The system comprises the United
Nations, its affiliated programmes, thirteen specialized agencies, and one
organization with a special status under the ICSC statute.
The total number of staff officially recorded as belonging
to the system as at the end of 2008 was 83,185. (This figure
does not include staff on short-term contracts, or those on
other arrangements, or individuals on Special Service
Agreements, Consultancies, etc.). The World Bank Group and
the International Monetary Fund -- also known as the Bretton
Woods institutions -- are not part of the common system.
|
Organization |
Number of Staff |
Headquarters |
 |
United Nations (UN) |
32,626 |
New York |
 |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)* |
6,532 |
New York |
 |
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)* |
1,712 |
New York |
 |
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)* |
662 |
New York |
 |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)* |
5,921 |
Geneva |
 |
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)* |
8,723 |
New York |
 |
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)* |
717 |
Gaza |
 |
International Trade Centre (ITC)* |
243 |
Geneva |
 |
International Labour Organization (ILO) |
3,226 |
Geneva |
 |
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
3,646 |
Rome |
 |
World Food Programme (WFP)* |
4,242 |
Rome |
 |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) |
2,300 |
Paris |
 |
World Health Organization (WHO) |
6,507 |
Geneva |
 |
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) |
711 |
Montreal |
 |
Universal Postal Union (UPU) |
177 |
Bern |
 |
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
742 |
Geneva |
 |
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |
298 |
Geneva |
 |
International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
310 |
London |
 |
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
942 |
Geneva |
 |
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
513 |
Rome |
 |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) |
707 |
Vienna |
 |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
2,178 |
Vienna |
 |
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) |
96 |
Madrid |
|
|
Total |
83,185 |
|
* Affiliated programmes of the UN.
|
