United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The UN Agency is a "global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, other forcibly displaced communities and stateless people." They work in...
United Nations Global Compact (GC)
Business, Business and Sustainability, International Declarations, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
A call to companies to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. "With more than 12,000 companies and 3,000...
United Nations Foundation
It aims to "support the UN and serve as a strategic partner and resource in solving global problems". To this end, it "focuses on mobilizing ideas, people, and resources to...
United Nations Economic Council for Europe
Green Cities, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Consumption, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Society
Mission: UNECE's major aim is to promote pan-European economic integration. UNECE includes 56 member States in Europe, North America and Asia. Over 70 international professional organizations and other non-governmental organizations take part....
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Set up by the ECOSOC , it includes 56 member State and acts as one of the United Nation's five regional commissions. The multilateral platform strives towards “pan-European economic integration” by...
United Cities and Local Governments
Is an international organization comprised of over 1000 cities, governments, and municipal associations across 95 countries. It aims to “defend the interests of local governments on the world stage, regardless...
Union of International Associations
The nonprofit research institute documents "the international community of INGOs and IGOs for over 100 years." It researches, monitors and provides provision of "information on international organizations, international associations and...
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
Provides "water education and training to professionals from over 190 countries with the vast majority of recipients being from Africa, Asia and Latin America." It also conducts "research and institutional...
UNEP Minamata Convention on Mercury
Is a global treaty striving to "protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury." It took effect on 16 August 2017 as a result of "three...
UN-Water
A UN organization that coordinates "the efforts of the 30 United Nations entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues." This shows the fact that "water issues run...
UN World Food Programme
It is the world's food programme "leading humanitarian organization", with efforts focusing on "emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations." They also help "countries and the most...
UN Women
Economic Development, Leadership, Peace, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects, Women’s Groups
The UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. It "supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments...
UN SDG Learn
Sustainability Education, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
It is part of UN's Training and Research Institute, UNITAR, as a project that provides training and research on sustainable development topics. The initiative aims to bring together relevant learning...
UN REDD Programme
Is the ”United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) supporting 65 partner developing countries. It is a joint initiative of the UN Food and...
UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance
A global framework for the insurance industry to address environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities. It strives is the vision of a "risk-aware world, where the insurance industry is...
UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
It involves business schools committed to integrating six core principles to "transform business and management education and develop tomorrow's responsible leaders." More than 800 signatory business schools submit progress reports...
UN Population Fund
Thee UNFPA's vision is "a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled." Focuses especially on women's reproductive rights and gender...
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Works at the intersection between understanding risk and risk impact to reduce disaster loss and prevent the emergence of new risk. It focuses on exposure to hazards, vulnerability and capacity,...
UN Institute for Training and Research
Education, Global Challenges, Training for Green Development, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
The Institute was established following the UN Economic and Social Council's recommendation. It works to "develop the individual, institutional and organizational capacities of countries and other United Nations stakeholders." It...
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The treaty supports the "global response to the threat of climate change" and binds "member states to act in the interests of human safety even in the face of scientific...