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Hadassah, organization
(Encyclopedia)Hadassah, women's Zionist organization of the United States founded (1912) by Henrietta Szold. It has done important work in Israel in medical service, child welfare, and aid to refugees. Hadassah pro...Evans, Luther Harris
(Encyclopedia)Evans, Luther Harris, 1902–81, American librarian and political scientist, b. Bastrop co., Tex. After teaching political science at several universities, he became director of the Historical Records...International Refugee Organization
(Encyclopedia)International Refugee Organization (IRO), temporary agency of the United Nations, established in 1946. In arranging for the care and the repatriation or resettlement of Europeans made homeless by Worl...United Nations Children's Fund
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a specialized fund of the United Nations. It was established in 1946 as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, and became a permanent part...United Nations Economic and Social Council
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Economic and Social Council: see Economic and Social Council. ...United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference: see Bretton Woods Conference. ...United Nations Development Program
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Development Program (UNDP), agency of the United Nations, established in 1965 to unify the operations of the Expanded Program of Technical Assistance and the United Nations Special Fund...United Nations General Assembly
(Encyclopedia)United Nations General Assembly: see United Nations. ...United Nations Security Council
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Security Council: see United Nations. ...International Labor Organization
(Encyclopedia)International Labor Organization (ILO), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Geneva. It was created in 1919 by the Versailles Treaty and affiliated with the League of Nations...Browse by Subject
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