United Nations Secretariat

Summary

United Nations Secretariat is a principal organ of the United Nations^[1]. It draws 736 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 official language is recorded as English^[4].
• United Nations Secretariat's official language is recorded as French^[5].
• United Nations Secretariat's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[6].
• United Nations Secretariat's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva^[7].
• United Nations Secretariat's headquarters location is recorded as Vienna^[8].
• United Nations Secretariat's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs^[9].
• United Nations Secretariat's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General^[10].
• United Nations Secretariat's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies^[11].
• United Nations Secretariat is part of United Nations System^[12].
• United Nations Secretariat's Commons category is recorded as United Nations Secretariat^[13].
• January 1, 1945 marks the founding of United Nations Secretariat^[14].
• United Nations Secretariat's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations^[15].
• United Nations Secretariat's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/about-us/secretariat^[16].
• United Nations Secretariat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United Nations Secretariat^[17].
• United Nations Secretariat's position held by head of the organization is recorded as United Nations Secretary-General^[18].
• United Nations Secretariat's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].
• United Nations Secretariat's official observer status in organization is recorded as Pacific Islands Forum^[20].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1945 marks the founding of United Nations Secretariat^[14].

Identity

United Nations Secretariat is part of United Nations System^[12].

Operations

Headquarters locations include New York City^[6], a global city^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 1624^[23]; Geneva^[7], a cantonal capital of Switzerland^[24], in Switzerland^[25]; and Vienna^[8], a federal capital^[26], in Austria^[27], founded in -0100^[28]. United Nations Secretariat's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations^[15]. Subsidiaries include United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs^[9], an organization established by the United Nations^[29], founded in 1992^[30], headquartered in Headquarters of the United Nations^[31]; Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General^[10], an organization established by the United Nations^[32], headquartered in New York City^[33]; and United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies^[11], an organization established by the United Nations^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 2025^[36], headquartered in New York City^[37].

Why It Matters

United Nations Secretariat draws 736 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.^[38] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]