Turkey is a one of the 50 founding members of the United Nations. Turkey signed the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 in San Francisco and through the years, became a member of almost all specialized agencies and other bodies within the UN system.
Turkey maintains Permanent Delegations at the UN Headquarters in New York, at the UN Offices in Geneva and Vienna, and at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris. Turkish Ambassadors in Rome and Kenya serve as Permanent Representatives to the FAO in Rome and UN HABITAT in Nairobi.
Turkey makes increasing amounts of voluntary contributions to the UN funds, programmes and agencies, as well as other relevant organizations. Some among those are the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), UNIDO Industrial Development Fund, UN Emergency Response Fund (CERF), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UN Peace Building Fund.
As in each country where the UN has a representation, Turkey hosts a UN Country Team. Below is the list of the UN specialized agencies represented in the UN Country Team in Turkey.
- UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- International Labor Organization (ILO)
- Regional Information Network (IRIN)
- UN Development Programme (UNDP)
- UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- UN Information Center (UNIC)
- UN Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
- UN Industrial Development Fund (UNIDO)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
In addition, International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and World Health Organization (WHO) have offices in Turkey. |
