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	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.\|more...»
	World Health Organizations (WHO) is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.\|more...»
	The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country.\|more...»
	The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997, UNODC has approximately 500 staff members worldwide. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Project Office for the Baltic States was established in Vilnius, Lithuania in December 2006 for implementation of a regional project "HIV/AIDS prevention and care among injecting drug users and in prison settings in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania".\|more...»
	United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Charter. The Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1992, with the purpose to ensure an active participation of Lithuania in the UNESCO activities, initiating, assessing and implementing programmes in line with UNESCO priorities \|more...»
	United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Lithuanian National Committee for UNICEF was established in 1993. Untill 2005 UNICEF implemeted four multilateral programmes in Lithuania. After Lithuania became a donor country in 2005, UNICEF country programme in Lithuania ended. Since 2005 Lithuanian National Committee for UNICEF mobilizes resources for global UNICEF programmes and initiatives, provides the information about UNICEF activities, children and women needs in the world. \|more...»
	The International Organization for Migration (IOM) was founded in 1951 and is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of migration. IOM today has a membership of 125 states, with a further 94 having observer status. IOM is not a part of the United Nations system, but works closely with governments, international organizations and NGOs.\|more...»

	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.\|more...»
	World Health Organizations (WHO) is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.\|more...»
	The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country.\|more...»
	The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997, UNODC has approximately 500 staff members worldwide. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Project Office for the Baltic States was established in Vilnius, Lithuania in December 2006 for implementation of a regional project "HIV/AIDS prevention and care among injecting drug users and in prison settings in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania".\|more...»
	United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Charter. The Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1992, with the purpose to ensure an active participation of Lithuania in the UNESCO activities, initiating, assessing and implementing programmes in line with UNESCO priorities \|more...»
	United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Lithuanian National Committee for UNICEF was established in 1993. Untill 2005 UNICEF implemeted four multilateral programmes in Lithuania. After Lithuania became a donor country in 2005, UNICEF country programme in Lithuania ended. Since 2005 Lithuanian National Committee for UNICEF mobilizes resources for global UNICEF programmes and initiatives, provides the information about UNICEF activities, children and women needs in the world. \|more...»
	The International Organization for Migration (IOM) was founded in 1951 and is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of migration. IOM today has a membership of 125 states, with a further 94 having observer status. IOM is not a part of the United Nations system, but works closely with governments, international organizations and NGOs.\|more...»