An international organization or in other words intergovernmental organization is an organization established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal personality, such as United Nations, World Health Organization and NATO.
International Organization is an important topic for all competitive exams. Every year, questions from this topics are asked in various examination. We have come up with "Complete list of International Organization: Headquarter & Heads".
List of International Organizations: Headquarters & Heads
International Organizations | Headquarter | President/ Heads |
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) | Beijing, China | Jin Liqun |
New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) | Shanghai, China | Marcos Troyjo |
Asian Development Bank (ADB) | Mandaluyong, Philippines | Masatsugu Asakawa |
International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Washington DC, US | Kristalina Georgieva (MD) |
World Bank (WB) | Washington DC, US | David Malpass |
United Nations Organization (UN) | New York, US | António Guterres (Secretary-General) |
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) | New York, US | Abdulla Shahid (Maldives) |
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | New York, US | Henrietta Fore (Executive Director) |
United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) | Geneva, Switzerland | Rebeca Grynspan (Secretary-General) |
World Health Organization (WHO) | Geneva, Switzerland | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director- General) |
World Economic Forum (WEF) | Geneva, Switzerland | Klaus Schwab |
International Labour Organisation (ILO) | Geneva, Switzerland | Guy Ryder (Director- General) |
World Trade Organisation (WTO) | Geneva, Switzerland | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) | Geneva, Switzerland | Gerhard Adrian |
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) | Geneva, Switzerland | Daren Tang |
International Committee of the Red Cross | Geneva, Switzerland | Peter Maurer |
United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) | Paris, France | Audrey Azoulay (Director- General) |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) | Paris, France | Mathias Cormann (Secretary-General) |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Vienna, Austria |
Rafael Mariano Grossi |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | Vienna, Austria | HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo (Secretary General) |
Amnesty International | London, UK | Dr Agnès Callamard (Secretary General) |
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) | London, UK | Kitack Lim (Secretary General) |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | Kathmandu, Nepal | Esala Ruwan Weerakoon (Secretary-General) |
Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) | Jakarta, Indonesia | Secretary-General- Dato Lim Jock Hoi |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) | Singapore | Chairperson: Jacinda Ardern Executive Director: Rebecca Fatima Santa Maria |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) | Brussels, Belgium | Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary-General) |
International Cricket Council (ICC) | Dubai, UAE | Greg Barclay (Acting Chairman) |
Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) | Rome, Italy | Qu Dongyu (Director- General) |
International Court of Justice (ICJ) | The Hague, The Netherland | Joan E. Donoghue |
International Olympic Committee (IOC) | Lausanne, Switzerland | Thomas Bach |
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) | Zurich, Switzerland | Gianni Infantino |
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) | Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland | Carter Roberts |
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sri Lanka holds its present Chairmanship |
World Anti-Doping Agency | Montreal, Canada | Sir Craig Collins Reedie |
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) | Basel, Switzerland | Agustín Carstens (Chaiman) |
Attempt International Organizations Headquarter & Heads Quiz
Some tricks to remember the headquarters of the organizations
Rule 1: If the name of any Organization starts with "World or International" and ends with "Organization", their headquarters will be in "Geneva, Switzerland".
Remember: [ W_O & I_O ] ---- Geneva, Switzerland
[ W_O]
- World Health Organisation
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Trade Organization
[ I_O]- Except IMO
- International Labour Organization
- International Committee for Red Cross Organization
- International Standardization Organization [ISO] ----originally International Organization for Standardization
- United Nation Conference on Trade And Development
Rule 2: Trick for Organizations whose headquarters are in London
Remember: I Am a Common man in London
- I - International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- Am - Amnesty International
- Common - Commonwealth of Nations
- Common - Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization
Rule 3: If any Organization is related to "International Money or Monetary organization", its headquarters will be in Washington DC.
- International Monetary fund
- World Bank
Rule 4: If any Organization is related to "Industrial Development/ Petroleum/ Atomic", its headquarter will be in "Vienna, Austria"
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Rule 5: For Headquarters of Organizations located in Newyork, remember - "UN Child Emergency in Newyork"
- UN Child Emergency in Newyork
- United Nations Organization
- United Nation International Children Emergency Fund
Rule 6: If any Organization is related to the term "Economic & Educational", its headquarter will be located in Paris
- Organization for Economic Co-operation Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- Trick to Remember the Headquarters of some other International Organizations
- ASIAN Development Bank [ ADB ]--Manila, Philippines [ ASIAN MANila ]
- Association of South East Nations [ ASEAN ]-- Jakarta, Indonesia [ ACE JACK ] --Remember Playing cards
- FOOD Agriculture Organisation [ FAO ]--Rome, ITALY [ FOOD IDLY ]
- International COURT of JUSTICE-- The HAGUE, Netherlands [ Remember COURT given JUSTICE HANG]
- South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation [ SAARC ]--Kathmandu, Nepal
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