A specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an…

The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. Its commitment is to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable…

The Universal Postal Union (UPU), headquartered in Berne, Switzerland. It coordinates postal policies between member nations, and hence the worldwide postal system. Each member country agrees to the same set of terms…

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations, which promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development(ISID) Headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The Organization addresses some of the most…

A specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris. Its declared purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to…

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was established to standardize and regulate international radio and telecommunications. It was founded as the International Telegraph Union in Paris on 17 May 1865. Its main tasks include standardization,…

IMF, was conceived at a UN conference in Bretton Woods in July 1944. The 44 countries at that conference sought to build a framework for economic cooperation to avoid a repetition of…

Established in 1948 through the United Nations to coordinate international maritime safety and related practices. However the IMO did not enter into full force until 1958. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, IMO…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) deals with labour issues. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1919, it was formed through the negotiations of the Treaty of Versailles and was initially an agency of the…

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was established as an international financial institution in 1977, as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference and a…