The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original member of the UN (1945) until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as new states. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was admitted as a UN member on 1 November 2000. Following the adoption and promulgation of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro on 4 February 2003, the name of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia and Montenegro is a member of the World Bank, IMF, FAO, IAEA, OSCE, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, and has applied for admission to the WTO.
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