Principal Organs

Principal Organs

The United Nations System
Trusteeship Council
Military Staff Committee
Standing Committee and ad hoc bodies
Peacekeeping Operations and Missions
Counter-Terrorism Committee
Programmes and Funds
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development
ITC
International Trade Centre
(UNCTAD/WTO)
UNDCP
1
United Nations Drug
Control Programme
UNEP
United Nations Environment
Programme
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
Research and Training Institutes
UNICRI
United Nations Interregional
Crime and Justice Research Institute
UNITAR
United Nations Institute for
Training and Research
Other UN Entities
UNOPS
United Nations Office for Project Services
UNU
United Nations University
Other UN Trust Funds
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2
UNRWA and UNIDIR report onl　　　y to the GA.
4
In an exceptional arrangement, the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support reports directly to the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.
5
IAEA reports to the Security Council and the General Assembly (GA).
6
The CTBTO Prep.Com and OPCW report to the GA.
7
Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the UN and each 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.
8
UNFIP is an autonomous trust fund operating under the leadership of the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. UNDEF's advisory board recommends
funding proposals for approval by the Secretary-General.
International Criminal Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda (ICTR)
Economic and
Social Council
International Court
of Justice
Functional Commissions
Commissions on:
Narcotic Drugs
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Science and Technology for
Development
Sustainable Development
Status of Women
Population and Development
Commission for Social Development
Statistical Commission
Regional Commissions
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Economic Commission for Latin
America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia (ESCWA)
Other Bodies
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
United Nations Forum on Forests
Sessional and standing committees
Expert, ad hoc and related bodies
Related Organizations
WTO
World Trade Organization
IAEA
5
International Atomic Energy
Agency
CTBTO
Prep.Com
6
PrepCom for the
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
OPCW
6
Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Specialized Agencies
7
ILO
International Labour
Organization
FAO
Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
UNESCO
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
WHO
World Health Organization
World Bank Group
IBRD International Bank
for Reconstruction and
Development
IDA International Development
Association
IFC International Finance
Corporation
MIGA Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency
ICSID International Centre for
Settlement of Investment
Disputes
IMF
International Monetary Fund
ICAO
International Civil Aviation
Organization
IMO
International Maritime
Organization
ITU
International Telecommunication
Union
UPU
Universal Postal Union
WMO
World Meteorological
Organization
WIPO
World Intellectual Property
Organization
IFAD
International Fund for
Agricultural Development
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial
Development Organization
UNWTO
World Tourism
Organization
Security Council
General Assembly
Subsidiary Bodies
Main committees
Human Rights Council
Other sessional committees
Standing committees and ad hoc bodies
Other subsidiary organs
Advisory Subsidiary Body
United Nations Peacebuilding
Commission
NOTES: Solid lines from a Principal Organ indicate a direct reporting relationship; dashes indicate a non-subsidiary relationship.
1
The UN Drug Control Programme is part of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
3
The United Nations Ethics Office, the United Nations Ombudsman's Office, and the Chief Information Technology Officer report directly to the Secretary-General.
UNDP
United Nations Development
Programme
UNIFEM
United Nations
Development Fund for Women
UNV
United Nations Volunteers
UNCDF
United Nations Capital
Development Fund
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR
Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees
WFP
World Food Programme
UNRWA
2
United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East
UN-HABITAT
United Nations Human
Settlements Programme
UNRISD
United Nations Research
Institute for Social Development
UNIDIR
2
United Nations Institute for
Disarmament Research
UN-INSTRAW
United Nations
International Research and Training
Institute for the Advancement of Women
UNSSC
United Nations System Staff College
UNAIDS
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Subsidiary Bodies
UNFIP
United Nations Fund for International Partnerships
UNDEF
United Nations Democracy Fund
Secretariat
Departments and Offices
OSG
3
Office of the
Secretary-General
OIOS
Office of Internal Oversight
Services
OLA
Office of Legal Affairs
DPA
Department of Political Affairs
UNODA
Office for Disarmament
Affairs
DPKO
Department of Peacekeeping
Operations
DFS
4
Department of Field Support
OCHA
Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs
DESA
Department of Economic and
Social Affairs
DGACM
Department for General
Assembly and Conference
Management
DPI
Department of Public Information
DM
Department of Management
UN-OHRLLS
Office of the High
Representative for the Least
Developed Countries, Landlocked
Developing Countries and Small
Island Developing States
OHCHR
Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights
UNODC
United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime
DSS
Department of Safety and
Security
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UNOG
UN Office at Geneva
UNOV
UN Office at Vienna
UNON
UN Office at Nairobi
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