Participation in International Organizations
The Holy See has Permanent Observer status with several international organizations (such as the UN, FAO and UNESCO), and is a member of others (such as IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the UNWTO, the UN World Tourism Organization). Vatican City State also participates in other organizations, among them:
- the Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
- the International Grain Council
- the World Organization for Intellectual Properties (WOIP)
- the International Union of Berne that protects literary and artistic works
- the International Union of Paris for the protection of industrial properties
- the World Medical Association
- the International Organization of Satellite Telecommunications (INTELSAT)
- the European Organization of Satellite Telecommunications (EUTELSAT)