Specialized agencies
Main article: List of specialized agencies of the United Nations
The UN Charter stipulates that each primary organ of the United Nations can establish various specialized agencies to fulfil its duties.[114] Some best-known agencies are the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN performs most of its humanitarian work through these agencies. Examples include mass vaccination programmes (through WHO), the avoidance of famine and malnutrition (through the work of the WFP), and the protection of vulnerable and displaced people (for example, by UNHCR).
| Organizations and specialized agencies of the United Nations |
| No. |
Acronym |
Agency |
Headquarters |
Head |
Established in |
| 1 |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
Rome, Italy |
Qu Dongyu |
1945 |
| 2 |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
Vienna, Austria |
Rafael Grossi |
1957 |
| 3 |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Fang Liu |
1947 |
| 4 |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
Rome, Italy |
Gilbert Houngbo |
1977 |
| 5 |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Guy Ryder |
1946 (1919) |
| 6 |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
London, United Kingdom |
Kitack Lim |
1948 |
| 7 |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
Washington, D.C., United States |
Kristalina Georgieva |
1945 (1944) |
| 8 |
ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Houlin Zhao |
1947 (1865) |
| 9 |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
Paris, France |
Audrey Azoulay |
1946 |
| 10 |
UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Vienna, Austria |
Li Yong |
1967 |
| 11 |
UNWTO |
World Tourism Organization |
Madrid, Spain |
Zurab Pololikashvili |
1974 |
| 12 |
UPU |
Universal Postal Union |
Bern, Switzerland |
Bishar Abdirahman Hussein |
1947 (1874) |
| 13 |
WBG |
World Bank Group |
Washington, D.C., United States |
David Malpass (President) |
1945 (1944) |
| 14 |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
Rome, Italy |
David Beasley |
1963 |
| 15 |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Tedros Adhanom |
1948 |
| 16 |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Francis Gurry |
1974 |
| 17 |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Petteri Taalas (Secretary-General)
Gerhard Adrian (President) |
1950 (1873) |
