The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (French: Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) ; Spanish: Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) ; Chinese language: 世界氣象組織 ; Russian: Всемирная Метеорологическая Организация; Arabic: المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد الجوية) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 188 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The current president is Alexander Bedritsky and the current Secretary-General is Michel Jarraud, elected by the 14th World Meteorological Congress held in 2003.