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The intergovernmental agencies related to the UN by special agreements are separate autonomous organizations which work with the UN and each other through the co-ordinating machinery of the Economic and Social Council. 16 of them are ‘Specialized Agencies’ within the terms of the UN Charter, and report annually to ECOSOC.
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Turner, B. (2000). Specialized Agencies of the UN. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271296_7
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