Tag: United Nations
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Un Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (Undp) in 2016 The UNDP engages countries to mitigate and prevent conflicts, including in East Africa, by developing national and regional strategies to counter and prevent violent extremism (PVE) and deepening research on PVE through its center in […]
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Distance Learning
Distance Learning (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Distance Learning means: a student works and studies at the same time, and the educational institution is located in a different place. Distance learning is based on using modern information technologies and telecommunication […]
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Commission on Human Rights
Introduction to the Commission on Human Rights The Commission on Human Rights is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council. The Charter of the United Nations specifies that the Council “shall set up Commissions in the economic and social field and for the promotion of human […]
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Arms Control
Functions of the UN: Maintenance of International Peace and Security Arms Control Introduction to Arms Control The UN charter authorizes the Security Council to plan for worldwide disarmament and arms control. To help achieve those goals, the UN has sponsored arms control negotiations in […]
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UNHCR
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on unhcr explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Organization United Nations United Nations System Resources Further Reading The entry […]
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CEPT
Hierarchical Display of CEPT International Organisations > European organisations > European organisationInternational Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency > International Telecommunication UnionInternational Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency > […]
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Education
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]
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International Maritime Organisation
International Maritime Organisation OutlineThe 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…
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Economic Relations
Resources See Also Further Reading Information related to economic relations in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom
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UN Institute for Training and Research
Hierarchical Display of UN Institute for Training and Research International Organisations > United Nations > UN research and training institutes Concept of UN Institute for Training and Research See the dictionary definition of UN Institute for Training and Research. Characteristics of UN […]
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Disarmament
Disarmament Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including Disarmament , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including Disarmament , Boczek, Boleslaw Adam -2005) Embracing mainstream […]
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GATT Accession
GATT Accession Summary of GATT Detais can be found in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). Accession Process The process was described by Christopher Mark in 1993: "Joining the GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE is rarely a simple or straightforward matter –especially if the […]