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The United Nations Foundation is a charitable organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., that supports the United Nations and its activities. It was established in 1998 with a $1 billion gift to the United Nations by philanthropist Ted Turner, who believed the UN was crucial for addressing the world's problems. [2]
UNIC Washington is part of an international system of information centers set up by the United Nations that currently operates in over 130 countries via 63 different centers. These centers are run by the Department of Global Communications, and work to disseminate information about the United Nations to the global public.
The United Nations Association of the United States (UNA-USA) was founded during World War II [4] to build American support for a new international organization designed to sustain the peace once the war was won. It considered itself the direct successor of the League of Nations Association, which was founded in 1923. [5]
With funding commitment from lululemon, Peace on Purpose aims to train and equip more than 3,000 aid workers and reach 30,000 UN staff over the next three years with mindfulness and self-care ...
The 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA—pronounced /unga/ by those in the know) is back in New York City. From Sept. 18 until Oct.5, world leaders, philanthropists, activists and the ...
The United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) is a non-profit membership organization based in Washington, DC. It is dedicated to building an understanding and support for the ideas and vital work of the United Nations among the American people.
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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.