stablished -- 3 December 1949
effective -- 1 January 1951
aim -- to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find
permanent solutions to refugee problems
members -- (47) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Spain,
Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, UK, US, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire
United Nations Operation in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
note -- supposed to shut down 31 January 1995
address -- c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone -- [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX -- [1] (212) 963 4879
established -- 16 December 1992
aim -- to supervise the ceasefire; established by the UN Security
Council
members -- (27) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil,
Canada, Cape Verde, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau,
Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, US, Uruguay, Zambia
United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II)
note -- UN peacekeepers left Somalia on 1 March 1995; some UN
personnel remain in Somalia engaged in humanitarian work
address -- c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone -- [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX -- [1] (212) 963 4879
established -- 24 April 1992
aim -- to facilitate an immediate cessation of hostilities, to
maintain a ceasefire in order to promote a political settlement, and
to provide urgent humanitarian assistance; established by the UN
Security Council
members -- (14) Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Egypt, India,
Ireland, Malaysia, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, Zimbabwe
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
note -- acronym retained from predecessor organization UN Fund for
Population Activities
address -- 220 E. 42nd Street, 19th Floor, Room DN-1901, New York, NY
10017, USA
telephone -- [1] (212) 297 5000
FAX -- [1] (212) 557 6416
established -- NA July 1967
aim -- to assist both developed and developing countries to deal with
their population problems
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