The United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.

The UN System

	United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)  (Preparatory Commision) - Vienna, Austria (e-mail)
	United Nations CyberSchoolBus - New York, USA (e-mail)
	Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) (now CEB) and its former Subcommittees
	Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (e-mail)
	Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) - Santiago, Chile (e-mail)
	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) - Bangkok, Thailand (e-mail)
	Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) - Beirut, Lebanon (e-mail
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Rome, Italy (e-mail)
	Global Programme on Globalization, Liberalization and Sustainable Human Development - Geneva, Switzerland [UNCTAD-UNDP] (e-mail)
	Former Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development (IACSD) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) (former IACWGE) - New York, USA
	Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office (IAPSO) - Copenhagen, Denmark (e-mail)
	International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Vienna, Austria (e-mail)
	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) - Washington, USA  [World Bank Group] (e-mail)
	International Bureau of Education (IBE) - Geneva, Switzerland [UNESCO] (e-mail)
	International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)  - Trieste, Italy [UNIDO] (e-mail)
	International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS) - Trieste, Italy [UNIDO] (e-mail)
	International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) - Washington, USA [World Bank Group] (e-mail)
	Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) - Trieste, Italy [UNESCO/IAEA] (e-mail)
	International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - Montreal, Canada (e-mail)
	International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	International Computing Centre (ICC) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail
	International Court of Justice (ICJ) - The Hague, The Netherlands (e-mail)
	International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) - The Hague, The Netherlands (e-mail)
	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) - Arusha, Tanzania (e-mail)
	International Development Association (IDA) - Washington, USA [World Bank Group] (e-mail)
	International Finance Corporation (IFC) - Washington, USA [World Bank Group] (e-mail)
	International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Rome, Italy (e-mail)
	International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) - Paris, France [UNESCO] (e-mail)
	International Institute on Ageing (INIA) - Valetta, Malta (e-mail)
	International Labour Organization (ILO) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	International Maritime Organization (IMO) - London, UK (e-mail)
	International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Washington, USA (e-mail)
	International Seabed Authority (ISA) - Kingston, Jamaica (e-mail)
	International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)  - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	International Trade Centre (ITC) - Geneva, Switzerland [UNCTAD/WTO] (e-mail
	International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC/ILO) - Turin, Italy (e-mail)
	Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail
	Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) - Washington, USA [World Bank Group] (e-mail)
	United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) - Geneva, Switzerland and New York, USA (e-mail)
	Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - Geneva, Switzerland and New York, USA  (e-mail)
	Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) - Vienna, Austria (e-mail)
	Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - The Hague, The Netherlands (e-mail)
	Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency - New York, USA (e-mail)
	ReliefWeb - Geneva, Switzerland [OCHA] (e-mail)
	United Nations (UN) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Atlas of the Oceans - Washington, USA
	United Nations Board of Auditors - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Capital Development Fund - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) - Vienna, Austria (e-mail)
	United Nations Common Supplier Database (UNCSD) - Oslo, Norway (e-mail)
	United Nations Communications Group (former JUNIC) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) - Bonn, Germany (e-mail)
	United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) (now UNODC)- Vienna, Austria (e-mail)
	United Nations Development Group (UNDG) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Paris, France (e-mail)
	United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Nairobi, Kenya (e-mail)
	United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) -  New York, USA  (e-mail)
	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - Bonn, Germany (e-mail)
	United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Geographic Information Working Group (UNGIWG)  -  New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the (OHCHR) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the (UNHCR) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)- Nairobi, Kenya (e-mail)
	United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - Vienna, Austria (e-mail)
	United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UNICT TF)  - New York, USA  (e-mail)
	United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	United Nations International School (UNIS) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) - Rome, Italy (e-mail
	United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Mine Action Service - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (formely UNDCP) - Vienna, Austria (e-mail)
	United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) - Nairobi, Kenya (e-mail)
	United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) - Vienna, Austria (e-mail)
	United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) - Vienna, Austria (e-mail)
	United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) - Gaza, Gaza Strip and Amman, Jordan (e-mail)
	United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	United Nations Resident Coordinators Network (RCNet) - New York, USA (e-mail)
	United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) - Vienna, Austria  (e-mail)
	UN System Network on Rural Development and Food Security -  Rome, Italy [FAO/IFAD] (e-mail)
	United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) - Turin, Italy (e-mail)
	United Nations University (UNU) - Tokyo, Japan (e-mail)
	United Nations Volunteers (UNV) - Bonn, Germany (e-mail)
	UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (e-mail)
	United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) - Madrid, Spain  (e-mail)
	Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Bern, Switzerland (e-mail)
	WomenWatch - New York, USA (e-mail)
	World Bank Group - Washington, USA (e-mail)
	World Food Programme (WFP) - Rome, Italy (e-mail)
	World Health Organization (WHO) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	World Trade Organization (WTO) - Geneva, Switzerland (e-mail)
	World Volunteer Web - Bonn, Germany [UNV] (e-mail)