The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) continued in 2001 to promote the safety and efficiency of civil air transport by prescribing standards and recommending practices and procedures for facilitating civil ...

During 2001, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) engaged in a process of reform, while advancing its operational work, by establishing an Independent Evaluation Office to enhance transparency and accountability of its ...

In 2001, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) continued to promote a fast and reliable universal postal service at affordable prices through international collaboration among its member countries. Activities focused on postal ...

In 2001, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the legal and institutional foundation of the multilateral trading system, continued to oversee the rules of international trade, settle trade disputes and organize trade ...

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) continued to promote the sustainable industrial development of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. As a global forum on ...

In 2000, the income of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the central United Nations funding body for technical assistance to developing countries, totalled $2,554 million, as compared to $2,608 million in ...

In 2000, the protection of human rights—civil and political, as well as economic, social and cultural—continued to be a major focus of UN activities. IN May, the Preparatory Committee for the World Conference against Racism, ...

Alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in a number of countries were examined in 2000 by the General Assembly,the Economic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights and its Sub-commission ...

Economic growth in 2000 was unexpectedly and unusually high and widespread. World output,which jumped to 4 per cent from 2.8 per cent in1999, the strongest increase in more than a decade,was associated with double-digit ...

In 2002, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continued to act as a catalyst for the development and transfer of peaceful nuclear technologies; to build and maintain a global nuclear safety regime; and to assist ...