
The United Nations System

The Leader of the United Nations:
Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Louise Frechette

Didier Opertti Badan (Uruguay)
President of the Fifty-Third Session of the UN General Assembly:
Office of the President of the General Assembly
Special Committees of the General Assembly
UN Secretariat and other Offices:
Office of Internal Oversight Services - OIOS
Department of Administration and Management - DAM
Department of Peace Keeping Operations - DPKO
Department of Political Affairs - DPA
Department of Humanitarian Affairs - DHA
Department for Development Support and Management Services - DDSMS
Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis - DESIPA
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development - DPCSD
Department of Public Information - DPI
Office of Legal Affairs - OLA
UN Office in Geneva - UNOG
UN Office in Vienna - UNOV
UN Programmes and other Bodies:
United Nations Childrens Fund - UNICEF
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - UNCTAD
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
United Nations Environmental Programme - UNEP
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA
United Nations Relief and Workers Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East - UNRWA
United Nations University - UNU
World Food Programme - WFP
Economic Commission for Africa - ECA
Economic Commission for Europe - ECE
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - ECLAC
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia - ESCWA
High Commissioner for Human Rights-Centre for Human Rights - CHR
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements - Habitat
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR
United Nations International Drug Control Programme - UNDCP
International Court of Justice -ICJ
United Nations Development Fund for Women - UNIFEM
International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women - INSTRAW
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research - UNIDIR
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development - UNRISD
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute - UNICRI
International Trade Centre/UNCTAD/GATT - ITC
United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Services - UNNGLS
Specialized Agencies and other International Organizations:
International Labour Organization - ILO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO
International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO
World Health Organization -WHO
World Bank Group - WB
International Monetary Fund - IMF
Universal Postal Union - UPU
International Telecommunications Union - ITU
World Meteorological Organization - WMO
International Maritime Organization - IMO
World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO
International Fund for Agricultural Development - IFAD
United Nations Industrial Development Organization - UNIDO
International Atomic Energy Agency - IAEA
World Trade Organization - WTO
UN Councils, Commissions, Committees and other bodies:
Listed here are some of the key groups of interest to our members.
Ad Hoc Committee on the World Disarmament Conference
Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on an Agenda for Development
Commission for Social Development
Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Human Rights: Sub-Commision on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
Commission on Human Settlements
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Commission on Population and Development
Commission on Science and Technology for Development
Commission on Sustainable Development
Commission on the Status of Women
Committee Against Torture
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes
Committee on Information
Committee on Natural Resources
Committee on New and Renewable Resources of Energy and New Sources of Energy
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
Committee on Racial Discriminations
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Disarmament Commission.
Economic and Social Council.
High-Level Open-ended Working Group on the Financial Situation of the United Nations.
High-Level Open-ended Working Group on the Strengthening of the United Nations.
Human Rights Committee.
High-Level Open-ended Working Group on an Agenda for Peace.
Informal Open-ended Working Group on an Agenda for Peace.
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the Elaboration of a Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and or Desertification, Particularly in Africa.
International Law Commission
Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Panel on Forests.
Special Committee on Peace-Keeping Operations
Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization.
United Nations Committee on International Trade Law - UNCITRAL.
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UNITED NATIONS System of Organizations
The list is in alphabetical order by agency name. This also results in abbreviations, listed in parentheses if available, being in alphabetical order by at least the first letter with the exception of IBRD (listed just before WFP).
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- ACC Subcommittee on Drug Control - Vienna, Austria
- ACC Subcommittee on Nutrition - Geneva, Switzerland (ACC/SCN)
- ACC Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas - Paris, France
- ACC Subcommittee on Rural Development - Rome, Italy
- ACC Subcommittee on Statistical Activities - New York, USA
- ACC Subcommittee on Water Resources - New York, USA
- Ad Hoc Inter-agency Meeting on Women - New York, USA
- Administrative Committee on Coordination - New York, USA (ACC)
- Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions - New York, USA (ACABQ)
C
- Consultative Committee on Administrative Questions (Financial and Budgetary Questions) - Geneva, Switzerland (CCAQ(FB))
- Consultative Committee on Administrative Questions (Personnel and General Administrative Questions) - Geneva, Switzerland (CCAQ(PER))
- Consultative Committee on Programme and Operational Questions - Geneva, Switzerland (CCPOQ)
E
- Economic Commission for Africa - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ECA)
- Economic Commission for Europe - Geneva, Switzerland (ECE)
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - Santiago, Chile (ECLAC)
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - Bangkok, Thailand (ESCAP)
- Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia - Amman, Jordan (ESCWA)
F
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Rome, Italy (FAO)
I
- Information Systems Coordination Committee - Geneva, Switzerland (ISCC)
- Inter-agency Committee on Sustainable Development - New York, USA (IACSD)
- Inter-agency Meeting on Language Arrangements, Documentation and Publications - New York, USA (IAMLADP)
- International Atomic Energy Agency - Vienna, Austria (IAEA)
- International Bureau of Education - Geneva, Switzerland (IBE)
- International Centre for Science and High Technology - Trieste, Italy (ICS)
- International Civil Aviation Organization - Montreal, Canada (ICAO)
- International Civil Service Commission - New York, USA (ICSC)
- International Computing Centre - Geneva, Switzerland (ICC)
- International Court of Justice - The Hague, The Netherlands (ICJ)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development - Rome, Italy (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization - Geneva, Switzerland (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization - London, UK (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund - Washington, USA (IMF)
- International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (INSTRAW)
- International Telecommunication Union - Geneva, Switzerland (ITU)
- International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO - Geneva, Switzerland (ITC)
- International Training Centre of the ILO - Turin, Italy (ILO/ITC)
J
- Joint Inspection Unit - Geneva, Switzerland (JIU)
- Joint Inter-agency Meeting on Computer-assisted Translation and Terminology - Geneva, Switzerland (JIAMCATT)
- Joint United Nations Information Committee - New York, USA (JUNIC)
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - (UNAIDS)
M
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency - Washington, USA (MIGA)
O
- Organizational Committee of ACC - New York, USA (OC)
- Outer Space Affairs, Office for - Vienna, Austria (OOSA)
P
- Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency - New York, USA
U
- United Nations Board of Auditors - New York, USA
- United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) - Nairobi, Kenya (UNCHS (Habitat))
- United Nations Children's Fund - New York, USA (UNICEF)
- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law - Vienna, Austria (UNCITRAL)
- United Nations Compensation Commission - Geneva, Switzerland (UNCC)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - Geneva, Switzerland (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - Geneva, Switzerland(UNCCD)
- United Nations Development Fund for Women - New York, USA (UNIFEM)
- United Nations Development Programme - New York, USA (UNDP)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Paris, France (UNESCO)
- United Nations Environment Programme - Nairobi, Kenya (UNEP)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Bonn, Germany (UNFCCC)
- United Nations Headquarters - New York, USA (UN)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the - Geneva, Switzerland (UNHCHR)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the - Geneva, Switzerland (UNHCR)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization - Vienna, Austria (UNIDO)
- United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research - Geneva, Switzerland (UNIDIR)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research - Geneva, Switzerland (UNITAR)
- United Nations International Drug Control Programme - Vienna, Austria (UNDCP)
- United Nations International School -New York, USA (UNIS)
- United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute - Rome, Italy (UNICRI)
- United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund - New York, USA (UNJSPF)
- United Nations Office at Geneva - Geneva, Switzerland (UNOG)
- United Nations Office at Vienna - Vienna, Austria (UNOV)
- United Nations Office for Project Services - New York, USA (UNOPS)
- United Nations Population Fund - New York, USA (UNFPA)
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East - Amman, Jordan (UNRWA)
- United Nations Research Institute for Social Development - Geneva, Switzerland (UNRISD)
- United Nations Staff College - Turin, Italy (UNSC)
- United Nations University - Tokyo, Japan (UNU)
- United Nations Volunteers - Bonn, Germany (UNV)
- Universal Postal Union - Berne, Switzerland (UPU)
W
- World Bank - Washington, USA (IBRD)
- World Food Programme - Rome, Italy (WFP)
- World Health Organization - Geneva, Switzerland (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization - Geneva, Switzerland (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization - Geneva, Switzerland (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization - Madrid, Spain
If we have missed any critical ones...please let us know.
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