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Third World Network

Title English: 
Third World Network
Acronym English: 
TWN
Definition English: 
Third World Network (TWN) is an independent non-profit international network of organisations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, developing countries and North-South affairs. TWN was formed in November 1984 in Penang, Malaysia. Its mission is to bring about a greater articulation of the needs and rights of peoples in the South, a fair distribution of world resources, and forms of development which are ecologically sustainable and fulfill human needs.
Title Arabic: 
شبكة العالم الثالث
Domain: 
International Instruments
Subject: 
Corporate Names/Bodies
Provenance: 
Malaysia
InformationType: 
Title
SourceSymbol: 
E/ESCWA/GRID/2007/14