Executive Council

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executive body governing body

The Executive Council is the governing body of the World Meteorological Organization responsible for coordinating its programs and implementing decisions of the World Meteorological Congress.

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Executive Council (World Meteorological Organization) ×48

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive body → governing body →
affiliatedWith	United Nations →
alsoKnownAs	WMO Executive Council →
dateEstablished	1951 →
establishedBy	World Meteorological Convention →
fieldOfWork	atmospheric sciences → climatology → hydrology → meteorology → operational hydrology →
governs	World Meteorological Organization →
hasJurisdiction	member states of the World Meteorological Organization →
hasMember	President of the World Meteorological Organization → directors of WMO technical commissions → presidents of WMO regional associations → three Vice-Presidents of the World Meteorological Organization →
hasParentOrganization	World Meteorological Organization →
hasSubordinateBody	WMO regional associations → WMO technical commissions →
headedBy	President of the World Meteorological Organization →
languageUsed	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalStatus	subsidiary organ of a specialized agency of the United Nations →
location	Geneva, Switzerland →
meetsAt	WMO headquarters, Geneva →
membership	representatives of WMO Member States and Territories elected by the World Meteorological Congress →
oversightOf	Global Atmosphere Watch → WMO Climate Programme → WMO Disaster Risk Reduction Programme → WMO Hydrology and Water Resources Programme → World Weather Watch Programme →
partOf	World Meteorological Organization →
primaryObjective	ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the World Meteorological Organization →
reportsTo	World Meteorological Congress →
responsibility	advises the World Meteorological Congress → ensures decisions of the World Meteorological Congress are carried out → manages the activities of WMO between sessions of the World Meteorological Congress → prepares matters for consideration by the World Meteorological Congress → supervises implementation of WMO programmes →
role	coordinates programs of the World Meteorological Organization → implements decisions of the World Meteorological Congress →
typeOfJurisdiction	intergovernmental →
website	https://public.wmo.int/en/governance/executive-council →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
World Meteorological Organization →	hasExecutiveBody