International-Organizations-and-Headquarters

List of International Organizations and Headquarters:Short Notes

International Organizations and Headquarters

International-Organizations-and-Headquarters

List of International Organizations and Headquarters is an important test subject for candidates studying for UPSC, SSC, RRB, Bank PO / Clerk, or any other government and competitive exams.

We have a list of International Organizations and Headquarters in this article. With their scope and presence, international bodies spanning the world play a prominent role in public affairs. Such organizations also have immense effects on countries, legislation, and even world markets from time to time. These organizations take care of a wide range of issues that go beyond global boundaries and local legislation.

An international organization is considered an entity composed of member nations from more than one country. It’s interesting to know that many international organizations, such as the United Nations, are intergovernmental.

They were developed in areas such as defense, law, finance, social relations, and diplomacy to promote international cooperation. In order to help form the international agenda, reinforce political relations, and make space for development projects, international organizations have been established.

This article includes important information about the  List of International Organizations and Headquarters of different foreign organizations.

ORGANIZATION

ABBREVIATION

HEADQUARTERS

YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT

African Union

 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2001

Amnesty International

AI

London (UK)

1961

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

APEC

Singapore

1989

Asian Development Bank

ADB

Metro Manila, Philippines

1966

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

AIIB

Beijing, China

2015

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASEAN

Jakarta (Indonesia)

1967

Bank for International Settlements

BIS

Basel, Switzerland

1930

BRICS

 

Shanghai

2009

Commonwealth of Independent States

CIS

Minsk Russia

1991

Commonwealth of Nations

CN

London

1960

Fédération Internationale des échecs (FIDE) or World Chess Federation

FIDE

Athens, Greece

1924

Federation International de Football Association

FIFA

Zurich

1904

Food & Agricultural Organization

FAO

Rome, Italy

1945

Gulf Cooperation Council

GCC

Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia

1981

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

IBRD

Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)

1944

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

ICSID

Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)

1957

Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation

IORA

Ebene, Mauritius

1995

International Association of Athletics Federations

IAAF

Monaco

1912

International Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA

Vienna

1957

International Committee of the Red Cross

ICRC

Geneva (Switzerland)

1863

International Council on Monuments and Sites

ICOMOS

Paris, (France)

1965

International Court of Justice

ICJ

Hague

1945

International Cricket Council

ICC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1909

International Criminal Police Organization

INTERPOL

Lyon, France

1923

International Finance Corporation

IFC

Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)

1956

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFAD

Rome, Italy

1977

International Hockey Federation

FIH

Lausanne, Switzerland

1924

International Hydrographic Organization

IHO

Monaco

1921

International Labour Organization

ILO

Geneva Switzerland

1919

International Maritime Organization

IMO

London (UK)

1959

International Monetary Fund

IMF

Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)

1945

International Olympic Committee

IOC

Lausanne

1894

International Organization for Standardization

IOS

Geneva (Switzerland)

1947

International Renewable Energy Agency

IRENA

Abu Dhabi (UAE)

2009

International Shooting Sports Federation

ISSF

Munich, Germany

1907

International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN

Gland, (Switzerland)

1948

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

 

Zurich, Switzerland

1919

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

ICANN

Los Angeles, USA

1998

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders

MSF

Geneva

1971

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

MIGA

Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)

1988

New Development Bank

NDB

Shanghai, China

2014

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

NATO

Brussels Belgium

1949

Organization for Economic Cooperation Development

OECD

Paris, France

1961

Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries

OAPEC

Kuwait

1968

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

OPEC

Vienna

1960

Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons

 

Hague

1997

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SAARC

Kathmandu

1985

The Arab League

 

Al Tahrir Sq., Cairo, Egypt

1945

The Association of South-East Asian Nations

ASEAN

Jakarta, Indonesia

1967

The International Air Transport Association

IATA

Montreal, Canada

1945

The organization of Islamic Cooperation

OIC

Jeddah Saudi Arabia

1969

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

SCO

Beijing China

2001

UN Capital Development Fund

UNCDF

New York

1966

UN Development Program

UNDP

New York

1965

UN Environmental Program

UNEP

Nairobi, Kenya

1972

UN International Training and Research Center

UNITAR

Geneva Switzerland

1963

United Nations Children’s’ Fund

UNICEF

New York

1946

United Nations Conference on Trade & Development

UNCTAD

Geneva

1964

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNESCO

Paris (France)

1945

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

UNIDO

Vienna, Austria

1966

United Nations Organization

UNO

New York (USA)

1945

United Nations Population Fund

UNFPA

New York

1969

United Nations World Tourism Organization

UNWTO

Madrid, (Spain)

1974

World Bank

 

Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)

1944

World Economic Forum

WEF

Cologny, (Switzerland)

1971

World Health Organization

WHO

Geneva Switzerland

1948

World Hindu Economic Forum

WHEF

Delhi

2010

World Intellectual Property Organization

WIPO

Geneva Switzerland

1967

World Meteorological Organization

WMO

Geneva

1950

World Trade Organization

WTO

Geneva, Switzerland

1995

Worldwide Fund for Nature

WWF

Gland, Vaud (Switzerland)

1961

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