The International Development Association (IDA) is a multinational financial institution providing aid to poor countries in the form of loans.... View Article
The United Nations University (UNU) is an organ of the United Nations, mandated by the General Assembly to grant degrees. In this article, you... View Article
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) was established in 1975 in Mexico. It was... View Article
International organizations are important for the civil services exam. Direct questions can be asked about them in the UPSC Prelims exam. In this... View Article
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is an important programme under the United Nations. Such international bodies and... View Article
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is an important non-governmental organization that looks after the administration of the Olympic Games... View Article
International Energy Agency (IEA) was established during the oil crisis of 1973-1974. It is an intergovernmental autonomous organisation based in... View Article
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. The mission of ICRC is to... View Article
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight goals to be achieved by 2015 that respond to the world's main development challenges. The 8... View Article
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The ICJ is an important topic in the GS-2 section... View Article
The 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was held recently, in January 2021, and it saw a historic end to the three and a half years of an embargo... View Article
G-77 is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries in the United Nations. India is a member of this group. Guyana took... View Article
The summit-level Group brings together developing nations from across the world for promoting South-South cooperation and North South dialogue.... View Article
Greenpeace is a network of Greenpeace organizations (National and Regional Organizations - NROs). Greenpeace International is a foundation based... View Article
D-8, also known as Developing-8, is an arrangement for development cooperation among the following member countries: Bangladesh, Egypt,... View Article
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is an intergovernmental organisation created in 1991 amongst the former countries of the Soviet... View Article
Asian Development Bank or ADB is an important international organization that affects India and other nations, especially in the financial... View Article
The United Nations Security Council has many subsidiary bodies of its own to carry out its tasks. Some have general functions while others have... View Article
1. UNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute2. UNIDIR - United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research3.... View Article
