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vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9" title="الأمانة العامة للأمم المتحدة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="الأمانة العامة للأمم المتحدة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secr%C3%A8tariat_de_l%E2%80%99ONU" title="Secrètariat de l’ONU – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Secrètariat de l’ONU" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretar%C3%ADa_Xeneral_de_Naciones_Xun%C3%ADes" title="Secretaría Xeneral de Naciones Xuníes – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Secretaría Xeneral de Naciones Xuníes" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-awa mw-list-item"><a href="https://awa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF" title="संयुक्त राष्ट्र सचिवालय – Awadhi" lang="awa" hreflang="awa" data-title="संयुक्त राष्ट्र सचिवालय" data-language-autonym="अवधी" data-language-local-name="Awadhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अवधी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birl%C9%99%C5%9Fmi%C5%9F_Mill%C9%99tl%C9%99r_T%C9%99%C5%9Fkilat%C4%B1n%C4%B1n_Katibliyi" title="Birləşmiş Millətlər Təşkilatının Katibliyi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Birləşmiş Millətlər Təşkilatının Katibliyi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%98_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC" title="জাতিসংঘ সচিবালয় – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="জাতিসংঘ সচিবালয়" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%9C%D0%9E_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B" title="БМО Секретариаты – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="БМО Секретариаты" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F%D1%82_%D0%90%D0%90%D0%9D" title="Сакратарыят ААН – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сакратарыят ААН" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F%D1%82_%D0%90%D0%90%D0%9D" title="Сакратарыят ААН – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Сакратарыят ААН" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D0%9E%D0%9D" title="Секретариат на ООН – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Секретариат на ООН" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariat_de_l%27ONU" title="Secretariat de l'ONU – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Secretariat de l'ONU" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretari%C3%A1t_OSN" title="Sekretariát OSN – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Sekretariát OSN" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN-sekretariatet" title="FN-sekretariatet – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="FN-sekretariatet" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretariat_der_Vereinten_Nationen" title="Sekretariat der Vereinten Nationen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sekretariat der Vereinten Nationen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%93%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9F%CE%97%CE%95" title="Γενική Γραμματεία του ΟΗΕ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Γενική Γραμματεία του ΟΗΕ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretar%C3%ADa_General_de_las_Naciones_Unidas" title="Secretaría General de las Naciones Unidas – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Secretaría General de las Naciones Unidas" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretariejo_de_la_Unui%C4%9Dintaj_Nacioj" title="Sekretariejo de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sekretariejo de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazio_Batuen_Erakundeko_Idazkaritza" title="Nazio Batuen Erakundeko Idazkaritza – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Nazio Batuen Erakundeko Idazkaritza" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF" title="دبیرخانه سازمان ملل متحد – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دبیرخانه سازمان ملل متحد" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%B0alskrivstovan_%C3%AD_ST" title="Aðalskrivstovan í ST – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Aðalskrivstovan í ST" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secr%C3%A9tariat_des_Nations_unies" title="Secrétariat des Nations unies – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Secrétariat des Nations unies" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariado_das_Naci%C3%B3ns_Unidas" title="Secretariado das Nacións Unidas – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Secretariado das Nacións Unidas" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%A0%EC%97%94_%EC%82%AC%EB%AC%B4%EA%B5%AD" title="유엔 사무국 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="유엔 사무국" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF" title="संयुक्त राष्ट्र सचिवालय – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="संयुक्त राष्ट्र सचिवालय" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajni%C5%A1tvo_Ujedinjenih_naroda" title="Tajništvo Ujedinjenih naroda – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Tajništvo Ujedinjenih naroda" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretariat_Perserikatan_Bangsa-Bangsa" title="Sekretariat Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sekretariat Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%B0alskrifstofa_Sameinu%C3%B0u_%C3%BEj%C3%B3%C3%B0anna" title="Aðalskrifstofa Sameinuðu þjóðanna – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Aðalskrifstofa Sameinuðu þjóðanna" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segretariato_delle_Nazioni_Unite" title="Segretariato delle Nazioni Unite – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Segretariato delle Nazioni Unite" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretariat_PBB" title="Sekretariat PBB – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Sekretariat PBB" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4_%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0_%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%AF" title="ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%95%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D" title="გაეროს სამდივნო – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="გაეროს სამდივნო" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANO_sekretari%C4%81ts" title="ANO sekretariāts – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="ANO sekretariāts" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungtini%C5%B3_Taut%C5%B3_sekretoriatas" title="Jungtinių Tautų sekretoriatas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jungtinių Tautų sekretoriatas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Az_ENSZ_Titk%C3%A1rs%C3%A1ga" title="Az ENSZ Titkársága – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Az ENSZ Titkársága" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D0%9E%D0%9D" title="Секретаријат на ООН – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Секретаријат на ООН" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D" title="გოეროშ სამელამოსო – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="გოეროშ სამელამოსო" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretariat_Pertubuhan_Bangsa-Bangsa_Bersatu" title="Sekretariat Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Sekretariat Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D2%AE%D0%91-%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%91%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80" title="НҮБ-ын Нарийн Бичгийн Даргын Газар – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="НҮБ-ын Нарийн Бичгийн Даргын Газар" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariaat_van_de_Verenigde_Naties" title="Secretariaat van de Verenigde Naties – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Secretariaat van de Verenigde Naties" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF" title="संयुक्त राष्ट्र सचिवालय – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="संयुक्त राष्ट्र सचिवालय" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E9%9A%9B%E9%80%A3%E5%90%88%E4%BA%8B%E5%8B%99%E5%B1%80" title="国際連合事務局 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="国際連合事務局" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN-sekretariatet" title="FN-sekretariatet – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="FN-sekretariatet" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birlashgan_Millatlar_Tashkiloti_kotibiyati" title="Birlashgan Millatlar Tashkiloti kotibiyati – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Birlashgan Millatlar Tashkiloti kotibiyati" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%DB%81_%D8%B3%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%B9" title="اقوام متحدہ سیکریٹریٹ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="اقوام متحدہ سیکریٹریٹ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretariat_Organizacji_Narod%C3%B3w_Zjednoczonych" title="Sekretariat Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Sekretariat Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariado_das_Na%C3%A7%C3%B5es_Unidas" title="Secretariado das Nações Unidas – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Secretariado das Nações Unidas" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariatul_Na%C8%9Biunilor_Unite" title="Secretariatul Națiunilor Unite – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Secretariatul Națiunilor Unite" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%9E%D0%9E%D0%9D" title="Секретариат ООН – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Секретариат ООН" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretariati_i_Kombeve_t%C3%AB_Bashkuara" title="Sekretariati i Kombeve të Bashkuara – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Sekretariati i Kombeve të Bashkuara" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Secretariat" title="United Nations Secretariat – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="United Nations Secretariat" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretariat_Zdru%C5%BEenih_narodov" title="Sekretariat Združenih narodov – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Sekretariat Združenih narodov" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoghaynta_Qaramada_Midoobay" title="Xoghaynta Qaramada Midoobay – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Xoghaynta Qaramada Midoobay" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%95%DB%8C_%D9%86%DB%95%D8%AA%DB%95%D9%88%DB%95_%DB%8C%DB%95%DA%A9%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%88%DB%95%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86" title="نووسینگەی نەتەوە یەکگرتووەکان – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="نووسینگەی نەتەوە یەکگرتووەکان" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%A3%D1%98%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Секретаријат Уједињених нација – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Секретаријат Уједињених нација" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretarijat_Ujedinjenih_naroda" title="Sekretarijat Ujedinjenih naroda – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Sekretarijat Ujedinjenih naroda" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhdistyneiden_kansakuntien_sihteerist%C3%B6" title="Yhdistyneiden kansakuntien sihteeristö – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Yhdistyneiden kansakuntien sihteeristö" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN-sekretariatet" title="FN-sekretariatet – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="FN-sekretariatet" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalihiman_ng_mga_Nagkakaisang_Bansa" title="Kalihiman ng mga Nagkakaisang Bansa – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Kalihiman ng mga Nagkakaisang Bansa" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%90%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் செயலகம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் செயலகம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%90%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%9C%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF_%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%BF_%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%9A%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%82" title="ఐక్యరాజ్య సమితి సచివాలయం – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="ఐక్యరాజ్య సమితి సచివాలయం" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4" title="สำนักเลขาธิการสหประชาชาติ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="สำนักเลขาธิการสหประชาชาติ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birle%C5%9Fmi%C5%9F_Milletler_Sekreterli%C4%9Fi" title="Birleşmiş Milletler Sekreterliği – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Birleşmiş Milletler Sekreterliği" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%9E%D0%9E%D0%9D" title="Секретаріат ООН – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Секретаріат ООН" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li 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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Executive organ of the United Nations. One of six principal organs of the UN</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the building it is housed in, see <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Secretariat_Building" title="United Nations Secretariat Building">United Nations Secretariat Building</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org"><span title="English-language text"><span lang="en">United Nations Secretariat</span></span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_Nations.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Emblem_of_the_United_Nations.svg/120px-Emblem_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Emblem_of_the_United_Nations.svg/180px-Emblem_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Emblem_of_the_United_Nations.svg/240px-Emblem_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="436" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Nations_Headquarters_in_New_York_City,_view_from_Roosevelt_Island.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/United_Nations_Headquarters_in_New_York_City%2C_view_from_Roosevelt_Island.jpg/250px-United_Nations_Headquarters_in_New_York_City%2C_view_from_Roosevelt_Island.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/United_Nations_Headquarters_in_New_York_City%2C_view_from_Roosevelt_Island.jpg/375px-United_Nations_Headquarters_in_New_York_City%2C_view_from_Roosevelt_Island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/United_Nations_Headquarters_in_New_York_City%2C_view_from_Roosevelt_Island.jpg/500px-United_Nations_Headquarters_in_New_York_City%2C_view_from_Roosevelt_Island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3144" data-file-height="1611" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Headquarters_of_the_United_Nations" title="Headquarters of the United Nations">United Nations Headquarters</a> in New York City</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Primary Organ</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Legal status</th><td class="infobox-data">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Secretary-General</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Deputy Secretary-General</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Amina_J._Mohammed" title="Amina J. Mohammed">Amina J. Mohammed</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/secretariat">un.org/secretariat</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United Nations Secretariat</b> is one of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_System" title="United Nations System">six principal organs</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> (UN),<sup id="cite_ref-Organs_of_the_UN_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Organs_of_the_UN-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UN_Secretariat_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_Secretariat-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The secretariat is the UN's executive arm. The secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodies of the UN (i.e., the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, and Security Council), and the implementation of the decision of these bodies. The <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">secretary-general</a>, who is appointed by the General Assembly, is the head of the secretariat.<sup id="cite_ref-UN_Secretariat_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_Secretariat-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The mandate of the secretariat is a wide one. <a href="/wiki/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld" title="Dag Hammarskjöld">Dag Hammarskjöld</a>, the UN's second secretary-general, described its power as follows: "The United Nations is what member nations made it, but within the limits set by government action and government cooperation, much depends on what the secretariat makes it. It has creative capacity. It can introduce new ideas. It can, in proper forms, take initiatives. It can put before member governments findings which will influence their actions".<sup id="cite_ref-Hammarskjöld1968_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hammarskjöld1968-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Department_of_Political_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Department of Political Affairs">United Nations Department of Political Affairs</a>, which has a role analogous to a <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_foreign_affairs" title="Ministry of foreign affairs">ministry of foreign affairs</a>, is a part of the secretariat. So is the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Peace_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Peace Operations">Department of Peace Operations</a>. The secretariat is the main source of economic and political analysis for the General Assembly and Security Council; it administers operations initiated by UN's deliberative organs, operates political missions, prepares assessments that precede peacekeeping operations, appoints the heads of peacekeeping operations, conducts surveys and research, communicates with non-state actors such as media and non-government organizations, and is responsible for publishing all of the treaties and international agreements.<sup id="cite_ref-UN_Secretariat_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_Secretariat-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Paul_Novosad_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Paul_Novosad-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secretary-general">Secretary-general</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Secretary-general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_November_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_November_2016.jpg/150px-Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_November_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_November_2016.jpg/225px-Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_November_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_November_2016.jpg/300px-Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_November_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1281" data-file-height="1761" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a> is the current UN secretary-general</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General of the United Nations</a></div> <p>The UN secretary-general's duties include helping resolve international disputes, administering peacekeeping operations, organizing international conferences, gathering information on the implementation of Security Council decisions, and consulting with member governments regarding various initiatives. Key secretariat offices in this area include the Office of the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. The secretary-general may bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter that, in his or her opinion, may threaten international peace and security. The current secretary-general of the UN is <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The secretariat is divided into offices and departments. The hierarchy within each is as follows: </p> <dl><dd>Office: a minimum of 20 high level professionals under the supervision of a D-2 staff member (division head), or in few cases an assistant secretary-general or under secretary-general</dd> <dd>Division: a minimum of 15 high level professionals under the supervision of a D-2 staff member (division head)</dd> <dd>Service: a minimum of 8 high level professionals under the supervision of a D-1 (general administrator) staff member</dd> <dd>Section: a minimum of 4 professionals under the supervisions of a P-4 (8–12 years experience) or a P-5 (13–17 years experience) staff member</dd> <dd>Unit: a minimum of 4 positions under the supervision of a chief</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offices">Offices</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Offices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Executive Office of the <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General</a> (EOSG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_of_Internal_Oversight_Services" title="United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services">United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services</a> (OIOS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_of_Legal_Affairs" title="United Nations Office of Legal Affairs">United Nations Office of Legal Affairs</a> (OLA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_Disarmament_Affairs" title="United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs">United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs</a> (ODA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs" title="United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs">United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs</a> (OCHA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_Disaster_Risk_Reduction" title="United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction">United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction</a> (UNDRR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights" title="Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights">Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights</a> (OHCHR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees" title="United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees">United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees</a> (UNHCR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_on_Drugs_and_Crime" title="United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime">United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime</a> (UNODC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_of_the_High_Representative_for_the_Least_Developed_Countries,_Landlocked_Developing_Countries_and_Small_Island_Developing_States" title="United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States">United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States</a> (OHRLLS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_Outer_Space_Affairs" title="United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs">United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs</a> (UNOOSA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_of_Counter-Terrorism" title="United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism">United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism</a> (UNOCT)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Departments">Departments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Departments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Department_of_Political_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Department of Political Affairs">United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs</a> (DPPA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Peacekeeping_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Peacekeeping Operations">United Nations Department of Peace Operations</a> (DPO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Department_of_Economic_and_Social_Affairs" title="United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs">United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs</a> (DESA)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Department_of_Operational_Support&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Nations Department of Operational Support (page does not exist)">United Nations Department of Operational Support</a> (DOS)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Department_of_Management_Strategy,_Policy_and_Compliance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Nations Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (page does not exist)">United Nations Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance</a> (DMSPC)*</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Department_of_General_Assembly_and_Conference_Management&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Nations Department of General Assembly and Conference Management (page does not exist)">United Nations Department of General Assembly and Conference Management</a> (DGACM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Department_of_Global_Communications" title="United Nations Department of Global Communications">United Nations Department of Global Communications</a> (DGC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_for_Safety_and_Security" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Safety and Security">United Nations Department of Safety and Security</a> (DSS)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_offices">Other offices</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other offices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_at_Geneva" title="United Nations Office at Geneva">United Nations Office at Geneva</a> (UNOG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_at_Nairobi" title="United Nations Office at Nairobi">United Nations Office at Nairobi</a> (UNON)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_at_Vienna" title="United Nations Office at Vienna">United Nations Office at Vienna</a> (UNOV)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UN_regional_commissions">UN regional commissions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: UN regional commissions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Bangkok, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Commission_for_Asia_and_the_Pacific" title="United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific">Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific</a></li> <li>Beirut, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Commission_for_Western_Asia" title="United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia">Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia</a></li> <li>Addis Ababa, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_Commission_for_Africa" title="United Nations Economic Commission for Africa">Economic Commission for Africa</a></li> <li>Geneva, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_Commission_for_Europe" title="United Nations Economic Commission for Europe">Economic Commission for Europe</a></li> <li>Santiago, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_Commission_for_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean" title="United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean">Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranks">Ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations">Deputy Secretary-General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations">Under-Secretary-General</a></li> <li>Assistant Secretary-General</li> <li>D-2: Principal Director</li> <li>D-1: Director</li> <li>P-5: Senior Officer</li> <li>P-4: First Officer</li> <li>P-3: Second Officer</li> <li>P-2: Associate Officer</li> <li>P-1: Assistant Officer<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Staffing">Staffing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Staffing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Staff_Selection_System" title="United Nations Staff Selection System">United Nations Staff Selection System</a></div> <p>As at 31 December 2018, there are 37,505 people employed from more than 140 countries within the secretariat.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eligibility for civil service is based on a UN-administered examination offered worldwide, in addition to a competitive application process.<sup id="cite_ref-Secretariat_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Secretariat-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Qualifications for membership include "the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity",<sup id="cite_ref-Charter_of_the_United_Nations_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charter_of_the_United_Nations-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> according to the UN Charter. Staff-members are appointed by the secretary-general alone and are assigned to the organs of the UN. Staff members are appointed on a temporary or permanent basis, under the discretion of the secretary-general.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During staff recruitment, geographical variety is an especially prominent selection factor in order to accurately reflect the scope of member states present in the UN.<sup id="cite_ref-The_UN_Charter_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_UN_Charter-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The charter states that staff members are responsible "only to the organization" and are prohibited from any action or influence that would suggest affiliation with a government or organization outside the UN.<sup id="cite_ref-The_UN_Charter_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_UN_Charter-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Headquartered in New York, the secretariat functions through duty stations in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Geneva, Nairobi, Santiago and Vienna, in addition to offices all over the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Secretariat_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Secretariat-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One study finds the following factors play a role in the selection of staff for the secretariat: a desire to achieve a minimum number of officials from each state; population size; and lo assessment of dues. The most overrepresented states in the secretariat are small, rich democracies. The Nordic states stand out, in particular, when it comes to overrepresentation.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Status_of_women_in_the_secretariat">Status of women in the secretariat</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Status of women in the secretariat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Representation of women in the UN, particularly at managerial and decision-making positions at the D-1 level and above, has been a UN General Assembly concern and goal since 1970. <sup id="cite_ref-women,_15_December_1970_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-women,_15_December_1970-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-A/RES/45/239_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A/RES/45/239-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1984, the <a href="/wiki/UN_Secretariat" class="mw-redirect" title="UN Secretariat">UN Secretariat</a>, in order to achieve early gender equality, issued several five-year "action plans", including strategic plans, to improve the status of women in the secretariat.<sup id="cite_ref-A/RES/45/239_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A/RES/45/239-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40/258._18_December_1985_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40/258._18_December_1985-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These plans, however, did not have the desired impact, and progress in achieving gender parity remained slow. </p><p>In December 1994, the UN General Assembly's "disappointment" that its gender equality target were not met urged the secretary-general to prioritize the recruitment and promotion of women to reach to 50/50 representation in D1 and above posts by 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-ST/SGB/282_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST/SGB/282-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-A/RES/49/167_-_23/dec_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A/RES/49/167_-_23/dec-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Feb 2004, gender parity target for the secretariat was once again revised to 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UN_women_legislative_basis_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_women_legislative_basis-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, despite the plans, and General Assembly resolutions, the representation of women in the UN secretariat remained well below parity at 29.2 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-A_/65/334_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_/65/334-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: p 29, Table 19">: p 29, Table 19 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Representation_of_women_at_decision_making_levels">Representation of women at decision making levels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Representation of women at decision making levels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The representation of women in the UN secretariat, at the D1 level, in 2000, was 30.3 percent. Instead of increasing, in the next decade, the representation of women in the secretariat decreased to 26.7 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-A_/65/334_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_/65/334-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: p 29, Table 19">: p 29, Table 19 </span></sup> In December 2011, the representation of women in the secretariat at the D1 level was 27.4 percent, an increase of .6 percent over a two-year period.<sup id="cite_ref-A_/67/347_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_/67/347-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: p 50, fn 64">: p 50, fn 64 </span></sup> At the current rate of progress, it is estimated that gender parity at the D-1 to higher levels will not be achieved until after 102 years.<sup id="cite_ref-A_/67/347_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_/67/347-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: paragraph 133">: paragraph 133 </span></sup> At the D2 level, the representation of women in 2011 was 24.4 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-A_/67/347_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_/67/347-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: p 17">: p 17 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_measures_for_the_achievement_of_gender_equality">Special measures for the achievement of gender equality</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Special measures for the achievement of gender equality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Special_measures_for_gender_equality_in_the_United_Nations" title="Special measures for gender equality in the United Nations">Special measures for gender equality in the United Nations</a></div> <p>To ensure that the gender equality target mandated by the General Assembly is met, the secretariat, in September 1999, promulgated an administrative instruction (AI) on "Special Measures for the Achievement of Gender Equality" (ST/AI/1999/9)<sup id="cite_ref-ST_/AI/1999/9-1_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST_/AI/1999/9-1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: section 5.2">: section 5.2 </span></sup> Gender Equality A/I echoes the goals of, and is in conformity with, the mandate of Articles 8 and 101 of the <a href="/wiki/Charter_of_the_United_Nations" title="Charter of the United Nations">Charter of the United Nations</a>, and Article 4 paragraph 1 of the <i><a href="/wiki/Convention_on_the_Elimination_of_All_Forms_of_Discrimination_against_Women" class="mw-redirect" title="Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women">Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women</a> (CEDAW)</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ST_/AI/1999/9-1_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST_/AI/1999/9-1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: preamble">: preamble </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-United_Nations_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_Nations-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 4 September 2012, in his annual reports to the <a href="/wiki/General_Assembly_of_UN" class="mw-redirect" title="General Assembly of UN">General Assembly</a>, titled "Improvement of the Status of Women in the United Nations System", Secretary-General <a href="/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban Ki-moon</a> stated that the aim of the special measures was to ensure "gender balance in recruitment and promotion".<sup id="cite_ref-A_/67/347_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_/67/347-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: p3, paragraph 67–68">: p3, paragraph 67–68 </span></sup> and that special measures would remain in effect until the "goal of gender parity is achieved", and sustained for a period of time.<sup id="cite_ref-A_/67/347_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_/67/347-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: p 33, paragraph 67">: p 33, paragraph 67 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ST_/AI/1999/9-1_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST_/AI/1999/9-1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>"<sup id="cite_ref-A_/67/347_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_/67/347-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The secretary-general, in his recommendations to the General Assembly, noted that the " United Nations Secretariat, pursuant to the decision of the Policy Committee chaired by the Secretary-General" is to "ensure the effective implementation of special measures for gender equality. These measures include mandatory selection of equally or better-qualified women candidates…"<sup id="cite_ref-A_/67/347_21-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_/67/347-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: paragraph 147b">: paragraph 147b </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reforms">Reforms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Reforms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since its creation, the secretariat has undergone extensive reforms. On 21 March 2005, Secretary-General <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Kofi Annan</a> proposed several reforms for the secretariat. He announced his intentions to appoint a scientific adviser, create a peacebuilding support office, establish a cabinet-style decision-making mechanism, and strengthen the <a href="/wiki/Mediation" title="Mediation">mediation</a> function. He also asked the General Assembly to <a href="/wiki/Appropriation_(law)" title="Appropriation (law)">appropriate</a> funds for a one-time staff buyout; to work with him in revising <a href="/wiki/Budget" title="Budget">budgetary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Human_resources" title="Human resources">human resources</a> rules; to grant the secretary-general more managerial authority and flexibility; to strengthen the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Internal_Oversight_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of Internal Oversight Services">Office of Internal Oversight Services</a>; and "to review all mandates older than five years to see whether the activities concerned are still genuinely needed or whether the resources assigned to them can be reallocated in response to new and emerging challenges".<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld_Library" title="Dag Hammarskjöld Library">Dag Hammarskjöld Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice" title="International Court of Justice">International Court of Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Nations_Initiative" title="Four Nations Initiative">The Four Nations Initiative on reform of governance and management issues in the UN Secretariat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UN_Economic_and_Social_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="UN Economic and Social Council">UN Economic and Social Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UN_General_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="UN General Assembly">UN General Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UN_Headquarters" class="mw-redirect" title="UN Headquarters">UN Headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UN_Security_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="UN Security Council">UN Security Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UN_Trusteeship_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="UN Trusteeship Council">UN Trusteeship Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Interpretation_Service" title="United Nations Interpretation Service">United Nations Interpretation Service</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Secretariat&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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title="Enlargement of the United Nations">Founding members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations#Current_members" title="Member states of the United Nations">Full members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">Security Council Permanent members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_representative_to_the_United_Nations" title="Permanent representative to the United Nations">Permanent representatives to the UN</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_permanent_representatives_to_the_United_Nations" title="List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">General Assembly Observers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_and_the_United_Nations" title="European Union and the United Nations">European Union</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_Nations" title="History of the United Nations">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Preceding years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union" title="International Telecommunication Union">International Telegraph Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Postal_Union" title="Universal Postal Union">Universal Postal Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hague_Conventions_of_1899_and_1907" title="Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907">Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Court_of_Arbitration" title="Permanent Court of Arbitration">Permanent Court of Arbitration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Office_of_Public_Hygiene" title="International Office of Public Hygiene">International Office of Public Hygiene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations_archives" title="League of Nations archives">archives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covenant_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Covenant of the League of Nations">covenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Organisation of the League of Nations">organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Member states of the League of Nations">member states</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Preparatory years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_St_James%27s_Palace" title="Declaration of St James's Palace">Declaration of St James's Palace</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Charter" title="Atlantic Charter">Atlantic Charter</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_by_United_Nations" title="Declaration by United Nations">Declaration by United Nations</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moscow_Conference_(1943)" title="Moscow Conference (1943)">Moscow Conference</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tehran_Conference" title="Tehran Conference">Tehran Conference</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bretton_Woods_Conference" title="Bretton Woods Conference">Bretton Woods Conference</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumbarton_Oaks_Conference" title="Dumbarton Oaks Conference">Dumbarton Oaks Conference</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yalta_Conference" title="Yalta Conference">Yalta Conference</a> (1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Conference_on_International_Organization" title="United Nations Conference on International Organization">Conference on International Organization</a> (1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genocide_Convention" title="Genocide Convention">Genocide Convention</a> (1948)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Activities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_United_Nations" title="Enlargement of the United Nations">Enlargement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping" title="History of United Nations peacekeeping">Peacekeeping</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping_missions" title="List of United Nations peacekeeping missions">missions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping_missions" title="Timeline of United Nations peacekeeping missions">timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_territories_governed_by_the_United_Nations" title="List of territories governed by the United Nations">governed territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Police" title="United Nations Police">UNPOL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drafting_of_the_Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights">drafting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Day" title="Human Rights Day">Human Rights Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Convention" title="World Heritage Convention">World Heritage Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child" title="Convention on the Rights of the Child">Convention on the Rights of the Child</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committee_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child" title="Committee on the Rights of the Child">committee</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples" title="Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples">Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Permanent_Forum_on_Indigenous_Issues" title="United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues">Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Caucus" title="Indigenous Caucus">Indigenous Caucus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Peasants" title="United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants">Declaration on the Rights of Peasants</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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