In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. It merges four previously distinct parts of the UN system, which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment: the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW); International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), Office of the Special Adviser ...
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Comprehensive refugee statistics. Annual publication of the UNHCR.
The OIF was created in 1970. Its mission is to embody the active solidarity between its 70 member states and governments, which together represent over one third of the United Nations’ member states and account for a population of over 803 million people, including 200 million French speakers.
UNFPA is an international development agency that promotes the right to health and equal opportunity. The topics covered include reproductive health, support for adolescents and youth, HIV/AIDS prevention, gender equality, etc. The UNFPA website features reports (including "State of World Population"), speeches, multimedia documents,etc.
The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) aims to provide assistance and expertise on fundamental rights in the institutions of the European Union, the Member States and the civil society. FRA published reports, studies and discussion papers. The documentation center provides access to two databases on racism , xenophobia and antisemitism.
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.
