The United Nations System
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UN PRINCIPAL   Subsidiary Organs
ORGANS • Main Committees UNDP United Nations Development Programme
• Disarmament Commission
• Human Rights Council
• International Law Commission
UNEP8 United Nations Environment Programme
GENERAL • Joint Inspection Unit (JIU)
• Standing committees and UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
ASSEMBLY ad hoc bodies UN-HABITAT8 United Nations Human
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
WFP World Food Programme (UN/FAO)
SECURITY
COUNCIL
  Subsidiary Organs
• Counter-Terrorism Committee
ECONOMIC AND
  Functional Commissions
SOCIAL COUNCIL
• Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
• Narcotic Drugs
• Population and Development
• Science and Technology for Development
• Social Development
• Statistics
• Status of Women
SECRETARIAT • United Nations Forum on Forests
Departments and Offices 9
EOSG Executive Office of the
Secretary-General
INTERNATIONAL DESA Department of Economic and
Social Affairs
COURT OF JUSTICE
DGACM Department for General Assembly
and Conference Management
DGC Department of Global
Communications
DMSPC Department of Management
Strategy, Policy and Compliance
DOS Department of Operational Support
TRUSTEESHIP DPO Department of Peace Operations
COUNCIL6 DPPA Department of Political and
Peacebuilding Affairs
DSS Department of Safety and Security
 Funds and Programmes1
• UNCDF United Nations Capital Development
Fund
• UNV United Nations Volunteers
Settlements Programme
• International Residual Mechanism for
Criminal Tribunals
• Military Staff Committee
  Regional Commissions 8
ECA Economic Commission for Africa
ECE Economic Commission for Europe
ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin
America and the Caribbean
ESCAP Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific
ESCWA Economic and Social Commission
or Western Asia
OCHA Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs
ODA Office for Disarmament Affairs
OHCHR Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights
OIOS Office of Internal Oversight Services
OLA Office of Legal Affairs
OSAA Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
SRSG/CAAC Office of the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General
for Children and Armed Conflict
SRSG/SVC Office of the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General
on Sexual Violence in Conflict
SRSG/VAC Office of the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General
on Violence Against Children
 Research and Training  Other Entities  Related Organizations
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for
Disarmament Research
ITC International Trade Centre (UN/WTO)
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CTBTO PREPARATORY COMMISSION
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehen-
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade
UNITAR United Nations Institute for sive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
and Development
Training and Research
UNHCR 1 Office of the United Nations IAEA1, 3 International Atomic Energy Agency
UNSSC United Nations System Staff High Commissioner for Refugees ICC International Criminal Court
College
UNOPS1 United Nations Office for IOM 1 International Organization for Migration
UNU United Nations University Project Services ISA International Seabed Authority
UNRWA1 United Nations Relief and Works ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the of the Sea
Near East
OPCW 3 Organization for the Prohibition of
UN-WOMEN 1 United Nations Entity for Gender Chemical Weapons
Equality and the Empowerment of Women
WTO1, 4 World Trade Organization
• Peacekeeping operations and political missions
Peacebuilding Commission   H LPF High-level political
• Sanctions committees (ad hoc) forum on sustainable
• Standing committees and ad hoc bodies development
  Other Bodies   Specialized Agencies 1, 5
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• Committee for Development Policy FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of UNWTO World Tourism Organization
• Committee of Experts on Public Administration the United Nations UPU Universal Postal Union
• Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations ICAO International Civil Aviation WHO World Health Organization
Organization
• Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues WIPO World Intellectual Property
IFAD International Fund for Organization
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on Agricultural Development
WMO World Meteorological Organization
HIV/AIDS
ILO International Labour Organization
UNGEGN United Nations Group of Experts on WORLD BANK GROUP7
IMF International Monetary Fund
Geographical Names • IBRD International Bank for
IMO International Maritime Organization Reconstruction and Development
  Research and Training ITU International Telecommunication Union • IDA International Development
UNICRI United Nations Interregional Crime and UNESCO United Nations Educational, Association
Justice Research Institute Scientific and Cultural Organization • IFC International Finance Corporation
UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for UNIDO United Nations Industrial
Development Organization
Social Development
Notes:
1 Members of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB).
UNISDR United Nations Office for Disaster
2 UN Office for Partnerships (UNOP) is the UN’s focal point vis-a-vis the United Nations Foundation, Inc.
Risk Reduction
3 IAEA and OPCW report to the Security Council and the General Assembly (GA).
UNODC1 United Nations Office on Drugs 4 WTO has no reporting obligation to the GA, but contributes on an ad hoc basis to GA and Economic and
and Crime Social Council (ECOSOC) work on, inter alia, finance and development issues.
UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva 5 Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations whose work is coordinated through ECOSOC (inter-
governmental level) and CEB (inter-secretariat level).
UN-OHRLLS Office of the High Representative
6 The Trusteeship Council suspended operation on 1 November 1994, as on 1 October 1994 Palau, the last
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for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked United Nations Trust Territory, became independent.
Developing Countries and Small Island 7 International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Developing States
Agency (MIGA) are not specialized agencies in accordance with Articles 57 and 63 of the Charter, but are
part of the World Bank Group.
UNON United Nations Office at Nairobi
8 The secretariats of these organs are part of the UN Secretariat.
UNOP2 United Nations Office for Partnerships 9 The Secretariat also includes the following offices: The Ethics Office, United Nations Ombudsman and
UNOV United Nations Office at Vienna Mediation Services, and the Office of Administration of Justice.
This Chart is a reflection of the functional organization of the United Nations System and for informational
purposes only. It does not include all offices or entities of the United Nations System.