United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–HABITAT) (included as "Taiwan Province of China") United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (referred to as "Taiwan Province of China") United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) (researched and referred as "Taiwan") United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) (covered as Taiwan (China)) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (referred to as "Taiwan Province of China") United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) (researched as "Taiwan Province of China") United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) (referred to as Taiwan, Province of China) Universal Postal Union (UPU) (removed and excluded by UPU in 1972; "Taiwan's" Chunghwa Post continually providing the postal services as a non-recognised postal entity) Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) (participates as "Taiwan") Washington Accord (International Engineering Alliance) (participates as Chinese Taipei) World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) (participates as "Taiwan", also note that there is no national member of WAGGGS in PRC) World Bank (WB) (covered separately in the Private Sector section, included as the economy of Taiwan, China) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) (participates as "Taiwan") World Economic Forum (WEF) (officially listed as "Taiwan, China") World Energy Council (WEC) (participates as "Taiwan, China") World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) (participates as "Taiwan Stock Exchange" and "Taiwan Futures Exchange") Under the umbrella of World Federation of Exchanges, MSCI includes Taiwan as MSCI Taiwan Index. In addition, London Metal Exchange is participated under London Stock Exchange in association with the World Federation of Exchanges in relation with Taiwan Future Exchange. World Health Organization (WHO) (In the outbreak of Severe acute respiratory syndrome and with the concern of Disease surveillance, was invited as "Chinese Taipei" on the case-by-case basis. with its relations with the WHO being governed by a Memorandum of Understanding dated 14 May 2005 between the PRC and the WHO. The health insurance scheme in Taiwan is referenced on the WHO publication. Chinese Taipei is invited as an observer status in the World Health Assembly on the basis of Resolution 2758 and the condition of Cross-Strait relations. On 21 May 2018, 15 out of the 18 UN member states which then recognised the ROC (thus excluding Guatemala, Honduras and Palau) voiced support for the WHA observer status. This included Burkina Faso, which cut ties with the ROC only three days later, establishing ties with the PRC instead. Worldwatch Institute (WI) (in partnership as Taiwan Watch) World Intellectual