English > United Nations agency: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | An agency of the United Nations. |
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| Synonym | UN agency |
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| Member of | United Nations, UN | An organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security |
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| Narrower | Food and Agriculture Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO | The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture |
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| General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT | A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas |
| International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA | The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, World Bank, IBRD | A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments |
| International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO | The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation / aviation |
| International Development Association, IDA | An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank |
| International Finance Corporation, IFC | A United Nations agency that invests directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors |
| International Labor Organization, International Labour Organization, ILO | The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor |
| International Maritime Organization, IMO | The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities |
| International Monetary Fund, IMF | A United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies |
| United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF | An agency of the United Nations responsible / responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries |
| United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Centre for International Crime Prevention | The United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform |
| United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO | An agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts |
| United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, DCCP | An agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention |
| World Health Organization, WHO, W.H.O. | A United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services |
| World Meteorological Organization, WMO | The United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data |
| Broader | administrative unit, administrative body | A unit with administrative responsibilities |
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| Catalan | agència de les Nacions Unides |
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