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Organs Main and other sessional committees UNDP United Nations Development Programme
Disarmament Commission
•  UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund
Human Rights Council
•  UNV United Nations Volunteers
International Law Commission UNEP8 United Nations Environment Programme
General Standing committees and ad hoc bodies UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
Assembly UN-HABITAT 8 United Nations Human Settlements
Programme
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
WFP World Food Programme (UN/FAO)
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for
Disarmament Research
UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training
and Research
UNSSC United Nations System Staff College
UNU United Nations University
ITC International Trade Centre (UN/WTO) CTBTO Preparatory Commission
Preparatory Commission for the
1,8
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Trade and Development Organization
UNHCR1 Office of the United Nations High IAEA1, 3 International Atomic Energy Agency
Commissioner for Refugees
ICC International Criminal Court
UNOPS United Nations Office for Project
Services
ISA International Seabed Authority
ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law
UNRWA1 United Nations Relief and Works of the Sea
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
OPCW3 Organisation for the Prohibition of
UN-Women1 United Nations Entity for Gender Chemical Weapons
Equality and the Empowerment of Women
WTO1, 4 World Trade Organization

Security
Council
  Subsidiary Organs International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Peacekeeping operations and political missions
(ICTY)
Counter-terrorism committees Sanctions committees (ad hoc)  Advisory Subsidiary Body  HLPF High-level Political
Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) Standing committees and ad hoc bodies Forum on sustainable
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Peacebuilding Commission
Military Staff Committee development

Economic and
  Functional Commissions   Regional Commissions 8   Other Bodies   Specialized Agencies 1, 5 UNIDO United Nations Industrial
Social Council Development Organization
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice ECA Economic Commission for Africa Committee for Development Policy FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of UNWTO World Tourism Organization
Narcotic Drugs Committee of Experts on Public Administration the United Nations
ECE Economic Commission for Europe UPU Universal Postal Union
Population and Development Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations ICAO International Civil Aviation
ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America Organization WHO World Health Organization
Science and Technology for Development Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
and the Caribbean WIPO World Intellectual Property
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural

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Social Development UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Organization
ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia Development
Statistics UNGEGN United Nations Group of Experts on
and the Pacific ILO International Labour Organization WMO World Meteorological Organization
Status of Women Geographical Names
Secretariat ESCWA Economic and Social Commission for IMF International Monetary Fund World Bank Group 7
United Nations Forum on Forests
Western Asia IMO International Maritime Organization •  IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction
Research and Training and Development
ITU International Telecommunication Union
UNICRI United Nations Interregional Crime and •  IDA International Development
Justice Research Institute UNESCO United Nations Educational, Association
Departments and Offices Scientific and Cultural Organization
OHCHR Office of the United Nations High UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Social •  IFC International Finance Corporation
Commissioner for Human Rights
EOSG Executive Office of the Secretary-General Development
OIOS Office of Internal Oversight Services
DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs
OLA Office of Legal Affairs
International Court DFS Department of Field Support
OSAA Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
Notes:
1
of Justice DGACM Department for General Assembly
PBSO Peacebuilding Support Office
UNODA United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs 2
All members of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB).
UN Office for Partnerships (UNOP) is the UN’s focal point vis-a-vis the United Nations Foundation, Inc.
and Conference Management
UNODC1 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 3 
IAEA and OPCW report to the Security Council and the GA.
DM Department of Management SRSG/CAAC Office of the Special 4 
Representative of the Secretary-General for UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva WTO has no reporting obligation to the GA, but contributes on an ad hoc basis to GA and Economic and Social Council
DPA Department of Political Affairs

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DPI Department of Public Information
DPKO Department of Peacekeeping Operations
DSS Department of Safety and Security
Trusteeship OCHA Office for the Coordination of
Council 6 Humanitarian Affairs
Children and Armed Conflict
SRSG/SVC Office of the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General on
Sexual Violence in Conflict
UNISDR United Nations Office for Disaster
Risk Reduction
UN-OHRLLS Office of the High Representative for
the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing
Countries and Small Island Developing States
UNON United Nations Office at Nairobi
UNOP 2 United Nations Office for Partnerships
UNOV United Nations Office at Vienna
(ECOSOC) work on, inter alia, finance and development issues.
5
Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations whose work is coordinated through ECOSOC (intergovernmental level)
and CEB (inter-secretariat level).
6
The Trusteeship Council suspended operation on 1 November 1994, as on 1 October 1994 Palau, the last United Nations Trust
Territory, became independent.
7

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) are
not specialized agencies but are part of the World Bank Group in accordance with Articles 57 and 63 of the Charter.
8
The secretariats of these organs are part of the UN Secretariat.
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.