United Nations Secretariat

Summary

United Nations Secretariat is a principal organ of the United Nations^[1]. It draws 962 Wikipedia views per month (principal_organ_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• United Nations Secretariat's instance of is recorded as principal organ of the United Nations^[3].
• United Nations Secretariat's instance of is recorded as secretariat^[4].
• United Nations Secretariat's official language is recorded as English^[5].
• United Nations Secretariat's official language is recorded as French^[6].
• United Nations Secretariat's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[7].
• United Nations Secretariat's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva^[8].
• United Nations Secretariat's headquarters location is recorded as Vienna^[9].
• United Nations Secretariat's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs^[10].
• United Nations Secretariat's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General^[11].
• United Nations Secretariat's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies^[12].
• United Nations Secretariat is part of United Nations System^[13].
• United Nations Secretariat is part of United Nations^[14].
• United Nations Secretariat's Commons category is recorded as United Nations Secretariat^[15].
• January 1, 1945 marks the founding of United Nations Secretariat^[16].
• United Nations Secretariat's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations^[17].
• United Nations Secretariat's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/about-us/secretariat^[18].
• United Nations Secretariat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United Nations Secretariat^[19].
• United Nations Secretariat's position held by head of the organization is recorded as United Nations Secretary-General^[20].
• United Nations Secretariat's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].
• United Nations Secretariat's official observer status in organization is recorded as Pacific Islands Forum^[22].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1945 marks the founding of United Nations Secretariat^[16].

Identity

Part of include United Nations System^[13], a group^[23] and United Nations^[14], an intergovernmental organization^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1945^[26], headquartered in New York City^[27].

Operations

Headquarters locations include New York City^[7], a global city^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1624^[30]; Geneva^[8], a cantonal capital of Switzerland^[31], in Switzerland^[32]; and Vienna^[9], a federal capital^[33], in Austria^[34], founded in -0100^[35]. United Nations Secretariat's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations^[17]. Subsidiaries include United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs^[10], an organization established by the United Nations^[36], founded in 1992^[37], headquartered in Headquarters of the United Nations^[38]; Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General^[11], an organization established by the United Nations^[39], headquartered in New York City^[40]; and United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies^[12], an organization established by the United Nations^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 2025^[43], headquartered in New York City^[44].

Why It Matters

United Nations Secretariat draws 962 Wikipedia views per month (principal_organ_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]