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International Organisations and Headquarters
A compact, tabular revision of major international and regional organisations, their headquarters, founding years and heads, plus UN bodies and groupings, for CAPF current events and international relations
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One screen per section. Cover the right column and test yourself. Headquarters and founding years are durable; heads of organisations rotate, so for any named office-holder verify the latest. Group memberships occasionally change, so confirm the current roster of bodies like the UN Security Council non-permanent seats and the G20 chair.
| Body |
Headquarters |
Note |
| United Nations (UN) |
New York, USA |
Founded 24 October 1945; 193 member states |
| UN General Assembly |
New York |
All members, one vote each |
| UN Security Council |
New York |
5 permanent (US, UK, France, Russia, China) plus 10 non-permanent |
| International Court of Justice |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Principal judicial organ of the UN |
| UN Secretariat |
New York |
Headed by the Secretary-General |
| Agency |
Headquarters |
Focus |
| WHO |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Health |
| UNESCO |
Paris, France |
Education, science, culture |
| ILO |
Geneva |
Labour standards |
| FAO |
Rome, Italy |
Food and agriculture |
| IMF |
Washington DC, USA |
Monetary stability, balance of payments |
| World Bank |
Washington DC |
Development finance |
| UNICEF |
New York |
Children's welfare |
| UNHCR |
Geneva |
Refugees |
| IAEA |
Vienna, Austria |
Atomic energy, nuclear safeguards |
| WIPO |
Geneva |
Intellectual property |
| UNIDO |
Vienna |
Industrial development |
| WMO |
Geneva |
Meteorology |
| Body |
Headquarters |
Note |
| WTO |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Multilateral trade rules; founded 1995 |
| OECD |
Paris, France |
Group of developed economies |
| OPEC |
Vienna, Austria |
Oil-exporting countries |
| Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
Manila, Philippines |
Regional development bank |
| AIIB |
Beijing, China |
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank |
| New Development Bank |
Shanghai, China |
BRICS bank |
| Body |
Headquarters |
Note |
| NATO |
Brussels, Belgium |
North Atlantic military alliance |
| Interpol |
Lyon, France |
International criminal police cooperation |
| OPCW |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Chemical weapons prohibition; won Nobel Peace Prize 2013 |
| Amnesty International |
London, UK |
Human rights advocacy |
| ICRC (Red Cross) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Humanitarian law and aid |
| Grouping |
Headquarters / seat |
Note |
| ASEAN |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Southeast Asian nations |
| SAARC |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
South Asian regional cooperation |
| European Union |
Brussels, Belgium |
Political and economic union |
| African Union |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Continental body |
| Arab League |
Cairo, Egypt |
Arab states |
| BIMSTEC |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Bay of Bengal cooperation |
| Commonwealth |
London, UK |
Former British territories |
| Grouping |
Note |
| G7 |
Seven major advanced economies; no permanent secretariat |
| G20 |
Major economies plus EU and African Union; rotating presidency (India hosted in 2023) |
| BRICS |
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, with newer members; rotating chair |
| QUAD |
India, USA, Japan, Australia; Indo-Pacific consultation |
| SCO |
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; secretariat in Beijing |
| NAM |
Non-Aligned Movement; no permanent secretariat |
| Body |
Headquarters |
Focus |
| UNEP |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Environment |
| IUCN |
Gland, Switzerland |
Conservation; publishes the Red List |
| IRENA |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Renewable energy |
| International Olympic Committee |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Olympic movement |
| International Solar Alliance |
Gurugram, India |
Solar-rich nations; co-founded by India and France |