The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the only UN headquarter office in Africa and the global south and serves as the representative office of the UN Secretary-General in Kenya. UNON provides administrative and other support services to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Resident Coordination System (RCS) and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) globally in 166 countries. UNON also provides joint and common services to other organizations of the UN System in Kenya. Home to diverse fauna and flora in a rich environmental ecosystem, UNON sits on 140-acres of land, the largest of any UN compound in the world.
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About UNON
UNON Infrastructure Investment and Expansion
The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is currently undergoing a significant office expansion to accommodate the rising number of United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes that are relocating some of their regional and global operations to Kenya. This expansion underscores Nairobi’s increasingly vital role in the UN’s architecture, as the organization continues to embrace cost-efficiency, sustainability, and a greater presence in the Global South. Given the significant range of UN operations in the Global South, this brings the UN closer to the people it serves.
UNON, established in 1996, provides a wide range of administrative and support services to UNEP, UN-Habitat, and the Resident Coordination System, including location-dependent services to various UN agencies, funds and programs operating in or from Kenya.