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Special sessions of the United Nations General AssemblyIt collects all the documentation related to the special sessions held by the United Nations General Assembly. Special sessions are convened by the Secretary General at the request of the Security Council or a majority of the Members of the United Nations. http://www.un.org/en/ga/sessions/special.shtml Last update 24/08/2020 |
UN Women - United Nations Body for Gender Equality and Women's EmpowermentUnited Nations body which groups together 4 previous offices promoting gender equality and women's empowerment. The site offers information, press reviews and reports on the promotion of the economic, political, social and cultural condition of women. http://www.unwomen.org/ Last update 26/08/2020 |
HRW - Human Rights WatchInternational non-profit non-governmental organization engaged in the protection and promotion of human rights. The site contains news and reports on the human rights situation in 90 countries, it also promotes advocacy projects and activities aimed at reporting forms of injustice. http://www.hrw.org/ Last update 26/08/2020 |
Focsiv - Volunteers in the worldFederation of voluntary international service non-governmental organizations engaged in cooperation with the peoples of the South. In addition to publications and documentation on awareness campaigns, the site contains offers of traineeships. http://www.focsiv.org/ Last update 26/08/2020 |
2010-2011 International Year of YouthThe international year of youth was launched at the United Nations on August 12, 2010 on the theme "Dialogue and mutual understanding". The site offers documentation, multimedia material and thematic cards. http://social.un.org/youthyear/ Last update 26/08/2020 |
United Nations instruments for disarmamentThe United Nations office in Geneva dedicates a section of its website to information related to activities and initiatives on disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons such as, in particular, the Conference on Disarmament and the main existing Conventions on the matter. http://www.unog.ch/disarmament Last update 26/08/2020 |
Tribunal for the crimes of the Khmer Rouge regimeEstablished following an agreement between the United Nations and the Cambodian government in 2003 for crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge regime in power from 1975 to 1979. The site documents the activities of the Tribunal. http://www.eccc.gov.kh/ Last update 26/08/2020 |
International campaign to ban landminesIt is a global network with members in over 90 countries that works for a world free of antipersonnel mines and cluster ammunition. The campaign was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of efforts made to adopt the Mine Ban Treaty in 1997. http://www.icbl.org/ Last update 26/08/2020 |
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsThe OPCW is the body that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, storage and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction. The site contains information, documents and news on the various issues touched by the Convention. http://www.opcw.org Last update 26/08/2020 |
IEAE - International Atomic Energy AgencyBorn in 1957 as a world organization "Atoms for peace", in the United Nations system, it is the world center for cooperation in the nuclear field. It has the aim of promoting safe and peaceful applications of atomic energy. http://www.iaea.org/ Last update 26/08/2020 |
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)The Alliance was created in 2005 under the auspices of the United Nations in order to improve understanding and cooperation between nations and between peoples with different cultures and religions. The site contains information, news, work plans, information, publications and academic studies. https://www.unaoc.org/ Last update 26/08/2020 |
NP - Nonviolent PeaceforceNonviolent Peaceforce was born in December 2002 in Surajkund (India), and is an international organization involving around 100 organizations from all continents. The main purpose of NP is the creation and dispatch of international peacekeepers of civilians to conflict areas. https://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/ Last update 26/08/2020 |
Civil Defense Studies CenterThe Center aims to spread the culture and operational tools of violence prevention and nonviolent transformation of conflicts by operating at local, national, European and international level. The site offers theoretical contributions, research, publications and training material. http://www.pacedifesa.org Last update 26/08/2020 |
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)Consultative body of the European Union, established in 1957, which provides qualified advice to the major EU institutions through the preparation of opinions on proposals for European laws, expresses itself with opinions prepared on its own initiative. http://www.eesc.europa.eu/ Last update 03/08/2020 |
EU Neighbourhood Info CentreIt offers information by country and by theme, multimedia files, thematic insights and links on the Euro-Mediterranean co-operation and on the European Union's initiatives with specific focus on the Euro-Mediterranean area and on that of Eastern Europe. http://www.enpi-info.eu/ Last update 03/08/2020 |