The Section's main functions are:

• Procurement of goods and services - responsible for all contracting with service providers and vendors (also see Doing Business with the United Nations);
• Buildings Management liaison;
• Corridor Photocopying Services Team - manages the copiers and ensures reliable services;
• Inventory control;
• Mail, courier and diplomatic pouch services;
• Office space allocation, works closely with and in coordination with Buildings Management Services for repairs, moves and alterations and with inventory and asset management staff;
• Registry functions - responsible for codifying and routing correspondence to and from Permanent Missions, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the field offices, Non-Governmental Organisations, Intergovernmental Organisations , related institutions, and individuals, and provides background documentation as necessary;
• Travel and Transportation - assists staff members with mission travel including issuance of United Nations travel documents and certificates, relocation to other duty stations as well as providing assistance to conference participants with travel arrangements. Garage Operations issues parking permits to staff members of all Vienna based organisations, permanent missions, conference participants, press and contractors;
• Visitors' Centre - the entry point into the Vienna International Centre for visitors. The United Nations Information Service maintains a front office there, where the guided VIC tours also start from. The centre houses shops that offer gifts, souvenirs, handicrafts, cards and stamps as well as a hairdresser, a flower and a coffee shop.

Organisational structure of GSS