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United Nations University

Mission:

"to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States" [see UNU Charter]

Four Key Roles:

	An international community of scholars
	A bridge between the United Nations and the international academic community
	A think-tank for the United Nations system
	A builder of capacities, particularly in developing countries

Basic Facts:

Annual Budget:	US$ 40.7 million (2005)
Staff:	211 from over 30 countries
Established:	By the United Nations General Assembly on 6 December 1973 [Resolution 3081 (XXVIII)]

Last updated: 6 July 2007

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