United Nations Office at Nairobi
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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[lower-alpha 1] where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. Established in 1996, it is the UN's official headquarters in Africa.[1]
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  UNON Location within Kenya | |
| Abbreviation | UNON |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 1.2346°S 36.8164°E / -1.2346; 36.8164 |
Director-General | Zainab Bangura |
| Website | www.unon.org |
The United Nations Office at Nairobi also hosts the global headquarters for two programmes: the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)[2] and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).[3]
In November 2004, the United Nations Security Council held a rare session at Nairobi to discuss the armed conflicts in southern and western Sudan that constituted a phase of the Second Sudanese Civil War.[4] The meeting was convened at the urging of then-Ambassador John Danforth of the United States.[5]