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Description: The International Convention for the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was signed on October 11, 1947 and ratified in 1950. In 1951 became a specialized agency of the United Nations for observation and analysis of the Earth's atmosphere, climate and its changes and water resources on the Planet. The Organization has a membership 189 of the member states /December 2009 /. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization, founded in 1873.
The Headquarters of the WMO is in Geneva, not far from the headquarters of the United Nations.
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Geneva, Switzerland