Specialized organisations
and agencies of the United Nations
|
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Agency
|
Headquarters
|
Head
|
Established
|
Head
|
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1
|
FAO
|
Food and
Agriculture Organization
|
Rome, Italy
|
Qu Dongyu
|
1946
|
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2
|
IAEA
|
International
Atomic Energy Agency
|
Vienna, Austria
|
Yukiya Amano
|
1957
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3
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ICAO
|
International
Civil Aviation Organization
|
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
Fang Liu
|
1947
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4
|
IFAD
|
International
Fund for Agricultural Development
|
Rome, Italy
|
Gilbert F. Houngbo
|
1977
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5
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ILO
|
International
Labour Organization
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
Guy Ryder
|
1919
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6
|
IMO
|
International
Maritime Organization
|
London, United Kingdom
|
Kitack Lim
|
1948
|
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7
|
IMF
|
International
Monetary Fund
|
Washington, D.C., United States
|
Kristalina Georgieva
|
1945
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8
|
ITU
|
International
Telecommunication Union
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
Houlin Zhao
|
1865
|
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9
|
UNESCO
|
United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
|
Paris, France
|
Audrey Azoulay
|
1945
|
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10
|
UPU
|
Universal
Postal Union
|
Bern, Switzerland
|
Bishar Abdirahman Hussein
|
1947
|
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11
|
WBG
|
World Bank
Group
|
Washington, D.C., United States
|
David Malpass
|
1945
|
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12
|
WIPO
|
World
Intellectual Property Organization
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
Francis Gurry
|
1974
|
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13
|
WMO
|
World
Meteorological Organization
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
David Grimes
|
1950
|
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14
|
UNWTO
|
United
Nations World Tourism Organization
|
Madrid, Spain
|
Zurab Pololikashvili
|
1974
|
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15
|
UNODC
|
United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
|
Vienna, Austria
|
Yuri Fedotov
|
1997
|
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16
|
WHO
|
World Health
Organization
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
Tedros Adhanom
|
1948
|
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17
|
UNHCR
|
Office
of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
Filippo Grandi
|
1950
|
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18
|
WFP
|
Office
of United Nations World Food Program
|
Rome, Italy
|
David Beasley
|
1961
|
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19
|
UNIDO
|
United
Nations Industrial Development Organization
|
Vienna, Austria
|
Li Yong
|
1966
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No.
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Acronyms
|
Agency
|
Headquarters
|
Head
|
Established
|
|
1
|
UNIDIR
|
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
|
Geneva,
Switzerland
|
Renata Dwan
|
1980
|
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2
|
UNU
|
United Nations University
|
Tokyo,
Japan
|
David M. Malone
|
1969
|
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3
|
UNITAR
|
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
|
Geneva,
Switzerland
|
Nikhil Seth
|
1965
|
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4
|
UNRISD
|
United Nations Research Institute For Social Development
|
Geneva,
Switzerland
|
Paul Ladd
|
1963
|
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5
|
UNICRI
|
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
|
Turin,
Italy
|
Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas
|
1968
|
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6
|
UNSSC
|
United Nations System Staff College
|
Turin,
Italy
|
Jafar Javan
|
2002
|
|
7
|
UPEACE
|
University for Peace
|
San
José, Costa Rica
|
Francisco Rojas Aravena
|
1980
|
|
8
|
ICTP
|
International Centre for Theoretical Physics
|
Trieste,
Italy
|
Fernando Quevedo
|
1964
|
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9
|
IRC
|
Innocenti Research Centre - International Child Development Centre
|
Florence,
Italy
|
Marie-Claude Martin
|
1988
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