Abbreviation
Name of UN Organisation
ILO
International Labour Organisation
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organisation
UNESCO
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
WHO
World Health Organisation
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(World Bank Group)
IDA
International Development Association (World Bank Group)
IFC
International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group)
MIGA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
IMF
International Monetary Fund
CAO
International Civil Aviation Organisation
IMO
International Maritime Organisation
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
UPO
Universal Postal Union
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
WMO
World Meteorological Organisation
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organisation
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
UNOG
UN Office at Geneva (Secretariat)
UNOV
Un Office at Vienna (Secretariat)
UNON
UN Office at Nairobi (Secretariat)
OHRLLS
Office of the high representative of the least developed
countries, landlocked developing countries and small island
developing states.
OIP
Office of the Iraq Programme
OSCAL
Office of the Special Coordinator for Africa and LPCS
(Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
Ict
United Nations Information and Communications
Technologies Task Force
Population
Population Division (Department of Economic and Social
Affairs)
Statistics
Statistic Division (Department of Economic and Social
Affairs)
UNPAN
Division for Public Administration and Development
Management (Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
ECA
United National Economic Commission for Africa
ESCAP
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific
ECE
Economic Commission for Europe
ECCA
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ESCWA
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Indigenous
Secretariat of the permanent forum on indigenous issues.
(Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
Social
Division for social policy (Department of Economic and
Social Affairs)
UNFF
UN Forum on forests. (Department of Economic and Social
Affairs)
Sustainable
Division for sustainable development (Department of
Economic and Social Affairs)
DAW
Division for the advancement women (Department of
Economic and Social Affairs)
OSAGI
Office of the special adviser of issues and the advancement
of women.
Transport
Transport Division
Settlement
Environment and Human Settlements Division
Economic
Economic Analysis
Energy
Sustainable Energy
Finance
Financing for development
Policy
Division for development policy analysis
OCHA
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
DDA
UN Institute for disarmament research
Crime
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
UNAFEI
United Nations Asia and far East Institute
Atomic
International Atomic Energy Agency
WTO
World Trade Organisation
Tourism
World Tourism Organisation
CTBTO
Preparatory commission for the comprehensive nuclear testban treaty organisation.
Chemicals
Organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons
Trade
UN Conference on Trade and Development
Habitat
UN’s Human Settlements Programme
UNIFEM
United Nations Development Fund for Women
Volunteers
United Nations Volunteers
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East
Rights
Commission on Human Rights (Department of Economic and
Social Affairs)
Project
United Nations Office for Project Services
University
United Nations University
College
United Nations System Staff College
Aids
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDs
UNITAR
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNRISD
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
UNIDIR
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Assembly
General Assembly
Council
Security Council
Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia
Rwanda
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
UNMOVIC
Un Monitoring Verification and Inspection Commission (Iraq)
Compensation
The United Nations Compensation Commission
Justice
International Court of Justice
UNHCR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees