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The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and 12 other independent organizations known as "specialized agencies" are linked to the UN through cooperative agreements. These agencies, among them the World Health Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization, are autonomous bodies created by intergovernmental agreement. They have wide-ranging international responsibilities in the economic, social, cultural, educational, health and related fields. Some of them, like the International Labour Organization and the Universal Postal Union, are older than the UN itself. In addition, a number of UN offices, programmes and funds — such as the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) — work to improve the economic and social condition of people around the world. They report to the General Assembly or the Economic and Social Council. All these organizations have their own governing bodies, budgets and secretariats. Together with the United Nations, they are known as the UN family, or the UN system.

Special Student Briefings

The Office of Global Learning organizes privately arranged briefings for groups of students at Fairleigh Dickinson University. These briefings are scheduled by request only. Student groups and clubs, faculty members and the Office of Student Life can request briefings on topics of their choosing. The topics must be related to the work of the United Nations. To request a briefing for a class/student club or group, contact Dalila Suhonjic at suhonjic@fdu.edu

Global Scholars attended several UN Briefings, Fall 2003

Special Student Briefings Spring 2004

Special Student Briefings Fall 2004

Ambassador Kamal takes students on a tour of the United Nations, Spring 2003

All UN briefings are held at the UN headquarters and are preceded by a tour of the United Nations. The tours can be waived only by request of the group leader. Student briefings sponsored by the office of Student Life are open to all FDU students on first-come, first-served basis. Student clubs, groups, or individual students should contact Craig Mourton at mourton@fdu.edu to reserve a seat.

Faculty members who wish to schedule a briefing for their class(es) should contact Dalila Suhonjic at suhonjic@fdu.edu at least two weeks before the date of the requested briefing.

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Office of Global Learning
1000 River Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
201-692-7360
Email: globallearning@fdu.edu

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