The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) fight against racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in greater Europe, from the perspective of the protection of human rights.
Established in 1984, the OSE relies on a broad-based network of academic and non-academic experts, trade unionists, social stakeholders and - more generally - social partner representatives. Its team of researchers and analysts is multidisciplinary and multilingual. It formulates proposals, conducts research and produces training tools and backup for reflection on the social dimension of the European Union. It has organised several major international conferences. Its various research ...
Founded in 1945, the UNESCO is a specialized agency of the UN. UNESCO has 193 Member States and seven Associate Member States, its headquarters in Paris. UNESCO’s mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. Publications on line, statistics and a photobank are available on the website.
The World Bank’s mission is to reduce poverty and improve the living standards of people around the world. Many databases are available with publications, reports, programs, archives and documents published by the World Bank.
Founded in 1919, the ILO is the tripartite UN agency that brings together governments, employers and workers of its member states in common action to promote decent work throughout the world. Labour standards, official meetings, publications and research, satatistics are available on the website.
The UN-ESCWA, one of the five regional United Nations commissions, is composed of 17 Arab countries of Western Asia. It provides a framework for the formulation and harmonization of sectoral policies for member countries. It is a platform of expertise and knowledge for congresses, and it fosters coordination and is a source of information for the region. It publishes reports, surveys, newsletters and manuals and studies ...
The UNECE Population Unit is promoting policy dialogues among the UNECE Member States on various facets of demographic change in Europe and North America. Its activities are supporting the implementation of the final documents of inter-governmental conferences on population issues, and contributing towards better-informed policy-making by organizing programmes of data collection and research.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has a mandate from the international community to promote and protect all human rights. It works to ensure the enforcement of universally recognized human rights norms, including through promoting both the universal ratification and implementation of the major human rights treaties and respect for the rule of law.
The Statistics Division compiles and disseminates global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. The Division regularly publishes data updates, including the Demographic Yearbook and books and reports on statistics and statistical methods. The Division’s databases are also available on this site.
The main features of the Commission’s web site are: the latest official press releases, photos and live TV coverage of EU affairs, details of forthcoming events, links to the policies administered and implemented by the Commission, the possibility of influencing the decision-making process, easy access to its organisation (meetings, work programme, contacts...), direct links to its key information services.
