UN Special Organizations: A sampling
FAO = Food and Agricultural Organization
(founded: 1945; HQ: Rome, since 1951)
IBRD = International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
(founded: 1945; HQ: Washington, DC)
ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization
(founded: 1940s; HQ: Montreal)
IMF = International Monetary Fund
(founded: 1945; HQ: Washington, DC)
ILO = International Labor Organization
(founded: 1919; HQ: Geneva)
WHO = World Health Organization
(founded: 1948; HQ: Geneva)
WMO = World Meteorological Organization
(founded: 1950; HQ: Geneva)
UNESCO = UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(founded: 1945; HQ: Paris)
UPU = Universal Postal Union
(founded: 1874; HQ: Bern)