The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), formed on the 11th of February, 1991 in The Hague, the Netherlands, is an international democratic nonviolent Membership organisation which facilitates raising the voices of unrepresented and marginalised nations and peoples worldwide. Technically seen it is not an NGO since some of its members are governments or government agencies of unrecognized states. Its Members consist of indigenous peoples, minorities, and unrecognised or occupied territories. The organization trains groups in how to advocate their causes effectively. Some former members, like Armenia, East Timor, Estonia, Latvia, Georgia and Palau, have gained full independence and joined the United Nations.
"UN" in its acronym does not stand for United Nations. UNPO is not an agency of the United Nations.
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