Partecipation in International Organizations
In addition to the Holy See’s participation in International Organizations with Permanent Observers (UN, FAO, UNESCO) and in organizations of which the Holy See is a Member (AIEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, World Tourism Organization), Vatican City State also participates in the following:
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Grains Council
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPI)
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
World Medical Association
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
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The Holy See is a participant in various Organizations and International Intergovernmental Bodies, including: |
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IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna |
Member |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Geneva |
Member |
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UNCHS/Habitat |
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements, Nairobi |
Observer |
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UNCOPUOS |
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Vienna |
Informal Observer |
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ICMM |
International Committee of Military Medicine, Brussels |
Member |
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UNCSD |
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, New York |
Informal Observer |
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UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva |
Member |
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IGC |
International Grains Council, London |
Member also on behalf of Vatican City State |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome |
Observer |
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ISDR |
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Geneva |
Informal Observer |
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UNIDROIT |
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Rome |
Member also on behalf of Vatican City State |
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UNO |
United Nations Organization, New York, Geneva, Vienna |
Observer |
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FAO |
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome |
Observer |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris |
Observer |
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UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna |
Observer |
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ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
Informal Observer |
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ITSO |
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, Washington D.C. |
Member also on behalf of Vatican City State |
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IOM |
International Organization for Migration, Geneva |
Observer |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization, London |
Informal Observer |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization, Geneva |
Informal Observer |
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WTO |
World Tourism Organization, Madrid |
Observer |
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WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva |
Member |
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WHO |
World Health Organization, Geneva |
Observer |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization, Geneva |
Observer |
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CTBTO |
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Vienna |
Member |
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OPCW |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague |
Member |
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WFP |
World Food Programme, Rome |
Observer |
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UNDCP |
United Nations International Drug Control Programme, Vienna |
Observer |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi |
Observer |
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ILO |
International Labour Organization, Geneva |
Observer |
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ITU |
International Telecommunication Union, Geneva |
Member also on behalf of Vatican City State |
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UL |
Latin Union, Paris |
Observer |
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UPU |
Universal Postal Union, Berne |
Member also on behalf of Vatican City State |
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[From the Secretariat of State] |
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