House, P. O. Box 490, Jerusalem 91004, Israel
telephone - [972] (2) 673 4223
FAX - [972] (2) 673 5282, 673 4223 extension 400
established - NA June 1948
aim - to supervise the 1948 Arab-Israeli cease-fire; currently
supports timely deployment of reinforcements to other peacekeeping
operations in the region as needed; initially established by the UN
Security Council
members - (22) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile,
China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,
NZ, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, US
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United Nations Trusteeship Council
established on 26 June 1945, effective on 24 October 1945, to
supervise the administration of the 11 UN trust territories; members
were China, France, Russia, UK, US; it formally suspended operations 1
November 1995 after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau)
became the Republic of Palau, a constitutional government in free
association with the US; the Trusteeship Council was not dissolved
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United Nations University (UNU)
address - 53-70 Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan
telephone - [81] (3) 3499 2811
FAX - [81] (3) 3499 2828
established - 3 December 1973
aim - to conduct research in development, welfare, and human survival
and to train scholars
members - (38 associated institutes in 32 countries) Argentina,
Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago,
UK, US, Venezuela
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United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA)
established on 20 January 1997; to verify fulfillment of cease-fire
provisions; established by UN Security Council; members were
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Ecuador,
Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, US,
Uruguay, Venezuela; mandate terminated in May 1997
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Universal Postal Union (UPU)
address - Bureau International de l'UPU, Weltpoststrasse 4, CH-3000
Berne 15, Switzerland
telephone - [41] (31) 350 31 11
FAX