Friday, October 23, 2009

Specialized agencies of the United Nations

Specialized agencies of the United Nations
No.
Acronyms
Flag
Agency
Headquarters
Head
Established in
1
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization
Italy Rome, Italy
Senegal Jacques Diouf
1945
2
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency
Austria Vienna, Austria
Egypt Mohamed ElBaradei
1957
3
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
Canada Montreal, Canada
France Raymond Benjamin
1947
4
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Italy Rome, Italy
Nigeria Kanayo F. Nwanze
1977
5
ILO
International Labour Organization
International Labour Organization
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Chile Juan Somavía
1946
6
IMO
International Maritime Organization
International Maritime Organization
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Greece Efthimios E. Mitropoulos
1948
7
IMF
International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
United States Washington, D.C., USA
France Dominique Strauss-Kahn
1945
8
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
International Telecommunication Union
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Mali Hamadoun Touré
1947
9
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
France Paris, France
Bulgaria Irina Bokova
1946
10
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Austria Vienna, Austria
Sierra Leone Kandeh Yumkella
1967
11
UPU
Universal Postal Union
Universal Postal Union
Switzerland Berne, Switzerland
France Edouard Dayan
1947
12
WB
World Bank
World Bank
United States Washington, D.C, USA
United States Robert B. Zoellick
1945
13
WFP
World Food Programme
World Food Programme
Italy Rome, Italy
United States Josette Sheeran
1963
14
WHO
World Health Organization
World Health Organization
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Hong Kong Margaret Chan
1948
15
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Australia Francis Gurry
1974
16
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
World Meteorological Organization
Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland
Russia Alexander Bedritsky
1950
17
UNWTO
World Tourism Organization
World Tourism Organization
Spain Madrid, Spain
Jordan Taleb Rifai
1974