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United Nations specialized agencies
- UNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization began its life in the shadow of a global war. A League of Nations resolution on the 21st…
- International Monetary FundIn July 1944, delegates from forty-five governments gathered inside the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.
- World Bank GroupThe gold room at the Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire hosted a conference from July 1 to the 22nd of July 1944. Harry Dexter White and John Maynard…
- World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization officially began its work on the 1st of September 1948, following a constitution that had been signed by all 51 founding…
- Food and Agriculture OrganizationOn the 16th of October 1945, delegates gathered inside the Château Frontenac in Quebec City to sign a constitution. This moment birthed the Food and…
- International Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization began its life in the early 20th century when nations gathered to discuss radio callsigns for aircraft.
- World Intellectual Property OrganizationThe year 1883 marked a turning point for global creativity. Delegates from Brazil, France, Guatemala, and eight other nations signed the Paris Convention in…
- World Meteorological OrganizationThe year 1873 marked the founding of the International Meteorological Organization. This group operated as a nongovernmental forum for exchanging weather…