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UN Agencies By Vandana Jain

Contents
Chronological Order (year wise) ..............................................................................................................................................................................................1
Head-Quarter Location wise ....................................................................................................................................................................................................4

Chronological Order (year wise)

1919
ILO
International Labour Organisation Geneva promote social justice and to raise living standards of labour.

International Bank for

IBRD
1944
W.ton develop economies of members by facilitating loans at reasonable rates.
Reconstruction and Development

improve quality of food and agricultural conditions and increase the efficiency of farming, forestry
FAO

Food Agricultural Organisation Rome

1945

and fisheries.

promote international monetary cooperation expansion of international trade and exchange rare
IMF

International Monetary Fund W.ton

1945

stability and establishment of a multilateral system of payments.

UNESCO

United Nations Educational Scientific provide paece and security in the world by promoting colloboration among nations through
Paris,
1946

and Cultural Organisation education ,science and culture.

UNICEF

UN International Children
NY promote Childrens welfare all over the world.
1946

Emergency Fund
CHR

Commission Of Human Rights ------ prevent discrimation and protection of minority groups
1946
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International Civil Aviation develop the techniques of international air navigation and to make it safer and easier to fly from

ICAO
Montreal

1947
Organisation one country to another.

International Telecommunication allocate radio frequencies and registers radio frequency assignments, makes studies and

ITU
Geneva

1947
Union recommendation collects and publish that information .

WHO
World Health Organisation Geneva improve the physical and mental health of all.

1948
development co operation by uniting its member countries in a single postal for reciprocal
UPU
Universal Posal Union Territory 1948 Berne
exchange.

promote Cooperation among countries on technical issues related to Maritime regulations as

IMO

International Maritime Organisation London

1948

practices, merchant shipping and works to control pollution in the seas.

WMO

World Meteorological Organisation Geneva facilitate exchange of weather data and promote research on training on meterology.
1950
UNHCR

provide legal protection and material assistance to refugees in the countries where they seek
UN High Commission for Refugees Geneva
1951

refuge.

encourage the inverstment of private capital in productive works in less developed areas of
IFC

International Finance Corp. W.ton

1956

world.It is an investing,not a lending organisation.

IAEA

International atomic Energy Agency Vienna make recommendation for the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes.
1959
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international Development assist in financial , economic, development in less developed member states by providing them

IDA
W.ton

1960
Association with development credits on special terms.

UNCTAD
UN Conference and Development Geneva rectify the imbalance between developed and less developed nations.

1964
UNDP
1965
UN Development program ---- transfer skills to developing countries , so that they can utilise their sources.

UNFPA
1967
UN Fund for populaton Activities UNEP NY promomte awareness of population problems in various countries.

assst the countries in the protection of natural environment and prevent air pollution
1972
UN Environment Programme Nairobi
desertification and degradation etc.
WIPO

World Intellectual Property promote and protect intellectual property indusrial property and copyright and neighbouring right
1974

Geneva
Organisation related to literary, music, audio-visuals and same feilds.

International Fund for agricultural mobilise additional resouces to be made available on reasonable terms for agricultural (IFAD)
IFAD
1977

Rome
Development development in underdevelopedmember country.
UNID

UN Industrial Development
1985

Vienne promote and accelerate the industrialisation of developing countries

O

Organisation
WTO
1995

World Trade Organisation Geneva liberalize the World Trade to reduce tariffs Switzerland.
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Head-Quarter Location wise

UNDP
1965
UN Development program ---- transfer skills to developing countries , so that they can utilise their sources.

1946
Commission Of Human Rights ------ prevent discrimation and protection of minority groups

CHR
development co operation by uniting its member countries in a single postal for reciprocal

1948
UPU
Universal Posal Union Territory Berne
exchange.

International Labour Organisation 1919 Geneva promote social justice and to raise living standards of labour.
ILO
1947

International Telecommunication allocate radio frequencies and registers radio frequency assignments, makes studies and
Geneva
ITU

Union recommendation collects and publish that information .

WHO
1948

World Health Organisation Geneva improve the physical and mental health of all.
WMO
1950

World Meteorological Organisation Geneva facilitate exchange of weather data and promote research on training on meteorology.
UNHCR

provide legal protection and material assistance to refugees in the countries where they seek
1951

UN High Commission for Refugees Geneva

refuge.
UNCTAD

UN Conference and Development Geneva rectify the imbalance between developed and less developed nations.
1964
WIPO

World Intellectual Property promote and protect intellectual property indusrial property and copyright and neighbouring right
1974

Geneva
Organisation related to literary, music, audio-visuals and same feilds.
1995
WTO

World Trade Organisation Geneva liberalize the World Trade to reduce tariffs Switzerland.
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promote Cooperation among countries on technical issues related to Maritime regulations as

1948
IMO
International Maritime Organisation London
practices, merchant shipping and works to control pollution in the seas.

International Civil Aviation develop the techniques of international air navigation and to make it safer and easier to fly from

1947
ICAO
Montrea
Organisation one country to another.

assst the countries in the protection of natural environment and prevent air pollution

UNEP
1972
UN Environment Programme Nairobi
desertification and degradation etc.

UNICEF
UN International Children Emergency
NY promote Childrens welfare all over the world.

1946
Fund

UNFPA
1967
UN Fund for populaton Activities UNESCO NY promote awareness of population problems in various countries.

United Nations Educational Scientific provide paece and security in the world by promoting colloboration among nations through
Paris,
1946

and Cultural Organisation education ,science and culture.

improve quality of food and agricultural conditions and increase the efficiency of farming, forestry
1945
FAO

Food Agricultural Organisation Rome

and fisheries.

International Fund for agricultural mobilise additional resouces to be made available on reasonable terms for agricultural (IFAD)
1977
IFAD

Rome
Development development in underdevelopedmember country.
1959
IAEA

International atomic Energy Agency Vienna make recommendation for the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes.

UN Industrial Development
UNID
1985

Vienne promote and accelerate the industrialisation of developing countries

Organisation
O

International Bank for Reconstruction

1944
IBRD

W.ton develop economies of members by facilitating loans at reasonable rates.

and Development

promote international monetary cooperation expansion of international trade and exchange rare
1945

International Monetary Fund W.ton

IMF

stability and establishment of a multilateral system of payments.

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1956
encourage the inverstment of private capital in productive works in less developed areas of
International Finance Corp. W.ton

IFC
world.It is an investing,not a lending organisation.

assist in financial , economic, development in less developed member states by providing them

1960
international Development Association W.ton

IDA
with development credits on special terms.

Credits:-
1. Vandana Jain of IO Forum for compilation of this information
2. Mrunal Patel of www.mrunalpatel.co.nr for creating this Ebook