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The Behanans banded together with other UN families who were in a similar situation to establish the United Nations International School at Lake Success, [1] with Dr. Behanan as chairman of its board. The school was founded to provide an international education for students, while preserving its students' diverse cultural heritages.
The idea of a United Nations training and research institute was mentioned for the first time in a 1962 resolution of the UN General Assembly. [1] UNITAR was founded in 1963, following the recommendation of the UN Economic and Social Council to the General Assembly, which commissioned the UN Secretary-General with the establishment of a United Nations Institute for Training and Research as an ...
The Palace of Nations.The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second most important UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters.. While the Secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies, specialized agencies, and related organizations are headquartered in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe.
As an institute of the United Nations University, UNU-ISP was bound by the UNU Charter, [3] and the guidelines set out by the UNU Council. [4] UNU-ISP worked in collaboration with other UNU institutes and programs, as well as through collaborative relationships with the global academic and policy-making communities.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. [1] It comprises 27 separate institutes and centers (ICs) that carry out its mission in different areas of biomedical ...
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations and countries, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for coordinating the actions of member states. [2]
The United Nations University (UNU) (国際連合大学, Kokusai Rengō Daigaku) is the think tank and academic arm of the United Nations. [3] Headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo , Japan , with diplomatic status as a UN institution, its mission is to help resolve global issues related to human development and welfare through collaborative research ...
The new building at Boschstraat. In the foreground the statue of Petrus Regout [], the 19th-century founder of the Maastricht potteries. The United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) is a joint research and training institute of the United Nations University and Maastricht University, with both parent institutions ...