Back المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد الجوية Arabic Ümumdünya Meteorologiya Təşkilatı Azerbaijani Сусветная метэаралагічная арганізацыя Byelorussian Световна метеорологична организация Bulgarian বিশ্ব আবহাওয়া সংস্থা Bengali/Bangla Svjetska meteorološka organizacija BS Organització Meteorològica Mundial Catalan ڕێکخراوەی جیھانیی کەش و ھەوا CKB Světová meteorologická organizace Czech Weltorganisation für Meteorologie German
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an international organization with a membership of 188 Member States and Territories. It was originally known as the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873.
In 1950, the United Nations created the WMO for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. The current president is Alexander Bedritsky and the current Secretary-General is Michel Jarraudwho were both elected by the 14th World Meteorological Congress in 2003.