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  2. United Nations Volunteers - Wikipedia

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    A United Nations Volunteers initiative was proposed in a speech at Harvard University on June 13, 1968, by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi [5] and UNV was established 1970 by the UN General Assembly. [6] ISVS became instrumental in the establishment of UNV and was itself dissolved in 1976. [7] [8] UNV was originally headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

  3. UNV - Wikipedia

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    UNV may refer to: The United Nations Volunteers; The United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV), one of the four major UN office sites; U.N.V. (band), an R&B group;

  4. List of United Nations organizations by location - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. United Nations - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. United Nations System - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second biggest UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters (New York City).. The United Nations System consists of the United Nations' six principal bodies (the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the United Nations Secretariat), [1 ...

  7. International Year of Volunteers - Wikipedia

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    The International Year of Volunteers was designated for 2001 by the United Nations General Assembly.The initiative aimed at increased recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteering, to highlight the achievements of the millions of volunteers worldwide who devote their time to serving others, and to encourage more people globally to engage in volunteering.

  8. List of specialized agencies of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Office at Geneva in Switzerland is the second biggest U.N. centre after the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.. United Nations specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the co-ordinating machinery of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level, and through the Chief ...

  9. United Nations Office at Geneva - Wikipedia

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    The Allée des Nations, with the flags of the member countries The headquarters of the World Health Organization World Intellectual Property Organization headquarters. The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG, French: Office des Nations Unies à Genève) in Geneva, Switzerland, is one of the four major offices [a] of the United Nations where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence.