Outline of the United Nations


The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Nations:
United Nations – international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.

Legal foundation: The United Nations Charter

Membership

Geography

Buildings and structures

United Nations System

Core structure of the United Nations

General Assembly

Security Council

Economic and Social Council

Functional Commissions

United Nations Secretariat

International Court of Justice

Funds and programmes, research and training institutes, and other bodies

Funds and programmes

Research and training institutes

Secretariats of Conventions

Other entities

Specialized agencies

Specialized agencies of the United Nations – autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the coordinating machinery of the Economic and Social Council.

International Civil Aviation Organization

International Monetary Fund

International Telecommunication Union

International Labour Organization

UNESCO

Universal Postal Union

World Bank

World Health Organization

History of the United Nations

League of Nations

League of Nations Mandates

Formation

United Nations Trust Territories

United Nations peacekeeping missions and operations

United Nations Mission in Kosovo

United Nations General Assembly Resolutions

United Nations Security Council Resolutions

2002 United Nations Security Council Resolutions

2003 United Nations Security Council Resolutions

2004 United Nations Security Council Resolutions

2005 United Nations Security Council Resolutions

2006 United Nations Security Council Resolutions

United Nations reform

United Nations Parliamentary Assembly

United Nations relations

United Nations tribunals

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

People convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

United Nations Oil-for-Food scandal

United Nations in education

United Nations schools

Model United Nations

United Nations observances

UNESCO designations

World Heritage Sites

World Book Capitals

Recipients of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureates

Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity

United Nations people

United Nations officials

Ambassadors to the United Nations

Former British Ambassadors to the United Nations

FAO experts

Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly

United Nations Secretaries-General

World Health Organization officials

Special Rapporteurs to the United Nations

United Nations Interpreters

United Nations experts

UN Numbers scheme