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The Palace of Nations.The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second most important UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters.. While the Secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies, specialized agencies, and related organizations are headquartered in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe.
The Secretariat Building is part of the headquarters of the United Nations in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. [3] It occupies a land lot bounded by First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, the East River to the east, and 48th Street to the north.
The United Nations officially moved into the Secretariat Building on January 8, 1951, by which time 3,300 employees occupied the building. [77] At the time, much of the Secretariat Building was still unfinished, and the bulk of the UN's operations still remained at Lake Success. [78]
In 2002, a postal worker jumped the perimeter fence, tossed leaflets in the air, and fired shots at the soaring Secretariat building, hitting several floors. (The fence has been built higher now.)
The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary-general and of the secretariat is laid out by Chapter XV (Articles 97 to 101) of the United Nations ...
United Nations Office may refer to: One of the three regional office complexes located away from United Nations Headquarters in New York City: United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
The United Nations Secretariat is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), [1] [2] 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 Council), and the implementation of the decision of these bodies.
The United Nations building may refer to one of the following: Headquarters of the United Nations, in New York City United Nations Secretariat Building, the flagship structure in that building; United Nations General Assembly Building; Palace of Nations; United Nations Office at Geneva; United Nations Office at Nairobi; United Nations Office at ...