Category: Geography

Short for Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women according to abbreviationfinder, CEDAW is the body of independent experts that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. It is made up of 23 women’s rights experts from around the world. The countries that have adhered […]

Standing for World Health Organization on AbbreviationFinder, WHO is the international body of the United Nations system responsible for health. Made up of a group of experts, they develop health guidelines and standards, and help countries address public health issues, support and promote health research. Through WHO, governments can jointly tackle global health problems and […]

According to AbbreviationFinder, UNCTAD, acronym for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development [ju ː na ɪ t ɪ d ne ɪ ʃ nz k ɔ nfərəns ɔ n tre ɪ d ənd d ɪ veləpmənt, English], UNCTAD, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, special body of the UN General Assembly, founded […]

UNICEF [abbreviation for U nited N ations I nternational C hildren’s E mergency F and English; “The United Nations Fund for International Children’s Emergency Relief”], since 1953 official name United Nations Children’s Fund [ju na ɪ t ɪ d ne ɪ ʃ nz t ʃ ɪ ldrənz f ʌ nd, English], Children’s Fund of the […]

According to DigoPaul, CEPAL is an acronym that refers to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a body that operates under the orbit of the United Nations (UN) whose function is to promote regional development. It all started in 1947, when ECOSOC, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, was […]