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Tuesday, 29 March 2016

List of International Organizations and their Headquarters–

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1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Roberto Azevedo
Founded on – 1 January, 1995

2. World Health Organization (WHO) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Dr Margaret Chan
Founded on – 7 April, 1948

3. World Economic Forum (WEF) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Klaus Schwab
Founded on – 1971

4. World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Francis Gurry
Founded on – July 14, 1967

5. International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Guy Ryder
Founded on – 1919

6. United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Mukhisa Kituyi
Founded on – 1964

7. World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Michel Jarraud
Founded on – 1950

8. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Jakob Kellenberger
Founded on – 1863

9. International Monetary Fund (IMF) –
Headquarters – Washington DC, US
Head – Christine Lagarde
Founded on – 27 December, 1945

10. The World Bank –
Headquarters – Washington DC, US
Head - Jim Yong Kim
Founded on – July, 1944

11. United Nations Organization (UN) –
Headquarters – New York, US
Head – Ban Ki-moon
Founded on – 1945

12. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) –
Headquarters – New York, US
Head – Anthony Lake
Founded on – December, 1946

13. United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) –
Headquarters – New York, US
Head – Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
Founded on – 1969

14. Asian Development Bank –
Headquarters – Manila, Philippines
Head - Takehiko Nakao
Founded on – 22 August, 1966

15. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) –
Headquarters – Beijing, China
Head – Jin Liqun
Founded on – 4 October, 2014

16. New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) –
Headquarters – Shanghai, China
Head – K. V. Kamath
Founded on – July, 2015

17. United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) –
Headquarters – Paris, France
Head – Irina Bokova
Founded on – 16 November, 1945

18. Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) –
Headquarters – Paris, France
Head – Jose Angel Gurria
Founded on – 30 September, 1961

19. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) –
Headquarters – Brussels, Belgium
Head – Philip M. Breedlove
Founded on – 4 April, 1949

20. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) –
Headquarters – Singapore
Head – Dr. Alan Bollard
Founded on – 1989

21. Association of SouthEast Nations (ASEAN) –
Headquarters – Jakarta, Indonesia
Head - Thongsing Thammavong
Founded on – 8 August, 1967

22. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) –
Headquarters – Kathmandu, Nepal
Founded on – 8 December, 1985

23. International Maritime Organisation (IMO) –
Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Koji Sekimizu
Founded on – 1959

24. Amnesty International –
Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Salil Shetty
Founded on – July, 1961

25. Commonwealth of Nations –
Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Queen Elizabeth II
Founded on – 28 April, 1949

26. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) –
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Yukiya Amano
Founded on – July 29, 1957

27. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) –
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Li Yong
Founded on – 1966

28. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) –
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Diezani Alison-Madueke
Founded on – 1961-62

29. International Olympic Committee (IOC) –
Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland
Head – Thomas Bach
Founded on – 23 June, 1894

30. International Cricket Council (ICC) –
Headquarters – Dubai, UAE
Head – N. Srinivasan (Chairman)
Founded on – 15 June, 1909

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