KARIBU KENYA - UNON - the United Nations Office at Nairobi

in allowing the application of tribal and religious laws in matters such as
marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and burial.
The United Nations in Kenya
Nairobi is the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-
HABITAT), which are located at the UN Gigiri Complex on the outskirts of
the city, about 13km north of the city centre. These offices are headed by
Executive Directors with the rank of Under-Secretary-General.The United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has an Eastern and Southern African
Regional Office, headed by a Regional Director, and a separate Kenya
Country Office headed by a Representative, as well as Operation Lifeline
Sudan and UNICEF-Somalia offices, which are headed by Country
Representatives. Other information is available at www.unicef.org.
The major UN organisations and associated international organisations
in Nairobi are listed below, together with their physical and postal addresses,
and telephone numbers. The UN Gigiri Complex itself is administered by
the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), which is part of the United
Nations Secretariat in New York.
The UN Gigiri Complex
The Gigiri complex occupies a total of 140 acres (56 hectares) and lies adjacent
to the Karura Forest. Despite the size of the complex and its steady
stream of human traffic, Gigiri is home to a surprisingly rich diversity of
wildlife, including red duikers, baboons and vervet monkeys, marsh
mongooses and a stunning variety of birdlife. Nature-loving employees can
escape from their desks and immerse themselves in nature on Gigiri’s two
Nature Trails, home to more than 100 indigenous tree species, the bird-rich
waters of the Seasonal Swamp, or the peaceful environs of the Memorial
Garden, dedicated to those killed in the 1998 embassy bombings in Africa.
See the map at www.unon.org for the location and more details about these
unique natural attractions.
Gigiri offers a host of modern business facilities and services, which are
also available to development agencies outside the United Nations system.
The complex has eight conference rooms serving between 15 and 540
people, with comprehensive audio-visual and video conferencing facilities, as
16 • KARIBU KENYA