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The Palais des Nations is made of several buildings which were constructed in different stages. The overall usable surface area is 153'500 square metres. There are some 2'800 offices and 34 conference rooms serviced by 5 kilometres of corridors. Please see our pages on the buildings in order to get more information.
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The surface area of the Ariana Park is 35 hectares and its perimeter is 3.5 kilometres long. If you want to learn more about the area surrounding the United Nations, please visit our dedicated page on the Ariana Park.
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UNOG stands for the United Nations Office at Geneva. UNOG is the representative office of the United Nations Secretary-General at Geneva and it is the largest United Nations office after United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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UNOG is part of the United Nations Secretariat, which is described in Chapter XV of the Charter of the United Nations. The Secretariat Headquarters is in New York. UNOG is one of three Secretariat offices away from Headquarters, the other two being located in Nairobi and Vienna.
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The Visitors’ Service at UNOG organizes lecture tours in 12 languages and information programmes on United Nations activities, the history of the Organization and the issues on its agenda.
For more information, see the section of the web site about the Palais des Nations. The UNOG Annual Report provides a comprehensive yearly overview of the work of UNOG, including key statistical information.
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UNOG is part of the United Nations Secretariat, which is described in Chapter XV of the Charter of the United Nations. The Secretariat Headquarters is in New York.
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The United Nations family comprises a large number of intergovernmental organizations, specialized agencies, programmes, funds, offices and research institutes as well as related organizations. Many of these organizations have a presence in Geneva. UNOG is a member of this wider United Nations family in Geneva and cooperates closely with many of the United Nations entities present here.
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Members of the United Nations family in Geneva are autonomous bodies. They have their governing bodies, budgets and secretariats. UNOG is a member of the United Nations family and cooperates closely with many United Nations entities in Geneva, including providing administrative and conference services support.
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The Office was called the European Office of the United Nations until 1966 when it was given its present name, the United Nations Office at Geneva. The United Nations is present in many European countries. For more details on United Nations agencies, programmes and funds in Europe, check the Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations.
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WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). WTO is not a United Nations specialized agency and it is not part of the United Nations system, but has cooperative arrangements and practices with the United Nations.