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The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. WHO is governed by 193 Member States through the World Health Assembly. The Health Assembly is composed of representatives from WHO's Member States. The main tasks of the World Health Assembly are to approve the WHO programme and the budget for the following biennium and to decide major policy questions.  Website: www.who.int
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Pakistan: Number of IDPs in host communities, NWFP Province by 01 April 2010

4 April 2010 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Maps

Global strategy to stop health-care providers from performing female genital mutilation

2010 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Map of IDP Movements as of 11 November 2009

11 November 2009 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Maps

Women and Health: Today's Evidence Tomorrow's Agenda

November 2009 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Protecting the Health of Vulnerable People from the Humanitarian Consequences of Climate Change and Climate Related Disasters

May 2009 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Map of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

November 2008 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Maps

Les personnes âgées et les urgences dans la perspective d'un vieillissement actif

August 2008 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Older Persons in Emergencies: An Active Ageing Perspective

August 2008 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Older people in emergencies : Considerations for action and policy development

2008 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching, Documenting and Monitoring Sexual Violence in Emergencies

July 2007 | Publisher: UN World Health Organization (WHO) | Document type: Operational Guidelines

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