An international organization whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world with headquarters in New York City. The primary objectives of the organization are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems.
Entry Term(s)
ESCAP
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Latin American Demographic Center
UN
UNHCR
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
An international organization whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world with headquarters in New York City. The primary objectives of the organization are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems.