important International Organizations and their headquarters

Top 35 important International Organizations and their headquarters 2017-18"

UNO – United Nations Organization

Established on 24 October 1945
Headquarters: New York City, USA
Membership: 193 member states, 2 observer states
Secretary General – Antonio Guterres
Deputy Secretary General – Amina J. Mohammed

WTO – World Trade Organization

Founded: 1 January 1995
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Director General: Roberto Azevedo
Membership – 164 member states

WHO – World Health Organization

Established on 7 April 1948
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Director General – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
World Health Day – 7 April

World Economic Forum (WEF)

Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Klaus Schwab
Founded on – 1971

WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO Also called OMPI)

Formation – July 14, 1967
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Director General – Francis Gurry

ILO – International Labour Organization

Established in 1919
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Director General – Guy Ryder
Membership – 195 member states

United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)

Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Mukhisa Kituyi
Founded on – 1964

WMO – World Meteorological Organization

Formed in 1950
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Secretary-General: Petteri Taalas
President – David Grimes
World Meteorological Day – 23 March

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Peter Maurer
Founded on – 1863

IMF – International Monetary Fund

Established on 27 December 1945
Headquarters – Washington, USA
Managing Director – Christine Lagarde
Membership – 189 countries
Fund – Special drawing rights (SDR)

WBG – World Bank Group

Formation – 27 December 1945
Headquarters – Washington, USA
President – Dr. Jim Yong Kim
Membership – 189 states (188 UN countries and Kosovo)

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Headquarters – New York, US
Head – Anthony Lake
Founded on – December 1946

United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA)

Headquarters – New York, US
Head – Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
Founded on – 1969

ADB – Asian Development Bank

Motto: Fighting poverty in Asia and the Pacific
Established on 19 December 1966
Headquarters – Manila, Philippines
President – Takehiko Nakao
Membership – 67 countries

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Headquarters – Beijing, China
Head – Jin Liqun
Founded on – 4 October 2014

New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank)

Headquarters – Shanghai, China
Head – K. V. Kamath
Founded on – July 2015

UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Founded: 16 November 1945
Headquarters: Paris, France
Director General: Irina Bokova
Membership – 195 member states

Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)

Headquarters – Paris, France
Head – Jose Angel Gurria
Founded on – 30 September 1961

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Headquarters – Brussels, Belgium
Head – Jens Stoltenberg
Founded on – 4 April 1949

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Headquarters – Singapore
Head – Dr. Alan Bollard
Founded on – 1989

UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Formation – 14 December 1950
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Filippo Grandi

IMO – International Maritime Organization

Formation – 1959
Headquarters – London, United Kingdom
Secretary General – Kitack Lim

Amnesty International

Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Salil Shetty
Founded on – July 1961

UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Formation – 14 December 1950
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Filippo Grandi

Commonwealth of Nations

Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Queen Elizabeth II
Founded on – 28 April 1949

IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency

Established on July 29, 1957
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Director General – Yukiya Amano
Membership – 168 member states

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)

Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Li Yong
Founded on – 1966

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Mohammed Barkindo
Founded on – 1961-62

World Tourism Organization

Formation – 1975
Headquarters – Madrid, Spain
Secretaries General – Taleb Rifai
World Tourism Day – 27 September

International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland
Head – Thomas Bach
Founded on – 23 June 1894

International Cricket Council (ICC)

Headquarters – Dubai, UAE
Head – David Richardson (CEO)
Founded on – 15 June 1909

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

Headquarters – Zurich, Switzerland
Head – Gianni Infantino
Founded on – 21 May 1904

FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization

Established in 16 October 1945
Headquarters: Rome, Italy
Director General: Jose Graziano da Silva
Membership – 194 Member Nations, 2 associate members & the European Union
World Food Day – 16 October

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Headquarters – The Hague, The Netherland
Head – Ronny Abraham
Founded on -1945