Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies
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The Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies is a U.S. State Department office that manages U.S. policy and engagement with the UN’s specialized and technical agencies, such as the WHO, ILO, and UNESCO.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T398703 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies Context triple: [Bureau of International Organization Affairs, hasPart, Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies]
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A.
United Nations Technical Assistance Board
The United Nations Technical Assistance Board was a UN body responsible for coordinating and overseeing technical assistance programs to support economic and social development in member countries.
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B.
United Nations agencies
United Nations agencies are specialized international organizations within the UN system that work globally on issues such as development, health, humanitarian aid, human rights, and the environment.
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C.
United Nations Office for Project Services
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a UN agency that provides project management, procurement, and infrastructure services to support humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding efforts worldwide.
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D.
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The United Nations Economic and Social Council is a principal UN body responsible for coordinating international economic, social, and related work of the organization and its specialized agencies.
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E.
United Nations Secretariat
The United Nations Secretariat is the UN’s administrative arm, responsible for carrying out the organization’s day-to-day work under the leadership of the Secretary-General.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies Target entity description: The Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies is a U.S. State Department office that manages U.S. policy and engagement with the UN’s specialized and technical agencies, such as the WHO, ILO, and UNESCO.
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A.
United Nations Technical Assistance Board
The United Nations Technical Assistance Board was a UN body responsible for coordinating and overseeing technical assistance programs to support economic and social development in member countries.
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B.
United Nations agencies
United Nations agencies are specialized international organizations within the UN system that work globally on issues such as development, health, humanitarian aid, human rights, and the environment.
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C.
United Nations Office for Project Services
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a UN agency that provides project management, procurement, and infrastructure services to support humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding efforts worldwide.
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D.
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The United Nations Economic and Social Council is a principal UN body responsible for coordinating international economic, social, and related work of the organization and its specialized agencies.
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E.
United Nations Secretariat
The United Nations Secretariat is the UN’s administrative arm, responsible for carrying out the organization’s day-to-day work under the leadership of the Secretary-General.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal government office
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office of the United States Department of State ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IO/STA ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
other U.S. federal agencies involved with UN specialized agencies
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other offices in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| field |
United Nations system
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multilateral affairs ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
education, science, and culture issues in UN system
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health policy in UN system ⓘ labor and employment issues in UN system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Bureau of International Organization Affairs ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
coordinate U.S. engagement with United Nations specialized and technical agencies
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manage U.S. policy toward United Nations specialized and technical agencies ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advance U.S. priorities in UN specialized and technical agencies
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coordinate with other U.S. government agencies on UN specialized agency issues ⓘ formulate U.S. positions in governing bodies of UN specialized agencies ⓘ oversee U.S. participation in the budgets and programs of UN specialized agencies ⓘ support U.S. delegations to meetings of UN specialized and technical agencies ⓘ |
| sector |
foreign policy
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international organizations ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ |
| worksWith |
International Labour Organization
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UNESCO ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations agencies ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations specialized agencies
United Nations agencies ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations technical agencies
World Health Organization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies Description of subject: The Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies is a U.S. State Department office that manages U.S. policy and engagement with the UN’s specialized and technical agencies, such as the WHO, ILO, and UNESCO.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
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hasPart
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Office of United Nations Specialized and Technical Agencies
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