United Nations
Synonyms
ECWA
ESCAP
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
FAO, United Nations
Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations
Latin American Demographic Center
UN
UNESCO
UNHCR
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
World Bank
An international organization whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world with headquarters in New York City. The primary objectives of the organization are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems.