Abbreviations and Acronyms used on Origin Cachets, Bar Codes, Conference Cancels and Cachets, etc.-
THE UN, ITS AGENCIES, & ITS PREDECESSORS
| Abbreviation |
Where Used |
Language |
Meaning |
Image |
| UGA | UN OC | Eng. | Uganda |  |
| UIP | UNICEF CON | Fr. | Inter-Parliamentary Union |  |
| UIT | ITU CON | Fr. | International Telecommunications Union |  |
| | ITU RM | Fr. | International Telecommunications Union |  |
| | ITU OC | Fr. | International Telecommunications Union |  |
| UMP | IBRD OC | Eng. | Urban Management Programme |  |
| UN | UN | Eng. | United Nations | |
| UNAC | UN | Eng. | UN Appeal for Children |  |
| UNACS | UN | Eng. | UN Advisory Council in Somaliland (1950-60) | |
| UNAFEI | UN OC | Eng. | UN Asia & Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (Tokyo) | |
| UNAMET | UN | Eng. | UN Mission in East Timor (1999- ) | |
| UNAMIC | UN BC | Eng. | UN Advance Mission in Cambodia (1991-92) |  |
| UNAMIR | UN | Eng. | UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda (1993-96) | |
| UNAMSIL | UN | Eng. | UN Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone (1999- ) | |
| UNARDL | UN BC | Eng. | UN Assistance for the Reconstruction & Development of Lebanon | |
| UNASOG | UN | Eng. | UN Aouzou Strip Observer Group (May-June 1994) | |
| UNA-USA | UN CC | Eng. | UN Association of the USA, Inc. (NGO) |  |
| UNAVEM I | UN | Eng. | UN Angola Verification Mission I (1988-91) |  |
| UNAVEM II | UN | Eng. | UN Angola Verification Mission II (1991-95) | |
| UNAVEM III | UN | Eng. | UN Angola Verification Mission III (1995- date) |  |
| UNCCP | UN | Eng. | UN Conciliation Commission for Palestine (1948-54) | |
| UNCED | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Conference on Environment and Development, Secretariat (1992) |  |
| | UNNY OC | Eng. | UN Conference on Environment and Development, Secretariat (1993) | |
| UNCHS | UN OC | Eng. | UN Commission on Human Settlements |  |
| UNCI | UN | Eng. | UN Commission for Indonesia (1948-51) | |
| UNCIO | UN | Eng. | UN Conference on International Organization (1945) | |
| UNCIP | UN | Eng. | UN Commission for India & Pakistan (1948-49) | |
| UNICITRAL | UN | Eng. | UN Commission on International Trade Law (1966-date) | |
| UNCIVPOL | UN | Eng. | UN Civilian Police in Cyprus (1964-74) | |
| UNCLOSIII | UN CON | Eng. | 3rd UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982) |  |
| UNCLS | UN CON | Eng. | 3rd UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982) | |
| UNCN | UN BC | Eng. | UN Council for Namibia |  |
| UNCOK | UN | Eng. | UN Commission on Korea (1948-50) | |
| UNCORS | UN | Eng. | UN Commission on Racial Situation in South Africa (1952-55) | |
| UNCRD | UN CC | Eng. | UN Centre for Regional Development | |
| UNCRO | UN | Eng. | UN Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (1995-96) | |
| UNCSAT | UN CON | Eng. | UN Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of Less Developed Areas (1963) | |
| UNCSTD | UN BC | Eng. | UN Centre on Science and Technology for Development |  |
| | UN CON | Eng. | UN Conference on Science & Technology for Development (1979) |  |
| UNCTAD | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Conference on Trade and Development |  |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Conference on Trade and Development | |
| UNCTAD III | UN CON | Eng. | 3rd UN Conference on Trade and Development (1972) |  |
| UNCTAD IV | UN CON | Eng. | 4th UN Conference on Trade and Development (1976) | |
| UNCTAD V | UN CON | Eng. | 5th UN Conference on Trade and Development (1979) |  |
| UNCTAD VI | UN CON | Eng | 6th UN Conference on Trade and Development (1983) |  |
| UNCTAD IX | UN CON | Eng. | 9th UN Conference on Trade and Development (1996) |  |
| UNCTAD X | UN CON | Eng. | 10th UN Conference on Trade and Development (2000) |  |
| UNCTAD/CIN/ | UNG OC | Eng./Fr. | UNCTAD, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change |  |
| UNCTAD/COM | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Commodities Division |  |
| UNCTAD/DDM | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Data for Decision Making |  |
| UNCTAD/DITC | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Division on International Trade in Goods, Services & Commodities |  |
| UNCTAD/EDM/SGO | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Executive Direction & Management, Secretary-General's Office |  |
| UNCTAD/ESU | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Enterprise Support Unit |  |
| UNCTAD/ISS | | Eng. | UNCTAD, Intergovernmental Support Service |  |
| UNCTAD/LDC | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Office of the Special Coordinator for Least Developed, Land-locked and Island Developing Countries |  |
| UNCTAD/NGLS | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Non-Governmental Liaison Service |  |
| UNCTAD/PDC | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Policy Development & Communication Service |  |
| UNCTAD/PSMS/ADM | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Div. for Programme Support & Management Services, Administrative Section |  |
| UNCTAD/SGO/CF | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD. Secretary-General’s Office, Carlos Fortin (Deputy Secretary-General) |  |
| UNCTAD/SHIP | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Shipping Division |  |
| UNCTAD/SPTE | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Special Programme for Trade Efficiency |  |
| UNCTAD/S&T Division | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Science and Technology Division |  |
| UNCTAD/TCMIS | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Trade Control Measures Information System |  |
| UNCTAD/TCPC | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, Technical Cooperation Programme Centre |  |
| UNCTC | UN BC | Eng. | UN Centre on Transnational Corporations | |
| UNCURK | UN | Eng. | UN Commission for the Unification & Rehabilitation of Korea (1950-74) | |
| UNDC | UN | Eng. | UN Disarmament Commission (1952-date) | |
| UNDCP | UN CC | Eng. | UN International Drug Control Programme (1991-date) |  |
| UNDOF | UN BC | Eng. | UN Disengagement Observer Force (Golan Heights)(1974-date) | |
| UNDP | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Development Programme (1966-date) |  |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Development Programme | |
| UNDP/BFAS/ASD | UNNY OC | Eng. | UNDP Bureau for Financial & Administrative Services, Administrative Services Division |  |
| UNDPCAP/21 | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Capacity 21 |  |
| UNDPCDF | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Capital Development Fund | |
| UNDPDOI | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Div. of Information |  |
| UNDPFO | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Field Office |  |
| UNDP/FO | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Field Office | |
| UNDP/HDRO | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Human Development Records Office |  |
| UNDP/IAPSO | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office |  |
| UNDPIAPSU | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Inter-Agency Procurement Service Unit |  |
| UNDPKO | UN | Eng. | UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations | |
| UNDPOPE | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Office for Projects Execution |  |
| UNDPRFNRE | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration | |
| UNDP/UNIFEM | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP UN Development Fund for Women |  |
| UNDPUNSO | UN BC | Eng. | UNDP Sahelian Office | |
| UNDRO | UNG OC | Eng. | Office of the UN Disaster Relief Coordinator |  |
| | UNNY OC | Eng. | Office of the UN Disaster Relief Coordinator | |
| | UN BC | Eng. | Office of the UN Disaster Relief Coordinator | |
| UNDTCD | UN OC | Eng. | UN Dept. of Technical Cooperation for Development |  |
| UNEC | UN RM/DM | Eng. | UN Evacuation Camp, Guinan, Philippines (1949-51) |  |
| UNEF I | UN | Eng. | First UN Emergency Force (1956-1967) | |
| UNEF II | UN | Eng. | Second UN Emergency Force (1973-79) | |
| UNEO | UN | Eng. | UN European Office at Geneva | |
| UNEP | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Environment Programme (1972-date) |  |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Environment Programme | |
| UNEP/CMS | UNEP OC | Eng. | UNEP Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals | |
| UNEP/ISBC | UNG OC | Eng. | UNEP Interim Secretariat of the Basel Convention for the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes & Their Disposal |  |
| UNEP/IUCC | UNG OC | Eng. | UNEP, Information Unit on Climate Change |  |
| UNEP/RONA | UNNY OC | Eng. | UNEP Regional Office for North America |  |
| UNEP/SBC | UNG OC | Eng. | UNEP Secretariat of the Basel Convention for the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes & Their Disposal |  |
| UNERG | UN CON | Eng. | UN Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy (1981) | |
| UNESCO | UNESCO CON | Eng. | UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |  |
| | UNESCO OC | Eng. | UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |  |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization | |
| UNESOB | UN | Eng. | UN Economic and Social Office in Beirut (1963-73) | |
| UNFCCC/COP3 | UN CON | Eng. | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 3rd Conference of the Parties |  |
| UNFDAC | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Fund for Drug Abuse Control | |
| | UNV OC | Eng. | UN Fund for Drug Abuse Control | |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Fund for Drug Abuse Control | |
| | UN CC | Eng. | UN Fund for Drug Abuse Control |  |
| U.N.-F.G. | UN FF | Eng. | UN – Unknown (Fiji) |  |
| UNFICYP | UN BC | Eng. | UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (1964-date) | |
| UNFPA | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Fund for Population Activities (1969-1987) |  |
| | | | UN Population Fund (1987-date) | |
| UNGCI | UN | Eng. | UN Guard Contingent in Iraq (1991-date) | |
| UNGOMAP | UN | Eng. | UN Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (1988-90) | |
| UNHCR | UNG OC | Eng. | UN High Commissioner for Refugees |  |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN High Commissioner for Refugees | |
| UNIC | UN OC | Eng. | UN Information Centre |  |
| UNICEF | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Children's Fund |  |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Children's Fund | |
| UNICEF DEV/ED | UNG OC | Eng. | UNICEF Development and Education Centre | |
| UNICEF EAPRO | UNICEF OC | Eng. | UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office | |
| UNICEFG | UN BC | Eng. | UNICEF Greeting Card Operation | |
| UNICEF G.C.O. | UNICEF OC | Eng. | UNICEF Greeting Card Operation | |
| UNICEF-ID | UNG OC | Eng. | UNICEF Internal Division | |
| UNICEF/SEAAO | UNICEF OC | Eng. | UNICEF/?? (Zambia) |  |
| UNICRI | UN OC | Eng. | UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Rome (1968-date) |  |
| UNIDIR | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Institute for Disarmament Research (1980-date) |  |
| UNIDI/VIE* | UN BC | Eng. | UN Industrial Development Organization, Vienna
*Misspelled-should be UNIDO/VIE | |
| UNIDO | UNIDO OC | Eng. | UN Industrial Development Organization (1966-date) |  |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Industrial Development Organization | |
| | UNIDO CON | Eng. | UN Industrial Development Organization |  |
| UNIDO/IPS | UN BC | Eng. | UNIDO Investment Promotion Service | |
| UNIDO/VIE | UN BC | Eng. | UNIDO, Vienna |  |
| UNIFEM | UN | Eng. | UN Development Fund for Women (1984-date) | |
| UNIFIL | UNNY OC | Eng. | UN Interim Force in Lebanon (1978-date) | |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Interim Force in Lebanon | |
| UNIIMOG | UN | Eng. | UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (1988-91) |  |
| UNIKOM | UN | Eng. | UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (1991-date) |  |
| UNILOG | UN CC | Eng. | UN Logistical Operation, Pakistan |  |
| UNIMISET | UN | Eng. | UN Mission of Support in East Timor (2002- ) | |
| UNIN | UN BC | Eng. | UN Institute for Namibia | |
| UNIPOM | UN | Eng. | UN India-Pakistan Observation Mission (1965-66) | |
| UNIS | UN | Eng | UN International School |  |
| UNISPACE 82 | UN CON | Eng. | 2nd UN Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (1982) |  |
| UNISPACE III | UN CON | Eng, | 3rd UN Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (1999) |  |
| UNISVIE | UN BC | Eng. | UN Information Service, Vienna | |
| UNITAR | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Institute for Training and Research (1963-date) |  |
| | UNNY OC | Eng. | UN Institute for Training and Research | |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Institute for Training and Research | |
| UNJSPF | UNNY OC | Eng. | UN Joint Staff Pension Fund |  |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Joint Staff Pension Fund | |
| UNKRA | UNNY OC | Eng. | UN Korean Reconstruction Agency |  |
| UNLB-B | UN | Eng. | UN Logistics Base, Brindisi (Italy) | |
| UNMAS | UN | Eng. | UN Mine Action Service (1997-date) | |
| UNMEE | UN | Eng. | UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (2000- ) | |
| UNMEM | UN | Eng. | UN Middle East Mission (1967-76) | |
| UNMIBH | UN | Eng. | UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dec.1995-date) | |
| UNMIH | UN | Eng. | UN Mission in Haiti (1993-96) |  |
| UNMIK | UN | Eng. | UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (1999- ) | |
| UNMIL | UN | Eng. | UN Mission in Liberia (2003- ) | |
| UNMISET | UN | Eng. | UN Mission of Support in East Timor (2002- ) | |
| UNMOGIP | UN BC | Eng. | UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (1949-date) | |
| UNMOP | UN | Eng. | UN Mission of Observers in Previaka (Jan 1996-date) |  |
| UNMOT | UN | Eng. | UN Mission of Observers Tajikistan (Dec.1994- ) | |
| UNMOVIC | UN | Eng. | UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission | |
| UNO | UN CON | Eng. | United Nations | |
| UNOA | UN | Eng. | UN Office in Angola | |
| UNOCA | UN | Eng. | Office of the Co-ordinator of the UN Humanitarian & Economic Assistance Programmes relating to Afghanistan | |
| UNOCI | UN | Eng. | UN Operation in Cote d’Ivorie (2004- ) | |
| UNOG | UN BC | Eng. | UN Office at Geneva |  |
| UNOGIL | UN | Eng. | UN Observation Group in Lebanon (1958) | |
| UNOHCI | UN | Eng. | UN Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq | |
| UNOMIG | UN | Eng. | UN Observer Mission in Georgia (1993-date) | |
| UNOMIL | UN | Eng. | UN Observer Mission in Liberia (1993-date) | |
| UNOMSA | UN | Eng. | UN Observer Mission in South Africa | |
| UNOMUR | UN | Eng. | UN Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda (1993-94) | |
| UNOPS | UN CC | Eng. | UN Office for Project Services (1995-date) |  |
| UNOSGI | UN CC | Eng. | UN Office of the Secretary General in Iran |  |
| UNOSOM I | UN | Eng. | UN Operations in Somalia I (1992-93) | |
| UNOSOM II | UN | Eng. | UN Operations in Somalia II (1993-95) | |
| UNOV | UN BC | Eng. | UN Office at Vienna |  |
| UNPA | UNNY OC | Eng. | UN Postal Administration |  |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Postal Administration | |
| UNPAC | UN | Eng. | UN Palestine Commission (1948) | |
| UNPAV | UN BC | Eng. | UNPA Vienna | |
| UNPREDEP | UN | Eng. | UN Preventative Deployment Force (Macedonia) (Mar.1995- ) | |
| UNPROFOR | UN | Eng. | UN Protection Force (Yugoslavia) (1992-95) | |
| UNPSG | UN | Eng. | UN Civilian Police Support Group, Croatia-Danube Region (1998) | |
| UN RECRUIT. | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Recruiting Section |  |
| UNRIP | UN | Eng. | UN Representative for India and Pakistan (1968) | |
| UNRISD | UN | Eng. | UN Research Institute for Social Development (1963-date) | |
| UNROB | UN | Eng. | UN Relief Office in Bangladesh (1971-73) | |
| UNROD | UN | Eng. | UN Relief Operations-Dacca, Bangladesh (1971-73) | |
| UNR PR | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Relief for Palestine Refugees |  |
| UNRRA | UNRRA OC | Eng. | UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |  |
| | UNRRA CON | Eng. | UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |  |
| UNRWA | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (1949-date) |  |
| | UNNY OC | Eng. | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (1949-date) | |
| | UNV OC | Eng. | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (1949-date) | |
| | UN BC | Eng. | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (1949-date) | |
| UNRWAPR | UN OC | Eng. | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (1949-date) |  |
| UNRWI | UN | Eng. | UN Representative in West Irian (1968-69) | |
| UN/SA REF Desk | UNNY OC | Eng | United Nations and Specialized Agency Reference Desk |  |
| UNSCAT | UN CON | Eng. | UN Conf on the Application of Science & Technology for the Benefit of Less Developed Areas (1963) | |
| UNSCEAR | UN BC | Eng. | UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (1955-date) | |
| UNSCO | UN | Eng. | UN Suez Canal Clearance Operations (1956-57) | |
| UNSCOB | UN OC | Eng. | UN Special Committee on the Balkans (1947-51) |  |
| UNSCOM | UN | Eng. | UN Special Commission on Iraq Weapons (1991-date) |  |
| UNSCOP | UN | Eng. | UN Special Committee on Palestine (1947) | |
| UNSDIP | UN BC | Eng. | UN Supply Depot in Pisa | |
| UNSDRI | UN | Eng. | UN Social Defense Research Institute | |
| UNSF | UN | Eng. | UN Security Force in West New Guinea (1962-63) | |
| UNSMA | UN | Eng. | UN Special Mission to Afghanistan (1993-date) | |
| UNSMIH | UN | Eng. | UN Support Mission in Haiti (1996-97) | |
| UNSO | UN CC | Eng. | UN Sudano-Sahelian Office |  |
| UNSWS | UN CON | Eng. | UN Social Welfare Seminar (Damascus, Syria, 1952) |  |
| UNTAB | UN FF | Eng. | UN Technical Assistance Board |  |
| | UN RM/DM | Eng. | UN Technical Assistance Board |  |
| UNTAC | UN BC | Eng. | UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (1992-93) |  |
| UNTACDA | UN OC | Eng. | UN Transport & Communications Decade for Africa | |
| UNTAES | UN | Eng. | UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (Jan 1996-1998) | |
| UNTAET | UN | Eng. | UN Transitional Administration in East Timor | |
| UNTAG | UN | Eng. | UN Transition Assistance Group (for Namibia) (1989-90) |  |
| UNTCOK | UN | Eng. | UN Temporary Commission on Korea (1947-48) | |
| UNTEA | UN | Eng. | UN Temporary Executive Authority in West Irian (1962-3) |  |
| UNTOP | UN | Eng. | UN Tajikistan Office of Peace-Building | |
| UNTSO | UN BC | Eng. | UN Truce Supervision Organization for Palestine (1948-date) | |
| UNU | UN BC | Eng. | UN University (1972-date) | |
| UNV | UNG OC | Eng. | UN Volunteers (1970-date) |  |
| UNV-DDS | UN CC | Eng. | UNV Domestic Development Service |  |
| UNWTO | UNWTO | Eng. | World Tourism Organization (1974- ), Specialized Agency of UN since 2003 | |
| UNYOM | UN | Eng. | UN Yemen Observation Mission (1963-4) | |
| UNZAP | UN | Eng. | UN Zambia Assistance Programme | |
| UPAE | UPU CON | Sp. | Postal Union of the Americas and Spain | |
| UPO | UNESCO OC | Eng. | UNESCO Publishing Office |  |
| UPP/D-PROMO | UNESCO OC | Eng. | Office for Publications & Periodicals, Documents Section, Promotions |  |
| UPP/Ventes | UNESCO OC | Fr. | Office for Publications & Periodicals, Sales Section |  |
| UPU | UPU OC | Fr., Eng. | Universal Postal Union |  |
| | UPU CON | Fr., Eng. | Universal Postal Union |  |
| UPV | UNIDO OC | Eng | Upper Volta (Now Burkina Faso) | |
| URT | ICAO OC | Eng. | United Republic of Tanzania |  |
| USGSPA | UN BC | Eng. | Under-Secretaries-General of Special Political Affairs | |
| USPGAA | UN BC | Eng. | Under-Secretary General for Political & General Assembly Affairs |  |
| USSECS* | UN BC | Eng. | Office for Secretariat Services for Economic & Social Matters * Misspelled- should be OSSECS |  |
| UTF | FAO CC | Eng. | Unilateral Trust Funds |  |
