The planning of FAO's activities in such a way as to achieve maximum co-ordination with the United Nations, its regional commissions (ECE, ECAFE, ECLA), and the other specialized agencies in fields in which FAO is specially interested.
(Special programs are financed by voluntary contributions from UN members, and specialized agencies and peacekeeping operations have their own budgets).
States, specialized agencies, and regional entities also conduct third-party diplomacy.
Many of the specialized agencies actually predate Mitrany's writing and the formation of the UN.
The World Bank works closely with donor countries, UN programs, and other specialized agencies.
The United Nations network also includes subsidiary organs created by the General Assembly and autonomous specialized agencies.
The specialized agencies report annually to ECOSOC and often cooperate with each other and with various UN organs.
The United Nations, along with its specialized agencies, is often referred to collectively as the United Nations system.
At the same time, international NGOs have become important actors in world affairs within the UN and its specialized agencies and within other forums.
Although the World Bank is formally autonomous from the UN, it reports to ECOSOC as one of the UN's specialized agencies.
These demands resulted in limited modification of aid flows and of the practices of specialized agencies and produced much greater debate and publicity surrounding development issues.
