Federated States
of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao
Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe; note -
all UN members are represented in the General Assembly; East Timor and
Switzerland are scheduled to become UN members in September 2002
observers - (2 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Holy See,
Switzerland, Palestine Liberation Organization
** United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) **
note - acronym retained from the predecessor organization, UN
International Children's Emergency Fund
established - 11 December 1946
aim - to help establish child health and welfare services
members - (36) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
** United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) **
established 28 November 1997; to support the professionalization of the
Haitian National Police; established by UN Security Council; members
were Argentina, Benin, Canada, France, India, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
Togo, Tunisia, US; mission ended March 2000
** United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) **
established - 30 December 1964
aim - to promote international trade
members - (191) all UN members plus Holy See, Switzerland
** United Nations Development Program (UNDP) **
established - 22 November 1965
aim - to provide technical assistance to stimulate economic and social
development
members (executive board) - (36) selected on a rotating basis from
all regions
** United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) **
established - 31 May 1974
aim - to observe the 1973 Arab-Israeli cease-fire; established by the
UN Security Council
members - (6) Austria, Canada, Japan, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden
** United Nations Educational, Scientific,
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