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The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, dedicated to implementing projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners around the world.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is a United Nations (UN) body formed in December 1991 by General Assembly Resolution 46/182. The resolution was designed to strengthen the UN's response to complex emergencies and natural disasters.
he Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) was established to assist and support the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) with strategic advice and policy guidance, administer the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) and to support the Secretary-General in coordinating United Nations agencies in their peacebuilding efforts.
UNFPA supports:
1. Reproductive health care for women and youth in more than 150 countries – home to more than 80 per cent of the world’s population
2. The health of pregnant women, especially the 10-15 million who face life-threatening complications each year
3. Reliable access to modern contraceptives sufficient to benefit 20 million women a year
The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous research institute within the UN system that undertakes multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on the social dimensions of contemporary development issues.
Through our work we aim to ensure that social equity, inclusion and justice are central to development thinking, policy and practice. To this end, we:
The United Nations Statistics Division is committed to the advancement of the global statistical system. We compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. We facilitate the coordination of international statistical activities and support the functioning of the United Nations Statistical Commission as the apex entity of the global statistical system.
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has been operating since 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. SDSN mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development, including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.
The World Institute for Development Economics Research began operations in 1985 in Helsinki, Finland, as the first research centre of the United Nations University.
Today it is a unique blend of think tank, research institute, and UN agency – providing a range of services from policy advice to governments as well as freely available original research coordinated by a core group of resident and non-resident researchers and undertaken by a global network of collaborators.
Formerly known as the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), the mission of the Brundtland Commission is to unite countries to pursue sustainable development together. The Chairperson of the Commission, Gro Harlem Brundtland, was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar in December 1983. At the time, the UN General Assembly realized that there was a heavy deterioration of the human environment and natural resources.
About Us
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) was established "To protect the rights and address the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide and support their transition to a dignified life."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is made up of 29 agencies and offices with nearly 100,000 employees who serve the American people at more than 4,500 locations across the country and abroad.
We provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.
We are a multi-faceted agency that manages and protects 154 national forests and 20 grasslands in 43 states and Puerto Rico. The agency’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.
The Department's mission is to shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just, and democratic world and foster conditions for stability and progress for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere. This mission is shared with the USAID, ensuring we have a common path forward in partnership as we invest in the shared security and prosperity that will ultimately better prepare us for the challenges of tomorrow.
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is the Federal Government’s official, digital, secure resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government. The GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies in digital and print formats.
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent national institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible, practical, and essential for U.S. and global security. USIP pursues this vision on the ground in conflict zones, working with local partners to prevent conflicts from turning to bloodshed and to end it when they do. The Institute provides training, analysis, and other resources to people, organizations, and governments working to build peace.
La Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB) es una universidad de especialización en cursos de postgrado con sede en Sucre, Bolivia (desde 1985), Sede Nacional en Quito, Ecuador (desde 1992) y las oficinas regionales de Caracas, Venezuela; en Bogotá, Colombia (desde 2005) y La Paz, Bolivia.
La Universidad Austral de Chile es una universidad tradicional privada chilena, con asiento en la sureña ciudad de Valdivia, Chile.
La Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP) es la universidad más grande del estado de San Luis Potosí (México) y la primera universidad autónoma en México (1923). La UASLP fue instituida el 1 de agosto de 1859.
La Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas Francisco García Salinas (UAZ) es la máxima casa de estudios en el estado mexicano de Zacatecas. Actualmente está conformado en Áreas Académicas del conocimiento, que a su vez se conforman por diferentes Unidades Académicas que cubren las actividades sustantivas (principales) de Docencia, Investigación, Extensión y Gestión Académicas.
Argumentos. Estudios críticos de la sociedad, es una publicación cuatrimestral editada por la División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco (UAM-X). Creada en 1987 con la idea de proporcionar a la comunidad intelectual los resultados del trabajo académico y de investigación.
La Universidad Católica del Norte es una institución de educación superior chilena, tradicional y privada, perteneciente a la Iglesia católica.
La Universidad Centroamericana es un centro de educación superior de Nicaragua, de capital privado sin fines de lucro, también conocida como UCA.
La Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) es una universidad nacional pública argentina con sede en la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Fue fundada el 12 de agosto de 1821 y oficialmente inaugurada el 26 de agosto de 1821 por el gobernador de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Martín Rodríguez, y su ministro de gobierno, Bernardino Rivadavia.
Fuente: Wikipedia
The University of Costa Rica (Spanish: Universidad de Costa Rica, abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, is located in San Pedro Montes de Oca, in the province of San José. It is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious institution of higher learning in Costa Rica, originally established as the Universidad de Santo Tomás in 1843. It is also the most important research university in the country, and Central America. Approximately 39,000 students attend UCR throughout the year.
La Universidad de Lima es una universidad privada, ubicada en la ciudad de Lima, Perú. Fue fundada el 25 de abril de 1962, por un grupo de profesores universitarios y representantes del comercio y la industria reunidos en la "Asociación Civil PRODIES (Promoción del Desarrollo Industrial a través de la Educación Superior)".
Centro de Estudios Rurales Andinos (CERA)
Misión
Promover el conocimiento cientifico de los problemas agrarios, rurales, y ambientales, haciendo posible la formaciòn de profesionales universitarios capaces de investigar cientificamente los procesos del desarrollo agrario y, al mismo tiempo ofrecer adecuadas soluciones.
Visión
Este programa de postgrado estudia los procesos del desarrollo agrario desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria. De allì que sus egresados tengan un enfoque integral y holìstico.
Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR). Sistema público universitario de Puerto Rico. Es el sistema universitario más grande de Puerto Rico, y cuenta con once campus alrededor de la isla con una matrícula de más de 64.740 estudiantes.
Fuente: Wikipedia
La Universidad del Bío-Bío es una institución de educación superior chilena, de carácter estatal, ubicada en la Región del Biobío, con sedes en Concepción y Chillán.
La Universidad del Pacífico es una universidad privada peruana ubicada en el distrito de Jesús María de la ciudad de Lima. Fue fundada el 28 de febrero de 1962 por un grupo de empresarios liderados por Juan Pardo Heeren con la colaboración de la Compañía de Jesús, siendo la cuarta universidad privada más antigua.234 La universidad se enfoca en las áreas de economía, gestión institucional y empresarial, y derecho
