monitor the demilitarized zone along the Iraq-Kuwait border.
UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC). Established by the United Nations Security Council in December 1999 to replace UNSCOM (below).
UNSCOM (Special Commission on Iraqi weapons)
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Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
World Political Leaders 1945-2002
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