International Organisations

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International Atomic Energy Agency, The (IAEA)

Comment: The world's foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Established as an autonomous organization under the United Nations in 1957, the Agency's broad spectrum of services, programmes, and activities is based on the needs of its Member States.

International Committee of the Red Cross, The (ICRC)

Comment: The ICRC was founded nearly a century and a half ago. It seeks to preserve a measure of humanity in the midst of war. Its guiding principle is that even in war there are limits on how warfare is conducted and limits on how combatants behave. Discover more about the ICRC and their activities on this website.

European Union, The

Comment: This portal site provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation currently in force or under discussion, access the websites of each of the EU institutions and find out about the policies administered by the European Union under the powers devolved to it by the Treaties.

International Maritime Organisation, The (IMO)

Comment: This is the United Nations' specialized agency responsible for improving maritime safety and preventing pollution from ships. The information resources on the IMO website give you access to the IMO Library services and its information products in the maritime field. You can also browse or purchase IMO publications online.

UK Analytical Partnership, The (UKAP)

Comment: A unique alliance generating momentum between key stakeholders and others across the analytical science sector who share the vision of making analysis in the UK world class. The website features a funding guide for researchers in chemical measurement science and an online registration form.

G8 Information Centre, The

Comment: This site provides documentation arising from G7 summit meetings, including delegations, communiqués, political declarations and other official releases. The G8 Information Centre also includes documents released by national delegations at summits and transcripts of summit news conferences.

United Nations International Children's Fund, The (UNICEF)

Comment: Created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946 to help children after World War II in Europe, UNICEF was first known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations system, its task being to help children living in poverty in developing countries.

Commonwealth Secretariat, The

Comment: The official website of The Commonwealth and the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. The Commonwealth is a unique family of 54 developed and developing nations around the world. It is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states spread over every continent and ocean. They are of many religions, races, languages and cultures.

World Bank Group, The

Comment: Founded in 1944, the World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. For each of its clients, the World Bank Group works with government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to formulate assistance strategies.

Royal Commonwealth Society, The (RCS)

Comment: Founded in 1868, this is an international Non-Governmental Organisation working to promote an understanding of the nature and working of the Commonwealth, and of the factors which shape the lives of its peoples and the policies of its governments. The RCS is supported by a worldwide membership.

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