List Important International Organizations and their Headquarter

 

List Important International Organizations and their Headquarter –

• 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 Also called OMPI) –

• Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
• Head – Francis Gurry
• Founded on – July 14, 1967

5. International Labour Organisation (ILO/OIT) – 

• 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

• 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

• 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 South East Nations (ASEAN) –

•  Headquarters – Jakarta, Indonesia

• 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

31. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) –

•  Headquarters – Zurich, Switzerland

• Head – Joseph S. Blatter

• Founded on – 21 May, 1904

32. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) –

•  Headquarters – Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland

• Founded on – 29 April, 1961

33. Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) –

• Headquarters – Rome, Italy

• Head – Jose Graziano da Silva

• Founded on -16 October, 1945

34. International Court of Justice (ICJ) –

• Headquarters – The Hague, The Netherland

• Head – Abdulqawi Yusuf

• Founded on -1945