- United Nations System
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The United Nations system consists of the United Nations, its subsidiary organs (including the separately-administered funds and programs), the specialized agencies, and affiliated organizations. The executive heads of the United Nations system organizations and the World Trade Organization (which is not a member of the United Nations system) are members of the United Nations System Chief Executives' Board for Coordination (CEB). This body, chaired by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, meets twice a year to coordinate the work of the organizations of the United Nations system.
Organizations of the United Nations System
The principal organ of the United Nations system is the United Nations itself, but the United Nations system also includes subsidiary bodies (such as the separately-administered funds and programs, research and training institutes, and other subsidiary entities), specialized agencies, and affiliated organizations. [1] Some of the organizations of the United Nations system predate the founding of the United Nations in 1945 and were inherited after the dissolution of the League of Nations.
United Nations
Main article: United NationsThe United Nations consists of six principal organs established by the Charter of the United Nations.
General Assembly
Main article: United Nations General Assembly- Main Committees
- First Committee: Disarmament and International Security
- Second Committee: Economic and Financial
- Third Committee: Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural
- Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization
- Fifth Committee: Administrative and Budgetary
- Sixth Committee: Legal
- Other committees and subsidiary bodies
- Peacebuilding Commission (also reports to the Security Council)
- Human Rights Council
Security Council
Main article: United Nations Security Council- Subsidiary bodies
- Military Staff Committee
- Peacebuilding Commission (also reports to the General Assembly)
- Sanctions committees
- International criminal tribunals
Economic and Social Council
Main article: United Nations Economic and Social Council- Functional Commissions
- Commission for Social Development [1]
- Commission on Narcotic Drugs [2]
- INCB – International Narcotics Control Board
- Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice [3]
- Commission on Science and Technology for Development [4]
- Commission on Sustainable Development [5]
- Commission on the Status of Women [6]
- Commission on Population and Development [7]
- Statistical Commission [8]
- United Nations Forum on Forests [9]
- 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)
Secretariat
Main article: United Nations Secretariat- Offices
- Departments
- Department of Political Affairs (DPA) [12]
- Special political missions
- Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) [13]
- Peacekeeping operations
- Department of Field Support (DFS) [14]
- Department of Management (DM)
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
- Department of General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM)
- Department of Public Information (DPI)
- Department of Political Affairs (DPA) [12]
International Court of Justice
Main article: International Court of JusticeTrusteeship Council
Main article: United Nations Trusteeship CouncilFunds and programmes, research and training institutes, and other bodies
The separately-administered funds and programmes, research and training institutes, and other subsidiary bodies are autonomous subsidiary organs of the United Nations.
Funds and programmes
Each of the funds and programs is headed by an Executive Director at the Under-Secretary-General level and is governed by an Executive Board. One former fund, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), was merged with other elements of the United Nations system into a new organization, UN Women, in January 2011.
- International Trade Centre (ITC)
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (OHCHR)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
Research and training institutes
The various research and training institutes were established by the General Assembly to perform independent research and training. One former institute, the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), was merged with other elements of the United Nations system into a new organization, UN Women, in January 2011.
- United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
- United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Secretariats of Conventions
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- UNCLOS - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea established bodies:
Other entities
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
- United Nations University (UNU)
Specialized agencies
Main article: List of specialized agencies of the United NationsThe 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)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Bank Group
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- International Refugee Organization (IRO); ceased to exist in 1952
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Preparatory Committee for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO PrepCom)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Related organizations
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
The WTO is not a member of the United Nations system, though its predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was.
Chief Executives Board and Senior Management Group
The United Nations Chief Executives' Board for Coordination (CEB) brings together on a regular basis the executive heads of the organizations of the United Nations system, under the chairmanship of the Secretary-General of the UN. The CEB aims to further co-ordination and co-operation on a whole range of substantive and management issues facing UN system organizations. In addition to its regular reviews of contemporary political issues and major concerns facing the UN system, the CEB approves policy statements on behalf of the UN system as a whole. Three committees report to the CEB, namely the High-level Committee on Programme (HCLP), the High-level Committee on Management (HCLM) and the UN Development Group (UNDG). Each of those bodies has, in turn, developed a subsidiary machinery of regular and ad hoc bodies on the substantive and managerial aspects of inter-agency co-ordination. The committee structure is supported by a CEB secretariat located in New York and Geneva.[2]
There is also a Senior Management Group, composed of some of the senior officials in the Secretariat and the funds and programs at the Under-Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General rank, which serves as the cabinet of the Secretary-General. [3]
United Nations common system
The United Nations, its subsidiary bodies, thirteen of the specialized agencies (ILO, FAO, UNESCO, WHO, ICAO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, WIPO, IFAD, UNDIO, and UNWTO), and one related body (IAEA) are part of the United Nations common system of salaries, allowances, and benefits administered by the International Civil Service Commission. Most, but not all, of the members of the United Nations system are part of the common system; the Bretton Woods institutions (i.e. the World Bank Group and the IMF) are notable exceptions. The common system was established to prevent competition amongst organizations of the United Nations system for staff and to facilitate cooperation and exchange between organizations. [4]
Some international organizations that are not part of the United Nations system (and therefore not members of the common system) but who voluntarily follow the policies of the common system in whole or in part include:
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) [5]
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) [6]
- Organization of American States (OAS) [7]
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.
References
- ^ http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/index.shtml
- ^ http://www.unsceb.org/
- ^ http://www.un.org/sg/management.shtml
- ^ http://icsc.un.org/
- ^ Staffing principles of IOM http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/about-iom/recruitment/staffing-principles-of-IOM
- ^ OSCE General conditions of employment http://www.osce.org/employment/18
- ^ Article 40 of the General Standards to govern the operations of the General Secretariat
External links
- Official directory of the UN system
- List of main UN System bodies
- Chart of main UN System bodies
- UN System Sites
- Global Issues on the UN Agenda
- UN System – CEB (Chief Executives Board)
- UN – Senior Management Group
- United Nations – Official site
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agenciesFAO · ICAO · ILO · IMO · IPCC · IAEA · UNIDO · ITU · UNAIDS · SCSL · UNCTAD · UNCITRAL · UNDCP · UNDG · UNDP · UNDPI · UNEP (OzonAction, UNEP/GRID-Arendal) · UNESCO · UNODC · UNFIP · UNFPA · OHCHR · UNHCR · UNHRC · UN-HABITAT · UNICEF · UNITAR · UNOSAT · UNRWA · UN Women · UNWTO · UPU · WFP · WHO · WMO
Resolutions Related topics Bretton Woods system · Charter · Delivering as One · Flag · Honor Flag · Global Compact · ICC · Laissez-Passer · OPCW · Treaty Series · UN Day · UDHR · MDGs · UN reform
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