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Africa

UN Programmes, Funds and Specialzed Agencies

• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• United Nations Development Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• The World Bank Group

Other UN System Bodies, Sites, Offices

• DPI Publication, Africa Renewal
• Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA)
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing
• Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (1994)
• UN News Centre - Africa News

Other Africa-related bodies

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• The African Union (AU)
• The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
• The Southern African Development Community (SADC)

OTHER UN BODIES ACTIVE IN AFRICA

UN Programmes, Funds, Specialized Agencies and Other Bodies

• Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• (also, enter “Africa” or specific country in IMO search engine)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
• UNDP Drylands Development Centre
• United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
• United Nations International Research and Training Institute
• for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW)
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) field offices in Africa
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
• United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Food Programme (WFP)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World International Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Trade Organizations (WTO)