International Organisation

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List of International Organizations And Their Headquarters International Organizations of which India Is Member India is a member of several international...

List of International Organizations And Their Headquarters

International OrganizationHeadquartersYear of Foundation
Asian Development BankMandaluyong, Philippines1966
Asian Infrastructure Investment BankBeijing, China2016
Amnesty InternationalLondon, United Kingdom1961
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Singapore1989
Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)Jakarta, Indonesia1967
Bank for International SettlementsBasel, Switzerland1930
BIMSTECDhaka, Bangladesh1997
Commonwealth of NationsLondon, United Kingdom1931
Council of EuropeStrasbourg, France1949
European Bank for Reconstruction DevelopmentLondon, United Kingdom1991
European UnionBrussels, Belgium1993
European Free Trade AssociationGeneva, Switzerland (Secretariat)1960
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Rome, Italy1945
Financial Action Task ForceParis, France1989
Gulf Cooperation CouncilRiyadh, Saudi Arabia1981
International Labour OrganizationGeneva, Switzerland1919
International Court of JusticeThe Hague, Netherlands1945
International Monetary FundWashington D.C., United States of America1944
International Organization for MigrationGeneva, Switzerland1951
International Maritime Organization (IMO)London, United Kingdom1948
International Civil Aviation OrganizationMontreal, Canada1947
International Telecommunication UnionGeneva, Switzerland1865
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Vienna, Austria1957
International Criminal CourtThe Hague, Netherlands2002
International Seabed AuthorityKingston, Jamaica1994
International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentRome, Italy1977
International Whaling CommissionCambridge, United Kingdom1946
Indian Ocean Rim AssociationEbene, Mauritius1997
International Energy AgencyParis, France1974
International Energy ForumRiyadh, Saudi Arabia1991
International Press InstituteVienna, Austria1950
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Gland, Switzerland1948
New Development BankShanghai, China2015
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Brussels, Belgium1949
Organization of Islamic CooperationJeddah, Saudi Arabia1969
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)Vienna, Austria1960
Organization for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentParis, France1961
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsThe Hague, Netherlands1997
Permanent Court of ArbitrationThe Hague, Netherlands1899
Shanghai Cooperation OrganizationBeijing, China2001
South Asian Association for Regional CooperationKathmandu, Nepal1985
United Nations OrganisationsNew York, United States of America1945
United Nations Security CouncilNew York, United States of America1945
UNESCOParis, France1945
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)New York, United States of America1965
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)New York, United States of America1946
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)New York, United States of America1969
United Nations World Tourism OrganizationMadrid, Spain1974
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)Turin, Italy1968
United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationVienna, Austria1966
Universal Postal UnionBerne, Switzerland1874
United Nations UniversityTokyo, Japan1973
UN WomenNew York, United States of America2010
UN HabitatNairobi, Kenya1978

International Organizations of which India Is Member

India is a member of several international organizations. The United States removed India’s status as a developing nation. However, India is still not a developed country. India needs money to help its states and run the largest democracy. These organizations provide funding to India. It is important to know the international groups India belongs to because they give financial assistance.

International OrganizationHeadquartersYear of Foundation
AALCO - Asian-African Legal Consultative OrganizationNew Delhi1956
ADB - Asian Development BankManila, Philippines1956
AfDB - African Development Bank (non-regional members)Tunis, Tunisia1964
AG - Australia GroupBrussels, Belgium1985
ASEAN Regional Forum - The Association of Southeast Asian NationsJakarta, Indonesia1967
BIMSTEC - Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic CooperationDhaka, Bangladesh1997
BIS - Bank for International SettlementsBasel, Switzerland1930
BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South AfricaShanghai, China2006
CoN - Commonwealth of NationsLondon, UK1931
CERN - European Organization for Nuclear ResearchGeneva, Switzerland1954
CP - Colombo PlanColombo, Sri Lanka1950
EAS - East Asia SummitColombo, Sri Lanka1950
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsRome, Italy1945
G-15 - Group of 15Geneva, Switzerland1989
G-20 - Group of 20Cancun, Mexico1999
G-77 - Group of 77New York1964
IAEA - International Atomic Energy AgencyVienna, Austria1957
IBRD - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)Washington DC, US1944
ICAO - International Civil Aviation OrganizationMontreal, Canada1944
ICC - International Chamber of CommerceParis, France1919
IDA - International Development AssociationWashington DC1950
IEA - International Energy AgencyParis, France1974
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentRome, Italy1977
IFC - International Finance CorporationWashington DC, US1956
ILO - International Labour OrganizationGeneva, Switzerland1919
IMF - International Monetary FundWashington DC, US1945
IMO - International Maritime OrganizationLondon, UK1948
IMSO - International Mobile Satellite OrganizationLondon, UK1999
Interpol - International Criminal Police OrganizationLyon, France1923
IOC - International Olympic CommitteeLausanne, Switzerland1894
IPEEC - International Partnership for Energy Efficiency CooperationParis, France2009
ISO - International Organization for StandardizationGeneva, Switzerland1947
ITSO - International Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationWashington DC1964
ITU - International Telecommunication UnionGeneva, Switzerland1864
ITUC - International Trade Union Confederation (the successor to ICFTU and WCL)Brussels, Belgium2006
MTCR - Missile Technology Control RegimeJapan1987
NAM - Non-Aligned MovementJakarta, Indonesia1961
OPCW - Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsHague, Netherlands1997
PCA - Permanent Court of ArbitrationHague, Netherlands1899
PIF - Pacific Islands Forum (partner)Suva, Fiji1971
SAARC - South Asian Association for Regional CooperationKathmandu, Nepal1985
SACEP - South Asia Co-operative Environment ProgrammeColombo, Sri Lanka1982
SCO - Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (member)Beijing, China1996
UN - United NationsNew York1945
UNAIDS - United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDSNew York1994
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganisationParis, France1946
WHO - World Health OrganizationGeneva, Switzerland1948