UK and Ireland @ the UN

The work of the UK and Ireland desk at UNRIC:

We are responsible for the United Nations Department of Public Information communication strategy in the UK and Ireland.

We aim to raise awareness of the work of the UN through events and campaigns with partners in civil society, the media and governmental and other institutions.

We are also here to answer your questions on the UN and to refer you, where possible, to the relevant person or department if we cannot help.

We contribute to national and regional initiatives such as our campaigns to End Poverty, Say No to Violence against Women, and Water is Life poster competition.

And, finally we are responsible for UNRIC’s very successful outreach initiative called Cine-ONU, where we screen films on global issues followed by a discussion with the film director and/or experts on the subject raised in the film.

UN Family in UK and Ireland

World Food Programme
WFP pursues a vision of the world in which every man, woman and child has access at all times to the food needed for an active and healthy life.
Tel. +44 (0) 207 240 9001
http://www.wfp.org/

IMO
The International Maritime Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent marine pollution from ships.
Tel +44 (0) 207 735 7611 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.imo.org/Pages/home.aspx

UNHCR UK
In the UK, UNHCR provides guidance on refugee and asylum law and policy to the UK government, legal practitioners, non-governmental organisations and many others.
Tel:+44 (0) 207 759 8090 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.unhcr.org.uk/

UNHCR Ireland
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Ireland was established as a liaison office to provide support to the Irish authorities in establishing procedures to provide access for people seeking refuge and protection, to a fair and efficient asylum process.
Tel. (+353) 01-6314614/ 01-6314613 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.unhcr.ie/

World Bank
The WB provides low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management.
Tel:+44 (0) 207 592 8401
http://www.worldbank.org/

UK and Ireland relations with the UN

UK Mission to the United Nations
Official website of the United Kingdom Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.
Tel: +1 212 745 9200
http://ukun.fco.gov.uk

Irish Mission to the United Nations
Official website of the Irish Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.
Tel: +1 212 421-6934
http://www.irelandunnewyork.org/home/index.aspx?id=81124

DFID
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.
Tel: +44 (0) 207 023 0000 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.dfid.gov.uk

Civil Society

UNA-UK
The United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UNA-UK) is the UK's leading source of independent analysis on the UN and a nationwide grassroots movement for peace, development and human rights.
Tel: +44 (0) 207 766 3454 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.una.org.uk/index.html

 UNA-WALES
The United Nations Associations of Wales campaigns and educates to make the ideals of the UN a reality. Those ideals were summed up by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his Millennium Report as a world free from want, free from fear, and with a sustainable future.
Tel: +44 (0) 29 20 228 549 E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.unawales.org/

Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future and UN Environment and Development
Stakeholder Forum was founded in 1987 as UNED UK – United Nations Environment and Development UK (UNED UK), operating as the National Committee for UNEP in the UK. The organization continues to fulfill this function, but was renamed Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future in 2000 to reflect the broad range of activities that the organization undertakes. Stakeholder Forum played a key role in the preparations for and follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 and is the organisation leading on global stakeholder engagement and outreach towards Earth Summit 2012
Tel: +44 (0) 207 089 4300, Fax: 020 7089 4310, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.stakeholderforum.org/

UNEP-WCMC
The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is a collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme, the world's foremost intergovernmental environmental organization, and WCMC(UK), a UK-based charity.
Tel: +44 (0)1223 277314 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/

UNICEF-UK
UNICEF UK is a registered charity raising funds and awareness to support UNICEF's work to protect child rights worldwide.
Tel: +44 0844 801 2414 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.unicef.org.uk/

UN Women-UK
UN Women UK is one of 16 national organisations which offer a global network of support through membership programmes, public education about women's issues and fundraising to support projects.
Tel: +44 (0) 207 490 3487
http://www.unifemuk.org/branches.php

UNESCO-UK
The United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO is the focal point in the UK for UNESCO-related policies and activities.
Tel. +44 (0) 207 766 3491 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.unesco.org.uk/

INC for UNESCO
The Irish National Committee for UNESCO consists of a government interdepartmental group representative of the areas of UNESCO's competence.
Tel: (353-1) 889 2434 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/fr/fr_tb_perso.asp?CodeContact=12479

UNTSI
The United Nations Training School for Ireland Is the focal point of the Defence forces effort to standardise preparation for Peace Support Operations.
Tel: (353-1) 045 44 5306 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.military.ie/education-hq/military-college/united-nations-training-school-ireland

IUNVA
Irish United Nations Veterans Association’s primary role is providing advice and counselling to members and their families who have been affected by their overseas service as veterans of U.N. operations world-wide.
Tel: (353-1) 01 - 679 1262 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://iunva.com/main.htm

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Last updated: 23 September, 2011