====== United Nations ====== {{ ::logo_of_the_united_nations.svg.png?200|}} The **United Nations (UN)** is a global intergovernmental organization based in [[united_states:new_york:New York City]]. ===== History ===== On June 13, 2019, the United Nations and the [[World Economic Forum]] (WEF) signed a "Strategic Partnership Framework outlining areas of cooperation to deepen institutional engagement and jointly accelerate the implementation of the [[2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development]]."((Tedeneke, A. (2019, June 13). //World Economic Forum and UN Sign Strategic Partnership Framework.// World Economic Forum. http://archive.today/2023.01.07-201341/https://www.weforum.org/press/2019/06/world-economic-forum-and-un-sign-strategic-partnership-framework/)) ===== Organization ===== ==== Membership ==== === Permanent Observers === Organizations granted "Permanent Observer" status to the UN include:((//Non-Member-States.// United Nations. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230128010537/https://www.un.org/en/about-us/non-member-states)) ((//Intergovernmental and Other Organizations.// United Nations. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230128010623/https://www.un.org/en/about-us/intergovernmental-and-other-organizations)) * [[African Development Bank]] * [[African Union]] * [[Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean]] * [[Andean Community]] * [[Andean Development Corporation]] * [[ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office]] * [[Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization]] * [[Asian Development Bank]] * [[Asian Forest Cooperation Organization]] (AFoCO) * [[Association of Caribbean States]] * [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] * [[Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization]] * [[Caribbean Community]] (CARICOM) * [[Central American Bank for Economic Integration]] * [[Central American Integration System]] (Sica) * [[Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Institute]] (CAREC) * [[Central European Initiative]] * [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]] * [[Common Fund for Commodities]] * [[Commonwealth]] * [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] * [[Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries]] * [[Community of Sahelo-Saharan States]] * [[Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries]] * [[Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia]] * [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf]] * [[Council of Europe]] * [[Customs Cooperation Council]] (World Customs Organization) * [[Developing Eight Countries Organization for Economic Cooperation]] * [[East African Community]] * [[Economic Community of Central African States]] * [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) * [[Economic Cooperation Organization]] * [[Energy Charter Conference]] * [[Eurasian Development Bank]] * [[Eurasian Economic Community]] * [[Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism]] * [[European Organization for Nuclear Research]] (CERN) * [[European Public Law Organization]] * [[European Union]] * [[Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean]] * [[Global Dryland Alliance ]] * [[global_fund|Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria]] * [[Global Green Growth Institute]] * [[Group of Seven Plus]] * [[Hague Conference on Private International Law]] * [[Holy See]] * [[Ibero-American Conference]] * [[Indian Ocean Commission]] * [[Indian Ocean Rim Association]] * [[Inter-American Development Bank]] * [[Intergovernmental Authority on Development]] * [[International Anti-Corruption Academy]] * [[International Bamboo and Rattan Organization]] * [[International Centre for Migration Policy Development]] * [[International Chamber of Commerce]] * [[International Civil Defence Organization]] (ICDO) * [[International Committee of the Red Cross]] * [[International Conference on the Great Lakes Region of Africa]] * [[International Council for the Exploration of the Sea]] * [[International Criminal Police Organization]] (INTERPOL) * [[International Development Law Organization]] * [[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]] * [[International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea]] * [[International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission]] * [[International Hydrographic Organization]] * [[International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance]] * [[International Institute for the Unification of Private Law]] (UNIDROIT) * [[International Olympic Committee]] * [[International Organization of the Francophonie]] * [[International Renewable Energy Agency]] * [[International Solar Alliance]] * [[International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries]] * [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] * [[International Youth Organization for Ibero-America]] * [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] * [[Islamic Development Bank Group]] * [[Italian-Latin American Institute]] * [[Latin American and Caribbean Economic System]] * [[Latin American Integration Association]] * [[Latin American Parliament]] * [[League of Arab States]] * [[New Development Bank]] * [[OPEC Fund for International Development]] * [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD) * [[Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States]] * [[Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States]] * [[Organization for Democracy and Economic Development]] * [[Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe]] * [[Organization of American States]] (OAS) * [[Organization of Islamic Cooperation]] * [[Pacific Community]] * [[Pacific Islands Development Forum]] * [[Pacific Islands Forum]] * [[Pan African Intergovernmental Agency for Water and Sanitation for Africa]] * [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean]] * [[Partners in Population and Development]] * [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] * [[Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States]] * [[Shanghai Cooperation Organization]] * [[Small Island Development States Dock]] (SIDS DOCK) * [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]] * [[South Centre]] * [[Southern African Development Community]] * [[sovereign_military_order_of_malta|Sovereign Order of Malta]] * [[Palestine|State of Palestine]] * [[Union for the Mediterranean]] * [[Union of South American Nations]] * [[University for Peace]] * [[West African Economic and Monetary Union]] * [[World Customs Organization]] Specialized agencies of the UN also maintain Observer status, including:((//Specialized Agencies.// United Nations. Retrieved November 29, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.11.29-114451/https://www.un.org/en/about-us/specialized-agencies)) * [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] * [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] * [[International Criminal Court]] * [[International Fund for Agricultural Development]] * [[International Labour Organization]] * [[International Monetary Fund]] * [[International Organization for Migration]] * [[International Seabed Authority]] * [[International Telecommunication Union]] * [[International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea]] * [[Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization]] * [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO) * [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization]] * [[World Bank]] * [[World Health Organization]] * [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] * [[World Meteorological Organization]] ===== Link Dump ===== * https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2021 * https://archive.ph/7k5cY