Complete list of International Organizations: Headquarter & Heads
International Organization is an important topic for all SSC & Railways exams. Many questions are asked in exams from this topic. In this article, we will read “Complete list of International Organization: Headquarter & Heads”.
Complete list of International Organizations: Headquarter & Heads
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International Organizations |
Headquarter |
President/ General Secretary |
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) |
Beijing, China |
Jin Liqun |
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New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank |
Shanghai, China |
K.V. Kamath |
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
Mandaluyong, Philippines |
Takehiko Nakao |
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
Washington DC, US |
Christine Lagarde (MD) |
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World Bank (WB) |
Washington DC, US |
Jim Yong Kim |
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United Nations Organization (UN) |
New York, US |
António Guterres (Secretary-General) |
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United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) |
New York, US |
Miroslav Lajčák |
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
New York, US |
Anthony Lake (Executive Director) |
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United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
– |
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World Health Organization (WHO) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Tedros Adhanom (Director- General) |
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World Economic Forum (WEF) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Klaus Schwab |
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International Labour Organisation (ILO) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Guy Ryder (Director- General) |
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World Trade Organisation (WTO) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Roberto Azevedo |
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World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
– |
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World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
– |
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International Committee of the Red Cross |
Geneva, Switzerland |
– |
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United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) |
Paris, France |
Audrey Azoulay (Director- General) |
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) |
Paris, France |
Jose Angel Gurria (Secretary-General) |
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
Vienna, Austria |
Yukiya Amano |
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) |
Vienna, Austria |
Mohammed Barkindo (Secretary General) |
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Amnesty International |
London, UK |
Kumi Naidoo (Secretary General) |
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International Maritime Organisation (IMO) |
London, UK |
– |
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Commonwealth of Nations |
London, UK |
Head – Queen Elizabeth II Secretary-General- Patricia Scotland |
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
Amjad Hussain B. Sial (Secretary-General) |
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Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Chairman- Rodrigo Duterte Secretary-General- Le Luong Minh |
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Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) |
Singapore |
– |
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) |
Brussels, Belgium |
Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary-General) |
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International Cricket Council (ICC) |
Dubai, UAE |
President- Zaheer Abbas Chairman- Shashank Manohar |
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Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) |
Rome, Italy |
– |
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International Court of Justice (ICJ) |
The Hague, The Netherland |
Abdulqawi Yusuf |
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Thomas Bach |
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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) |
Zurich, Switzerland |
Gianni Infantino |
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World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) |
Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland |
– |
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Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
– |
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World Anti-Doping Agency |
Montreal, Canada |
Craig Reedie |
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Bank for International Settlements (BIS) |
Basel, Switzerland |
– |
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
- World Economic Forum
[ 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
