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  • United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights

    United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights (OHCHR) As the 2005 OHCHR Plan of Action emphasizes, strengthening the rule of law has long been a principal focus of OHCHR. Based on international human rights, humanitarian and criminal law standards, a set of justice sector tools and […]

  • United Nations Development Fund For Women

    UNIFEM – United Nations Development Fund for Women Further ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including United Nations Development Fund for Women , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary […]

  • United Nations Institute For Disarmament Research

    UNIDIR – United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Further ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A […]

  • World Federation Of United Nations Associations

    WFUNA – World Federation of United Nations Associations Further ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including World Federation of United Nations Associations , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A […]

  • United Nations Civilian Police

    UNCIVPOL – United Nations Civilian Police Further ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including United Nations Civilian Police , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including United Nations […]

  • United Nations Reform

    Reform of the United Nations Further ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including United Nations Reform, H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including United Nations Reform, Boczek, Boleslaw […]

  • History Of the United Nations

    History of the Foundation of the United Nations Further ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including History of the United Nations , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including History of the […]

  • United Nations Center For Human Settlements

    UNCHS – United Nations Center for Human Settlements Further ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including United Nations Center for Human Settlements , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary […]

  • United Nations System

    Coordination in the United Nations System Further ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including United Nations System , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including United Nations System , […]

  • United Nations Institute For Training And Research

    Introduction to United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchUnited Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), independent organization that trains diplomats and United Nations (UN) delegates to make the most efficient use of the UN and its agencies. The organization also an…

  • United Nations Secretariat

    United Nations Secretariat See: ? Charter of the United Nations ? UN: Purposes, principles and membership ? United Nations organs ? UN Pacific settlement of disputes ? UN: International cooperation and the ESC ? UN International Trusteeship system ? UN International Court of Justice ? United Nations Secretariat ? Other provisions Charter CHAPTER XV THE…

  • United Nations Conference on the Human Environment 2

    United Nations Conference on the Human Environment   Principle 7 States shall take all possible steps to prevent pollution of the seas by substances that are liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea. Principle 8…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 30

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   PART XVI GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 300 Good faith and abuse of rights States Parties shall fulfil in good faith the obligations assumed under this Convention and shall exercise the rights, jurisdiction and freedoms recognized in this Convention in a manner which would not constitute an…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 6

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   PART XI THE AREA SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 133 Use of terms For the purposes of this Part: (a) “resources”means all solid, liquid or gaseous mineral resources in situ in the Area at or beneath the sea-bed, including polymetallic nodules; (b) resources, when recovered…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 32

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   SECTION 2. TRANSIT PASSAGE Article 37 Scope of this section This section applies to straits which are used for international navigation between one part of the High Seas or an Exclusive Economic Zone and another part of the High Seas or an Exclusive Economic Zone…