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The United Nations University is headquartered in:

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Answer: Option C — Tokyo, Japan

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The United Nations University (UNU) has its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

About the United Nations University:

  • It was established by the UN General Assembly in 1973, and it began work in 1975.
  • Its headquarters building in the Shibuya area of Tokyo was designed by the Japanese architect Kenzo Tange.
  • It is the academic and research arm of the United Nations.
  • It works as a "think tank" for the UN system, carrying out research on global problems such as peace, development, climate change, health and sustainability.
  • It offers postgraduate (master's and doctoral) programmes.

It has a network of institutes and research centres in about a dozen countries, such as:

  • UNU-WIDER (World Institute for Development Economics Research): Helsinki, Finland.
  • UNU-MERIT: Maastricht, Netherlands.
  • UNU-EHS (Environment and Human Security): Bonn, Germany.
  • UNU-IAS (Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability): Tokyo.
  • UNU-CRIS (Comparative Regional Integration Studies): Bruges, Belgium.
  • It is funded by voluntary contributions from governments, foundations and other donors; Japan is a major contributor.
  • It is headed by a Rector, who holds the rank of an Under-Secretary-General of the UN.

Other UN-related academic bodies:

  • University for Peace: Costa Rica (1980).
  • United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR): Geneva (1963).
  • United Nations System Staff College: Turin, Italy.

UN bodies in Tokyo and Japan:

Tokyo has offices of many UN agencies. Japan is one of the largest financial contributors to the UN.

Japan is also a member of the G4 group seeking permanent seats on the Security Council.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Geneva has the WHO, ILO and UNHCR, and the UN's European headquarters.
  • ✗New York has the UN headquarters.
  • ✗Vienna has the IAEA and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Quick tip

Remember: United Nations University = Tokyo (1973; began 1975; building by Kenzo Tange; think tank of the UN; UNU-WIDER at Helsinki); University for Peace = Costa Rica; UNITAR = Geneva.

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