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- FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP)
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The some 175 staff of the regional office work together to alleviate poverty and hunger in the region by promoting the pursuit of food security - the access of all people at all times to the food they need for an active and healthy life. The aim is to meet the needs of both present and future generations by promoting development that does not degrade the environment and is technically appropriate, economically viable and socially acceptable.
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- UNAIDS
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As the leading advocate for worldwide action against HIV/AIDS, the global mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to the epidemic that will: prevent the spread of HIV; provide care and support for those infected and affected by the disease; reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS; alleviate the socioeconomic and human impact of the epidemic.
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- UNIFEM
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UNIFEM promotes women's empowerment and gender equality. It works to ensure the participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice, and acts as a catalyst within the UN system, supporting efforts that link the needs and concerns of women to all critical issues on the national, regional and global agendas.
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- United Nations foundation
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The UN Foundation and its activities support the goals and objectives of the UN, recognizing the vital role the UN will continue to play in addressing global issues. Financed by Ted Turner.
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- United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
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The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) has been for more than twenty-five years the only United Nations (UN) organization committed to regional (subnational) development in developing countries.
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