United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) was established in 1971 based on the agreement between the United Nations (UN) and the Government of Japan dated 18 June 1971. The founding documents of UNCRD - ECOSOC resolutions 1086 C (1965), 1141 (1966) and 1582 (L) (1971) as well as the agreement between the UN and the Government of Japan referred to above - stipulate the objectives and activities of the UNCRD as: - to serve as a training and research centre in regional development and planning and related fields for developing countries which may wish to avail themselves of its services; - to provide advisory services in regional development and planning and related fields at the request of developing countries; - to assist developing countries in promoting the exchange of data on research, practical experience, teaching, and other relevant subjects in regional development and planning and related fields; and - to assist and cooperate with other organizations, national or international, concerned with regional development and planning and related fields.