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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 8 UNHCR1 Office of the United Nations High
General Standing committees and ad hoc bodies
UNEP  United Nations Environment Programme
Assembly UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
8 ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law
UN-HABITAT  United Nations Human Settlements
Programme
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
WFP World Food Programme (UN/FAO)
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for
Disarmament Research
ITC International Trade Centre (UN/WTO) CTBTO Preparatory Commission
UNCTAD1,8 United Nations Conference on Trade Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive
UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Development Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
and Research IAEA1, 3 International Atomic Energy Agency
UNSSC United Nations System Staff College
Commissioner for Refugees ICC International Criminal Court
UNU United Nations University
UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services ISA International Seabed Authority
UNRWA1 United Nations Relief and Works
of the Sea
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
OPCW 3 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
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) Standing committees and ad hoc bodies Peacebuilding Commission Forum on sustainable
Military Staff Committee development

Economic and   Functional Commissions   Other Bodies

  Regional Commissions 8   Specialized Agencies 1, 5
Social Council UNIDO United Nations Industrial
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice ECA Economic Commission for Africa Committee for Development Policy
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of Development Organization
Narcotic Drugs Committee of Experts on Public Administration
ECE Economic Commission for Europe the United Nations UNWTO World Tourism Organization
Population and Development Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America ICAO International Civil Aviation UPU Universal Postal Union

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Science and Technology for Development and the Caribbean Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Organization
Social Development
WHO World Health Organization
ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS IFAD International Fund for Agricultural
Statistics WIPO World Intellectual Property
and the Pacific UNGEGN United Nations Group of Experts on Development Organization
Status of Women Geographical Names
ESCWA Economic and Social Commission for ILO International Labour Organization
Secretariat United Nations Forum on Forests Western Asia
WMO World Meteorological Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund World Bank Group 7
  Research and Training
IMO International Maritime Organization •  IBRD International Bank for
UNICRI United Nations Interregional Crime and Reconstruction and Development
Justice Research Institute ITU International Telecommunication Union
Departments and Offices •  IDA International Development
UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Social UNESCO United Nations Educational, Association
OHCHR Office of the United Nations Development Scientific and Cultural Organization •  IFC International Finance Corporation
EOSG Executive Office of the Secretary-General
High Commissioner for Human Rights
DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs
OIOS Office of Internal Oversight Services
International Court DFS Department of Field Support
Notes:
OLA Office of Legal Affairs 1
of Justice DGACM Department for General Assembly UNODA United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
All 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.
OSAA Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
and Conference Management UNODC1 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 3 IAEA and OPCW report to the Security Council and the GA.

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DM Department of Management
DPA Department of Political Affairs
DPI Department of Public Information
DPKO Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Trusteeship DSS Department of Safety and Security
PBSO Peacebuilding Support Office
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
UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva
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
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 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

UNOP 2 United Nations Office for Partnerships not specialized agencies but are part of the World Bank Group in accordance with Articles 57 and 63 of the Charter.
Council 6 OCHA Office for the Coordination of UNISDR United Nations Office for Disaster 8 
The secretariats of these organs are part of the UN Secretariat.
Humanitarian Affairs Risk Reduction UNOV United Nations Office at Vienna
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.