United Nations System

The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second biggest UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters (New York City).

The United Nations System consists of the United Nations' six principal bodies (the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the UN Secretariat),[1] the Specialized Agencies and related organizations.[2] The UN System includes subsidiary bodies such as the separately administered funds and programmes, research and training institutes, and other subsidiary entities.[3][4] Some of these organizations predate the founding of the United Nations in 1945 and were inherited after the dissolution of the League of Nations.

The executive heads of some of the United Nations System organizations and the World Trade Organization, which is not formally part of the United Nations System,[5][6][7] have seats on the United Nations System Chief Executives' Board for Coordination (CEB).[8] This body, chaired by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, meets twice a year to co-ordinate the work of the organizations of the United Nations System.

  1. ^ "Who We Are". UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Directory of United Nations System Organizations". United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ "United Nations System - Agreements with the UN system organizations". UNESCO. 19 September 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Structure and Organization". United Nations. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. ^ "NGLS Handbook - Introduction". United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is not officially a part of the UN system ...
  6. ^ "UN System of Organizations". United Nations Global Marketplace. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013. ... the World Trade Organization, which is not part of the UN system.
  7. ^ "How to do business with the United Nations" (PDF). Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2013. ... the World Trade Organization, which is not part of the UN system.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference CEB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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