Secretariat
The Secretariat is the operational and administrative work of the United Nations in accordance with the instructions of the General Assembly, Security Council and other bodies. It is headed by the Secretary-General, who provides overall administrative guidance. The Secretariat consists of departments and offices, which employ about 7500 people whose posts are funded from the regular budget, which represents 170 countries. In addition to the Organization's Headquarters s United Nations in New York, there is a United Nations office in Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi and other duty stations. The United Nations system The International Monetary Fund, World Bank and 13 other independent organizations, called "the specialized institutions", connected with the United Nations through appropriate cooperation agreements. These institutions, including the World Health Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization, are autonomous bodies established on the basis of intergovernmental agreements. They have a wide range of functions in the economic, social and cultural fields, as well as in education, health and others. Some, such as the International Labor Organization and the Universal Postal Union, later the United Nations itself. In addition, a number of offices, programs and funds of the United Nations - such as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - is the social and economic advancement of people around the world. They are accountable to the General Assembly or the Economic and Social Council. All these organizations have their own governing bodies, budgets and secretariats. Together with the United Nations, they constitute a single family, or the United Nations system. Together, they provide technical assistance and providing practical assistance in some form in virtually all economic and social fields.
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