Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

No Poverty
Zero Hunger
Good Health & Well-Being
Quality Education
Gender Equality
Clean Water & Sanitation
Affordable & Clean Energy
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Industries, Innovation & Infrastructure
Reduced inequalities
Sustainable Cities & Communities
Responsible Consumption & Production
Climate Action
Life Below Water
Life on Land
Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
Partnerships for the Goal
Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

United Nations Committee on Negotiations with Intergovernmental Agencies

1946 New York NY USA E g

United Nations Committee on Non-governmental Organizations

1946 New York NY USA E g

United Nations Committee on Relations with the Host Country

1971 New York NY USA E g

United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

CEIRPP 1975 New York NY USA E gy

United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues

S cg

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNCED S cg

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNCTAD 1964 Geneva Switzerland E g

United Nations Convention Against Corruption

UNCAC 2003 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

1988 T g

United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime

2000 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships

1986 T g

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea

Rotterdam Rules 2008 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

CISG 1980 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit

1995 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes

1988 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods

1980 T g

United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation

Singapore Convention on Mediation 2018 T g

United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property

2004 T g

United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade

2001 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea

1978 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNCLOS 1982 T g

United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade

1991 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

CRC 1989 T g

United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts

2005 Vienna Austria T g

United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration

Mauritius Convention on Transparency 2014 T g

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

UNCCD 1994 Bonn Germany T g

United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network

1991 Vienna Austria F g

United Nations Criminal Tribunals Staff Union

UN-CTSU 1993 The Hague Netherlands E

United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women

1993 T g

United Nations Democracy Fund

UNDEF 2005 New York NY USA F fg

United Nations Development Programme

UNDP 1965 New York NY USA E g

United Nations Disarmament Commission

1978 New York NY USA E g

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

UNDOF 1974 New York NY USA F g

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

ESCAP 1947 Bangkok Thailand E g

United Nations Economic and Social Council

ECOSOC 1945 New York NY USA E g

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE 1947 Geneva Switzerland E g

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNESCO 1945 Paris France B g

United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP 1972 Nairobi Kenya E g

United Nations Forum on Forests

UNFF 2000 New York NY USA F g

United Nations Foundation

UNF 1998 New York NY USA F f

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC 1992 Bonn Germany T g

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat

UNFCCC 1995 Bonn Germany E g

United Nations Fund for International Partnerships

UNFIP 1998 New York NY USA F fg

United Nations Global Compact

UNGC 2000 New York NY USA F y

United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names

UNGEGN 1959 New York NY USA E g

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR 1951 Geneva Switzerland E g

United Nations Human Rights Council

HRC 2006 Geneva Switzerland E g

United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN-Habitat 1978 Nairobi Kenya E g

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UNIDO 1967 Vienna Austria B g

United Nations Informal Regional Network of Non-Governmental Organizations

UN-NGO-IRENE 2001 F

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