United Nations Family of Organizations

United Nations Family of Organizations

List of organizations under the United Nations fold under Article 57 of the Charter and act autonomously. They coordinate through ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council).

  • FAO – Food & Agriculture (Rome)

  • ICAO – Civil Aviation (Montreal)

  • IFAD – Rural Development Funding (Rome)

  • ILO – Labour & Social Protection (Geneva)

  • IMO – Maritime Affairs (London)

  • IMF – Monetary Stability & Economic Policy (Washington, D.C.)

  • ITU – Telecommunications (Geneva)

  • UNESCO – Education, Science, Culture (Paris)

  • UNIDO – Industrial Development (Vienna)

  • UNWTO – Tourism (Madrid)

  • UPU – Postal Services (Bern)

  • WBG – World Bank Group (Washington, D.C.)

  • WHO – Global Health (Geneva)

  • WIPO – Intellectual Property (Geneva)

  • WMO – World Meteorological Organization - Weather & Climate (Geneva) Wikipedia


UN Secretariat, Departments & Offices

Under the UN Secretary-General’s umbrella, these are more operational:

  • Departments: DSS, DESA, DGACM, DGC, DMSPC, DOS, DPO, DPPA Wikipedia

  • Regional Offices:

    • ESCAP (Bangkok),

    • ESCWA (Beirut),

    • ECA (Addis),

    • ECE (Geneva),

    • ECLAC (Santiago) Wikipedia


Other Entities & Bodies

Not quite agencies, not quite departments—but part of the UN ecosystem: