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vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Use_of_the_International_System_of_Units"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Use of the International System of Units</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Use_of_the_International_System_of_Units-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Main_public_outreach_materials" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Main_public_outreach_materials"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Main public outreach materials</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Main_public_outreach_materials-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-WMO_awards_and_prizes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#WMO_awards_and_prizes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>WMO awards and prizes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-WMO_awards_and_prizes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Membership" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Membership"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Membership</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Membership-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Membership subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Membership-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Membership_by_regional_associations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Membership_by_regional_associations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1</span> <span>Membership by regional associations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Membership_by_regional_associations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Regional_Association_I_(Africa)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_Association_I_(Africa)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1.1</span> <span>Regional Association I (Africa)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_Association_I_(Africa)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regional_Association_II_(Asia)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_Association_II_(Asia)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1.2</span> <span>Regional Association II (Asia)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_Association_II_(Asia)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regional_Association_III_(South_America)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_Association_III_(South_America)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1.3</span> <span>Regional Association III (South America)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_Association_III_(South_America)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regional_Association_IV_(North_America,_Central_America_and_the_Caribbean)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_Association_IV_(North_America,_Central_America_and_the_Caribbean)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1.4</span> <span>Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_Association_IV_(North_America,_Central_America_and_the_Caribbean)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regional_Association_V_(South-West_Pacific)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_Association_V_(South-West_Pacific)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1.5</span> <span>Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_Association_V_(South-West_Pacific)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regional_Association_VI_(Europe)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_Association_VI_(Europe)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1.6</span> <span>Regional Association VI (Europe)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_Association_VI_(Europe)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-States_with_membership_in_more_than_one_region" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#States_with_membership_in_more_than_one_region"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1.7</span> <span>States with membership in more than one region</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-States_with_membership_in_more_than_one_region-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon 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data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cmumd%C3%BCnya_Meteorologiya_T%C9%99%C5%9Fkilat%C4%B1" title="Ümumdünya Meteorologiya Təşkilatı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ümumdünya Meteorologiya Təşkilatı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE" title="বিশ্ব আবহাওয়া সংস্থা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বিশ্ব আবহাওয়া সংস্থা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A8-k%C3%A0i_Kh%C3%AC-si%C5%8Dng_Cho%CD%98-chit" title="Sè-kài Khì-siōng Cho͘-chit – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Sè-kài Khì-siōng Cho͘-chit" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Сусветная метэаралагічная арганізацыя – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сусветная метэаралагічная арганізацыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Световна метеорологична организация – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Световна метеорологична организация" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svjetska_meteorolo%C5%A1ka_organizacija" title="Svjetska meteorološka organizacija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Svjetska meteorološka organizacija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organitzaci%C3%B3_Meteorol%C3%B2gica_Mundial" title="Organització Meteorològica Mundial – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Organització Meteorològica Mundial" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sv%C4%9Btov%C3%A1_meteorologick%C3%A1_organizace" title="Světová meteorologická organizace – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Světová meteorologická organizace" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weltorganisation_f%C3%BCr_Meteorologie" title="Weltorganisation für Meteorologie – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Weltorganisation für Meteorologie" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%89%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%9F%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82" title="Παγκόσμιος Μετεωρολογικός Οργανισμός – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Παγκόσμιος Μετεωρολογικός Οργανισμός" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizaci%C3%B3n_Meteorol%C3%B3gica_Mundial" title="Organización Meteorológica Mundial – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Organización Meteorológica Mundial" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monda_Organiza%C4%B5o_pri_Meteologio" title="Monda Organizaĵo pri Meteologio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Monda Organizaĵo pri Meteologio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munduko_Meteorologia_Erakundea" title="Munduko Meteorologia Erakundea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Munduko Meteorologia Erakundea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="سازمان جهانی هواشناسی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سازمان جهانی هواشناسی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologique_mondiale" title="Organisation météorologique mondiale – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Organisation météorologique mondiale" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizaci%C3%B3n_Meteorol%C3%B3xica_Mundial" title="Organización Meteorolóxica Mundial – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Organización Meteorolóxica Mundial" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%B8%EA%B3%84%EA%B8%B0%EC%83%81%EA%B8%B0%EA%B5%AC" title="세계기상기구 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="세계기상기구" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D6%85%D5%A4%D5%A5%D6%80%D6%87%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%BA%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Համաշխարհային օդերևութաբանական կազմակերպություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Համաշխարհային օդերևութաբանական կազմակերպություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%A8" title="विश्व मौसम विज्ञान संगठन – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विश्व मौसम विज्ञान संगठन" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svjetska_meteorolo%C5%A1ka_organizacija" title="Svjetska meteorološka organizacija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Svjetska meteorološka organizacija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondala_Meteorologial_Organizuro" title="Mondala Meteorologial Organizuro – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Mondala Meteorologial Organizuro" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%92t%C3%B9_Na-ah%E1%BB%A5_Maka_%E1%BB%8Cn%E1%BB%8Dd%E1%BB%A5_Ihu_igwe_n%27%E1%BB%A4wa" title="Òtù Na-ahụ Maka Ọnọdụ Ihu igwe n'Ụwa – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Òtù Na-ahụ Maka Ọnọdụ Ihu igwe n'Ụwa" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisasi_Meteorologi_Dunia" title="Organisasi Meteorologi Dunia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Organisasi Meteorologi Dunia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%C3%BEj%C3%B3%C3%B0ave%C3%B0urfr%C3%A6%C3%B0istofnunin" title="Alþjóðaveðurfræðistofnunin – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Alþjóðaveðurfræðistofnunin" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizzazione_meteorologica_mondiale" title="Organizzazione meteorologica mondiale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Organizzazione meteorologica mondiale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%99" title="ארגון המטאורולוגיה העולמי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ארגון המטאורולוגיה העולמי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMO" title="WMO – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="WMO" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D2%AF%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B6%D2%AF%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%8B%D2%9B_%D2%B1%D0%B9%D1%8B%D0%BC" title="Дүниежүзілік метеорологиялық ұйым – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Дүниежүзілік метеорологиялық ұйым" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirika_la_Hali_ya_Hewa_ya_Dunia" title="Shirika la Hali ya Hewa ya Dunia – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Shirika la Hali ya Hewa ya Dunia" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizatio_meteorologica_mundi" title="Organizatio meteorologica mundi – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Organizatio meteorologica mundi" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasaules_Meteorolo%C4%A3ijas_organiz%C4%81cija" title="Pasaules Meteoroloģijas organizācija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Pasaules Meteoroloģijas organizācija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasaulin%C4%97_meteorologijos_organizacija" title="Pasaulinė meteorologijos organizacija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Pasaulinė meteorologijos organizacija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorol%C3%B3giai_Vil%C3%A1gszervezet" title="Meteorológiai Világszervezet – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Meteorológiai Világszervezet" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Светска метеоролошка организација – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Светска метеоролошка организација" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B3_%E0%B4%86%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A5%E0%B4%BE_%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%82" title="ആഗോള ആർദ്രോഷ്ണാവസ്ഥാ നിരീക്ഷണം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ആഗോള ആർദ്രോഷ്ണാവസ്ഥാ നിരീക്ഷണം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertubuhan_Meteorologi_Dunia" title="Pertubuhan Meteorologi Dunia – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pertubuhan Meteorologi Dunia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" title="World Meteorological Organization – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="World Meteorological Organization" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%A6%D0%B0%D0%B3_%D0%A3%D1%83%D1%80_%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Дэлхийн Цаг Уур Судлалын Байгууллага – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Дэлхийн Цаг Уур Судлалын Байгууллага" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%80%E1%80%99%E1%80%B9%E1%80%98%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B7_%E1%80%99%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B1%E1%80%9D%E1%80%9E%E1%80%A1%E1%80%96%E1%80%BD%E1%80%B2%E1%80%B7" title="ကမ္ဘာ့ မိုးလေဝသအဖွဲ့ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ကမ္ဘာ့ မိုးလေဝသအဖွဲ့" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wereld_Meteorologische_Organisatie" title="Wereld Meteorologische Organisatie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wereld Meteorologische Organisatie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E6%B0%97%E8%B1%A1%E6%A9%9F%E9%96%A2" title="世界気象機関 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="世界気象機関" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdens_meteorologiorganisasjon" title="Verdens meteorologiorganisasjon – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Verdens meteorologiorganisasjon" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdas_meteorologiorganisasjon" title="Verdas meteorologiorganisasjon – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Verdas meteorologiorganisasjon" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizacion_Meteorologica_Mondiala" title="Organizacion Meteorologica Mondiala – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Organizacion Meteorologica Mondiala" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B8%DB%8C%D9%85" title="عالمی موسمیاتی تنظیم – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="عالمی موسمیاتی تنظیم" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%A2%E1%9E%84%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%82%E1%9E%80%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%A7%E1%9E%8F%E1%9E%BB%E1%9E%93%E1%9E%B7%E1%9E%99%E1%9E%98%E1%9E%96%E1%9E%B7%E1%9E%97%E1%9E%96%E1%9E%9B%E1%9F%84%E1%9E%80" title="អង្គការឧតុនិយមពិភពលោក – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="អង្គការឧតុនិយមពិភពលោក" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Awiatowa_Organizacja_Meteorologiczna" title="Światowa Organizacja Meteorologiczna – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Światowa Organizacja Meteorologiczna" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organiza%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Meteorol%C3%B3gica_Mundial" title="Organização Meteorológica Mundial – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Organização Meteorológica Mundial" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organiza%C8%9Bia_Meteorologic%C4%83_Mondial%C4%83" title="Organizația Meteorologică Mondială – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Organizația Meteorologică Mondială" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Всемирная метеорологическая организация – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Всемирная метеорологическая организация" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warld_Meteorological_Organisation" title="Warld Meteorological Organisation – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Warld Meteorological Organisation" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oganizata_Bot%C3%ABrore_e_Meteorologjis%C3%AB" title="Oganizata Botërore e Meteorologjisë – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Oganizata Botërore e Meteorologjisë" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%9A_%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%AB_%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F_%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%BA" title="ලෝක කාලගුණ විද්‍යා සංවිධානය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ලෝක කාලගුණ විද්‍යා සංවිධානය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" title="World Meteorological Organization – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="World Meteorological Organization" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/WMO_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="WMO (disambiguation)">WMO (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">World Meteorological Organization</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:World_Meteorological_Organization_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/World_Meteorological_Organization_Logo.svg/250px-World_Meteorological_Organization_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/World_Meteorological_Organization_Logo.svg/375px-World_Meteorological_Organization_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/World_Meteorological_Organization_Logo.svg/500px-World_Meteorological_Organization_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="173" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">WMO</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">23 March 1950<span class="noprint">; 74 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1950-03-23</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">United Nations specialized agency</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Legal status</th><td class="infobox-data">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>, Switzerland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Head</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>President</b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Abdulla_Al_Mandous" title="Abdulla Al Mandous">Abdulla Al Mandous</a>, UAE<br /> <small>(since 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </small> <br /> <b>Secretary-General</b><br /> <a href="/wiki/Celeste_Saulo" title="Celeste Saulo">Celeste Saulo</a>, Argentina<br /><small>since 2024</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Parent organization</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Council" title="United Nations Economic and Social Council">United Nations Economic and Social Council</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://public.wmo.int/en">wmo.int</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_coloured_voting_box.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/16px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/24px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/32px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></a></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Politics" title="Portal:Politics">Politics portal</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>The <b>World Meteorological Organization</b> (<b>WMO</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations" title="List of specialized agencies of the United Nations">specialized agency</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> responsible for promoting international cooperation on <a href="/wiki/Atmospheric_science" title="Atmospheric science">atmospheric science</a>, <a href="/wiki/Climatology" title="Climatology">climatology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hydrology" title="Hydrology">hydrology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Geophysics" title="Geophysics">geophysics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WMO_history_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMO_history-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The WMO originated from the <a href="/wiki/International_Meteorological_Organization" title="International Meteorological Organization">International Meteorological Organization</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Nongovernmental_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Nongovernmental organization">nongovernmental organization</a> founded in 1873 as a forum for exchanging weather data and research.<sup id="cite_ref-who_WMO_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-who_WMO-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Proposals to reform the status and structure of the IMO culminated in the World Meteorological Convention of 1947, which formally established the World Meteorological Organization.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Convention entered into force on 23 March 1950, and the following year the WMO began operations as an <a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Intergovernmental organization">intergovernmental organization</a> within the <a href="/wiki/UN_system" class="mw-redirect" title="UN system">UN system</a>. </p><p>The WMO is made up of 193 countries and territories, and facilitates the "free and unrestricted" exchange of data, information, and research between the respective meteorological and hydrological institutions of its members.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also collaborates with nongovernmental partners and other international organizations on matters related to <a href="/wiki/Environmental_protection" title="Environmental protection">environmental protection</a>, <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>, resource management, and <a href="/wiki/Economic_development" title="Economic development">socioeconomic development</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>, Switzerland, the WMO is governed by the World Meteorological Congress, composed of member states, which meets every four years to set policies and priorities. The Congress is led by an Executive Council led by the President, currently Abdulla Al Mandous of UAE.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gerhard_Adrian_at_World_Meteorological_Organization.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Gerhard_Adrian_at_World_Meteorological_Organization.jpg/220px-Gerhard_Adrian_at_World_Meteorological_Organization.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Gerhard_Adrian_at_World_Meteorological_Organization.jpg/330px-Gerhard_Adrian_at_World_Meteorological_Organization.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Gerhard_Adrian_at_World_Meteorological_Organization.jpg/440px-Gerhard_Adrian_at_World_Meteorological_Organization.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1151" data-file-height="1027" /></a><figcaption>German meteorologist Gerhard Adrian, president of the World Meteorological Organization, in 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>The WMO was established by the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> signed 11 October 1947 and ratified on 23 March 1950. The Convention serves as the constituent treaty of the WMO, setting forth its purposes, governance, and general framework. </p><p>The WMO hierarchy: </p> <ul><li>The World Meteorological Congress,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the supreme body of the Organization, determines policy. Each member state and territory is represented by a Permanent Representative with WMO when Congress meets every four years. Congress elects the President and vice-presidents of the Organization and members of the Executive Council; and appoints the Secretary-General.</li> <li>The Executive Council (EC) implements Congress decisions.</li> <li>The Secretariat is an eight-department organization with a staff of 200 headed by a Secretary-General, who can serve a maximum of two four-year terms.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The annually published WMO Statement on the status of the World Climate<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> provides details of global, regional and national temperatures and extreme weather events. It also provides information on long-term climate change indicators including atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, sea level rise, and sea ice extent. The year 2016 was the hottest year on record, with many weather and climate extremes, according to the most recent WMO report.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of August 2023, the WMO has a membership of 193 member states and territories.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_secretaries-general">List of secretaries-general</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of secretaries-general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1952–1955 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gustav_Swoboda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gustav Swoboda (page does not exist)">Gustav Swoboda</a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span>  </span><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1956–1979 <a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Arthur_Davies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Arthur Davies (page does not exist)">David Arthur Davies</a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>)</li> <li>1980–1983 <a href="/wiki/Aksel_C._Wiin-Nielsen" title="Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen">Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen</a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>)</li> <li>1984–2003 <a href="/wiki/Godwin_Obasi" title="Godwin Obasi">Godwin Obasi</a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>)</li> <li>2004–2015 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Michel_Jarraud&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michel Jarraud (page does not exist)">Michel Jarraud</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Jarraud" class="extiw" title="fr:Michel Jarraud">fr</a>]</span> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>)</li> <li>2016–2023 <a href="/wiki/Petteri_Taalas" title="Petteri Taalas">Petteri Taalas</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>)</li> <li>2024–present <a href="/wiki/Celeste_Saulo" title="Celeste Saulo">Celeste Saulo</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="WMO_Strategic_Plan">WMO Strategic Plan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: WMO Strategic Plan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Disaster risk reduction</li> <li>The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)</li> <li>The WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS)</li> <li>Aviation meteorological services</li> <li>Polar and high mountain regions</li> <li>Capacity development</li> <li>Governance</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Meteorological_codes">Meteorological codes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Meteorological codes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In keeping with its mandate to promote the standardization of meteorological observations, the WMO maintains numerous code forms for the representation and exchange of meteorological, oceanographical, and hydrological data. The traditional code forms, such as <a href="/wiki/SYNOP" title="SYNOP">SYNOP</a>, <a href="/wiki/CLIMAT" title="CLIMAT">CLIMAT</a> and <a href="/wiki/TEMP_(meteorology)" title="TEMP (meteorology)">TEMP</a>, are character-based and their coding is position-based. Newer WMO code forms are designed for portability, extensibility and universality. These are <a href="/wiki/BUFR" title="BUFR">BUFR</a>, and, for gridded geo-positioned data, <a href="/wiki/GRIB" title="GRIB">GRIB</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recognitions_received">Recognitions received</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Recognitions received"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change" title="Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change">Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change</a> (IPCC), a joint creation of the WMO and the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Environment_Programme" title="United Nations Environment Programme">United Nations Environment Programme</a> (UNEP), received the <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a> "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about <a href="/wiki/Human_impact_on_the_environment" title="Human impact on the environment">anthropogenic</a> (man-made) <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="World_Meteorological_Day">World Meteorological Day</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: World Meteorological Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WMO_%C5%BDeneva.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/WMO_%C5%BDeneva.jpg/170px-WMO_%C5%BDeneva.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/WMO_%C5%BDeneva.jpg/255px-WMO_%C5%BDeneva.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/WMO_%C5%BDeneva.jpg/340px-WMO_%C5%BDeneva.jpg 2x" data-file-width="766" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>WMO headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>, shared with the IPCC and the <a href="/wiki/Group_on_Earth_Observations" title="Group on Earth Observations">Group on Earth Observations</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/World_Meteorological_Day" title="World Meteorological Day">World Meteorological Day</a> is held annually on 23 March.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Use_of_the_International_System_of_Units">Use of the International System of Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Use of the International System of Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WMO states that "the <a href="/wiki/International_System_of_Units" title="International System of Units">International System of Units</a> (SI) should be used as the system of units for the evaluation of meteorological elements included in reports for international exchange."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following units, which include units which are not SI units, are recommended by the WMO for meteorological observations: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Degrees_Celsius" class="mw-redirect" title="Degrees Celsius">Degrees Celsius</a> (°C) for <a href="/wiki/Temperature" title="Temperature">temperature</a>, or alternatively <a href="/wiki/Kelvin" title="Kelvin">Kelvin</a> (K).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metres_per_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Metres per second">Metres per second</a> (m/s) for <a href="/wiki/Wind_speed" title="Wind speed">wind speed</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">Degrees</a> clockwise from north (°) for <a href="/wiki/Wind_direction" title="Wind direction">wind direction</a>, or alternatively on the scale 0–36, where 36 is the wind directly from north and 09 is the directly wind from east.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pascal_(unit)" title="Pascal (unit)">Hectopascals</a> (hPa) for <a href="/wiki/Atmospheric_pressure" title="Atmospheric pressure">atmospheric pressure</a>.</li> <li>Percent (%) for <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a>.</li> <li>Millimetres (mm) for <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> (or the equivalent unit kilograms per square metre (kg/m<sup>2</sup>)).</li> <li>Millimetres (mm) for <a href="/wiki/Evaporation" title="Evaporation">evaporation</a>.</li> <li>Millimetres per hour (mm/h) for <a href="/wiki/Rain#Intensity" title="Rain">precipitation intensity</a>, or alternatively kilograms per square metre per second (kg m<sup>−2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>).</li> <li>Hours (h) for <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine duration</a>.</li> <li>Metres (m) for <a href="/wiki/Visibility" title="Visibility">visibility</a>.</li> <li>Metres (m) for <a href="/wiki/Cloud_height" title="Cloud height">cloud height</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_geopotential_metre" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard geopotential metre">Standard geopotential metre</a> (m') for <a href="/wiki/Geopotential_height" title="Geopotential height">geopotential height</a>.</li> <li>Kilograms per square metre (kg/m<sup>2</sup>) for <a href="/wiki/Snow_water_equivalent" class="mw-redirect" title="Snow water equivalent">snow water equivalent</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">Watts</a> per square metre (W/m<sup>2</sup>) for <a href="/wiki/Irradiance" title="Irradiance">irradiance</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joule" title="Joule">Joules</a> per square metre (J/m<sup>2</sup>) for <a href="/wiki/Radiant_exposure" title="Radiant exposure">radiant exposure</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okta" title="Okta">Oktas</a> for <a href="/wiki/Cloud_cover" title="Cloud cover">cloud cover</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Main_public_outreach_materials">Main public outreach materials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Main public outreach materials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The World Meteorological Organization at a Glance<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>WMO for Youth<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>WMO Bulletin (twice annually)<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin (annually)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>WMO Statements on the Status of the World Climate (annually)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>In September 2020 the WMO <a href="/wiki/Science_communication" title="Science communication">published</a> a <a href="/wiki/Information_management" title="Information management">high-level brief compilation</a> of the latest <a href="/wiki/Climate_science" class="mw-redirect" title="Climate science">climate science</a> information from the WMO, <a href="/wiki/Global_Carbon_Project" title="Global Carbon Project">GCP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_Oceanographic_Commission" title="Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission">UNESCO-IOC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change" title="Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change">IPCC</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Environment_Programme" title="United Nations Environment Programme">UNEP</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Met_Office" title="Met Office">Met Office</a>. The <i>United in Science 2020 Report</i> is subdivided into 7 chapters, which each have a list of key messages.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="WMO_awards_and_prizes">WMO awards and prizes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: WMO awards and prizes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>International Meteorological Organization Prize<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Professor Dr Vilho Väisälä Awards<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Norbert Gerbier-Mumm International Award (suspended in 2014)<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>WMO Research Award for Young Scientists<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Professor Mariolopoulus Award<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2023, WMO Members include a total of 187 Member States and 6 Member Territories.<sup id="cite_ref-Members_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Members-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ten United Nations member states are not members of WMO: <a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Niue" title="Niue">Niue</a> are WMO Members but non-members of the United Nations. <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_of_Palestine" title="State of Palestine">State of Palestine</a> and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with limited recognition</a> are not members of either organization. </p><p>The six WMO Member Territories are the <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British</a> Caribbean Territories (joint meteorological organization and membership),<sup id="cite_ref-Members_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Members-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Curaçao">Curaçao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a> (joint meteorological service and membership)<sup id="cite_ref-Members_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Members-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a>. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231215221739/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/about-us/members">List of all members with admission dates.</a>) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Membership_by_regional_associations">Membership by regional associations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Membership by regional associations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WMO_Regions.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/WMO_Regions.PNG/500px-WMO_Regions.PNG" decoding="async" width="500" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/WMO_Regions.PNG/750px-WMO_Regions.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/WMO_Regions.PNG/1000px-WMO_Regions.PNG 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="625" /></a><figcaption>The member states of the World Meteorological Organization divided into the six regional associations, shown on a world map</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Association_I_(Africa)"><span id="Regional_Association_I_.28Africa.29"></span>Regional Association I (Africa)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Regional Association I (Africa)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Region I consists of the states of Africa and a few former colonial powers. Region I has 57 member states and no member territories:<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Algeria</li> <li>Angola</li> <li>Benin</li> <li>Botswana</li> <li>Burkina Faso</li> <li>Burundi</li> <li>Cameroon</li> <li>Cape Verde</li> <li>Central African Republic</li> <li>Chad</li> <li>Comoros</li> <li>Republic of the Congo</li> <li>Côte d'Ivoire</li> <li>Democratic Republic of the Congo</li> <li>Djibouti</li> <li>Egypt</li> <li>Eritrea</li> <li>Eswatini<sup id="cite_ref-eswatini_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eswatini-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ethiopia</li> <li>France</li> <li>Gabon</li> <li>The Gambia</li> <li>Ghana</li> <li>Guinea</li> <li>Guinea-Bissau</li> <li>Kenya</li> <li>Lesotho</li> <li>Liberia</li> <li>Libya</li> <li>Madagascar</li> <li>Malawi</li> <li>Mali</li> <li>Mauritania</li> <li>Mauritius</li> <li>Morocco</li> <li>Mozambique</li> <li>Namibia</li> <li>Niger</li> <li>Nigeria</li> <li>Portugal</li> <li>Rwanda</li> <li>São Tomé and Príncipe</li> <li>Senegal</li> <li>Seychelles</li> <li>Sierra Leone</li> <li>Somalia</li> <li>South Africa</li> <li>South Sudan</li> <li>Spain</li> <li>Sudan</li> <li>Tanzania, United Republic of</li> <li>Togo</li> <li>Tunisia</li> <li>Uganda</li> <li>Zambia</li> <li>Zimbabwe</li></ul></div> <p>Non-member </p> <ul><li>Equatorial Guinea</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Association_II_(Asia)"><span id="Regional_Association_II_.28Asia.29"></span>Regional Association II (Asia)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Regional Association II (Asia)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Region II has 33 member states and 2 member territories. The member states are:<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Afghanistan</li> <li>Bahrain</li> <li>Bangladesh</li> <li>Bhutan</li> <li>Cambodia</li> <li>People's Republic of China</li> <li>India</li> <li>Iran, Islamic Republic of</li> <li>Iraq</li> <li>Japan</li> <li>Kazakhstan</li> <li>Kuwait</li> <li>Kyrgyzstan</li> <li>Lao People's Democratic Republic</li> <li>Maldives</li> <li>Mongolia</li> <li>Myanmar</li> <li>Nepal</li> <li>Democratic People's Republic of Korea</li> <li>Oman</li> <li>Pakistan</li> <li>Qatar</li> <li>Russian Federation</li> <li>Saudi Arabia</li> <li>Republic of Korea</li> <li>Sri Lanka</li> <li>Tajikistan</li> <li>Thailand</li> <li>Turkmenistan</li> <li>United Arab Emirates</li> <li>Uzbekistan</li> <li>Viet Nam</li> <li>Yemen</li></ul></div> <p>The member territories are: </p> <ul><li>Hong Kong</li> <li>Macau</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Association_III_(South_America)"><span id="Regional_Association_III_.28South_America.29"></span>Regional Association III (South America)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Regional Association III (South America)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Region III consists of the states of <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>, including France as <a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a> is an overseas region of France. It has a total of 13 member states and no member territories:<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Argentina</li> <li>Bolivia</li> <li>Brazil</li> <li>Chile</li> <li>Colombia</li> <li>Ecuador</li> <li>French Guiana</li> <li>Guyana</li> <li>Paraguay</li> <li>Peru</li> <li>Suriname</li> <li>Uruguay</li> <li>Venezuela</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Association_IV_(North_America,_Central_America_and_the_Caribbean)"><span id="Regional_Association_IV_.28North_America.2C_Central_America_and_the_Caribbean.29"></span>Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Region IV consists of the states of <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>, including three European states with dependencies within the region. It has a total of 25 member states and 2 member territories. The member states are:<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Antigua and Barbuda</li> <li>Bahamas</li> <li>Barbados</li> <li>Belize</li> <li>Canada</li> <li>Colombia</li> <li>Costa Rica</li> <li>Cuba</li> <li>Dominica</li> <li>Dominican Republic</li> <li>El Salvador</li> <li>France</li> <li>Guatemala</li> <li>Haiti</li> <li>Honduras</li> <li>Jamaica</li> <li>Mexico</li> <li>Netherlands</li> <li>Nicaragua</li> <li>Panama</li> <li>Saint Lucia</li> <li>Trinidad and Tobago</li> <li>United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</li> <li>United States of America</li> <li>Venezuela</li></ul> <p>The two member territories are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Caribbean Territories</a></li> <li>Curaçao and Sint Maarten</li></ul> <p>Non-members </p> <ul><li>Grenada</li> <li>Saint Kitts and Nevis</li> <li>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Association_V_(South-West_Pacific)"><span id="Regional_Association_V_.28South-West_Pacific.29"></span>Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Region V consists of 23 member states and 2 member territories. The member states are:<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Australia</li> <li>Brunei Darussalam</li> <li>Cook Islands</li> <li>Fiji</li> <li>Indonesia</li> <li>Kiribati</li> <li>Malaysia</li> <li>Federated States of Micronesia</li> <li>Nauru</li> <li>New Zealand</li> <li>Niue</li> <li>Papua New Guinea</li> <li>Philippines</li> <li>Samoa</li> <li>Singapore</li> <li>Solomon Islands</li> <li>Timor-Leste</li> <li>Tonga</li> <li>Tuvalu</li> <li>United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</li> <li>United States of America</li> <li>Vanuatu</li></ul> <p>The Cook Islands and Niue (both are in free association with New Zealand) </p><p>The member territories are: </p> <ul><li>French Polynesia</li> <li>New Caledonia</li></ul> <p>Non-members </p> <ul><li>Marshall Islands</li> <li>Palau</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Association_VI_(Europe)"><span id="Regional_Association_VI_.28Europe.29"></span>Regional Association VI (Europe)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Regional Association VI (Europe)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Region VI consists consist of all the states in Europe as well as some <a href="/wiki/Western_Asia" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Asia">Western Asia</a>. It has 50 member states:<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Albania</li> <li>Andorra</li> <li>Armenia</li> <li>Austria</li> <li>Azerbaijan</li> <li>Belarus</li> <li>Belgium</li> <li>Bosnia and Herzegovina</li> <li>Bulgaria</li> <li>Croatia</li> <li>Cyprus</li> <li>Czech Republic</li> <li>Denmark</li> <li>Estonia</li> <li>Finland</li> <li>France</li> <li>Georgia</li> <li>Germany</li> <li>Greece</li> <li>Hungary</li> <li>Iceland</li> <li>Ireland</li> <li>Israel</li> <li>Italy</li> <li>Jordan</li> <li>Kazakhstan</li> <li>Latvia</li> <li>Lebanon</li> <li>Lithuania</li> <li>Luxembourg</li> <li>Malta</li> <li>Monaco</li> <li>Montenegro</li> <li>Netherlands</li> <li>North Macedonia<sup id="cite_ref-macedonia_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-macedonia-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Norway</li> <li>Poland</li> <li>Portugal</li> <li>Romania</li> <li>Republic of Moldova</li> <li>Russian Federation</li> <li>Serbia</li> <li>Slovakia</li> <li>Slovenia</li> <li>Spain</li> <li>Sweden</li> <li>Switzerland</li> <li>Syrian Arab Republic</li> <li>Turkey</li> <li>Ukraine</li> <li>United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</li></ul> <p>Non-members </p> <ul><li>Liechtenstein</li> <li>San Marino</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="States_with_membership_in_more_than_one_region">States with membership in more than one region</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: States with membership in more than one region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A total of ten member states have membership in more than one region. Two nations are members to four different regions, while eight are members of two regions. These nations, with their regions, are as follows: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>France (Regions I, III, IV, and VI)</li> <li>United Kingdom (Regions I, IV, V, and VI)</li> <li>Colombia (Regions III and IV)</li> <li>Kazakhstan (Regions II and VI)</li> <li>Netherlands (Regions IV and VI)</li> <li>Portugal (Regions I and VI)</li> <li>Russian Federation (Regions II and VI)</li> <li>Spain (Regions I and VI)</li> <li>United States of America (Regions IV and V)</li> <li>Venezuela (Regions III and IV)</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Meteorological_Organization&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_Meteorological_Data_Relay" title="Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay">Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay</a> (AMDAR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloud_atlas" title="Cloud atlas">Cloud atlas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Atmospheric_Research_Program" title="Global Atmospheric Research Program">Global Atmospheric Research Program</a> (GARP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Climate_Observing_System" title="Global Climate Observing System">Global Climate Observing System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Cloud_Atlas" title="International Cloud Atlas">International Cloud Atlas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Specialized_Meteorological_Centre" title="Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre">Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Nairobi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_at_Vienna" title="United Nations Office at Vienna">Office at Vienna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_Disarmament_Affairs" title="United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs">Office for Disarmament Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_Outer_Space_Affairs" title="United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs">Office for Outer Space Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_Partnerships" title="United Nations Office for Partnerships">Office for Partnerships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs" title="United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs">Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_of_Internal_Oversight_Services" title="United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services">Office of Internal Oversight Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_of_Legal_Affairs" title="United Nations Office of Legal Affairs">Office of Legal Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_of_the_High_Representative_for_the_Least_Developed_Countries,_Landlocked_Developing_Countries_and_Small_Island_Developing_States" title="United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States">Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary-General%27s_Envoy_on_Youth" title="Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth">Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Special_Representative_of_the_Secretary-General_on_Sexual_Violence_in_Conflict" title="Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict">Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Spokesperson_for_the_Secretary-General" title="Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General">Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_on_Sport_for_Development_and_Peace" title="United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace">Office on Sport for Development and Peace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_organizations_by_location" title="List of United Nations organizations by location">UN organizations by location</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations" title="Member states of the United Nations">Members<br />and observers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_United_Nations#1940s" title="Enlargement of the United Nations">Founding members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations#Current_members" title="Member states of the United Nations">Full members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">Security Council Permanent members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_representative_to_the_United_Nations" title="Permanent representative to the United Nations">Permanent representatives to the UN</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_permanent_representatives_to_the_United_Nations" title="List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">General Assembly Observers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_and_the_United_Nations" title="European Union and the United Nations">European Union</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_Nations" title="History of the United Nations">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Preceding years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union" title="International Telecommunication Union">International Telegraph Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Postal_Union" title="Universal Postal Union">Universal Postal Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hague_Conventions_of_1899_and_1907" title="Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907">Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Court_of_Arbitration" title="Permanent Court of Arbitration">Permanent Court of Arbitration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Office_of_Public_Hygiene" title="International Office of Public Hygiene">International Office of Public Hygiene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations_archives" title="League of Nations archives">archives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covenant_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Covenant of the League of Nations">covenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Organisation of the League of Nations">organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Member states of the League of Nations">member states</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Preparatory years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_St_James%27s_Palace" title="Declaration of St James's Palace">Declaration of St James's Palace</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Charter" title="Atlantic Charter">Atlantic Charter</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_by_United_Nations" title="Declaration by United Nations">Declaration by United Nations</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moscow_Conference_(1943)" title="Moscow Conference (1943)">Moscow Conference</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tehran_Conference" title="Tehran Conference">Tehran Conference</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bretton_Woods_Conference" title="Bretton Woods Conference">Bretton Woods Conference</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumbarton_Oaks_Conference" title="Dumbarton Oaks Conference">Dumbarton Oaks Conference</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yalta_Conference" title="Yalta Conference">Yalta Conference</a> (1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Conference_on_International_Organization" title="United Nations Conference on International Organization">Conference on International Organization</a> (1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genocide_Convention" title="Genocide Convention">Genocide Convention</a> (1948)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Activities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_United_Nations" title="Enlargement of the United Nations">Enlargement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping" title="History of United Nations peacekeeping">Peacekeeping</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping_missions" title="List of United Nations peacekeeping missions">missions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping_missions" title="Timeline of United Nations peacekeeping missions">timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_territories_governed_by_the_United_Nations" title="List of territories governed by the United Nations">governed territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Police" title="United Nations Police">UNPOL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drafting_of_the_Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights">drafting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Day" title="Human Rights Day">Human Rights Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Convention" title="World Heritage Convention">World Heritage Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child" title="Convention on the Rights of the Child">Convention on the Rights of the Child</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committee_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child" title="Committee on the Rights of the Child">committee</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples" title="Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples">Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Permanent_Forum_on_Indigenous_Issues" title="United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues">Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Caucus" title="Indigenous Caucus">Indigenous Caucus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Peasants" title="United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants">Declaration on the Rights of Peasants</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_resolution" title="United Nations resolution">Resolutions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_vetoed_United_Nations_Security_Council_resolutions" title="List of vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions">Security Council vetoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_resolution" title="United Nations General Assembly resolution">General Assembly</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_resolutions_at_the_sixty-sixth_session_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="List of resolutions at the sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly">66th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_resolutions_at_the_sixty-seventh_session_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="List of resolutions at the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly">67th</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_resolution" title="United Nations Security Council resolution">Security Council</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_Security_Council_resolutions_concerning_Cyprus" title="List of United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_Security_Council_resolutions_concerning_Iran" title="List of United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_Security_Council_resolutions_concerning_Iraq" title="List of United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_resolutions_concerning_Israel" title="List of United Nations resolutions concerning Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_resolutions_relating_to_Lebanon" title="List of United Nations resolutions relating to Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_Security_Council_resolutions_on_the_Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" title="List of United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict">Nagorno-Karabakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_Security_Council_resolutions_concerning_North_Korea" title="List of United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning North Korea">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_resolutions_concerning_Palestine" title="List of United Nations resolutions concerning Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_resolutions_concerning_Syria" title="List of United Nations resolutions concerning Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a 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<li>International Court of Justice <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_International_Court_of_Justice_judges_election" title="2023 International Court of Justice judges election">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_International_Court_of_Justice_judges_election" title="2022 International Court of Justice judges election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_International_Court_of_Justice_judges_election" title="2021 International Court of Justice judges election">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_International_Court_of_Justice_judges_election" title="2020 International Court of Justice judges election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_International_Court_of_Justice_judges_election" title="2017 International Court of Justice judges election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_International_Court_of_Justice_judges_election" title="2014 International Court of Justice judges election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_International_Court_of_Justice_judges_election" title="2011 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