asdf The United Nations system
Principal Organs
Economic and International Court
Trusteeship Council Security Council General Assembly Secretariat
Social Council of Justice
Subsidiary Bodies Subsidiary Bodies Functional Commissions Specialized Agencies6 Departments and
Military Staff Committee Main committees Commissions on: Offices
ILO International Labour
Standing Committee and ad hoc bodies Other sessional committees Human Rights Organization OSG Office of the Secretary-
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Standing committees and Narcotic Drugs FAO Food and Agriculture General
Yugoslavia ad hoc bodies Crime Prevention and Criminal Organization of the OIOS Office of Internal
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Other subsidiary organs Justice United Nations Oversight Services
UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Science and Technology for
Commission (Iraq) Development UNESCO United Nations OLA Office of Legal Affairs
Educational, DPA Department of Political
United Nations Compensation Commission Sustainable Development
Scientific and Cultural Affairs
Peacekeeping Operations and Missions Status of Women Organization
Population and Development DDA Department for
Commission for Social WHO World Health Disarmament Affairs
Programmes and Funds Development Organization
DPKO Department of Peace-
UNCTAD United Nations UNDP United Nations UNHCR Office of the United Statistical Commission World Bank Group keeping Operations
Conference on Trade and Development Programme Nations High Commissioner for Regional Commissions OCHA Office for the
Development Refugees IBRD International Bank for
UNIFEM United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Reconstruction and Coordination of
ITC International Trade Centre Development Fund for Women WFP World Food Programme (ECA) Development Humanitarian Affairs
(UNCTAD/WTO) UNV United Nations Economic Commission DESA Department of Economic
UNRWA2 United Nations Relief IDA International
UNDCP United Nations Drug Volunteers and Works Agency for Palestine for Europe (ECE) Development Association and Social Affairs
Control Programme1 UNCDF United Nations Refugees in the Near East Economic Commission for Latin IFC International Finance DGACM Department for
UNEP United Nations Capital Development Fund America and the Caribbean Corporation General Assembly
UN-HABITAT United (ECLAC)
Environment Programme UNFPA United Nations Nations Human Settlements MIGA Multilateral Investment and Conference
Population Fund Economic and Social Commission Management
UNICEF United Nations Programme (UNHSP) for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Guarantee Agency
Children’s Fund Economic and Social Commission ICSID International Centre for DPI Department of Public
for Western Asia (ESCWA) Settlement of Investment Information
Disputes DM Department of
Research and Training Institutes Other Bodies
IMF International Monetary Management
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Fund
UNICRI United Nations UNRISD United Nations INSTRAW International Issues (PFII) OHRLLS Office of the High
Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute for Social Research and Training Institute ICAO International Civil Representative for
United Nations Forum on Forests the Least Developed
Research Institute Development for the Advancement of Women Aviation Organization
Sessional and standing Countries, Landlocked
UNITAR United Nations UNIDIR2 United Nations committees IMO International Maritime
Organization Developing Countries
Institute for Training and Institute for Disarmament Expert, ad hoc and related bodies and Small Island
Research Research ITU International Tele- Developing States
Related Organizations communication Union
UNSECOORD
UPU Universal Postal Union Office of the United
Other UN Entities WTO3 World Trade WMO World Meterological Nations Security
OHCHR Office of the UNOPS United UNU United Nations UNAIDS Joint United Organization Organization Coordinator
United Nations High Nations Office for University Nations Programme on IAEA4 International Atomic WIPO World Intellectual UNODC United Nations Office
Commissioner for Project Services UNSSC United HIV/AIDS Energy Agency Property Organization on Drugs and Crime
Human Rights Nations System Staff
CTBTO Prep.com5 IFAD International Fund
College for Agricultural
PrepCom for the UNOG UN Office at Geneva
NOTES: Solid lines from a Principal Organ indicate a direct reporting relationship; dashes indicate a non- Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty Development
UNOV UN Office at Vienna
subsidiary relationship. 1The UN Drug Control Programme is part of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. 2UNRWA Organization UNIDO United Nations
Industrial Development UNON UN Office at Nairobi
and UNIDIR report only to the GA. 3The World Trade Organization and World Tourism Organization use the same OPCW5 Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Organization
acronym. 4IAEA reports to the Security Council and the General Assembly (GA). 5The CTBTO Prep.Com and
OPCW report to the GA. 6Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the UN and each Weapons WTO3 World Tourism
Organization
other through the coordinating machinery of the ECOSOC at the intergovernmental level, and through the Chief
Executives Board for coordination (CEB) at the inter-secretariat level. Published by the UN Department of Public Information
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