United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - Regional Office, based in Canberra
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is an impartial, non-political humanitarian organisation mandated by the United Nations to lead and co-ordinate international action for the world-wide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems. The Canberra office is responsible for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific.
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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Pacific Region - based in Fiji
The Pacific Regional OHCHR covers: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
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United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - Fiji Multi-Country Office
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. The Fiji Multi-Country Office serves another nine Pacific countries: Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru and the Solomon Islands.
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United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Papua New Guinea
The UNDP Papua New Guinea Country Office is a valued, trusted and reliable adviser to and development partner with, the Government and other stakeholders in Papua New Guinea's national development. As Papua New Guinea builds its own development solutions, UNDP provides ideas for strategic development projects and capacity building in support of continued efforts to improve gender equality, promote democratic governance, achieve sustainable livelihoods, crisis prevention and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS. UNDP also supports Papua New Guinea 's aspirations to achieve the MDGs by 2015.
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Samoa Multi-Country Office
The Samoa Multi-Country Office serves another four Pacific Island countries: Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau.
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) in ThailandThe United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region. With a membership of 62 Governments, 58 of which are in the region, and a geographical scope that stretches from Turkey in the west to the Pacific island nation of Kiribati in the east, and from the Russian Federation in the north to New Zealand in the south, ESCAP is the most comprehensive of the United Nations five regional commissions. It is also the largest United Nations body serving the Asia-Pacific region with over 600 staff.
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United Nations Integrated Mission (UNMIT) in Timor-Leste
UNMIT was established by United Nations Security Council (SC) resolution 1704 (2006) of 25 August 2006. SC resolution 1745 (2007) of 22 February 2007 extended the mandate of UNMIT until 26 February 2008
UNHCR Regional Office - Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Pacific Office
United Nations Development Programme Fiji Multi-Country Office "Moving the Pacific forward"
United Nations Development Programme, Papua New Guinea
United Nations Development Programme, Samoa Multi-Country Office
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
UNMIT - United Nations Integrated Mision in Timor-Leste