The United Nations Organization (UNO) or simply United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.
There are currently 192 member states, including nearly every sovereign state in the world. From its offices around the world, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year. The organization has six principal organs: the General Assembly (the main deliberative assembly); the Security Council (for deciding certain resolutions for peace and security); the Economic and Social Council (for assisting in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development); the Secretariat ; the International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ); and the United Nations Trusteeship Council (which is currently inactive). Other prominent UN System agencies include the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The UN’s most visible public figure is the Secretary-General, currently Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, who attained the post in 2007. The organization is financed from assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states, and has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
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I feel like I haven’t done my part in the world to make it better place. What are some good world organizations to get involved with; some that have to do with helping children? Are there any that I can help out online by doing something? I am also looking for organizations where I can travel and help once I graduate from college? Thanks!
peace corps
After high school it has always been my dream to go to Darfur and work in a refugee camp. Do you know of any humanitarian organizations that will allow me to go there?
I’ve got in contact with a couple NGO’s that are there right now for volunteering…but it’s almost impossible to volunteer there if you aren’t a professional (doctor, nurse, etc…) b/c a lot of the activities that are needed there usually go to locals b/c they have heavy unemployment…so they pay a lot of people that live in certain area’s of Darfur to do a lot of the work that you are looking to volunteer for.
Before President Obama took office, and the House Oversight Committee Republicans exposed ACORN’s pattern of illegal activities, they were close…really close…how close exactly? Let’s go to the video tape!
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UPDATE: I posted a link to Psycrowe’s Page on DeviantArt.com.
It’s finally here! The second volume of Psycrowe’s Organization XIII comics (DeviantArt.com). I made this video right after I made Volume I, but didn’t upload it until now (Don’t hate me for that). The opening picture was drawn by OneOfTwo, also from DeviantArt.com.
http://psycrowe.deviantart.com
F.A.Q.:
Q) What’s up with Marluxia and the strange figure in the back?!
A) Relax, the figure in the back, Namine, is painting a portrait of partially naked Marluxia. Just a portrait, nothing else.
Q) What songs from KH did you use?
A) Here’s the track listing:
Ep VI: Fields of Honor
Ep VII: Waltz of the Diamond
Ep VIII: Laughter and Merriment/One Winged Angel
Ep IX: Dance of the Darling
Ep X: Simple and Clean (Remix)
Q) What font did you use and how can I get it?
A) Its the Kingdom Hearts font. Just follow these steps to get it:
1) Go to dafont.com and search “Kingdom Hearts”
2) Click download and save it to your desktop.
3) Open up Control Panel and: a) If it appears as classic view, open up the FONTS folder b) If it appears as category view, click on APPEARANCE AND THEMES and then click FONTS on the left task bar c) If you have Windows Vista, click on APPEARANCE AND PERSONALIZATION and then click on FONTS d) If you have a Mac, I can’t help you.
4) Drag the font from your desktop to this folder, which should contain various other fonts.
5) After dragging and dropping the font, if it still appears in your desktop, you may delete it (from your desktop of course).
6)Now you may use it in any application that allows multiple fonts such as Microsoft Word and Windows Movie Maker. Have fun with it 
Q) Will there be a Volume III?
A) Yes, there will most definetly be a Volume III. Many of you have requested it already, so I have scheduled it’s release to be before 2008. Be ready!
USED WITH PERMISSION BY PSYCROWE
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also what organizations do you know of that send volunteers to refugee camps in Africa.
And without a application fee.
IRC
I have to apply to the professional phase of pharmacy school this fall (so im already in college) and i am just looking for some ideas on different activities and organizations that might look good to put on the application. if anyone has had any success with a certain activity or organization it would be greatly appreciated! I already work in a pharmacy, just looking for some extra things to add.
Yikes. That didn’t sound good.
Schools of that level like to see that you’re really dedicated to something you do – they like to see that you put a lot of time and effort into it, and stuck with it for several years. If you have anything like that, you should definitely include it.
Ahh, it’s bad to just add "extra things", if they honestly didn’t have a big impact on your life. Get involved with something that you’re actually really interested in, not just what will look better in the end. You’ll be happier and better off that way.
However, some things which DO look good would be the work in the pharmacy (excellent), any leadership positions you may have, or COMMUNITY SERVICE. Graduate schools love to see community service. So you better go out there and help some needy people :] lol
Good luck! I hope you get in <3
The People’s Choice.
and…
Everything started here.
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What are some trustworthy NON PROFIT organizations that you know for sure are worth donating money to and that will use 100% of the donations toward the cause of protecting animals? I’m looking for organizations dealing with both pets and wild animals, animal abuse, endangered species, etc. I’m planning on starting my own non profit ‘campaign’ of sorts to support a new non profit organization like this each month. I’m starting with animals, but don’t want to donate money to someone who will use it on something completely unhelpful to the actual cause.
Ok I have to let you know one fact-there are NO charitable organizations/non profits where 100% of the donations go to the actual cause. I look for a range of 80-99%, some people are comfortable going as low as 75% but not me. They may have some events where 100% of what they raise in donations goes to the cause but those are usually underwrtitten by a large donor.
Unfortunately they have expenses too-salaries/insurance/overhead/office supplies-you know the same stuff for profit companies use.
Check your yellow pages or online for a local chapter of what i consider are the best options below:
American Council for the Blind-Guide Dogs
PAWS
PETA
Humane Society
Check on any charity through the better business bureau. Their website is below too.
I hope this helps you
RSPA Project PCI
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PCI Compliance
Retail Solutions Providers Association
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Charlotte, NC 28208
www.gorspa.org
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a worldwide information security standard assembled by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). The standard was created to help organizations that process card payments prevent credit card fraud through increased controls around data and its exposure to compromise. The standard applies to all organizations which hold, process, or pass cardholder information from any card branded with the logo of one of the card brands.
Validation of compliance can be performed either internally or externally, depending on the volume of card transactions the organization is handling, but regardless of the size of the organization, compliance must be assessed annually. Organizations handling large volumes of transactions must have their compliance assessed by an independent assessor known as a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), while companies handling smaller volumes have the option of self-certification via a Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ). In some regions these SAQs still require signoff by a QSA for submission.
Enforcement of compliance is done by the bodies holding relationships with the in-scope organizations. Thus, for organizations processing Visa or Mastercard transactions, compliance is enforced by the organization’s acquirer, while organizations handling American Express transactions will deal directly with American Express for the purposes of compliance. In the case of third party suppliers such as hosting companies who have business relationships with in-scope organizations, enforcement of compliance falls to the in-scope company, as neither the acquirers nor the card brands will have appropriate contractual relationships in place to mandate compliance. Non-compliant companies who maintain a relationship with one or more of the card brands, either directly or through an acquirer risk losing their ability to process credit card payments and being audited and/or fined.
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