WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

UNICEF is an organization which forms part of the United Nations system. Its headquarters are in New York, but it is present in many countries of the world through its eight regional offices and 125 external offices. Activities are financed by voluntary contributions from governments, organizations, groups or individuals. Any contribution is important, helping UNICEF means helping children.

UNESCO was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds of men.

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the common sense. We are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries-the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Welcome to the 2004 World Bank International Disability Conference

Our Vision - an Asia and Pacific Free of Poverty
ADB is an international development finance institution whose mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. ADB’s main partners are governments, the private sector , non-government organizations , development agencies, community-based organizations, and foundations. Although most lending is in the public sector - and to governments - ADB also provides direct assistance to private enterprises of developing countries through equity investments, guarantees, and loans. In addition, its triple-A credit rating helps mobilize funds for development.