Organizations and specialized agencies of the United Nations

No.AcronymAgencyHeadquartersHeadEstablished in
1FAOFood and Agriculture OrganizationItaly Rome, ItalyBrazil José Graziano da Silva1945
2IAEAInternational Atomic Energy AgencyAustria Vienna, AustriaJapan Yukiya Amano1957
3ICAOInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationCanada Montreal, CanadaFrance Raymond Benjamin1947
4IFADInternational Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentItaly Rome, ItalyNigeria Kanayo F. Nwanze1977
5ILOInternational Labour OrganizationSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandUnited Kingdom Guy Ryder1946 (1919)
6IMOInternational Maritime OrganizationUnited Kingdom London, United KingdomJapan Koji Sekimizu1948
7IMFInternational Monetary FundUnited States Washington, D.C., United StatesFrance Christine Lagarde1945 (1944)
8ITUInternational Telecommunication UnionSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandMali Hamadoun Touré1947 (1865)
9UNESCOUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationFrance Paris, FranceBulgaria Irina Bokova1946
10UNIDOUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganizationAustria Vienna, AustriaChina Li Yong1967
11UNWTOWorld Tourism OrganizationSpain Madrid, SpainJordan Taleb Rifai1974
12UPUUniversal Postal UnionSwitzerland Bern, SwitzerlandKenya Bishar Abdirahman Hussein1947 (1874)
13WBGWorld Bank GroupUnited States Washington, D.C., United StatesUnited States Jim Yong Kim1945 (1944)
14WFPWorld Food ProgrammeItaly Rome, ItalyUnited States Ertharin Cousin1963
15WHOWorld Health OrganizationSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandHong Kong Margaret Chan1948
16WIPOWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandAustralia Francis Gurry1974
17WMOWorld Meteorological OrganizationSwitzerland Geneva, SwitzerlandCanada David Grimes / France Michel Jarraud1950 (1873)