United Nations System 216034 219292828 2008-06-14T14:54:39Z 41.222.10.34 /* Organizations of the United Nations System */ {{UN portal}} While the [[United Nations]] is an [[international organization]], the '''United Nations System''' is the whole network of international organizations, treaties and conventions that were created by the United Nations. The [[United Nations]] System is based on five active principal organs (formerly six, the [[United Nations Trusteeship Council|UN Trusteeship Council]] suspended operations in [[1994]]): * [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] * [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council]] * [[United Nations Economic and Social Council|UN Economic and Social Council]] * [[United Nations Secretariat|UN Secretariat]] * [[International Court of Justice]] In addition separate organizations, often subordinate to the principal organs, have been created to solve specialized tasks. == Organizations of the United Nations System == One of the remarkable features of the UN system is the duplication of responsibility. For example, frustrated by their inability to control the ECOSOC the Assembly's third-world majority created the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|Conference on Trade and Development]] to address special issues that ECOSOC was not addressing. (Basu, Rumki, "The United Nations: Structure and Functions of an International Organisation," Sterling Publishing, New Delhi, 1993.) Likewise, but just as an example, UNODOC (UN Office on Drugs and Crime) reports to the Secretariat, ECOSOC has a Functional Commission on crime and a separate one on Drugs, and the Assembly oversees the [[United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute|Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute]]. [http://www.un.org/aboutun/chart.html UN's Org Chart] === Organizations of the General Assembly === {{main|United Nations General Assembly}} *Main committees *Other sessional committees *Standing committees and ad hoc bodies *Other subsidiary org Some of the Programmes and Funds include: *[[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|UNCTAD]] - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development **[[International Trade Centre|ITC]] - International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO) *[[United Nations Drug Control Programme|UNDCP]] - United Nations Drug Control Programme *[[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]] - United Nations Development Programme **[[United Nations Capital Development Fund|UNCDF]] - United Nations Capital Development Fund **[[UNIFEM]] - United Nations Development Fund for Women **[[United Nations Volunteers|UNV]] - United Nations Volunteers *[[United Nations Environment Programme|UNEP]] - United Nations Environment Programme *[[United Nations Fund for Population Activities|UNFPA]] - United Nations Fund for Population Activities *[[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]] - Office of the United Nations [[High Commission]]er for Refugees *[[United Nations Human Settlements Programme|UN-HABITAT]] *[[United Nations Children's Fund|UNICEF]] - United Nations Children's Fund *[[World Food Programme|WFP]] - World Food Programme *[[United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East|UNRWA]] *[[United Nations Environmental Programme|UNEP]] ==== Research and training institutes ==== *[[International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women|INSTRAW]] - International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women *[[United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute|UNICRI]] - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute *[[United Nations Institute for Training and Research|UNITAR]] - United Nations Institute for Training and Research *[[United Nations Research Institute for Social Development|UNRISD]] - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development *[[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research|UNIDIR]] - United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research <small>(Reports only to the General Assembly)</small> ==== Other entities ==== *[[United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space|COPUOS]] - United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space *[[Joint Inspection Unit|JIU]] - Joint Inspection Unit (oversight body of the United Nations system) *[[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|OHCHR]] - Office of the United Nations [[High Commission]]er for Human Rights *[[United Nations Office for Project Services|UNOPS]] - United Nations Office for Project Services *[[United Nations University|UNU]] - United Nations University *[[United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs|UNOOSA]] - United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs *[[United Nations System Staff College|UNSSC]] - United Nations System Staff College *[[Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS|UNAIDS]] - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS *[[United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration|UNRRA]] - United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (ceased to exist in 1949) *[[University for Peace|UPEACE]] - United Nations Mandated University for Peace === Organizations of the Security Council === {{main|United Nations Security Council}} *[[UN Human Rights Council|Human Rights Council]] *[[Military Staff Committee]] *Standing Committee and ad hoc bodies *[[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia]] *[[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]] *1540 Committee - Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) *[[Counter-terrorism committee]] - Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) *Peacekeeping Operations and Missions **[[United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo|MONUC]] - United Nations Mission in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] **[[United Nations Angola Verification Mission III|UNAVEM III]] - United Nations [[Angola]] Verification Mission III **[[United Nations Disengagement Observer Force|UNDOF]] - United Nations Disengagement Observer Force **[[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus|UNFICYP]] - United Nations Peacekeeping Force in [[Cyprus]] **[[UNIFIL]] - United Nations Interim Force in [[Lebanon]] **[[United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea|UNMEE]] - United Nations Mission in [[Ethiopia]] and [[Eritrea]] **[[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]] - United Nations Interim Administration Mission in [[Kosovo]] **[[United Nations Mission in Liberia|UNMIL]] - United Nations Mission in [[Liberia]] **[[United Nations Mission In Sudan|UNMIS]] - United Nations Mission In [[Sudan]] **[[United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan|UNMOGIP]] - United Nations Military Observer Group in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] **[[United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission|UNMOVIC]] - United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission **[[United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia|UNOMIG]] - United Nations Observer Mission in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] **[[United Nations Mission of Observers in Sierra Leone|UNOMSIL]] - United Nations Mission of Observers in [[Sierra Leone]] **[[United Nations Support Mission in Haiti|UNSMIH]] - United Nations Support Mission in [[Haiti]] **[[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization|UNTSO]] - United Nations Truce Supervision Organization **[[United Nations Mission in Nepal|UNMIN]] - United Nations Mission in [[Nepal]] *Former Peacekeeping Operations and Missions **[[United Nations Operation in Mozambique|ONUMOZ]] - United Nations Operation in [[Mozambique]] **[[United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda|UNAMIR]] - United Nations Assistance Mission for [[Rwanda]] **[[United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone|UNAMSIL]] - United Nations Mission in [[Sierra Leone]] **[[United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia|UNCRO]] - United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in [[Croatia]] **[[United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission|UNIKOM]] - United Nations [[Iraq]]-[[Kuwait]] Observation Mission **[[United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina|UNMIBH]] - United Nations Mission in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] **[[United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka|UNMOP]] - United Nations Mission of Observers in [[Prevlaka]] **[[United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan|UNMOT]] - United Nations Mission of Observers in [[Tajikistan]] **[[United Nations Special Commission|UNSCOM]] - United Nations Special Commission ([[Iraq]]) **[[United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor|UNTAET]] - United Nations Transitional Administration in [[East Timor]] **[[United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia|UNTAC]] - United Nations Transitional Authority in [[Cambodia]] === Organizations of the Economic and Social Council === {{main|UN Economic and Social Council}} ==== Functional commissions ==== *[[Commission for Social Development]] [http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/csd/index.html] *[[Commission on Narcotic Drugs]] [http://www.unodc.org/unodc/cnd.html] *[[Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice]] [http://www.unodc.org/unodc/crime_cicp_commission.html] *[[Commission on Science and Technology for Development]] [http://www.unctad.org/cstd] *[[Commission on Sustainable Development]] [http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.htm] *[[United Nations Commission on the Status of Women|Commission on the Status of Women]] [http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/] *[[Commission on Population and Development]] [http://www.un.org/esa/population/cpd/cpd.htm] *[[United Nations Statistical Commission|Statistical Commission]] [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/commission.htm] * [[United Nations Forum on Forests]] [http://www.un.org/esa/forests/index.html] ==== Regional commissions ==== *[[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe]] (ECE) *[[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa]] (ECA) *[[United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean]] (ECLAC) *[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] (ESCAP) *[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia]] (ESCWA) ==== Specialized agencies ==== The specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the coordinating machinery of the Economic and Social Council. *[[International Labour Organization|ILO]] - International Labour Organization *[[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]] - Food and Agriculture Organization *[[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]] - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization *[[World Health Organization|WHO]] - World Health Organization *[[World Bank|World Bank Group]] **[[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development|IBRD]] - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development **[[International Development Association|IDA]] - International Development Association **[[International Finance Corporation|IFC]] - International Finance Corporation **[[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency|MIGA]] - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency **[[International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes|ICSID]] - International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes *[[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] - International Monetary Fund *[[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] - International Civil Aviation Organization *[[International Maritime Organization|IMO]] - International Maritime Organization *[[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]] - International Telecommunication Union *[[Universal Postal Union|UPU]] - Universal Postal Union *[[World Meteorological Organization|WMO]] - World Meteorological Organization *[[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]] - World Intellectual Property Organization *[[International Fund for Agricultural Development|IFAD]] - International Fund for Agricultural Development *[[United Nations Industrial Development Organization|UNIDO]] - United Nations Industrial Development Organization *[[International Refugee Organization|IRO]] - International Refugee Organization (ceased to exist in 1952) *[[International Narcotics Control Board|INCB]] - International Narcotics Control Board *[[World Tourism Organization|UNWTO]] - World Tourism Organization ==== Other entities ==== * [[United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues|Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII)]] *Sessional and Standing Committees Expert, ad hoc and related bodies === Organizations of the Secretariat ===<!-- This section is linked from [[Ruud Lubbers]] --> {{main|UN Secretariat}} The '''United Nations Secretariat''' is led by the [[UN Secretary-General|Secretary-General of the United Nations]], who is currently [[Ban Ki-moon]] of [[South Korea]]. *OSG - Office of the Secretary-General *[[OIOS]] - Office of Internal Oversight Services *[[United Nations Office of Legal Affairs|OLA]] - Office of Legal Affairs *[[United Nations Department of Political Affairs|DPA]] - Department of Political Affairs *DDA - Department for Disarmament Affairs *[[DPKO]] - Department of Peacekeeping Operations *[[Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|OCHA]] - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs *[[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs|DESA]] - Department of Economic and Social Affairs *[[DGACM]] - Department of General Assembly and Conference Management *DPI - Department of Public Information *[[Department of Management|DM]] - Department of Management *[[OIP]] - Office of the Iraq Programme *[[UNSECOORD]] - Office of the United Nations Security Coordinator *[[OHRLLS]] - Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States *[[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime|ODC]] - Office on Drugs and Crime *[[United Nations Office at Geneva|UNOG]] - UN Office at Geneva *[[Vienna International Centre|UNOV]] - UN Office at Vienna *[[UNON]] - UN Office at Nairobi === Organization of the International Court of Justice === ''See [[International Court of Justice]].'' == Related organizations == *[[International Atomic Energy Agency|IAEA]] - International Atomic Energy Agency. Reports to the Security Council and the General Assembly *[[World Trade Organization]] - (WTO) *[[International Criminal Court|ICC]] - International Criminal Court *[[International Seabed Authority|ISA]] - International Seabed Authority *[[International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea|ITLOS]] - International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea [http://www.itlos.org/start2_en.html] *[[Standby High-Readiness Brigade]] - The UN's standing military force. *[[Special Operations Group| UNSOG]] - Special Operations Group. == CEB (Chief Executives Board) and Senior Management Group== The CEB (Chief Executives Board) brings together on a regular basis the executive heads of the organisations of the UN System, under the chairmanship of the Secretary-General of the UN. There is also a [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations#Senior Management Group (SMG)|Senior Management Group]], which co-ordinates the work of the UN Secretariat and the UN Programmes and Funds, but does not include the UN Specialised Agencies. == See also == *[[United Nations]] *[[United Nations System by location]] *[[United Nations Member States]] *[[League of Nations]] for a rudimentary model on which the UN System is based. == External links == *[http://www.unsystem.org Official directory of the UN system] *[http://www.un.org/aboutun/chart.html Chart of the UN system] *[http://www.un.org/aroundworld UN System Sites] *[http://www.un.org/issues Global Issues on the UN Agenda] *[http://www.unsystemceb.org UN System - CEB (Chief Executives Board)] *[http://www.un.org/sg/management.shtml UN - Senior Management Group] *[http://www.un.org/ United Nations] - Official site *[http://www.direct.gov.uk/Gtgl1/GuideToGovernment/InternationalBodies/InternationalBodiesArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4003089&chk=aPi/oF History of the United Nations] - UK Government site {{United Nations}} [[Category:United Nations|*]] [[Category:WikiProject Systems lists|United Nations System]] [[eo:Sistemo de Unuiĝintaj Nacioj]] [[fa:نظام سازمان ملل متحد]] [[fr:Système des Nations unies]] [[ko:국제 연합 체계]] [[id:Sistem PBB]] [[jv:Sistem PBB]] [[kn:ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ]] [[lb:Lëscht vun den UNO-Organer]] [[ms:Sistem Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu]] [[ja:国連機関]] [[pt:Estrutura da Organização das Nações Unidas]] [[ru:Специализированные учреждения ООН]] [[sr:Систем Уједињених нација]] [[sh:Sistem Ujedinjenih naroda]] [[zh:联合国机构]]