26 THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
The United Nations System
UN PRINCIPAL Subsidiary Organs Funds and Programmes 1
ORGANS • Disarmament Commission UNDP United Nations Development
• Human Rights Council Programme
• International Law Commission • UNCDF United Nations Capital
Development Fund
• Joint Inspection Unit (JIU)
• UNV United Nations Volunteers
• Main Committees
GENERAL UNEP8 United Nations Environment
• Standing committees and
ASSEMBLY ad hoc bodies
Programme
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UN-HABITAT8 United Nations Human
Settlements Programme
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
WFP World Food Programme (UN/FAO)
SECURITY
COUNCIL
• International Residual Mechanism
Subsidiary Organs
for Criminal Tribunals
• Counter-Terrorism Committee • Military Staff Committee
ECONOMIC AND Functional Commissions Regional Commissions 8
SOCIAL COUNCIL
• Crime Prevention and Criminal ECA Economic Commission for Africa
Justice ECE Economic Commission for Europe
• Narcotic Drugs
ECLAC Economic Commission for
• Population and Development Latin America and the Caribbean
• Science and Technology for
ESCAP Economic and Social
Development
Commission
• Social Development for Asia and the Pacific
• Statistics
ESCWA Economic and Social
• Status of Women Commission for Western Asia
SECRETARIAT • United Nations Forum on Forests
Departments and Offices 9 OCT Office of Counter-Terrorism
EOSG Executive Office of the ODA Office for Disarmament Affairs
Secretary-General OHCHR Office of the United Nations
DCO Development Coordination Office High Commissioner for Human
INTERNATIONAL DESA Department of Economic and Rights
COURT OF JUSTICE Social Affairs OIOS Office of Internal Oversight
Services
DGACM Department for General
Assembly and Conference OLA Office of Legal Affairs
Management OSAA Office of the Special Adviser
DGC Department of Global on Africa
Communications SRSG/CAAC Office of the Special
DMSPC Department of Management Representative of the Secretary-
Strategy, Policy and Compliance General for Children and Armed
Conflict
TRUSTEESHIP DOS Department of Operational Support
DPO Department of Peace Operations SRSG/SVC Office of the Special
COUNCIL 6 Representative of the Secretary-
DPPA Department of Political and General on Sexual Violence in
Peacebuilding Affairs Conflict
DSS Department of Safety and Security SRSG/VAC Office of the Special
OCHA Office for the Coordination of Representative of the Secretary-
Humanitarian Affairs General on Violence Against Children
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FIGURE 2.1 The UN System Chart.
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Research and Training Related Organizations
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for CTBTO PREPARATORY COMMISSION
Disarmament Research Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive
UNITAR United Nations Institute for Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Training and Research IAEA1, 3 International Atomic Energy Agency
UNSSC United Nations System Staff College ICC International Criminal Court
UNU United Nations University IOM 1 International Organization for Migration
ISA International Seabed Authority
Other Entities ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
ITC International Trade Centre (UN/WTO) OPCW 3 Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
UNCTAD1,8 United Nations Conference on Weapons
Trade and Development WTO1, 4 World Trade Organization
UNHCR 1 Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees
UNOPS1 United Nations Office for Project
Services
UNRWA1 United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Peacebuilding HLPF
High-level Political
UN-WOMEN 1 United Nations Entity for Gender Commission
Forum on Sustainable
Equality and the Empowerment of Women Development
• Peacekeeping operations and political missions
Specialized Agencies 1, 5
• Sanctions committees (ad hoc)
• Standing committees and ad hoc bodies FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
ILO International Labour Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
Other Bodies 10 IMO International Maritime Organization
• Committee for Development Policy ITU International Telecommunication Union
• Committee of Experts on Public UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Administration Organization
• Committee on Non-Governmental UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Organizations UNWTO World Tourism Organization
• Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues UPU Universal Postal Union
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on WHO World Health Organization
HIV/AIDS WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
UNGEGN United Nations Group of Experts on WMO World Meteorological Organization
Geographical Names
WORLD BANK GROUP 7
UNGGIM Committee of Experts on Global
• IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and
Geospatial Information Management
Development
Research and Training • IDA International Development Association
• IFC International Finance Corporation
UNICRI United Nations Interregional Crime and
Justice Research Institute
UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Notes:
Social Development 1 Members of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for
Coordination (CEB).
2 UN Office for Partnerships (UNOP) is the UN’s focal point vis-a-vis the United
Nations Foundation, Inc.
3 IAEA and OPCW report to the Security Council and the General Assembly (GA).
4 WTO has no reporting obligation to the GA, but contributes on an ad hoc basis
to GA and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) work on, inter alia, finance
UNDRR United Nations Office for Disaster
and development issues.
Risk Reduction 5 Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations whose work is
UNODC1 United Nations Office on Drugs coordinated through ECOSOC (intergovernmental level) and CEB (inter-
and Crime secretariat level).
6 The Trusteeship Council suspended operation on 1 November 1994, as
UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva on 1 October 1994 Palau, the last United Nations Trust Territory, became
UN-OHRLLS Office of the High Representative independent.
for the Least Developed Countries, 7 International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) are not specialized
Landlocked Developing Countries and Small agencies in accordance with Articles 57 and 63 of the Charter, but are part of
Island Developing States the World Bank Group.
UNON United Nations Office at Nairobi 8 The secretariats of these organs are part of the UN Secretariat.
9 The Secretariat also includes the following offices: The Ethics Office, United
UNOP 2 United Nations Office for Partnerships Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services, and the Office of Administration
UNOV United Nations Office at Vienna of Justice.
10 For a complete list of ECOSOC Subsidiary Bodies see [Link]/ecosoc.
This Chart is a reflection of the functional organization of the United Nations
System and for informational purposes only. It does not incl ude all offices or
entities of the United Nations System.