United Nations Information Centre for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific - based in CanberraThe United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) was established in Australia in November 1948. Based in Canberra, it is the formal UN presence in Australia and the principal local source of information about the United Nations system. Its information-related responsibilities also extend to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga and Vanuatu.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - Regional Office, based in CanberraThe 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.
World Bank - hub for the Pacific region, based in SydneyThe World Bank office in Sydney, Australia, acts as a hub for the entire Pacific region. The office oversees programs and analytical work in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea as well as in nine Pacific Island countries: Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. Individual country offices can be found in
Timor-Leste,
Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands, as well as a joint country office with the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Tonga.