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United Nations
Medical Definition: | An international organization whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world with headquarters in New York City. The primary objectives of the organization are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems. |
Guide Notes: | IM CATALOG: use NAF entry |
Also Called: | CELADE,ECWA,ESCAP,Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations,Latin American Demographic Center,UNESCO,UNFPA,UNICEF,World Bank,World Population Conference,UNHCR |
Previously Indexed: | International Agencies (1966-1979) |
World Health Organization - A specialized agency of the United Nations designed as a coordinating authority on international health work; its aim is to promote the attainment of the highest possible level of health by all peoples. |
United Nations Medical Definitions and Terms
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