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The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON, Swahili: Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa Nairobi) in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is one of four major United Nations office sites [a] where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. Established in 1996, it is the UN's official headquarters in Africa.
Of these, the most high-profile UN permanent representatives are those assigned to headquarters in New York City. However, member states also appoint permanent representatives to the other UN offices in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi. Many countries, including the United States, call their UN permanent representative "UN ambassadors".
Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations: 81. Iraq: Abbas Kadhim Obaid Al-Fatlawi: chargé d'affaires ad interim: Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations: 82. Ireland: Fergal Tomas Mythen: 26 August 2022: 83. Israel: Danny Danon: 19 August 2024: Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations: 84. Italy ...
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Nairobi (/ n aɪ ˈ r oʊ b i / ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census. [7] [8]
Office location in Nairobi Region covered Reference Asus: East Africa [1] AVIC International: Westlands Africa [2] BASF: Ruaraka Sub-Saharan Africa [3] Bank of China: Kilimani East Africa [4] Bharti Airtel: Africa [5] United Nations: Gigiri Africa [6] BlackBerry Ltd: East Africa and Central Africa [7] Bosch: East Africa [8] Cisco Systems: Upper ...
The US embassy in Nairobi was established the same day. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The original embassy ( 1°17′20″S 36°49′37″E / 1.289017°S 36.826880°E / -1.289017; 36.826880 ( Original US Embassy, Nairobi (1964-1998) ) ) was located on the western corner of Moi Avenue and Haile Selassie Avenue in central
The United Nations Secretariat is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), [1] [2] The secretariat is the UN's executive arm. The secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodies of the UN (i.e., the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, and Security Council), and the implementation of the decision of these bodies.