Definition: An international organization whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world with headquarters in New York City. The primary objectives of the organization are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems.
Other names UNICEF; UNESCO; Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations; FAO, United Nations; World Bank; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNH; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultura; United Nations Children's Fund; UNHCR; Latin American Demographic Center; Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pa; ESCAP; UN; ECWA