NGO Pages at the UN
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO contributes to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms without distinction of race, sex, language or religion.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees.
World Bank
The World Bank is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. Its primary focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries.
World Food Programme (WFP)
WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. It has emergency and development projects in 82 countries world-wide.
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.