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While the United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 is an international organization
International organization

An intergovernmental organization is an organization comprised primarily of Sovereignty State , or of other intergovernmental organization. Intergovernmental organizations are often called International_organization, although that term may also include international nongovernmental organization such as international non-profit organizations...
, the United Nations System is the whole network of international organizations, treaties and conventions that were created by the United Nations.

The United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 System is based on five active principal organs (formerly six, the UN Trusteeship Council
United Nations Trusteeship Council

The United Nations Trusteeship Council, one of the principal organs of the United Nations, was established to help ensure that non-self-governing territories were administered in the best interests of the inhabitants and of international peace and security....
 suspended operations in 1994):



In addition separate organizations, often subordinate to the principal organs, have been created to solve specialized tasks.

Organizations of the United Nations System
One of the remarkable features of the UN system is the duplication of responsibility.

For example, frustrated by their inability to control the ECOSOC the Assembly's third-world majority created the Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment and development issues....
 to address special issues that ECOSOC was not addressing.






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While the United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 is an international organization
International organization

An intergovernmental organization is an organization comprised primarily of Sovereignty State , or of other intergovernmental organization. Intergovernmental organizations are often called International_organization, although that term may also include international nongovernmental organization such as international non-profit organizations...
, the United Nations System is the whole network of international organizations, treaties and conventions that were created by the United Nations.

The United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 System is based on five active principal organs (formerly six, the UN Trusteeship Council
United Nations Trusteeship Council

The United Nations Trusteeship Council, one of the principal organs of the United Nations, was established to help ensure that non-self-governing territories were administered in the best interests of the inhabitants and of international peace and security....
 suspended operations in 1994):

  • UN General Assembly
    United Nations General Assembly

    The United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal United Nations System and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation....
  • UN Security Council
    United Nations Security Council

    The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs charged with the maintenance of international security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of war....
  • UN Economic and Social Council
    United Nations Economic and Social Council

    The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations assists the UN General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development....
  • UN Secretariat
    United Nations Secretariat

    The United Nations Secretariat is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and it is headed by the United Nations Secretary-General, assisted by a staff of international civil servants worldwide....
  • International Court of Justice
    International Court of Justice

    The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands....


In addition separate organizations, often subordinate to the principal organs, have been created to solve specialized tasks.

Organizations of the United Nations System


One of the remarkable features of the UN system is the duplication of responsibility.

For example, frustrated by their inability to control the ECOSOC the Assembly's third-world majority created the Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment and development issues....
 to address special issues that ECOSOC was not addressing. (Basu, Rumki, "The United Nations: Structure and Functions of an International Organisation," Sterling Publishing, New Delhi, 1993.)

Likewise, but just as an example, UNODOC (UN Office on Drugs and Crime) reports to the Secretariat, ECOSOC has a Functional Commission on crime and a separate one on Drugs, and the Assembly oversees the Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute ? commonly known as UNICRI - is one of the 5 global Research and Training Institutes of the United Nations which report to the UN Secretary General ....
.

Organizations of the General Assembly


  • Main committees
  • Other session committees
  • Standing committees and ad hoc bodies
  • Other subsidiary org


Some of the Programmes and Funds include:
  • UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
    • ITC
      International Trade Centre

      The International Trade Centre is the technical cooperation agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Trade Organization ....
       - International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO)
  • UNDCP
    United Nations Drug Control Programme

    The United Nations International Drug Control Programme and the United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention are part of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , which was formerly called the United Nations Office for Drug Control & Crime Prevention ....
     - United Nations Drug Control Programme
  • UNDP
    United Nations Development Programme

    The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. The UNDP is an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly....
     - United Nations Development Programme
    • UNCDF
      United Nations Capital Development Fund

      The United Nations Capital Development Fund came into existence in 1966 "as a special purpose fund primarily for small-scale investment in the poorest countries." With the goal of helping to reduce poverty, it engages in economic development programs and microfinance....
       - United Nations Capital Development Fund
    • UNIFEM
      UNIFEM

      The United Nations Development Fund for Women, commonly known as UNIFEM was established in December 1976 originally as the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women in the International Women's Year....
       - United Nations Development Fund for Women
    • UNV
      United Nations Volunteers

      The United Nations Volunteers program is a United Nations organization that advocates the role and benefits of volunteerism for development, integrates volunteers into development programmes, and mobilises volunteers for development projects....
       - United Nations Volunteers
  • UNEP
    United Nations Environment Programme

    The UN Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and encourages sustainable development through sound environmental practices....
     - United Nations Environment Programme
  • UNFPA - United Nations Fund for Population Activities
  • UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • UN-HABITAT
    United Nations Human Settlements Programme

    The United Nations Human Settlements Programme is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It was established in 1978 and has its headquarters at the UN office in Nairobi, Kenya....
  • UNICEF
    United Nations Children's Fund

    The United Nations Children's Fund was created by the United Nations United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II....
     - United Nations Children's Fund
  • WFP
    World Food Programme

    The World Food Programme is the food aid branch of the United Nations, and the world's largest humanitarian agency. WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children....
     - World Food Programme
  • UNRWA
    United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

    United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is a relief and human development agency, providing education, health care, social services and emergency aid to over four hundred thousand Palestine refugees living in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip....
  • UNEP
    United Nations Environment Programme

    The UN Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and encourages sustainable development through sound environmental practices....


Research and training institutes
  • INSTRAW - International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
  • UNICRI
    United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

    The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute ? commonly known as UNICRI - is one of the 5 global Research and Training Institutes of the United Nations which report to the UN Secretary General ....
     - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
  • UNITAR
    United Nations Institute for Training and Research

    The United Nations Institute for Training and Research was established in 1965 as an autonomous body within the United Nations with the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of the Organization through appropriate training and research....
     - United Nations Institute for Training and Research
  • UNRISD
    United Nations Research Institute For Social Development

    The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development is "an autonomous United Nations agency that carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development" ....
     - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
  • UNIDIR
    United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

    The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research was established in 1980 by the United Nations General Assembly to inform States and the global community on questions of international security, and to assist with disarmament efforts so as to facilitate progress toward greater security and economic and social development for all....
     - United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (Reports only to the General Assembly)


Other entities
  • COPUOS
    United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

    The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space was established in 1958 as an ad hoc committee. In 1959 it was formally established by United Nations resolution ....
     - United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
  • JIU
    Joint Inspection Unit

    The Joint Inspection Unit is a United Nations unit established by United Nations resolution 31/192 of December 22 1976 of the General Assembly of the United Nations....
     - Joint Inspection Unit (oversight body of the United Nations system)
  • OHCHR
    Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

    The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is a United Nations List of specialized agencies of the United Nations that works to promote and protect the human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948....
     - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • UNOPS
    United Nations Office for Project Services

    The United Nations Office for Project Services , is dedicated exclusively to implementing projects for the United Nations system, international financial institutions, and governments....
     - United Nations Office for Project Services
  • UNU
    United Nations University

    The a United Nations agency, is a think tank for the United Nations and the member states established in Tokyo in 1973 to "research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies"....
     - United Nations University
  • UNOOSA
    United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

    The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is an organization of the United Nations General Assembly charged with implementing the Assembly's space-related policies....
     - United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
  • UNSSC - United Nations System Staff College
  • UNAIDS
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

    The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, or UNAIDS, is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the HIV epidemic....
     - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
  • UNRRA
    United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

    The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration was proposed to the United States Congress by president Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 9, 1943 to provide relief to areas liberated from Axis powers of World War II after World War II....
     - United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (ceased to exist in 1949)
  • UPEACE
    University for Peace

    The University for Peace was established in Costa Rica in 1980 "to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace and with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence."...
     - United Nations Mandated University for Peace


Organizations of the Security Council


  • Human Rights Council
  • Military Staff Committee
    Military Staff Committee

    The Military Staff Committee is the United Nations United Nations Security Council subsidiary body whose role, as defined by the United Nations Charter, is to plan UN military operations and assist in the regulation of armaments....
  • Standing Committee and ad hoc bodies
  • International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
    International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

    The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a body of the United Nations establis...
  • International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

    The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda , or the Tribunal p?nal international pour le Rwanda , is an international court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in order to judge those people responsible for the Rwandan genocide and other serious violations of the international law performed in the te...
  • 1540 Committee - Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
  • Counter-Terrorism Committee - Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001)
  • Peacekeeping Operations and Missions
    • MONUC
      United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo

      MONUC, a French language acronym for Mission de lOrganisation des Nations Unies en R?publique d?mocratique du Congo , is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which was established on February 24, 2000, by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1291 of the United Nations...
       - United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    • UNAVEM III
      United Nations Angola Verification Mission III

      The United Nations Angola Verification Mission III is a peacekeeping mission that existed began operating in Angola in 1995 during Angolan Civil War....
       - United Nations Angola
      Angola

      Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean....
       Verification Mission III
    • UNDOF - United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
    • UNFICYP
      United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

      The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus was established in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and a return to normal conditions....
       - United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
      Cyprus

      Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt....
    • UNIFIL - United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
      Lebanon

      Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
    • UNMEE
      United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea

      The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea was established in July 2000 to monitor a ceasefire in the Eritrean-Ethiopian War that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea....
       - United Nations Mission in Ethiopia
      Ethiopia

      Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
       and Eritrea
      Eritrea

      Eritrea , officially the Country of Eritrea, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast....
    • UNMIK
      United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

      The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is the interim civilian administration in Kosovo, under the authority of the United Nations....
       - United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
      Kosovo

      Kosovo is a disputed region in the Balkans. Its majority is governed by the partially-recognised Republic of Kosovo . Serbia does not recognise the secession of Kosovo and considers it a United Nations-governed entity within its sovereign territory, the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija that was re-created by Slobodan M...
    • UNMIL
      United Nations Mission in Liberia

      The United Nations Mission in Liberia is a peace-keeping force established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles G....
       - United Nations Mission in Liberia
      Liberia

      Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, C?te d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean....
    • UNMIS
      United Nations Mission in Sudan

      The United Nations Mission in the Sudan was established by the UN Security Council under UN Security Council Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on January 9, 2005 in Nairobi, Kenya....
       - United Nations Mission In Sudan
      Sudan

      Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
    • UNMOGIP - United Nations Military Observer Group in India
      India

      India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
       and Pakistan
      Pakistan

      Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
    • UNMOVIC
      United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission

      The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission was created through the adoption of United Nations Security Council UN Security Council Resolution 1284 of 17 December 1999....
       - United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
    • UNOMIG
      United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia

      The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia was established by the United Nations Security Council in August 1993 to verify compliance with a 27 July 1993 ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abkhazia with special attention given to the situation in the city of Sukhumi, Georgia....
       - United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
      Georgia (country)

      Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
    • UNOMSIL - United Nations Mission of Observers in Sierra Leone
      Sierra Leone

      Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea in the northeast, Liberia in the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest....
    • UNSMIH - United Nations Support Mission in Haiti
      Haiti

      Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Haitian Creole language- and French language-speaking Caribbean country. Along with the Dominican Republic, it occupies the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago....
    • UNTSO
      United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

      The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is an organization founded on 29 May 1948 for peacekeeping in the Middle East. Its primary task was providing the military command structure to the peace keeping forces in the Middle East to enable the peace keepers to observe and maintain the cease-fire, and as may be necessary in assisting...
       - United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
    • UNMIN
      United Nations Mission in Nepal

      Following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed on 21 November 2006 between the Government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal at the end of the Nepalese Civil War, the United Nations received a request for assistance, and established the political mission United Nations Mission in Nepal on 23 January 2007 to monitor the disarmamen...
       - United Nations Mission in Nepal
      Nepal

      Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and is the world's youngest republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by India....
  • Former Peacekeeping Operations and Missions
    • ONUMOZ
      United Nations Operation in Mozambique

      United Nations Operations in Mozambique . ONUMOZ was established in October 1992 on the basis of a report submitted by the Secretary-General.Its purpose was to help implement the General Peace Agreement, signed between the President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, and the President of the Resist?ncia Nacional Mo?ambicana , Afonso D...
       - United Nations Operation in Mozambique
      Mozambique

      Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest....
    • UNAMIR
      United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda

      The United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda was a mission instituted by the United Nations to aid the implementation of the Arusha Accords, signed August 4, 1993, which were meant to end the Rwandan Civil War....
       - United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
      Rwanda

      The Republic of Rwanda is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania....
    • UNAMSIL
      United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone

      The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone from 1999 to 2005. It was created by the United Nations Security Council in October 1999 to help with the implementation of the Lom? Peace Accord, an agreement intended to end the Sierra Leone Civil War....
       - United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
      Sierra Leone

      Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea in the northeast, Liberia in the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest....
    • UNCRO - United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia
      Croatia

      Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
    • UNIKOM
      United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission

      UNIKOM, the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, was established on April 9, 1991 following the Gulf War by United Nations Security Council resolution 689 and fully deployed by early May....
       - United Nations Iraq
      Iraq

      Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
      -Kuwait
      Kuwait

      The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
       Observation Mission
    • UNMIBH
      United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

      The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina is an international organization formed under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035 and extended by Resolution 1357....
       - United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
      Bosnia and Herzegovina

      Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkans peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is Landlocked#Nearly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coas...
    • UNMOP
      United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka

      UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka was established on 15 January 1996 as a peacekeeping mission to monitor the demilitarization of the disputed Prevlaka peninsula by carrying out daily foot and vehicle patrols on both sides of the border between Croatia and Montenegro ....
       - United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka
      Prevlaka

      Prevlaka is a small peninsula in southern Croatia, at the entrance to the Boka Kotorska in the eastern Adriatic. The word prevlaka means isthmus....
    • UNMOT
      United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan

      The United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan was a peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council in December 1994 and later extended twice until its mandate expired in May 2000....
       - United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan
      Tajikistan

      Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east....
    • UNSCOM
      United Nations Special Commission

      United Nations Special Commission was an inspection regime created by the United Nations to ensure Iraq's compliance with policies concerning Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction after the Gulf War....
       - United Nations Special Commission (Iraq
      Iraq

      Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
      )
    • UNTAET
      United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor

      The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor, from its establishment on October 25, 1999 until its independence on May 20, 2002 following the outcome of the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum....
       - United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
      East Timor

      East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro Island and Jaco , and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor....
    • UNTAC
      United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia

      The United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia was a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Cambodia in 1992-93. It was also the first occasion on which the UN had taken over the administration of an independent member state, organized and run an election , had its own radio station and jail, and been responsible for promoting and s...
       - United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
      Cambodia

      The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....


Organizations of the Economic and Social Council


Functional commissions
  • Commission for Social Development
    Commission for Social Development

    The Commission for Social Development is one of the ten functional commissions established by the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 1946 to advise and assist it in carrying its work....
     
  • Commission on Narcotic Drugs
    Commission on Narcotic Drugs

    The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is the central drug policy-making body within the United Nations system. Its predecessor, the Advisory Committee on the Traffic in Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs, was established by the first Assembly of the League of Nations on December 15, 1920....
     
  • Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
  • Commission on Science and Technology for Development
    Commission on Science and Technology for Development

    The United Nations?s Commission on Science and Technology for Development is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council , one of the six main organs of the United Nations....
     
  • Commission on Sustainable Development
    Commission on Sustainable Development

    The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development - - was established in December 1992 by UN General Assembly Resolution as a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council, implementing a recommendation in of Agenda 21, the landmark global agreement reached at the June 1992 UNCED / Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro....
     
  • Commission on the Status of Women
    United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

    The Commission on the Status of Women is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council , one of main United Nations System within the United Nations....
     
  • Commission on Population and Development
    Commission on Population and Development

    The Commission on Population and Development is one of the ten Functional Commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. At its establishment by ECOSOC in October 1946, the Commission's name was "Population Commission" and in December 1994, was changed to "Commission on Population and Development"....
     
  • Statistical Commission
    United Nations Statistical Commission

    The United Nations Statistical Commission oversees the work of the United Nations Statistical Division or UNSD, and is a Functional Commission of the UN Economic and Social Council....
     
  • United Nations Forum on Forests
    United Nations Forum on Forests

    The 'United Nations Forum on Forests' is a high-level intergovernmental policy forum, composed of all United Nations Member States....
     


Regional commissions
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
    United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

    The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member States. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters....
     (ECE)
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
    United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

    The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to encourage economic cooperation among its member states following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly....
     (ECA)
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
    United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

    The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean was established in 1948 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states....
     (ECLAC)
  • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

    The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , located in Bangkok, Thailand, is the regional arm of the United Nations Secretariat for the Asian and Pacific region....
     (ESCAP)
  • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

    The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia , headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, is one of the five regional commissions under the administrative direction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council....
     (ESCWA)


Specialized agencies
The specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the coordinating machinery of the Economic and Social Council.

  • ILO
    International Labour Organization

    The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland....
     - International Labour Organization
  • FAO
    Food and Agriculture Organization

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger....
     - Food and Agriculture Organization
  • UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • WHO
    World Health Organization

    The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health....
     - World Health Organization
  • World Bank Group
    World Bank

    The World Bank is a bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs with the stated goal of reducing poverty....
    • IBRD
      International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

      The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that comprise the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II....
       - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    • IDA
      International Development Association

      The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world?s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm ? the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ? which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and advisory services....
       - International Development Association
    • IFC
      International Finance Corporation

      The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve people's lives....
       - International Finance Corporation
    • MIGA
      Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

      The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member of the World Bank group. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries....
       - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
    • ICSID
      International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

      The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes , an institution of the World Bank group based in Washington, D.C., was established in 1966 pursuant to the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States ....
       - International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
  • IMF
    International Monetary Fund

    The International Monetary Fund is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, in particular those with an impact on exchange rates and the balance of payments....
     - International Monetary Fund
  • ICAO
    International Civil Aviation Organization

    The International Civil Aviation Organization , an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international scheduled air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth....
     - International Civil Aviation Organization
  • IMO
    International Maritime Organization

    The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , is a late 20th century creation....
     - International Maritime Organization
  • ITU
    International Telecommunication Union

    The International Telecommunication Union is the second-oldest international organization still in existence , established to standardize and regulate international radio and telecommunications....
     - International Telecommunication Union
  • UPU
    Universal Postal Union

    The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system....
     - Universal Postal Union
  • WMO
    World Meteorological Organization

    The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 188 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873....
     - World Meteorological Organization
  • WIPO
    World Intellectual Property Organization

    The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
     - World Intellectual Property Organization
  • IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development
  • UNIDO
    United Nations Industrial Development Organization

    The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria....
     - United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  • IRO
    International Refugee Organization

    The International Refugee Organization was founded on August 20, 1946 to deal with the massive refugee problem created by World War II. A Preparatory Commission began operations fourteen months previously....
     - International Refugee Organization (ceased to exist in 1952)
  • INCB
    International Narcotics Control Board

    The International Narcotics Control Board is the independent and Quasi-judicial body control organ for the implementation of the United Nations drug conventions....
     - International Narcotics Control Board
  • UNWTO
    World Tourism Organization

    The United Nations World Tourism Organization , headquartered in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism....
     - United Nations World Tourism Organization


Other entities
  • Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII)
    United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is an advisory body within the framework of the United Nations System that reports to the United Nation's Economic and Social Council ....
  • Sessional and Standing Committees Expert, ad hoc and related bodies


Organizations of the Secretariat


The United Nations Secretariat is led by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who is currently Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations of the United Nations.Before becoming Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and in the United Nations....
 of South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

  • OSG - Office of the Secretary-General
  • OIOS - Office of Internal Oversight Services
  • OLA
    United Nations Office of Legal Affairs

    The United Nations Office of Legal Affairs is a United Nations agency, established in 1946, that performs several key functions in the area of international law....
     - Office of Legal Affairs
  • DPA
    United Nations Department of Political Affairs

    The United Nations Department of Political Affairs , is a department of the United Nations Secretariat of the United Nations, was established in 1992, whose focal point is Peace Building....
     - Department of Political Affairs
  • ODA - Office for Disarmament Affairs
  • DPKO - Department of Peacekeeping Operations
  • OCHA
    Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

    The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is a United Nations body formed in December 1991 by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182....
     - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • DESA
    United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

    The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs is part of the United Nations Secretariat and is responsible for the follow-up to the major United Nations Summits and Conferences, as well as services to the Economic and Social Council and the Second and Third Committees of the United Nations General Assembly....
     - Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  • DGACM - Department of General Assembly and Conference Management
  • DSS
    Department for Safety and Security

    The Department for Safety and Security is a department of the United Nations, dealing with the security and safety of its staff worldwide.Among other things, the Department decides on security phases and establishes the mechanisms for the processing of Security clearance....
     - Department of Safety and Security
  • DPI - Department of Public Information
  • DM - Department of Management
  • OIP - Office of the Iraq Programme
  • UNSECOORD - Office of the United Nations Security Coordinator
  • OHRLLS - Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
  • ODC
    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

    The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Programme and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations Office at Vienna, then renamed in 200...
     - Office on Drugs and Crime
  • UNOG
    United Nations Office at Geneva

    The United Nations Office at Geneva is the second-biggest of the four major office sites of the United Nations . It is located in the Palais des Nations building constructed for the League of Nations between 1929 and 1938 at Geneva in Switzerland, and expanded in the early 1950s and late 1960s....
     - UN Office at Geneva
  • UNOV
    Vienna International Centre

    The Vienna International Centre , colloquially also known as UNO City in Vienna, is the campus and building complex hosting United Nations Office at Vienna ....
     - UN Office at Vienna
  • UNON - UN Office at Nairobi


Organization of the International Court of Justice


See International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands....
.

Related organizations


  • IAEA
    International Atomic Energy Agency

    The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology and to inhibit its use for nuclear weapon....
     - International Atomic Energy Agency. Reports to the Security Council and the General Assembly
  • World Trade Organization
    World Trade Organization

    The World Trade Organization is an international organization designed to supervise and Free trade international trade. The WTO came into being on 1 January 1995, and is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which was created in 1947, and continued to operate for almost five decades as a de facto international org...
     - (WTO)
  • ICC
    International Criminal Court

    The International Criminal Court , Cour p?nale internationale in french language, is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crime against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression ....
     - International Criminal Court
  • ISA
    International Seabed Authority

    The International Seabed Authority is an intergovernmental body based in Kingston, Jamaica, that was established to organize and control all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, an area underlying most of the world?s oceans....
     - International Seabed Authority
  • ITLOS
    International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

    The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an intergovernmental organization created by the mandate of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea#UNCLOS III....
     - International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
  • Standby High-Readiness Brigade
    Standby High-Readiness Brigade

    The Standby High-Readiness Brigade is a Danish led initiative associated with the United Nations that aims to create a standby force ready for peacekeeping....
     - The UN's standing military force.
  • UNSOG
    Special Operations Group

    Special Operations Group may refer to the:*Special Operations Group of Special Activities Division in the US Central Intelligence Agency.*Grupo de Operaciones Especiales of Argentina....
     - Special Operations Group.


CEB (Chief Executives Board) and Senior Management Group


The CEB (Chief Executives Board) brings together on a regular basis the executive heads of the organisations of the UN System, under the chairmanship of the Secretary-General of the UN.

There is also a Senior Management Group
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

An Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations is a senior official within the United Nations System, normally appointed by the United Nations General Assembly on the recommendation of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a renewable term of four years....
, which co-ordinates the work of the UN Secretariat and the UN Programmes and Funds, but does not include the UN Specialised Agencies.

See also


  • United Nations
    United Nations

    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
  • United Nations System by location
    United Nations System by location

    While the secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies are situated in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe:...
  • United Nations Member States
    United Nations member states

    This article lists the member states of the United Nations . There are currently 192 UN member states, and each of them is a member of the United Nations General Assembly....
  • League of Nations
    League of Nations

    The League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members....
     for a rudimentary model on which the UN System is based.


External links

  • - Official site
  • - UK Government site