World Tourism Organization
United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. It is the leading international organization in the field of tourism It promotes tourism as a driver of…
World Meteorological Organization
WMO was created in 1950 as an intergovernmental organization. It became a specialized agency of the United Nations, in 1951, for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. WMO…
World Intellectual Property Organization
Created in 1967 to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world. WIPO currently has 191 member states, administers 26 international treaties. To become a member, a…
World Health Organization
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…
World Bank Group and Five Institutes
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…
Universal Postal Union
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
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…
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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…
International Telecommunication Union
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,…
International Monetary Fund
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…