List of specialized agencies of the United Nations
Summary

List of specialized agencies of the United Nations

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No.	Logo	Official name	Abbreviation	Location (Country)	Location (City)	Established	Precursor established	Member states	Other participants	Map and reference

-	United Nations	UN	United States	New York City	1945	1920	the UN members	observer states: Holy See, Palestine observer entities: Order of Malta observer regional organizations: European Union other observer entities and organizations	-

Specialized agencies

1	-	Food and Agriculture Organization	FAO	Italy	Rome	1945	—	the UN members except Liechtenstein Cook Islands, Niue	associate members: Faroe Islands, Tokelau member organization: European Union	-

2	-	International Civil Aviation Organization	ICAO	Canada	Montreal	1947	—	the UN members except Dominica, Liechtenstein Cook Islands	—	-

3	-	International Fund for Agricultural Development	IFAD	Italy	Rome	1977	—	the UN members except Andorra, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Brunei, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Montenegro, Palau, Poland, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine Cook Islands, Niue	observers: Holy See	-

4	-	International Labour Organization	ILO	Switzerland	Geneva	1919	—	the UN members except Andorra, Bhutan, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, North Korea, Tonga	—	-

5	-	International Maritime Organization	IMO	United Kingdom	London	1959	—	the UN members except Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Mali, Micronesia, Nauru, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Zambia Cook Islands	associate members: Faroe Islands, Hong Kong, Macao	-

6	International Monetary Fund	IMF	United States	Washington, D.C.	1945	—	the UN members except Andorra, Cuba, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and North Korea; Kosovo	—	-

7	International Telecommunication Union	ITU	Switzerland	Geneva	1865	—	the UN members except Palau Vatican City	observers: Palestine	-

8	-	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	UNESCO	France	Paris	1946	1922	the UN members except Israel, Liechtenstein, United States Cook Islands, Niue, Palestine	associate members: Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Faroe Islands, Macau, Sint Maarten, Tokelau observers: Holy See NOC only: Liechtenstein, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands	-

9	United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UNIDO	Austria	Vienna	1985	1966	the UN members except Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Estonia, Iceland, Kiribati, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand (as of 31 December 2013), Palau, San Marino, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, United Kingdom, United States Palestine	observers: Holy See, Order of Malta	-

10	-	Universal Postal Union	UPU	Switzerland,	Bern	1874	—	the UN members except Andorra, Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau Vatican City	member countries: Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, British Overseas Territories observers: Palestine	-

11	-	World Bank Group	WBG	United States	Washington, D.C.	1945	—	the UN members except Andorra, Cuba, Liechtenstein, Monaco, North Korea Kosovo	—	-

12	-	World Health Organization	WHO	Switzerland	Geneva	1948	1907	the UN members except Liechtenstein Cook Islands, Niue	associate members: Puerto Rico, Tokelau observers: Chinese Taipei, Holy See, Palestine, Order of Malta	-

13	World Intellectual Property Organization	WIPO	Switzerland	Geneva	1967	—	the UN members except Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, South Sudan Holy See, Niue	observers: Palestine	-

14	-	World Meteorological Organization	WMO	Switzerland	Geneva	1950	1873	the UN members except Andorra, Equatorial Guinea, Grenada, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and San Marino Cook Islands, Niue	member territories: British Caribbean Territories, Curacao and Sint Maartin, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, Macau, New Caledonia	-

15	World Tourism Organization	UNWTO	Spain	Madrid	1974	1925	the UN members except Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Comoros, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Guyana, Iceland, Ireland, Kiribati, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Suriname, Sweden, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States	associate members: Aruba, Flemish Community, Hong Kong, Macau, Madeira, Puerto Rico observers: Holy See, Palestine	-

Related organizations

16	Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission	CTBTO Prep Com	Austria	Vienna	1996	—	the UN members except Bhutan, Cuba, Dominica, India, Mauritius, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Tonga, Tuvalu Cook Islands, Holy See and Niue	—	-

17	-	International Atomic Energy Agency	IAEA	Austria	Vienna	1957	—	the UN members except Andorra, Bhutan, Cape Verde, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kiribati, Maldives, Micronesia, Nauru, North Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu Holy See	—	-

18	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	OPCW	Netherlands	Hague	1997	—	the UN members except Egypt, Israel, North Korea and South Sudan Cook Islands, Holy See and Niue	—	-

19	World Trade Organization	WTO	Switzerland	Geneva	1995	1948	the UN members except Algeria, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Kiribati, Lebanon, Libya, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, North Korea, Palau, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan customs territory members: European Union, Hong Kong, Macau, Chinese Taipei	observers: Algeria, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, São Tomé and Príncipe, Serbia, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Holy See	-

20	International Organization for Migration	IOM	Switzerland	Geneva	1951	—	172 member states	8 observer states (over 80 global and regional IGOs and NGOs are also observers)	-

Sentence(s)

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN).

final_sentence: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN).