Quick Guide to the Specialized Agencies

Agency

Full name

Headquarters

Topic area

Official web site

FAO

see DagDok

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Rome

Food security and nutrition,  agriculture

www.fao.org

IAEA

see DagDok

International Atomic Energy Agency

Vienna

Control of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy

www.iaea.org

ICAO

see DagDok

International Civil Aviation Organization

Montreal

Civil aviation

www.icao.org

IFAD

see DagDok

International Fund for Agricultural Development 

Rome

Low interest loans and grants to the rural poor in developing countries

www.ifad.org

ILO

see DagDok

International Labour Organization 

Geneva

Social justice and internationally recognized labour and human rights

www.ilo.org

IMF

see DagDok

International Monetary Fund

Washington, D.C.

Stability of international monetary and financial system

www.imf.org

IMO

see DagDok

International Maritime Organization

London

Maritime safety

www.imo.org

ITU

see DagDok

International Telecommunication Union

Geneva

Telecommunications

www.itu.int

UNESCO

see DagDok

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Paris

Education, science and culture

www.unesco.org

UNIDO

see DagDok

United Nations Industrial Development Organization 

Vienna

Industrial development and international industrial cooperation

www.unido.org

UNWTO

see DagDok

United Nations World Tourism Organization

Madrid

Sustainable tourism and development

www.unwto.org

UPU

see DagDok

Universal Postal Union

Bern

Postal services

www.upu.int

WHO

see DagDok

World Health Organization

Geneva

Health

www.who.int

WIPO

see DagDok

World Intellectual Property Organization

Geneva

Protection of intellectual property

www,wipo.int

WMO

see DagDok

World Meteorological Organization

Geneva

Weather, climate and water

www.wmo.int

World Bank Group 

The World Bank Group

Washington, D.C.

Economic development

www.worldbank.org

World Bank Group

IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 

Loans to middle income and creditworthy poor countries 

www.worldbank.org

World Bank Group

IDA
International Development Association

Interest-free credits and grants to the poorest developing countries

www.worldbank.org

World Bank Group

IFC
International Finance Corporation 

Sustainable private sector investment in devloping countries

www.ifc.org

World Bank Group

MIGA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

Investment guarantees to investors and lenders in developing countries

www.miga.org

World Bank Group

see DagDok

ICSID
International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes 

Mediation or conciliation of investment disputes

www.worldbank.org/icsid
 

WTO

see DagDok

World Trade Organization

Geneva

International trade

www.wto.org