Specialized organisations and agencies of the United Nations |
No. |
Acronyms |
Agency |
Headquarters |
Established |
1 |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
Italy Rome, Italy |
1946 |
2 |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
Austria Vienna, Austria |
1957 |
3 |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
1947 |
4 |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
Italy Rome, Italy |
1977 |
5 |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland |
1919 |
6 |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom |
1948 |
7 |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
United States Washington, D.C., United States |
1945 |
8 |
ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland |
1865 |
9 |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
France Paris, France |
1945 |
10 |
UPU |
Universal Postal Union |
Switzerland Bern, Switzerland |
1947 |
11 |
WBG |
World Bank Group |
United States Washington, D.C., United States |
1945 |
12 |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland |
1974 |
13 |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland |
1950 |
14 |
UNWTO |
United Nations World Tourism Organization |
Spain Madrid, Spain |
1974 |
15 |
UNODC |
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
Austria Vienna, Austria |
1997 |
16 |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland |
1948 |
17 |
UNHCR |
Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland |
1950 |