- United Nations Department of Public Information
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The United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) helps non-governmental organizations gain access to and disseminate information about United Nations issues so the public can better understand the aims and objectives of the organizations. It is one of the members of the United Nations Development Group with its Regional Commissions (ECA, ECE, ECLAC, ESCAP, ESCWA), rotating annually.[1]
Contents
Membership as NGO
Any recognized national or international organization can apply if it meets certain minimal criteria.[2]
See also
- Aarhus Convention
- Declaration of Rio (principle no. 10)
- Participation (decision making)
External links
- UNDPI.org [1] Created by the NGO's, not the UN.
References
United Nations (UN) UN System History League of Nations · Peacekeeping missions (history · timeline) · Enlargement
Major offices Programmes and
agenciesFAO · ICAO · ILO · IMO · IPCC · IAEA · UNIDO · ITU · UNAIDS · SCSL · UNCTAD · UNCITRAL · UNDCP · UNDG · UNDP · UNDPI · UNEP (OzonAction, UNEP/GRID-Arendal) · UNESCO · UNODC · UNFIP · UNFPA · OHCHR · UNHCR · UNHRC · UN-HABITAT · UNICEF · UNITAR · UNOSAT · UNRWA · UN Women · UNWTO · UPU · WFP · WHO · WMO
Resolutions Related topics Bretton Woods system · Charter · Delivering as One · Flag · Honor Flag · Global Compact · ICC · Laissez-Passer · OPCW · Treaty Series · UN Day · UDHR · MDGs · UN reform
Categories:- United Nations Secretariat
- Organizations established by the United Nations
- United Nations Development Group
- United Nations stubs
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