s - (22) Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, South Korea,
Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, Uruguay

** United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic **

of the Congo (MONUC)

established - 30 November 1999

aim - to establish contacts with the signatories to the cease-fire
agreement and to plan for the observation of the cease-fire and
disengagement of forces

members - (42) Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina
Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France,
Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tunisia, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, Zambia

** United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) **

established - 4 March 1964

aim - to serve as a peacekeeping force between Greek Cypriots and Turkish
Cypriots in Cyprus; established by the UN Security Council

members - (9) Argentina, Austria, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Ireland,
Nepal, Slovakia, UK

** United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) **

note - acronym retained from predecessor organization UN Fund for
Population Activities

established - NA July 1967

aim - to assist both developed and developing countries to deal with
their population problems members (executive board

) - (36) selected on a rotating basis from all regions

** United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) **

established 31 March 1995; to monitor border activity in the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; members were Argentina, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Ghana,
Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, US;
mandate ended 25 March 1999

** United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees **

in the Near East (UNRWA)

established - 8 December 1949

aim - to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees members (advisory
commission) - (10) Belgium, Egypt, France, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria,
Turkey, UK, US

** United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) **

established - NA 1963

aim - to conduct research into the problems of