Important Lists of United Nations Agencies

Important Facts about United Nation Agencies

Name of the Agency	Function /Agenda	Year of Established	Headquarters
World Bank (WB)	It helps to promotes reconstruction of developing nations.	Dec. 1945	Washington D.C (USA)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	It helps to promote international monetary cooperation.	1945	Washington D.C (USA)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)	It helps to promote economic development by encouraging private enterprises in its member countries.	1956	Washington D.C (USA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)	Development of economies of members by facilitating investment of capitals by providing loans.	1945	Washington D.C (USA)
International Development Authority (IDA)	It helps to promote under developed countries raise living standards.	1960	Washington D.C (USA)
International Labour Organisation (ILO)	It helps to improve conditions and living standards of workers in under developing nations.	1919	Geneva (Switzerland)
World Health Organisation (WHO)	Attainment of highest possible level of health by all peoples.	1948	Geneva (Switzerland)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	It helps in promoting international trade for economic growth of developing nations.	1964	Geneva (Switzerland)
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)	Sets international regulations for radio, telegraph and space radio communications.	1967	Geneva (Switzerland)
World Metrological Organisation (WMO)	It helps in promoting international exchange of weather reports.	1950	Geneva (Switzerland)
World Trade Organisation (WTO)	Setting rules for world trade to reduce the traffic.	1995	Geneva (Switzerland)
International Tele-Communication Union (ITU)	Sets international regulations for radio, telegraph and space radio communications.	1947	Geneva (Switzerland)
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)	It helps to provide protection to refugees.	1950	Geneva (Switzerland)
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)	It helps in promotion of children’s welfare all over the world.	1946	New York (USA)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	It helps the developing nations to increase the wealth producing capabilities of their natural and human resources.	1966	New York (USA)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)	It helps to provide training and research to help facilitate UN Objectives of world peace and security and of economic and social progress.	1965	New York (USA)
United Nations Fund for Populations Activities (UNFPA)	For formulating population activities.	1967	New York (USA)
United Nations Relief and Work for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)	It provide basic amenities and education for the victims of Arab-Israel War.	1949	New York (USA)
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women	It helps in promoting the empowerment of women across the world	2010	New York (USA)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)	To promote collaboration among nations through education, science and culture.	1946	Paris (France)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)	It helps in financing agricultural projects in the world to raise the economic growth.	1977	Rome (Italy)
Food and Agricultural Organisations (FAO)	It helps to improve the living standards of rural population of a country.	1945	Rome (Italy)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	It helps to promote peaceful use of atomic energy.	1957	Vienna (Austria)
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)	It helps to promotes safety of international aviation.	1947	Montreal (Canada)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)	It helps to improve various postal services in under developing nations.	1947	Berne (Switzerland)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	Promotes international co-operations in human environment.	1972	Nairobi (Kenya)
International Maritime Organisation (IMO)	Promotes co-operative on technical matters of maritime safety, navigations and encourages anti-pollution measures.	1958	London (UK)