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United Nations University,
Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)

175 Longwood Road South, Suite 204, Hamilton Ontario L8P 0A1 CANADA

Phone: 1-905-667-5511
Fax: 1-905-667-5510
Email: contact@inweh.unu.edu

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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$ 60.2 million (2008)
Staff: In 2008: 559 from over 70 countries (including 47 developing countries); 45% are women
Established:

By the United Nations General Assembly on

6 December 1973 [Resolution 3081 (XXVIII)], approving its charter

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