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  2. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is a research institute of the United Nations focused on disarmament and international security.It was established in 1980 by the United Nations General Assembly with the stated purpose of informing states and the global community on questions of international security, and to assist with disarmament efforts so as to facilitate ...

  3. List of United Nations organizations by location - Wikipedia

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    The Palace of Nations.The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second most important UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters.. While the Secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies, specialized agencies, and related organizations are headquartered in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe.

  4. Disarmament as Humanitarian Action - Wikipedia

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    These themes are explored in three UNIDIR publications drawing from a range of contributors in civil society, diplomacy, and the policy and research fields: Alternative Approaches in Multilateral Decision Making: Disarmament as Humanitarian Action (2005) [2] introduced the project and examined difficulties for multilateral practitioners in negotiating effectively in disarmament and arms control;

  5. United Nations Office at Geneva - Wikipedia

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    The Allée des Nations, with the flags of the member countries The headquarters of the World Health Organization World Intellectual Property Organization headquarters. The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG, French: Office des Nations Unies à Genève) in Geneva, Switzerland, is one of the four major offices [a] of the United Nations where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence.

  6. List of specialized agencies of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Office at Geneva in Switzerland is the second biggest U.N. centre after the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.. United Nations specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the structure of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level, and through the Chief Executives Board ...

  7. Robin Geiss - Wikipedia

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    Robin Geiss (born November 8, 1974) is a German academic specializing in public international law.In 2021, he was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. [1]

  8. List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations

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    Permanent representatives are also appointed to the United Nations Offices in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi; and permanent delegates to specialized agencies of the UN, such as FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy and UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.

  9. Patricia Lewis (physicist) - Wikipedia

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    She was the director or the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Geneva 1997–2008. She was deputy director and scientist-in-residence at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, California from 2008 to 2012.