List of United Nations organizations

The United Nations Charter established six principal organs of the Organization: the General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the United Nations Trusteeship Council (this Council suspended operations in 1994), the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. The Charter allowed for the creation of any other entities that were seen as required. Since its creation, the United Nations is now considerably larger, encompassing numerous specialised organisations and agencies, programmes and funds, training and research bodies as well as other service providers. There are also numerous subsidiary bodies, including committees, commissions, boards, councils, panels, and working groups some of which this list includes.

This list is a work in progress and should be cross checked with other sources. (A more comprehensive list is available at the United Nations System article.)It has many organisations

Specialised organisations and agencies

The United Nations maintains and supports a number of specialized organizations and agencies. These differ from the programmes and funds in that they are headed by an executive board of member states, separate from the General Assembly. Sometimes they do not report to the General Assembly or Security Council but only to their own member states. Some of these bodies also predate the United Nations as is the case for the ITU formed in 1865 to administer an international treaty and the ILO created as part of the League of Nations.

Specialized organisations and agencies of the United Nations
No.AcronymsAgencyHeadquartersHeadEstablishedComment
1FAOFood and Agriculture OrganizationItaly Rome, ItalyBrazil José Graziano da Silva1946
2IAEAInternational Atomic Energy AgencyAustria Vienna, AustriaJapan Yukiya Amano1957Associated agency
3ICAOInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationCanada Montreal, Quebec, CanadaChina Fang Liu1947
4IFADInternational Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentItaly Rome, ItalyTogo Gilbert F. Houngbo1977
5ILOInternational Labour OrganizationSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandUnited Kingdom Guy Ryder1919Originally part of League of Nations
6IMOInternational Maritime OrganizationUnited Kingdom London, United KingdomKorea Kitack Lim1948
7IMFInternational Monetary FundUnited States Washington, D.C., United StatesFrance Christine Lagarde1945
8ITUInternational Telecommunication UnionSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandMali Hamadoun Touré1865
9UNESCOUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationFrance Paris, FranceFrance Audrey Azoulay1945
10UPUUniversal Postal UnionSwitzerland Bern, SwitzerlandKenya Bishar Abdirahman Hussein1947
11WBGWorld Bank GroupUnited States Washington, D.C., United StatesKoreaUnited States Jim Yong Kim1945
12WIPOWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandAustralia Francis Gurry1974
13WMOWorld Meteorological OrganizationSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandCanada David Grimes1950
14UNWTOUnited Nations World Tourism OrganizationSpain Madrid, SpainGeorgia (country) Zurab Pololikashvili1974
15UNODCUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeAustria Vienna, AustriaRussia Yuri Fedotov1997
16WHOWorld Health OrganizationSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandEthiopia Tedros Adhanom1948to promote mental and physical health of humanity
17UNHCROffice of United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandItaly Filippo Grandi1950

Departments and offices of the United Nations Secretariat

The United Nations Secretariat carries out the day-to-day work of the Organisation. It services the other principal organs of the United Nations and administers the programmes and policies laid down by them. At its head is the Secretary-General, who is appointed by the General Assembly. The Secretariat administers a number of notable Offices and Departments.

Departments and Offices of the United Nations Secretariat
No.AcronymsAgencyHeadquartersHeadEstablishedComment
1UNOCHAOffice for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsUnited States New York City, United StatesUnited Kingdom Stephen O'Brien1991
2UNOOSAUnited Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsAustria Vienna, AustriaItaly Simonetta Di Pippo1958

Treaty organisations

The United Nations maintains, administers or has a working relationship with a number of organisations dedicated to the administration of a variety of international treaties and conventions. At times these perform specific administrative functions while also providing a specific forum for discussing issues around a particular treaty. The organisations themselves generally report to the member states of the treaty rather than to the General Assembly.

Organizations with a working relationship with the United Nations
No.AcronymsAgencyHeadquartersHeadEstablishedComment
1ISAInternational Seabed AuthorityJamaica Kingston, JamaicaGhana Nii Allotey Odunton1994
2CTBTOComprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty OrganizationAustria Vienna, AustriaBurkina Faso Lassina Zerbo1997 (preparatory commission)Provisional organisation
3OPCWOrganisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsNetherlands The Hague, NetherlandsTurkey Ahmet Üzümcü1997Related organisation

Research and training institutes

There are only five officially recognised training bodies of the United Nations System. Irrespective of what does or does not constitute a United Nations organization, many other institutions serve a research or training purpose, and some are part of other organisations and funds. These are also contained below.

Research and training bodies of the United Nations
No.AcronymsAgencyHeadquartersHeadEstablishedComment
1UNIDIRUnited Nations Institute for Disarmament ResearchSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandUnited States Theresa Hitchins1980
2UNUUnited Nations UniversityJapan Tokyo, JapanCanada David M. Malone1969
3UNITARUnited Nations Institute for Training and ResearchSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandRepublic of Ireland Sally Fegan-Wyles1965
4UNRISDUnited Nations Research Institute For Social DevelopmentSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandUnited Kingdom Sarah Cook1963
5UNICRIUnited Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research InstituteItaly Turin, ItalySeychelles Jonathan Lucas1968
6UNSSCUnited Nations System Staff CollegeItaly Turin, ItalyUnited States Jafar Javan2002
7UPEACEUniversity for PeaceCosta Rica San José, Costa RicaChile Francisco Rojas Aravena1980UN mandated
8ICTPInternational Centre for Theoretical PhysicsItaly Trieste, ItalyGuatemala Fernando Quevedo1964IAEA, UNESCO, Italian Govt
9IRCInnocenti Research Centre - International Child Development CentreItaly Florence, ItalyFrance Marie-Claude Martin1988Part of UNICEF

Subsidiary bodies of the General Assembly

The following entities were established by the General Assembly.

AcronymAgencyHeadquartersHeadEstablishedComment
ICSCDomestic Civil Service CommissionUnited States New York City, United StatesSweden John P. Hamilton1975
ACPAQAdvisory Committee on Post Adjustment QuestionsUnited States New York City, United StatesGermany Wolfgang StöcklPart of ICSC

See also

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