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United Nations Office at Geneva
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<p>The United Nations Office at Geneva in <a href="/facts/Geneva/14gXxjcq">Geneva</a>, Switzerland, is one of the four major offices of the <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a> where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. The main UNOG administrative offices are located inside the <a href="/facts/Palace_of_Nations/YvYFEVRa">Palais des Nations</a> complex, which was originally constructed for the <a href="/facts/League_of_Nations/PQlcKzXs">League of Nations</a> between 1929 and 1938. </p><p>Besides United Nations administration, the Palais des Nations also hosts the offices for a number of programmes and funds such as the <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Conference_on_Trade_and_Development/NRYQCDt4">United Nations Conference on Trade and Development</a> (UNCTAD), the <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs/lf3Eldbe">United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs</a> (OCHA) and the <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Economic_Commission_for_Europe/lh6cCdqk">United Nations Economic Commission for Europe</a> (ECE). </p><p>The <a href="/facts/United_Nations_System/wFmwSkcd">United Nations and its specialized agencies, programmes and funds</a> may have other offices or functions hosted outside the Palais des Nations, normally in office spaces provided by the <a href="/facts/Swiss_Federal_Council/D889pX2m">Swiss Government</a>. </p><p>UN specialised agencies and other UN entities with offices in Geneva hold bi-weekly briefings at the <a href="/facts/Palais_des_Nations/YvYFEVRa">Palais des Nations</a>, organized by the <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Information_Service_at_Geneva/4PV0zHBV">United Nations Information Service at Geneva</a>. </p><p>UNOG produces an annual report where it lists all major events and activities that happened through a year. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Library_%2526_Archives_Geneva/RBJRyLau">United Nations Library & Archives Geneva</a> is part of the UNOG. </p>