Research and Training Related Organizations The United Nations System UNIDIR United Nations Institute for CTBTO Preparatory Commission Preparatory Commission for Disarmament Research the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization UNITAR United Nations Institute for IAEA1, 3 International Atomic Energy Agency Training and Research ICC International Criminal Court UNSSC United Nations System Staff College IOM1 International Organization for Migration UN PRINCIPAL Subsidiary Organs Funds and Programmes1 UNU United Nations University ISA International Seabed Authority ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ORGANS • Disarmament Commission UNDP United Nations Development Other Entities • Human Rights Council Programme OPCW 3 Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical ITC International Trade Centre (UN/WTO) Weapons • International Law Commission • UNCDF United Nations Capital 1,8 Development Fund UNCTAD United Nations Conference on WTO1, 4 World Trade Organization • Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) Trade and Development • UNV United Nations Volunteers • Main Committees UNHCR1 Office of the United Nations GENERAL UNEP8 United Nations Environment • Standing committees and High Commissioner for Refugees Programme ASSEMBLY ad hoc bodies UNOPS1 United Nations Office for Project UNFPA United Nations Population Fund Services UN-HABITAT8 United Nations Human 1 United Nations Relief and Works Settlements Programme UNRWA Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Peacebuilding HLPF UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund High-level Political UN-WOMEN1 United Nations Entity for Gender Commission WFP World Food Programme (UN/FAO) Forum on Sustainable Equality and the Empowerment of Women Development

SECURITY COUNCIL

Subsidiary Organs • International Residual Mechanism • Peacekeeping operations and political missions Specialized Agencies 1, 5 for Criminal Tribunals • Sanctions committees (ad hoc) • Counter-Terrorism Committee • Military Staff Committee • 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 ECONOMIC AND 8 10 Functional Commissions Regional Commissions Other Bodies IMO International Maritime Organization SOCIAL COUNCIL • Crime Prevention and Criminal ECA Economic Commission for Africa • Committee for Development Policy ITU International Telecommunication Union Justice ECE Economic Commission for Europe • Committee of Experts on Public UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural • Narcotic Drugs Administration Organization ECLAC Economic Commission for • Population and Development Latin America and the Caribbean • Committee on Non-Governmental UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization • Science and Technology for Organizations ESCAP Economic and Social UNWTO World Tourism Organization Development Commission • Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues UPU Universal Postal Union • Social Development for Asia and the Pacific UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on WHO World Health Organization • Statistics ESCWA Economic and Social HIV/AIDS WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization • Status of Women SECRETARIAT Commission for Western Asia UNGEGN United Nations Group of Experts on WMO World Meteorological Organization • United Nations Forum on Forests Geographical Names WORLD BANK GROUP7 UNGGIM Committee of Experts on Global • IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Geospatial Information Management Development • IDA International Development Association 9 OCT Office of Counter-Terrorism Research and Training Departments and Offices • IFC International Finance Corporation Office for Disarmament Affairs UNICRI United Nations Interregional Crime and EOSG Executive Office of the ODA Justice Research Institute Secretary-General OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Notes: DCO Development Coordination Office Rights Social Development 1 Members of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for INTERNATIONAL DESA Department of Economic and Coordination (CEB). OIOS Office of Internal Oversight COURT OF JUSTICE Social Affairs 2 UN Office for Partnerships (UNOP) is the UN’s focal point vis-a-vis the United Services Nations Foundation, Inc. DGACM Department for General OLA Office of Legal Affairs 3 IAEA and OPCW report to the Security Council and the General Assembly (GA). Assembly and Conference 4 WTO has no reporting obligation to the GA, but contributes on an ad hoc basis Office for Outer Space Affairs Management OOSA UNDRR United Nations Office for Disaster to GA and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) work on, inter alia, finance OSAA Office of the Special Adviser and development issues. DGC Department of Global Risk Reduction 5 Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations whose work is on Africa Communications UNODC1 United Nations Office on Drugs coordinated through ECOSOC (intergovernmental level) and CEB (inter- DMSPC Department of Management SRSG/CAAC Office of the Special and Crime secretariat level). Representative of the Secretary- 6 The Trusteeship Council suspended operation on 1 November 1994, as Strategy, Policy and Compliance UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva General for Children and Armed on 1 October 1994 Palau, the last United Nations Trust Territory, became TRUSTEESHIP DOS Department of Operational Support UN-OHRLLS Office of the High Representative independent. Conflict 7 International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and 6 DPO Department of Peace Operations for the Least Developed Countries, COUNCIL Office of the Special Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) are not specialized SRSG/SVC Landlocked Developing Countries and Small DPPA Department of Political and Representative of the Secretary- agencies in accordance with Articles 57 and 63 of the Charter, but are part of Island Developing States Peacebuilding Affairs General on Sexual Violence in Conflict the World Bank Group. UNON United Nations Office at Nairobi 8 The secretariats of these organs are part of the UN Secretariat. DSS Department of Safety and Security SRSG/VAC Office of the Special 2 9 The Secretariat also includes the following offices: The Ethics Office, United OCHA Office for the Coordination of Representative of the Secretary- UNOP United Nations Office for Partnerships Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services, and the Office of Administration Humanitarian Affairs General on Violence Against Children UNOV United Nations Office at Vienna of Justice. 10 For a complete list of ECOSOC Subsidiary Bodies see un.org/ecosoc. 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 © 2021 United Nations. All rights reserved worldwide Published by the United Nations Department of Global Communications 21-00054­ — July 2021 entities of the United Nations System.