United Nations Office at Nairobi

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The United Nations Office at Nairobi is one of the UN’s main headquarters, serving as the organization’s African hub and hosting key UN agencies and conferences.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UN headquarters duty station
United Nations office
alsoKnownAs UNON
coordinates inter-agency cooperation in Nairobi
country Kenya
employs international civil servants
local staff
establishedFor supporting UN-Habitat
supporting UNEP
function administrative support for UN programmes
conference services for UN meetings
diplomatic representation hub for UN in Africa
hasDiplomaticStatus extraterritorial privileges under host country agreement
hasFacility UNON conference centre
United Nations complex in Gigiri
office buildings for UN agencies
hasFeature diplomatic enclave setting
security-controlled compound
hasSecurity UN security service
hasUNRegionalRole African hub for UN operations
hasUNStatus UN headquarters duty station in the Global South
headquartersFor United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
hosts United Nations Development Programme offices in Nairobi
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Information Service at Nairobi
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs offices in Nairobi
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime regional offices
United Nations Office to the African Union liaison functions
hostsEventType UN conferences
high-level ministerial meetings
international negotiations
jurisdiction United Nations system
languageOfWork English
French
locatedIn Gigiri
Nairobi
locatedNear Karura Forest
Village Market shopping centre
oneOfFourMainUNOffices true
oversees common services for UN agencies in Nairobi
ownedBy United Nations
partOf United Nations
regionServed Africa
sisterOffice United Nations Headquarters
United Nations Office at Geneva
United Nations Office at Vienna


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