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Appendix A: 
 
The United Nations System 
 
The UN is composed of six principal organs and numerous 
subordinate agencies and bodies as follows: 
 
1) Secretariat 
 
2) General Assembly: 
UNCHS   United Nations Center for Human Settlements (Habitat) 
UNCTAD  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 
UNDP    United Nations Development Program 
UNEP    United Nations Environment Program 
UNFPA   United Nations Population Fund 
UNHCR   United Nations Office of High Commissioner for 
Refugees 
UNICEF  United Nations Children's Fund 
UN Institute for Training and Research 
UNRWA   United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine 
Refugees in the Near East 
UN Special Fund 
UN University 
 
3) Security Council: 
UNAVEM II  United Nations Angola Verification Mission 
UNDOF      United Nations Disengagement Observer Force 
UNFICYP    United Nations Force in Cyprus 
UNIFIL     United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon 
UNMOGIP    United Nations Military Observer Group in India 
and Pakistan 
UNTSO      United Nations Truce Supervision Organization 
UNIKOM     United Nations Iran-Kuwait Observation Mission 
MINURSO    United Nations Mission for the Referendum in 
Western Sahara 
ONUSAL     United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador 
UNTAC      United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia 
UNPROFOR   United Nations Protection Force 
UNOSOM     United Nations Operation in Somolia 
UNOMOZ     United Nations Operation in Mozambique 
 
4) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): 
Specialized agencies 
FAO       Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 
Nations 
IBRD      International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development 
ICAO      International Civil Aviation Organization 
IDA       International Development Association 
IFAD      International Fund for Agricultural Development 
IFC       International Finance Corporation 
ILO       International Labor Organization 
IMF       International Monetary Fund 
IMO       International Maritime Organization 
ITU       International Telecommunication Union 
UNESCO    United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 
Cultural Organization 
UNIDO     United Nations Industrial Development Organization 
UPU       Universal Postal Union 
WHO       World Health Organization 
WIPO      World Intellectual Property Organization 
WMO       World Meteorological Organization 
 
Related organizations 
GATT      General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
IAEA      International Atomic Energy Agency 
 
Regional commissions 
ECA       Economic Commission for Africa 
ECE       Economic Commission for Europe 
ECLAC     Economic Commission for Latin America and the 
Caribbean 
ESCAP     Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the 
Pacific 
ESCWA     Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 
 
Functional commissions 
Commission on Human Rights 
Commission on Narcotics Drugs 
Commission for Social Development 
Commission on the Status of Women 
Commission on Science and Technology for Development 
Commission on Sustainable Development 
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice 
Commission on Transnational Corporations 
 
5) Trusteeship Council 
 
6) International Court of Justice (ICJ)
 
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