International Organization
List of International Organizations And Their Headquarters
International Organization | Headquarters | Year of Foundation |
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Asian Development Bank | Mandaluyong, Philippines | 1966 |
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank | Beijing, China | 2016 |
Amnesty International | London, United Kingdom | 1961 |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) | Singapore | 1989 |
Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1967 |
Bank for International Settlements | Basel, Switzerland | 1930 |
BIMSTEC | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1997 |
Commonwealth of Nations | London, United Kingdom | 1931 |
Council of Europe | Strasbourg, France | 1949 |
European Bank for Reconstruction Development | London, United Kingdom | 1991 |
European Union | Brussels, Belgium | 1993 |
European Free Trade Association | Geneva, Switzerland (Secretariat) | 1960 |
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | Rome, Italy | 1945 |
Financial Action Task Force | Paris, France | 1989 |
Gulf Cooperation Council | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1981 |
International Labour Organization | Geneva, Switzerland | 1919 |
International Court of Justice | The Hague, Netherlands | 1945 |
International Monetary Fund | Washington D.C., United States of America | 1944 |
International Organization for Migration | Geneva, Switzerland | 1951 |
International Maritime Organization (IMO) | London, United Kingdom | 1948 |
International Civil Aviation Organization | Montreal, Canada | 1947 |
International Telecommunication Union | Geneva, Switzerland | 1865 |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Vienna, Austria | 1957 |
International Criminal Court | The Hague, Netherlands | 2002 |
International Seabed Authority | Kingston, Jamaica | 1994 |
International Fund for Agricultural Development | Rome, Italy | 1977 |
International Whaling Commission | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 1946 |
Indian Ocean Rim Association | Ebene, Mauritius | 1997 |
International Energy Agency | Paris, France | 1974 |
International Energy Forum | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1991 |
International Press Institute | Vienna, Austria | 1950 |
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | Gland, Switzerland | 1948 |
New Development Bank | Shanghai, China | 2015 |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Brussels, Belgium | 1949 |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1969 |
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | Vienna, Austria | 1960 |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | Paris, France | 1961 |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | The Hague, Netherlands | 1997 |
Permanent Court of Arbitration | The Hague, Netherlands | 1899 |
Shanghai Cooperation Organization | Beijing, China | 2001 |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation | Kathmandu, Nepal | 1985 |
United Nations Organisations | New York, United States of America | 1945 |
United Nations Security Council | New York, United States of America | 1945 |
UNESCO | Paris, France | 1945 |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | New York, United States of America | 1965 |
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) | New York, United States of America | 1946 |
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | New York, United States of America | 1969 |
United Nations World Tourism Organization | Madrid, Spain | 1974 |
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) | Turin, Italy | 1968 |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization | Vienna, Austria | 1966 |
Universal Postal Union | Berne, Switzerland | 1874 |
United Nations University | Tokyo, Japan | 1973 |
UN Women | New York, United States of America | 2010 |
UN Habitat | Nairobi, Kenya | 1978 |
International Organizations of which India Is Member
India is a member of several international organizations. The United States removed India’s status as a developing nation. However, India is still not a developed country. India needs money to help its states and run the largest democracy. These organizations provide funding to India. It is important to know the international groups India belongs to because they give financial assistance.
International Organization
International Organization | Headquarters | Year of Foundation |
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AALCO – Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization | New Delhi | 1956 |
ADB – Asian Development Bank | Manila, Philippines | 1956 |
AfDB – African Development Bank (non-regional members) | Tunis, Tunisia | 1964 |
AG – Australia Group | Brussels, Belgium | 1985 |
ASEAN Regional Forum – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1967 |
BIMSTEC – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1997 |
BIS – Bank for International Settlements | Basel, Switzerland | 1930 |
BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa | Shanghai, China | 2006 |
CoN – Commonwealth of Nations | London, UK | 1931 |
CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research | Geneva, Switzerland | 1954 |
CP – Colombo Plan | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1950 |
EAS – East Asia Summit | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1950 |
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Rome, Italy | 1945 |
G-15 – Group of 15 | Geneva, Switzerland | 1989 |
G-20 – Group of 20 | Cancun, Mexico | 1999 |
G-77 – Group of 77 | New York | 1964 |
IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency | Vienna, Austria | 1957 |
IBRD – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) | Washington DC, US | 1944 |
ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization | Montreal, Canada | 1944 |
ICC – International Chamber of Commerce | Paris, France | 1919 |
IDA – International Development Association | Washington DC | 1950 |
IEA – International Energy Agency | Paris, France | 1974 |
IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development | Rome, Italy | 1977 |
IFC – International Finance Corporation | Washington DC, US | 1956 |
ILO – International Labour Organization | Geneva, Switzerland | 1919 |
IMF – International Monetary Fund | Washington DC, US | 1945 |
IMO – International Maritime Organization | London, UK | 1948 |
IMSO – International Mobile Satellite Organization | London, UK | 1999 |
Interpol – International Criminal Police Organization | Lyon, France | 1923 |
IOC – International Olympic Committee | Lausanne, Switzerland | 1894 |
IPEEC – International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation | Paris, France | 2009 |
ISO – International Organization for Standardization | Geneva, Switzerland | 1947 |
ITSO – International Telecommunications Satellite Organization | Washington DC | 1964 |
ITU – International Telecommunication Union | Geneva, Switzerland | 1864 |
ITUC – International Trade Union Confederation (the successor to ICFTU and WCL) | Brussels, Belgium | 2006 |
MTCR – Missile Technology Control Regime | Japan | 1987 |
NAM – Non-Aligned Movement | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1961 |
OPCW – Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | Hague, Netherlands | 1997 |
PCA – Permanent Court of Arbitration | Hague, Netherlands | 1899 |
PIF – Pacific Islands Forum (partner) | Suva, Fiji | 1971 |
SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation | Kathmandu, Nepal | 1985 |
SACEP – South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1982 |
SCO – Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (member) | Beijing, China | 1996 |
UN – United Nations | New York | 1945 |
UNAIDS – United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS | New York | 1994 |
UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation | Paris, France | 1946 |
WHO – World Health Organization | Geneva, Switzerland | 1948 |