OPSC OAS Prelim Capsule-4( Add 2 extra marks in your score)

International Organisations and their Headquarters

Each year one question is asked from the international organization and their headquarters. So don't lose these 2 marks and revise this list properly.

Organisation Headquarters Formation Day/Year

United Nations Organisation New York, USA 24.10.1945
United Nations Childrens' Fund (UNICEF) New York, USA 11.12.1945
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) New York, USA 1969
UN Women New York, USA 2010
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Paris, France 16.11.1945
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Paris, France 30.09.1961
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Vienna, Austria 1966
International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, Austria 29.07.1957
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna, Austria Sep 1960
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, USA 27.12.1945
World Bank Washington DC, USA July 1944
Amnesty International London July 1961
International Maritime Organisation London 1954
Consumers International London 1960
Commonwealth of Nations London -
International Court Of Justice The Hague, The Netherlands 1945
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome 16.10.1945
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Brussels, Belgium 04.04.1949
Transparency International Berlin, Germany 1993
International Renewable Energy Agency Abu Dhabi (UAE) 26.01.2009
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Kathmandu, Nepal 08.12.1985
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Jakarta, Indonesia 08.08.1967
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore 1989
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 25.09.1969
Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation Ebene, Mauritius 06.03.1997
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons The Hague, The Netherlands 29.04.1997
International Hydrographic Organization Monaco 21.06.1921
International Chamber of Commerce Paris, France 1919
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Los Angeles, USA 18.09.1998
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Paris, France 1965
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Washington D.C., USA 1993
South Asian Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) Kathmandu, Nepal Jan 2011
International Organisations in Switzerland
Organisation Headquarters Formation Day/Year
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Geneva, Switzerland 1964
World Health Organisation Geneva, Switzerland 07.04.1948
International Labour Organisation Geneva, Switzerland 1919
International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva, Switzerland 1863
World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland 01.01.1995
World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland 1950
World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva, Switzerland 14.07.1967
International Organization for Standardization Geneva, Switzerland 23.02.1947
World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland 1971
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders Geneva, Switzerland 20.12.1971
International Organization of Migration (IOM) Geneva, Switzerland 1951
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Zurich, Switzerland 1919
Worldwide Fund for Nature Gland, Switzerland 29.04.1961
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland, Switzerland 05.10.1948
Universal Postal Union Berne, Switzerland 09.10.1874