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United Nations Bodies & Agencies: Chiefs, 2025 Themes & Important Days

UN Body / AgencyPresent Chief (2025)Headquarters2025 Theme (if applicable)Important UN Day (2025)
United Nations (UN)António Guterres (Secretary-General)New YorkUN Day – 24 Oct
UN General Assembly (UNGA)Annalena Baerbock(80th)Philémon Yang (79th PGA)New YorkUN Day – 24 Oct
UN Security Council (UNSC)Rotational PresidencyNew York
UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC)
  • President (2025 Session/Current): H.E. Bob Rae (Canada).
  • President-elect (2026 Session/Starts July 2025): H.E. Lok Bahadur Thapa (Nepal).

New York
International Court of Justice (ICJ)The current President (Chief) of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is Judge Yuji Iwasawa from Japan, elected in March 2025 after the resignation of the previous president, Judge Nawaf SalamJoan E. Donoghue (President)The Hague
UN SecretariatAntónio GuterresNew YorkUN Day – 24 Oct
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Alexander De Croo
New YorkWorld Development Information Day – 24 Oct
World Health Organization (WHO)Dr Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusGenevaHealthy Beginnings, Hopeful FuturesWorld Health Day – 7 April
UNICEFCatherine RussellNew YorkWorld Children’s Day – 20 Nov
UNESCOAs of November 15, 2025, Khaled El-Enany of Egypt
ParisWorld Heritage Day – 18 April
FAOQu DongyuRomeWorld Food Day – 16 Oct
International Labour Organization (ILO)Gilbert F. HoungboGenevaWorld Day for Safety & Health at Work – 28 April
International Monetary Fund (IMF)Kristalina GeorgievaWashington DC
World Bank GroupAjay BangaWashington DC
UN WomenSima BahousNew YorkFor ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. EmpowermentInternational Women’s Day – 8 March
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)Inger AndersenNairobiEnd Plastic PollutionWorld Environment Day – 5 June
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)Filippo Grandi / As of January 1, 2026, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is Barham Salih of Iraq. GenevaWorld Refugee Day – 20 June
World Food Programme (WFP)Cindy McCainRomeWorld Food Day – 16 Oct
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Rafael GrossiVienna
International Organization for Migration (IOM)Amy PopeGenevaInternational Migrants Day – 18 Dec
UN Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC)Ghada WalyViennaInternational Day against Drug Abuse – 26 June
UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR)Volker Türk (UN High Commissioner)GenevaHuman Rights Day – 10 Dec
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)Doreen Bogdan-MartinGenevaWorld Telecommunication Day – 17 May
Universal Postal Union (UPU)Masahiko MetokiBernWorld Post Day – 9 Oct
International Maritime Organization (IMO)Arsenio DominguezLondonWorld Maritime Day – Sept (last Thu)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)Celeste SauloGenevaWorld Meteorological Day – 23 March
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)Juan Carlos SalazarMontrealInternational Civil Aviation Day – 7 Dec
UN HabitatMaimunah Mohd SharifNairobiUrban Crisis ResponseWorld Habitat Day – 6 Oct 2025
UN PeacekeepingJean-Pierre LacroixNew YorkInternational Day of UN Peacekeepers – 29 May
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