UN specialised agency

The following is a list of entries related to this topic (in practice and theory), specially in regard to international and comparative law. The entries below offer descriptions and cross-references of this topic of countries around the world.

Civil Aviation

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Hierarchical Display of Civil aviation Transport > Air and space transport > Air transport
International Organisations > European organisations > European organisation > European Civil Aviation Conference
International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency > […]

International Monetary Fund

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International Monetary Fund Outline The UN Monetary and Financial Conference met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, from 1 to 20 July 1944. The Bretton Woods Agreement announced the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for […]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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Hierarchical Display of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change International Organisations > United Nations > UN programmes and funds > UN Environment Programme
International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency > World Meteorological Organisation
Environment > […]

Telecommunications

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Embracing mainstream international law, this section on telecommunications explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also Industry Industrial Unionism Labor Law Industrial Disputes Business Law Resources Further Reading The entry […]

Universal Postal Union

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Universal Postal Union Outline The union was established under the International Postal Convention of 1874. It was then named the General Postal Union. In 1878 it was renamed the Universal Postal Union. It became a specialised, but independent, agency of the UN after 1945. The UPU is a […]

UN Industrial Development Organisation

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Hierarchical Display of UN Industrial Development Organisation International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency
Industry > Industrial structures and policy > Industrial policy > Industrial development Concept of UN Industrial Development Organisation See the dictionary […]

International Civil Aviation Organisation

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Hierarchical Display of International Civil Aviation Organisation International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency
International Organisations > European organisations > European organisation > European Civil Aviation Conference
Transport > Air and space transport > […]

International Finance Corporation

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International Finance Corporation Outline The IFC is part of the World Bank. It came into force in 1956 pursuant to the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation of 1955. Its main function is to facilitate the supply of funds to private enterprises in order to encourage or […]

Financial Cooperation

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Hierarchical Display of Financial cooperation International Relations > Cooperation policy > Cooperation policy
International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency > World Bank
Finance > Monetary relations > Monetary relations > Monetary cooperation
International […]

Maritime Safety

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Hierarchical Display of Maritime safety Transport > Transport policy > Transport policy > Transport safety
European Union > EU institutions and European civil service > EU office or agency > European Maritime Safety Agency
International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised […]

Intellectual Property

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Summary of Intellectual Property Intellectual Property is, according withWilliam J. Miller, a general term covering industrial property such as patents, trademarks, and trade names, as well as literary and artistic property, including copyrights. Consideration of the meaning of the word […]

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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International Bank For Reconstruction And Development International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Outline The IBRD was established pursuant to the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944. Its headquarters are in Washington, DC. As its name suggests, it is an intergovernmental (as opposed to […]

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

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Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency: An independent agency of the World Bank group established in 1988 to […]

Agricultural Policy

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Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Europe There is an entry on common agricultural policy (cap) in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Government Government Contract Local Government Public Administration Administrative Law Public Law Resources See Also Further Reading […]

Tourism

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Application of Geospatial Mashups in Web Gis for Tourism Development, the Law and other Social Sciences This paper examines current development in Web GIS with the implementation of Geospatial Mashup technologies, such as Google Map in the context of map Mashups, and presents a classification […]

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

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Hierarchical Display of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency
Concept of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology See the dictionary definition of International Centre for […]

International Telecommunication Union

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International Telecommunication Union Outline The ITU was established in 1865 in Paris. It became a specialized agency of the UN in 1947. Its main function is to coordinate international cooperation in the area of telecommunications. It promotes international cooperation through various […]

Fao

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Fao Fao (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Fao means: is a food and agriculture organization, founded in 1945. Covers questions of food resources and agricultural development in order to improve the lives of the peoples of the world. Embracing mainstream international law, this […]

International Labour Conference

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Hierarchical Display of International Labour Conference International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency > International Labour Organisation
Employment And Working Conditions > Organisation of work and working conditions > Work Concept of International Labour Conference […]

International Labour Organisation

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Hierarchical Display of International Labour Organisation International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency
Employment And Working Conditions > Organisation of work and working conditions > Work Concept of International Labour Organisation See the dictionary definition […]

International Labour Office

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Embracing mainstream international law, this section on international labour office explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "international labour office" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of […]

International Fund for Agricultural Development

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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): A specialized agency of the United Nations […]

World Bank

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World Bank and the World Bank Group Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including World Bank , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including World Bank , Boczek, Boleslaw Adam -2005) […]

Cultural Policy

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Resources See Also Government Government Contract Local Government Public Administration Administrative Law Public Law

Postal and Telecommunications Services

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Hierarchical Display of Postal and telecommunications services Education And Communications > Communications > Communications systems
International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency > Universal Postal Union Postal and telecommunications services Concept of Postal and […]

Development Aid

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Development aid and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Development aid provided by the European Union Commission: The beginnings of the European Community's development policy coincided with the signature of the Treaty of Rome in 1957, and the Member States' overseas countries […]

International Narcotics Control Board

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International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) It is an independent, quasi-judicial expert body established by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 by merging two bodies: the Permanent Central Narcotics Board, created by the 1925 International Opium Convention; and the Drug […]

Unesco

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Unesco Unesco, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Unesco, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization means: _s specialized agency of the United Nations, UNESCO contributes to the building of […]

World Meteorological Organisation

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Hierarchical Display of World Meteorological Organisation International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency
International Organisations > United Nations > UN programmes and funds > UN Environment Programme > Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Science > Natural […]

International Maritime Organisation

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International Maritime Organisation Outline

The IMO came into existence in 1958 pursuant to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, adopted on 6 March 1948 in Geneva, to establish a specialized agency of the UN for shipping matters. The IMO is also known as the Intergover…

World Tourism Organisation

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Hierarchical Display of World Tourism Organisation International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency
Social Questions > Social affairs > Leisure > Tourism Concept of World Tourism Organisation See the dictionary definition of World Tourism Organisation. Characteristics […]

Development Bank

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Resources See Also World Bank Bank Regulation History of Banking Functions of the World Bank

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

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International Centre For Settlement Of Investment Disputes Summary of International Centre For Settlement Of Investment Disputes

An international agency affiliated with the World Bank and serving as a forum for the resolution of international investment disputes. The center was established […]

International Development Association

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International Development Association Outline The IDA is one of the two affiliates of the World Bank. It came into existence in 1962 under the Articles of Agreement of the International Development Association of 1960. Its main function is to provide loans on more favourable and flexible terms […]

World Food Programme

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

Health Policy

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Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of health policy, with a description of the most significant features of health policy at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also Social Protection Social Security Employment Affairs Welfare State […]

World Intellectual Property Organisation

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Hierarchical Display of World Intellectual Property Organisation International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency
Production, Technology And Research > Research and intellectual property > Intellectual property Concept of World Intellectual Property Organisation See the […]

Nutrition

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Hierarchical Display of Nutrition Social Questions > Health
Trade > Consumption > Consumption > Food expenditure
Trade > Consumption > Consumer > Consumer behaviour > Eating habits
Social Questions > Health > Illness > Nutritional disease
International Organisations > United […]