• In the face of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with millions of people impacted and displaced, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme stands ready to support United Nations partners in their emergency response to the crisis in the State of Palestine. (unv.org)
  • The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme offers to support United Nations partners in the emergency response to the crisis in the South Caucasus. (unv.org)
  • Olga Altman (far right) served as a national UN Volunteer for Inclusion, Innovation and the 2030 Agenda with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Dominican Republic. (unv.org)
  • At the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, we work to pave a path towards a more inclusive UN system. (unv.org)
  • Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), this project aimed at making the UN's workforce more inclusive by deploying UN Volunteers with disabilities to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other UN partners. (unv.org)
  • The creation of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) dates back to 1946 when it grew out of the pressing need to provide food, clothing and health care to the children of war-ravaged Europe. (history.com)
  • The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is a partnership led by five organizations: the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1946, the International Broadcasting Division of the United States Department of State began transmitting the entire proceedings of the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council on shortwave to the rest of the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • Users call a local number to listen to the audio feed, which also includes live audio from the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council. (wikipedia.org)
  • The principal organs of the United Nations, as specified in the Charter, are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council , the Trusteeship Council (see trusteeship, territorial ), the International Court of Justice , and the Secretariat. (factmonster.com)
  • On 25 April 1945, 50 nations met in San Francisco, California for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945. (wikipedia.org)
  • United Nations Day has been observed on October 24 since 1948 and celebrates the objectives and accomplishments of the organization, which was established on October 24, 1945. (factmonster.com)
  • Since its creation in 1945 the UN has grown to include 192 member nations. (encyclopedia.com)
  • NAMUGNA ang United Nations (UN) niadtong 1945 pagkahuman sa ikaduhang gubat sa kalibutan. (sunstar.com.ph)
  • In the best interest of UNDP , which means that any business transactions must conform to the mandates and principles of UNDP and the United Nations. (undp.org)
  • In awarding UNICEF its Peace Prize in 1965, the Nobel Committee lauded the organization for promoting "brotherhood among the nations" and for realizing "that children provide the key to the future. (history.com)
  • Reiterating the provisions of A/RES/58/36, adopted December 8, 2003 by a vote of 174 - 0 with four abstentions (including the United States of America and Israel), including the invitation to the Conference on Disarmament "to establish an ad hoc committee as early as possible during its 2004 session. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • He focused his remarks on his "America First" policies, which he said should be emulated by other world leaders who wanted to strengthen their own nations and international institutions like the U.N. He directly addressed Mexico and other Central American nations, saying migration from these nations to the U.S. was destabilizing, and said opponents to his administration's immigration and border policies put their politics ahead of migrants' well being. (c-span.org)
  • 2019-09-24T13:13:22-04:00 https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWQ2XC8yMDE5MDkyNDEwMTI1OTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ== President Trump delivered remarks at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, his third such address in as many years. (c-span.org)
  • President Trump delivered remarks at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, his third such address in as many years. (c-span.org)
  • A 2018 report published by the International Resource Panel of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) sought to answer this question. (rit.edu)
  • The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. (wikipedia.org)
  • The UN is headquartered in New York City (in the United States, but with certain extraterritorial privileges), and the organization has other offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague, where the International Court of Justice is headquartered. (wikipedia.org)
  • We have also been a long-time Institutional Affiliate of the National Collegiate Conference Association, Inc., which is the official organization of the National Model United Nations program. (rider.edu)
  • In a close 27 to 25 vote (with one abstention) on Wednesday, members of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) backed a World Health Organization (WHO) proposal to take cannabis and cannabis resin off the list of Schedule IV drugs-i.e., those which the international body says are "particularly liable to abuse and to produce ill effects" and should therefore be most strictly controlled around the world. (reason.com)
  • Remember that this organization, even if it is for 'we the people,' is the nation-states, and many nation-states are not always democracies or well-functioning societies. (good.is)
  • A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. (state.gov)
  • A world-renowned expert with more than 40 years experience studying the psychological impacts of disasters, he co-founded the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, an organization affiliated with the United Nations. (nih.gov)
  • One week after the United Nations called for an investigation into the claims that Jeff Bezos' smartphone was hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a claim that I first reported in March 2019 , another investigation has revealed that the UN itself has been hacked. (forbes.com)
  • The report, dated September 20, 2019, was from the United Nations Office of Information and Technology. (forbes.com)
  • 1963)‎. United Nations Development Decade. (who.int)
  • The General Assembly is the main deliberative and representative organ of the United Nations, comprising all 193 Member States. (unhcr.org)
  • VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Addressing the United Nations, a Vatican representative called for courageous decisions toward the two-state solution for the Holy Land after Palestinian leaders requested full U.N. membership for the Palestinian state. (cnewa.org)
  • In dealing with the crime of genocide on a multinational basis, the world governments, through the United Nations, appreciated that genocide was a matter of concern to all states. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Hélas, we are also aware that only a few weeks ago the courageous campaign of "A Billion Rise" had to mobilise the world against violence against women, still so rampant in our world today and we are far from Vienna's call that the equal enjoyment by women of all human rights be a priority for governments and the United Nations. (civicus.org)
  • We reiterate the commitments made by our heads of State and Governments at major United Nations conferences and summits, at their follow-up processes and in the Millennium Declaration with respect to the promotion of international and national environments that will foster a society for all ages. (who.int)
  • In 2001 the United Nations and Kofi Annan, then secretary-general of the UN, won the Nobel Peace Prize "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world. (factmonster.com)
  • This historic meeting, held in conjunction with the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City, is only the second meeting ever held on a critical public health topic for heads of state at the United Nations (the first meeting was on HIV/Aids in 2001). (cancer.org)
  • Founded after World War II by 51 "peace-loving states" combined to oppose future aggression, the UN now counts 193 member nations , including its newest members, Nauru, Kiribati, and Tonga in 1999, Tuvalu and Yugoslavia in 2000, Switzerland and East Timor in 2002, Montenegro in 2006, and South Sudan in 2011. (factmonster.com)
  • In November and December 2016, smaller radio stations surveyed by UN Radio said that, because of a lack of resources for the production of their own content, United Nations content was essential, since in many cases it was the sole source of international news. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. (un.org)
  • The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. (undp.org)
  • The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars, and succeeded the League of Nations, which was characterized as ineffective. (wikipedia.org)
  • The League of Nations was approved, and started operations, but the U.S. never joined. (wikipedia.org)
  • On 10 January 1920, the League of Nations formally came into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, took effect. (wikipedia.org)
  • The League of Nations "Radio Nations" broadcasts began in 1929, first via the transmitter of the Dutch station PCJJ and beginning in 1932, from the League's own transmitters, HBL and HBP in Switzerland. (wikipedia.org)
  • Commission économique pour l'Afrique , [1] CEA) was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the African continent ) [2] following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly . (wikipedia.org)
  • The Charter sets forth the purposes of the United Nations as: the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of friendly relations between states, and the achievement of cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems. (factmonster.com)
  • Nations Principles for Older Persons, adopted by the General Assembly in 1991, which provided guidance in areas of independence, participation, care, self- fulfilment and dignity. (who.int)
  • The US Supreme Court decided Citizens United 10 years ago. (thenation.com)
  • Adam Winkler's new history argues that the problem with Citizens United is its inability to see the distorting effects of concentrated wealth. (thenation.com)
  • We live in what will surely come to be called the Citizens United era, a period in which a runaway corporatist ideology has overtaken Supreme Court jurisprudence. (thenation.com)
  • In Citizens United (2010), the Court held that private corporations, which are nowhere mentioned in the Constitution and are not political membership organizations, enjoy the same political free speech rights as people under the First Amendment and may draw on the wealth of their treasuries to spend unlimited sums promoting or disparaging candidates for public office. (thenation.com)
  • The petitioner, Citizens United, sought only a ruling that the electioneering provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (better known as McCain-Feingold) didn't apply to its on-demand movie about Hillary Clinton. (thenation.com)
  • Before Citizens United came down, corporations were already spending billions of dollars lobbying, running "issue ads," launching political action committees and soliciting PAC contributions. (thenation.com)
  • Ultimately, the United Nations reflects what we are and aspire to be as a whole. (good.is)
  • To make sure that we learn from this three-year project and ultimately boost inclusion in the United Nations system, we undertook a final evaluation in 2020. (unv.org)
  • The United Nations Association - UK, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York Office, CIVICUS and Avaaz, four of the founding members of the 1 for 7 Billion campaign, have collected a range of proposals from its global network of civil society organisations. (civicus.org)
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) , through the Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch , Division for Treaty Affairs, serves as Secretariat for the Ad Hoc Committee. (eff.org)
  • The United Nations' human rights office has announced a three-member team of international experts will conduct an inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (abc.net.au)
  • UN Radio began broadcasting in 1946 from makeshift studios and offices at the United Nations Headquarters in Lake Success, New York, where it transmitted its first call sign: "This is the United Nations calling the peoples of the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • Statement of the Papal Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, regarding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, November 15, 1988. (cnewa.org)
  • BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) - Palestinian students at Bethlehem University spoke of how their lives would change if the United Nations recognized Palestine as an independent country. (cnewa.org)
  • VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican praised a United Nations vote making Palestine a non-member observer state but called for full recognition of Palestinian sovereignty as necessary for peace in the region. (cnewa.org)
  • In the face of climate change, violence against women and children, global poverty, starvation, terrorist threats, and the risk of pandemic, we need to maintain a united front more than ever. (good.is)
  • With more than 215,000 Americans having lost their lives and more than 7.8 million infected since COVID-19 first gripped our nation, the pandemic has taken a profound psychological and emotional toll on us all. (nih.gov)
  • New United Nations regulation concerning frontal vehicle impact, ECE R 94, which became effective in 1998, is presented and compared in details to current Brazilian regulation. (sae.org)
  • United Nations partners can refer to the UN Partner Toolkit for information on the process to recruit UN Volunteers and Online Volunteers. (unv.org)
  • The United Nations is currently negotiating a major Cybercrime Convention that has the potential to substantively reshape international criminal law and bolster cross-border police surveillance powers to access and share users' data, implicating the human rights of billions of people worldwide. (eff.org)
  • While there have been missteps and failures along the way, it's a privilege to take the United Nations for granted, and it's difficult to imagine where billions of people would be without it. (good.is)
  • United Nations Radio was created on 13 February 1946. (wikipedia.org)
  • USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman discusses how the United States is leading the global response to humanitarian crises around the world as countries grapple with food insecurity, climate crisis, and a rising number of disasters. (state.gov)
  • This includes an additional $11 million the United States will provide to local and international organizations in Libya responding to their urgent humanitarian needs. (state.gov)
  • The ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (ECOSOC HAS) has been an essential platform for discussing the activities and issues related to strengthening the coordination and effectiveness of the humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. (fao.org)
  • The 15-minute daily current affairs broadcasts consisted of news, interviews with UN officials, government representatives, diplomats and UN ambassadors, background reports, features, updates from peacekeeping missions and coverage of activities of United Nations organizations around the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • LONDON (Reuters) Nov 20 - A United Nations report said on Tuesday that eradicating AIDS was in sight, owing to better access to drugs that can both treat and prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (medscape.com)
  • It must be pointed out, however, that the leaked report did not attribute the attack to any known group or nation-state. (forbes.com)
  • A man looks at one of the first documents published by the United Nations, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (history.com)
  • ATP actors are most commonly associated with nation-state hackers and cyber-espionage campaigns. (forbes.com)
  • Wyandot (Huron), Lenape (Delaware), Shawnee, Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa), Miami, Muncee, and many other tribes wage three campaigns against the United States to try to prevent the young nation from displacing them as it pushes westward. (nih.gov)
  • Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed that independent journalism has the capacity to bring about a more democratic and equitable world. (thenation.com)
  • By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation 's journalism. (thenation.com)
  • Since then, nuclear-armed nations such as South Africa and Kazakhstan have voluntarily agreed to give up their atomic weapons, while other countries have vowed to end nuclear-research programs and submit to inspections by the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency. (history.com)
  • According to the United Nations, we may now be looking at an impending international mental health crisis. (nih.gov)
  • The first step towards the establishment of the United Nations was the Inter-Allied Conference that led to the Declaration of St James's Palace on 12 June 1941. (wikipedia.org)
  • The United Indian Nations of the Old Northwest fight the establishment of military forts and settlements in Ohio. (nih.gov)
  • At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012, Member States adopted the outcome document "The Future We Want" in which they decided, inter alia, to launch a process to develop a set of SDGs to build upon the MDGs and to establish the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development . (un.org)
  • What are the rules of conduct at the National Model United Nations Conference in New York? (rider.edu)
  • What is the proper attire for the National Model United Nations Conference in New York? (rider.edu)
  • You can make your speech in Esperanto in the United Nations conference. (ipernity.com)
  • While the enlargement resolution to increase the membership of the Executive Committee is technical, the other two are discussed and negotiated on an annual basis by United Nations Member States and agreed upon by consensus. (unhcr.org)
  • The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meets in regular sessions in New York City from September to December each year, and thereafter as required. (state.gov)
  • ATLANTA - September 7, 2011 - John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society, has been appointed to serve as part of the U.S. Delegation to the first-ever United Nations High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in New York City September 19-20, 2011. (cancer.org)
  • In June 2011, the American Cancer Society held a three-day event in New York City to advocate and raise awareness on the importance of the United Nations High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases. (cancer.org)
  • Awareness of reproductive health issues in developing nations is growing. (cdc.gov)
  • United Nations General Assembly Session 12 Resolution 1155 . (wikipedia.org)
  • There will be some new faces at the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly this week. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • United Nations' most popular app, the UN News Reader app, is the destination for daily updates on breaking news and events from the United Nations through comprehensive news coverage, in video, text, photos and audio. (wikipedia.org)
  • The United Nations News Center is an online media platform where global news stories, press releases, and resources related to the work of the United Nations are featured. (ifttt.com)
  • By having these different nations participate, we create a more effective combat capability as a coalition. (globalsecurity.org)
  • The first team of the National Model United Nations was started at Rider College in 1968 by Dr. Kenneth L. Maxwell of the Department of Political Science. (rider.edu)
  • Students receive 3 credits for POL 317, Model United Nations in the Department of Government, Politics and Law in the Spring semester and may repeat the course a second year/multiple years. (rider.edu)
  • UN Radio initially leased shortwave transmitters from France, Switzerland, Italy and the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • After pressure from the United States led Britain and France to accept a ceasefire and end their short-lived military action against Egypt, the first United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) was deployed to supervise the end of hostilities and the withdrawal of British, French and Israeli forces. (history.com)
  • World leaders from Russia, Germany and North Korea addressed the United Nations General Assembly. (c-span.org)
  • The program became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953. (history.com)
  • The organization's mission to preserve world peace was complicated in its early decades due in part to Cold War tensions that existed between the United States and Soviet Union and their respective allies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Though some say its influence has declined in recent decades, the United Nations still plays a tremendous role in world politics. (factmonster.com)
  • The United Nations was created at the end of World War II . (encyclopedia.com)
  • Training together now aims to help each nation conquer communication barriers before acting as one military force during contingency operations across the world. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Before we dive headfirst into celebrating World United Nations Day, let's take a step back and ask a question many of us might have but are too embarrassed to ask: What does the U.N. do anyway? (good.is)
  • You must understand the United Nations is a reflection, a mirror, of the world as it is. (good.is)
  • Adoption of United Nations' ECE R 94 regulation, that is one of the most modern and comprehensive ones in the world, could be a good choice. (sae.org)
  • Shot over six years, The Choir is about the music that unites Jabulani Shabangu and a group of fellow inmates who are battling to survive in South Africa's biggest prison. (unric.org)
  • It was CONTRAN Resolution no. 463/73, item 4, which was based in the United Nations regulation (ECE R 12), that was state-of-the-art at that time. (sae.org)
  • that whatever evil may befall any group, nation, or people, it was a matter of concern not just for that group but for the entire human family. (encyclopedia.com)