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Membership in International Organizations: The major organizations in which Colombia is a member include: the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, Andean Pact, Caribbean Development Bank, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Group of 3, Group of 11, Group of 24, Group of 77, Inter-American Development Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Chamber of Commerce, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Criminal Police Organization, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Labour Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Maritime Satellite Organization, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), International Olympic Committee, International Organization for Migration, International Organization for Standardization, International Telecommunication Union, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Trade Union Confederation, Latin American Economic System, Latin American Integration Association, Latin Union, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of American States ( OAS ), Permanent Court of Arbitration, Rio Group, United Nations ( UN ), UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Universal Postal Union, World Confederation of Labour, World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Meteorological Organization, World Tourism Organization, and World Trade Organization.
Malawi is a member of the following international organizations: UN and some of its specialized and related agencies ( i. e. UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO ), IMF, World Bank, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency ( MIGA ), World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ), Berne Convention, Universal Copyright Convention, Organization of African Unity ( OAU ), Lome Convention, African Development Bank ( AFDB ), Southern African Development Community ( SADC ), the Common Market for East and Southern Africa ( COMESA ), Non-Aligned Movement, G-77, and the World Health Organization ( WHO ).
North Korea also belongs to the Food and Agriculture Organization ; the International Civil Aviation Organization ; the International Postal Union ; the UN Conference on Trade and Development ; the ITU ; the UN Development Programme ; the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ; the World Health Organization ; the World Intellectual Property Organization ; the World Meteorological Organization ; the International Maritime Organization ; the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Non-Aligned Movement.
KEI is also working with a number of other NGOs to change the mission of the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ), so that it operates more like a true UN agency, with a social rather than a commercial agenda.
These include: Chairman, Ramos Peace and Development Foundation ; Chairman, Boao Forum for Asia ; Trustee, International Crisis Group ( ICG ); Member, Advisory Group, UN University for Peace ; Honorary Director, General Douglas MacArthur Foundation ; Founding Member, Policy Advisory Commission, World Intellectual Property Organization ( PAC-WIPO ); Honorary Member, World Commission on Water for the 21st century ; Member, International Advisory Council, Asia House ; Patron, Opportunity International ( Philippines ); Global Advisor, University of Winnipeg ; Honorary Chairman, Yuchengco Center, De La Salle University ; Member, Advisory Board, Metrobank ; Honorary President, Human Development Network ( HDN ) Philippines ; Lifetime Honorary President, Christian Democrats International ( CDI ); and Chairman Emeritus, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats ( CMD ) Party.
Greve was invited as an expert to the “ Commission on Intellectual Property Rights ” of the UK government, and represented the coordination circle of German Civil Society during the first phase of the United Nations ( UN ) World Summit on the Information Society ( WSIS ) as part of the German governmental delegation.
* April 26-World Intellectual Property Day, recognized by the UN

UN and History
Mason and Howard, in order to give the film more of an American feel, came up with the idea of inserting newly-shot footage of newscaster Eric Carter, a UN reporter who spends much of the time commenting on the action from the UN Headquarters via an International Communication Satellite ( ICS ) broadcast, and Arnold Johnson, the head of the Museum of Natural History in New York, who tries to explain Godzilla's origin and his and Kong's motivations.
UN Ambassador Andrew Young presented the award to Mead's daughter at a special program honoring Mead's contributions, sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, where she spent many years of her career.
* David T. Beito, " Henrik Shipstead Against the UN ," History News Network, July 28, 2005.
* To Katanga and Back: A UN Case History ( London: Hutchinson, 1962 ) OCLC 460615937
It also provides a variety of athletic intercollegiate teams for its students as well as academic teams, specifically its Math, Model UN, Forensics, High School Choir, Drama Club and History teams.
* History of the UN ( UN Official Site )
According to UN estimates, a further million people died during the trade embargo ( imposed by the UN following Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait ), due to malnutrition or lack of medical supplies, and from sanctions targeting domestic water systems ( History of Iraq ).
He opposed the creation of the UN, stating " The United Nations is the greatest fraud in all History.

UN and Project
From 2002 to 2006, Sachs was the Director of the UN Millennium Project and Special Advisor to then Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals.
On behalf of Annan, from 2002-2006 he chaired the UN Millennium Project, which was tasked with developing a concrete action plan to achieve the MDGs.
The UN General Assembly adopted the key recommendations of the UN Millennium Project at a special session in September 2005.
UN Millennium Project.
He previously worked as senior Project Manager for the UN ’ s Food and Agriculture Organization ( UNFAO ) in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
This led to the revival of Checkmate, a UN authority that oversaw superheroes including Sasha Bordeaux, an integral character of The OMAC Project.
AJC's programs and departments include the Asia and Pacific Rim Institute, the Belfer Center for American Pluralism, the Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, Contemporary Jewish Life, Government and International Affairs, Interreligious and Intergroup Relations, the Latino and Latin American Institute, Middle East and International Terrorism, National and Legislative Affairs, Project Interchange, Russian Affairs and UN Watch.
Nodes are independent organizations ( composed of both organizations and individuals from different institutional categories-government, corporations, NGOs, universities, individuals, and UN or international organizations-which acts like a transinstitution ) which co-operate with each other and the Project to provide an international perspective on futures research.
* UNOPS ( UN Office for Project Services )
In order to support the MDGs, both UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Administrator of the UN Development Programme ( UNDP ), Mark Malloch Brown, have launched the Millennium Project to determine the best strategies for achieving the MDGs.
* Official UN Millennium Project website
Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo expressed the support of the United States in implementing the “ New Horizon Project ,” which attempts to better “ anticipate challenges to peacekeeping missions .” Furthermore, the United States called for clearer mandates for Peace Keeping Operations ( PKO ’ s ) by including “ specific benchmarks whenever possible ,” which would “ greatly enhance the capacity of the UN to effectively undertake complex peace operations and to review those operations once undertaken .” The Ambassador also encouraged a greater effort from the UN member states as a whole to train and equip PKO ’ s to meet increasing demands.
Sir John led the discussion on public finance for infrastructure at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers meeting on 2003 ; he was an adviser to the UN Millennium Project in 2004 ; he led the discussion of catastrophe insurance at the World Bank / IMF annual meeting in 2005 ; and he was a member of Paul Volcker ’ s panel on the World Bank ’ s Institutional Integrity in 2007.
He has been an adviser to the UN Secretary-General ’ s Millennium Development Project and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
In 1996 she was a member of the board for both The Hunger Project in New York, and the UN University in Tokyo, Japan.
For more than 30 years, Howard has worked for non-profit organizations including UN agencies and The Hunger Project.
Business and residential districts were purposed for the Central Area by the UN Main Project ( SCP ) and Sub Project.
* Climate Week NY ˚ C, a partnership between The Climate Group, the United Nations, the UN Foundation, the City of New York, the Government of Denmark, Tck Tck Tck Campaign and Carbon Disclosure Project.
In addition to broader approaches, the Sachs Report ( for the UN Millennium Project ) proposes a series of " quick wins ", approaches identified by development experts which would cost relatively little but could have a major constructive effect on world poverty.

UN and
* 1960 Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
In addition, UN sanctions against Serbia ( 1992 95 ) and Iraq took a heavy toll on the Bulgarian economy.
In addition, UN sanctions against Serbia ( 1992 95 ) and Iraq took a heavy toll on the Bulgarian economy.
A UN investigation reported 2 3 million dead, while UNICEF estimated 3 million had been killed.
* 1992 UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF, with the task of establishing peace and ensuring that humanitarian aid is distributed in Somalia.
* 1947 Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the approval of the 1947 UN Partition Plan.
* 1994 Rwandan Genocide: Military advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations Maurice Baril recommends that the UN multi-national forces in Zaire stand down.
With the progressive lifting of UN and US sanctions from 2003 2008, the two countries have been working together to jointly develop their oil and natural gas industries.
* 1995 The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a cease-fire brokered by the UN.
* 1947 Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor
It served twice on the UN Security Council ( 1975 76 and 1982 83 ).
An IRIN news report of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted: " Hezbollah not only has armed and political wings it also boasts an extensive social development program.
However, three wars ( Iraq-Iran War from 1980 1988, Gulf War 1991 and the Iraqi Invasion of 2003 ) in addition to the UN sanctions-which lasted for twelve years from 1991 to 2003, left the industry ’ s infrastructure in poor condition.
* UN Audiovisual Library of International Law
Under some conventions e. g. the European Convention on Human Rights individuals or states are permitted, subject to certain conditions, to take individual cases to the enforcement mechanisms ; under most, however ( e. g. the UN conventions ), individual access is contingent on the acceptance of that right by the relevant state party, either by a declaration at the time of ratification or accession, or through ratification of or accession to an optional protocol to the convention.
* 1946 The UN Security Council holds its first session.
* 1933 Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-born Pakistani diplomat ( UN High Commissioner for Refugees ) ( d. 2003 )
* 2000 Israel complies with UN Security Council Resolution 425 22 years after its issuance, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon.
* 2002 The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.
The UN mediator Matthew Nimetz proposed another form several months afterward, proposing that the name “ Republika Makedonija ” should be used by the countries that have recognized the country under that name and that Greece should use the formula “ Republika Makedonija Skopje ”, while the international institutions and organizations should use the name “ Republika Makedonia ” in Latin alphabet transcription, but this form was rejected by Greece.
* Active participation in the work of international organizations, UN and its specialized agencies, WTO and at the regional level OSCE, Council of Europe against global threats: terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, global warming, organized crime, damages to the environment, economic and social issues, disrespect for human rights etc.
* 1967 Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.

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