International Organizations Under UNO
The UN came into existence after the IInd World War in 1945, the UN was seeing many global issues which need to trace and work on it to reduce the challenges and try to resolve the issues in various areas. So for that reason, the UN Formed many organizations to trace and reduce global issues worldwide.
International Organizations Under UNO
A list of International Organizations Under UNO with short details is given in the table below:
| Name Of Agencies | Estd. In | Headquarters | Purpose |
| International Labour Organization (ILO) | 1919 | Geneva | Aims to Improve Social and economic justice by setting international labor standards. |
| International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) | 1944 | Washington DC | Development of economies of members by facilitating investment of capital by providing loans. |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) | 1945 | Washington DC | Promotes International Monetary Cooperation and secures financial stability. |
| Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | 1945 | Rome | To defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security and living conditions of the rural population. |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | 1946 | Paris | To promote collaboration among nations through education, Science, and Culture |
| United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) | 1946 | New York | To Promote Children’s Welfare all over the world |
| International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | 1947 | Montreal Canada | It Promotes and changes the principles and techniques of international air navigation and encourages the Planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. |
| Universal Postal Union (UPU) | 1948 | Bern Switzerland | It Improves and coordinates postal policies among member nations, In addition to the Worldwide postal system. |
| International Tele-Communication Union (ITU) | 1947 | Geneva | Sets International Regulation for Radiotelegraph, telephone, and space radio communication |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | 1948 | Geneva | Attainment of the highest possible level of health by all people |
| United Nations Relief and Work for Palestine Refugees (UNRAW) | 1949 | Amman and In GAZA | It Provides Direct relief and works programs for Palestinian refugees. It is the only UN agency dedicated to helping refugees from a specific region or conflict. |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | 1950 | Geneva | This UN agency has Aim to provide protection to refugees, Forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and Assist in voluntary repatriation, local integration, or resettlement to a third country. |
| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | 1950 | Geneva | This UN agency is responsible for promoting international cooperation in atmospheric science, Climatology, Hydrology, and geophysics. It also promotes the international exchange of weather reports. |
| International Finance Corporation (IFC) | 1956 | Washington DC | IFC is an international financial institution that offers investment, advisory, and asset management services to encourage private sector development in less developed countries. |
| International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | 1957 | Vienna | To promote the peaceful use of atomic energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. |
| Inter-Government Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) | 1959 | London | The primary purpose of IMCO is to develop and maintain a comprehensive regulatory framework for Cooperation on technical matters of maritime safety and security, legal matters, environmental concerns, and the efficiency of shipping. |
| International Development Association (IDA) | 1960 | Washington DC | It is an affiliate or part of the World Bank, and It has aimed to help under-developed and poorest countries to raise the living standards and poverty reduction |
| United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) | 1963 | Geneva | It Provides training and research to help to facilitate UN objectives for World Peace, Security, Economic and Social progress |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | 1964 | Geneva | To Promote International Trade to accelerate the economic growth of developing countries. It also deals with trade, investment, and development issues. |
| United Nation Development Program (UNDP) | 1965 | New York | It Promotes Technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to Help developing countries to increase the Wealth producing capabilities of their natural and human resources to build life better themselves. |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | 1966 | Vienna | To Promotes Industrial development for poverty reduction inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability |
| United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) | 1969 | New York | Studying population dynamics, Collecting population data, Formulation and evolving population policies, family planning, and related programs. It also works for improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. |
| United Nation Environmental Program (UNEP) | 1972 | Nairobi | UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | 1977 | Rome | It is an International Financial institution and it works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. Also works For Financing agricultural projects in the world to raise economic growth. |
| World Trade Organization (WTO) | 1995 | Geneva | WTO regulates and facilitates International trade between nations. The WTO facilitates trade in goods, services, and intellectual property among participating countries by providing a framework for negotiating trade agreements, usually aim to reduce or eliminate tariffs, quotas, and other restrictions. |
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