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International Organizations
- Development Gateway The Development Gateway is an interactive portal that facilitates access to knowledge on development and poverty reduction. Its core objectives are to reduce poverty and support sustainable development through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT).
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carribean (ECLAC)
ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was founded for the purposes of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic relationships among the countries and with the other nations of the world. The promotion of the region's social development was later included among its primary objectives.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) As part of the ongoing process of modernization of the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) was established at the beginning of 2000 to promote new and more effective forms of cooperation.
- International Trade Center (ITC) The International Trade Centre's E-Trade Capacity Building web site reflects ITC's focus on global e-trade development. Visit the site and access from one single place ITC-wide programmes, tools, case-studies and publications on the area of e-trade.
- International Telecommunication Union The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is an international organization within the United Nations System where governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services.
- Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS) brings together the countries of the Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation and advance common interests.
- United Nations The purposes of the United Nations are to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends.
- United Nations Conference in Trade and Development Established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body, UNCTAD is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment and development issues.
- United Nations Development Program At the United Nations Millennium Summit, world leaders put development the heart of the global agenda by adopting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which set clear targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, and illiteracy.
- UNESCO The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect for justice, and for the rule of law.
- The United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP) UNFIP is the central administrative vehicle within the United Nations for working with the United Nations Foundation to identify and select projects and activities, and receive and distribute funds for such projects and activities.
- United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action.
- United Nations ICT Task Force The objective of the Task Force is to "provide overall leadership to the United Nations role in helping to formulate strategies for the development of information and communication technologies.
- United Nations Information Technologies Service (UNITeS) UNITeS is an initiative that channels the creative energies, skills and solidarity of volunteers around the world to collaborate with people in the South to improve their capacity to make practical use.
- World Agriculture Information Center The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its 180 Members highlight information as one of the priority areas in fighting hunger and achieving food security.
- World Bank The World Bank Group is one of the world´s largest sources of development assistance. In Fiscal Year 2001, the institution provided more than US$17 billion in loans to its client countries.
- World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is an international organization committed to improving the state of the world. The Forum provides a collaborative framework for the world's leaders to address global issues.
- World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit.
- World Summit Award The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global initiative for selecting and promoting the best in e-Content and creativity.
Last updated: 03/22/07
