UN members - (191) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-
Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco,
Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE,
UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - all UN members are represented in the General
Assembly
observers - (1 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Holy See,
Palestine Liberation Organization
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF): note - acronym retained from
the predecessor organization, UN International Children's Emergency
Fund
established - 11 December 1946
aim - to help establish child health and welfare services
members - (36) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH): established
28 November 1997; to support the professionalization of the Haitian
National Police; established by UN Security Council; members were
Argentina, Benin, Canada, France, India, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo,
Tunisia, US; mission ended March 2000
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD):
established - 30 December 1964
aim - to promote international trade
members - (191) all UN members plus Holy See
United Nations Development Program (UNDP): established - 22 November
1965
aim - to provide technical assistance to stimulate economic and social
development
members (executive board) - (36) selected on a rotating basis from all
regions
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF): established - 31
May 1974
aim - to observe the 1973 Arab-Israeli cease-fire; established by the
UN Security Council
members - (6) Austria, Canada, Japan, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO): established - 16 November 1945; effective - 4 November 1946
aim - to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
members - (188) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook
Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati,
North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated
States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
associate members - (6) Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,
Macau, Netherlands Antilles, Tokelau
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP): established - 15 December
1972
aim - to promote international cooperation on all environmental matters
members - (58) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
United Nations General Assembly: established - 26 June 1945; effective
- 24 October 1945
aim - to function as the primary deliberative organ of the UN
members - (191) all UN members are represented in the General Assembly
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): established - 3
December 1949; effective - 1 January 1951
aim - to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find
permanent solutions to refugee problems
members (executive committee) - (61) Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Denmark, Ecuador,
Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Holy See, Hungary,
India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands,
NZ, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia,
Serbia and Montenegro, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US,
Venezuela
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO):
established - 17 November 1966; effective - 1 January 1967
aim - UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development
especially among the members
members - (169) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands,
NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela,
Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR):
established - 11 December 1963 adoption of the resolution establishing
the Institute; effective - 24 March 1965
aim - to help the UN become more effective through training and
research
members (Board of Trustees) - (21) Austria, Brazil, China, Czech
Republic, Egypt, France, Ghana, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK, US; note - the UN Secretary General can appoint up to
30 members
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK):
established - 10 June 1999
aim - to promote the establishment of substantial autonomy and self-
government in Kosovo; to perform basic civilian administrative
functions; to support the reconstruction of key infrastructure and
humanitarian and disaster relief
members - (48) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia,
Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Finland,
France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland,
Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Nepal,
NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine UK, US,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL): established - 19
March 1978
aim - to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and assist in
reestablishing Lebanese authority in southern Lebanon; established by
the UN Security Council
members - (8) Fiji, France, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Poland,
Ukraine
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM): established -
9 April 1991
aim - to observe and monitor the demilitarized zone established between
Iraq and Kuwait; established by the UN Security Council
members - (32) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, China, Denmark, Fiji,
Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia,
Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US, Uruguay,
Venezuela
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP):
established - 24 January 1949
aim - to observe the 1949 India-Pakistan cease-fire; established by the
UN Security Council
members - (9) Belgium, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, South
Korea, Sweden, Uruguay
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO):
established - 29 April 1991
aim - to supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western
Sahara; established by the UN Security Council
members - (24) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, El
Salvador, France, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Kenya, South Korea, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland,
Portugal, Russia, US, Uruguay
United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH): established
- 21 December 1995
aim - to establish an International Police Task Force (IPTF) to
implement the Dayton Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina
members - (47) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile,
China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland,
Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Netherlands,
Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US,
Vanuatu
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE): established -
31 July 2000
aim - to monitor the cessation of hostilities
members - (44) Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, The Gambia, Ghana, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy,
Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway,
Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South
Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, US,
Uruguay, Zambia
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL): established - 22
October 1999
aim - to cooperate with the Government of Sierra Leone and the other
parties to the Peace Agreement in the implementation of the agreement;
to monitor the military and security situation in Sierra Leone; to
monitor the disarmament and demobilization of combatants and members of
the Civil Defense Forces (CFD); to assist in monitoring respect for
international humanitarian law
members - (31) Bangladesh, Bolivia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea,
Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mali, Nepal, NZ,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand,
Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, Zambia
United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP): established -
1 February 1996
aim - to monitor the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula in
southern Croatia
members - (22) Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya,
Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Switzerland,
Ukraine
United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT): established
16 December 1994; to monitor and investigate violations of the cease-
fire of 17 September 1994 between Tajikistan and the Tajik opposition
and to assist in the political negotiation process; established by the
UN Security Council; members were Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Nepal, Nigeria, Poland,
Ukraine, Uruguay; mission ended May 2000
United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET): established
- 17 May 2002
aim - to provide assistance to structures critical to political
stability; to provide law enforcement and public security and to assist
in the development of law enforcement agencies; to contribute to
external security
members - (29) Australia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt,
Fiji, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Malaysia, Mozambique,
Nepal, NZ, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Serbia and
Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, US, Uruguay
United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission
(UNMOVIC): note - formerly known as United Nations Special Commission
for the Elimination of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (UNSCOM)
established - NA December 1999
aim - to identify, account for, and eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction and the capacity to produce them
commissioners - (15) Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany,
India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, Senegal, Ukraine, UK, US
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG): established - 24
August 1993
aim - to verify compliance with the cease-fire agreement, to monitor
weapons exclusion zone, and to supervise CIS peacekeeping force for
Abkhazia; established by the UN Security Council
members - (22) Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, South
Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US,
Uruguay
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (MONUC): established - 30 November 1999
aim - to establish contacts with the signatories to the cease-fire
agreement and to plan for the observation of the cease-fire and
disengagement of forces
members - (51) Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, France, Ghana, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Ireland,
Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, Zambia
United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP): established -
4 March 1964
aim - to serve as a peacekeeping force between Greek Cypriots and
Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus; established by the UN Security Council
members - (9) Argentina, Austria, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Ireland,
South Korea, Slovakia, UK
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA): note - acronym retained from
predecessor organization UN Fund for Population Activities
established - NA July 1967
aim - to assist both developed and developing countries to deal with
their population problems
members (executive board ) - (36) selected on a rotating basis from all
regions
United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP): established 31
March 1995; to monitor border activity in the Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia; members were Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia,
Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland,
Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, US; mandate
ended 25 March 1999
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the
Near East (UNRWA): established - 8 December 1949
aim - to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees
members (advisory commission) - (10) Belgium, Egypt, France, Japan,
Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, UK, US
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD):
established - NA 1963
aim - to conduct research into the problems of economic development
during different phases of economic growth
members - no country members, but a Board of Directors consisting of a
chairman appointed by the UN secretary general and 11 individual
members
United Nations Secretariat: established - 26 June 1945; effective - 24
October 1945
aim - to serve as the primary administrative organ of the UN; a
Secretary General is appointed for a five-year term by the General
Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council
members - the UN Secretary General and staff
United Nations Security Council (UNSC): established - 26 June 1945;
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to maintain international peace and security
permanent members - (5) China, France, Russia, UK, US
nonpermanent members - (10) elected for two-year terms by the UN
General Assembly; Angola (2003-04), Bulgaria (2002-03), Cameroon (2002-
03), Chile (2003-04), Germany (2003-04), Guinea (2002-03), Mexico
(2002-03), Pakistan (2003-04), Spain (2003-04), Syria (2002-03)
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET):
established 25 October 1999 to provide security throughout the
territory of East Timor; to establish an effective administration; to
ensure the coordination and delivery of humanitarian assistance; to
support capacity-building for self-government; 28 members including
Australia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji,
Ireland, Jordan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, NZ, Norway,
Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden,
Thailand, Turkey, UK, US, Uruguay
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO): established -
NA June 1948
aim - to supervise the 1948 Arab-Israeli cease-fire; currently supports
timely deployment of reinforcements to other peacekeeping operations in
the region as needed; initially established by the UN Security Council
members - (23) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile,
China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden,
Switzerland, US
United Nations Trusteeship Council: established on 26 June 1945,
effective on 24 October 1945, to supervise the administration of the 11
UN trust territories; members were China, France, Russia, UK, US; it
formally suspended operations 1 November 1995 after the Trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands (Palau) became the Republic of Palau, a
constitutional government in free association with the US; the
Trusteeship Council was not dissolved