CPAG
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The Common Procurement Activities Group (CPAG) is a voluntary interagency procurement network composed of Geneva-based UN entities and international organizations. The aim of the Group is to build more effective, coherent and better-performing procurement practices and to lower cost of commonly required goods and services for all its members.
In 2021, CPAG has reported total estimated cost efficiencies of more than USD $17…
Administration
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In addition to administrative functions for our own entity, UN Geneva’s Division of Administration supports more than 30 other UN entities principally based in Geneva, Bonn and Turin, and some 90 field offices worldwide.
Our services to them comprise human resource management, financial resource management, ‘central support’ (facilities, purchase and operational support) and information and communications…
Permanent Missions
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Permanent missions were established in the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which recognized that such practices contribute to the development of friendly relations among nations, irrespective of their differing constitutional and social systems. The United Nations is comprised of 193 Member States, of which 181 permanent missions of Member States are accredited to United Nations Office at Geneva…
Legal Office
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The Legal Office is an in-house legal advice provider, supporting both UN Geneva and UN funds and programmes based in Geneva. It often works closely with the Office of Legal Affairs at UN Headquarters to deal with requests for waiver of immunity or to adopt a position on matters of system-wide interest. The Legal Office also maintains close contact with the Swiss authorities on issues concerning the status of the…
Protocol and Liaison Service
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Visits of the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General
Prepares and coordinates official visits of the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, and the Deputy Secretary-General to UN Geneva and Switzerland…
Strategic Heritage Plan
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The Palais des Nations is home to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), which serves as the representative office of the Secretary-General in Geneva. It is a focal point for multilateral diplomacy and services more than 8,000 meetings and conferences every year, making it one of the busiest conference centers in the world. Once the Strategic Heritage Plan (SHP) – the renovation of the Palais des…
Biography and mandate
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Biography
Tatiana Valovaya is the 13th Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UN Geneva) and the first woman to occupy the position.
Ms. Valovaya has more than 35 years of experience in public service, diplomacy, and journalism. She began her career in 1983 in the editorial office of the Economic Gazette in Moscow, first as a correspondent and later as…
Coordination and support
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While international cooperation and dialogue may be center stage at UN Geneva, behind the scenes, our various coordination and support functions contribute to smooth and effective UN operations and activities.
We have also made great strides to integrate environmental sustainability, through an innovative Environmental Management System (EMS) which incorporates environmental protection into every aspect…
