Overseas Development Administration and successors: United Nations and Commonwealth...

This series contains files from the United Nations and Commonwealth Department and its UK offices at UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), Paris and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) Rome.

Files cover general questions regarding the UN development system, including aspects of ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) and the General Assembly, UN Development Programme, UN Industrial Development Organisation, UN Industrial Development Fund, UN Regional Economic Commissions, UK policy towards and relations with UNESCO, FAO and UNICEF, Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation, Commonwealth Youth Programme and Commonwealth Foundation.

Records arranged by former reference.

OD 24, OD 33, OD 55 (IDI series 1984-1988), OD 56 (IDJ series 1986-1988), OD 57, OD 61 (UNA series 1981-1985), OD 64 and OD 108: OD 24 OD 33 OD 55 OD 56 OD 57 OD 61 OD 64 OD 108

• Department for International Development, 1997-1997
• Overseas Development Administration, United Nations and Commonwealth Department, 1984-1997

From 2020 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

From 2018 Department for International Development

Topics

Aid and development

Children

Food and drink

Farming

The United Nations and Commonwealth Department (UNCD) was formed in 1984 after the merger of its predecessors, United Nations Department A and United Nations Department B, to handle all development questions of United Kingdom relations with the United Nations and the Commonwealth.