The United Nations Secretariat (French: Secrétariat des Nations unies) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), 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 …

The first session of the UN General Assembly was convened on 10 January 1946 in the Methodist Central Hall in London and included representatives of 51 nations. Until moving to its permanent home in Manhattan in 1951, the Assembly convened at the former New York City Pavilion of the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing, New York. On November 29, 1947, the Assembly …

The Secretariat building in New York City, where staff of the UN Secretariat carry out the day-to-day work of the UN along with other staff in New York and UN Secretariat staff members world-wide.

The United Nations System consists of the United Nations' six principal organs (the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the UN Secretariat), the Specialized Agencies and related organizations. The UN System includes subsidiary bodies such as the separately …

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established an international environmental treaty to combat "dangerous human interference with the climate system", in part by stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. It was signed by 154 states at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), …

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE CENTRE, BANGKOK. UNCC Brochure; Gallery; Reference; ... Additionally, we have the secretariat office suites for organisers, delegates’ lounges and working area for delegates/participants with free high-speed Wi-Fi throughout the building, and the Reception Hall for multi-purpose events and social functions with on ...

The Official Languages of the United Nations are the six languages that are used in UN meetings and in which all official UN documents are written. In the six languages, four are the official language or national language of permanent members in the Security Council, while the remaining two are used due to the large number of their speakers.In alphabetical order of the …

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is part of the United Nations Secretariat and is responsible for the follow-up to major United Nations Summits and Conferences, as well as services to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Second and Third Committees of the United Nations General Assembly. UN …

The United Nations Art Collection is a collective group of artworks and historic objects donated as gifts to the United Nations by its member states, ... Single Form, Barbara Hepworth ' s 1964 sculpture is displayed in the pool in front of the United Nations Secretariat Building. Non-Violence, 1985 sculpture by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. Its work includes developing national healthcare strategies and protocols, increasing access to birth control, and leading campaigns against child marriage, gender-based violence, …