There are multiple international organizations that release annual, bi-annual or biennial reports related to economy, poverty, ease of doing business, climate etc. These international organizations reports are important for the IAS Exam.
The reports published by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Food and Agriculture Organisation etc are an important topic in the UPSC exams as they are featured from time to time in the Current Affairs section.
Here, we are giving you the complete list of reports published by the different organization along with UPSC previous year question for enhancing your UPSC 2024 preparation.Â
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Important Reports of International Organizations
The important reports published by the International organizations are listed below:
| International Organization | Name of Reports |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Nutrition Report |
| IQAir | World Air Quality Report |
| Oxfam International | |
| UNICEF | Levels and Trends in Child Mortality Report |
| UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) | World Investment Report |
| UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) | Actions on Air Quality |
| UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) | Global Environment Outlook |
| Transparency International | Global Corruption Report (GCR) – Corruption Perception Index |
| UNEP and INTERPOL | The Rise of Environmental Crime |
| UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) | Global Education Monitoring Report |
| UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) | State of World Population |
| UN-Habitat | World Cities Report |
| UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) | World Wildlife Crime Report |
| UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) | World Drug Report |
| UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) | Global Report on Trafficking in Persons |
| UNDRR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) | Global Assessment Report |
| UNIDO(United Nations Industrial Development Organization) | Industrial Development Report |
| UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund) | The State of the World’s Children reports |
| UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund) | Report on Regular Resources |
| UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) | The Global Report |
| UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute) | Reports on Counterfeiting and Organized Crime |
| WEF (World Economic Forum) |
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| International Energy Agency | World Energy Outlook (WEO) |
| International Energy Agency | Southeast Asia Energy Outlook |
| OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) | OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report |
| OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) | World Oil Outlook |
| Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) | World Happiness Report |
| IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) | Technical Cooperation Report |
| IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) | Nuclear Technology Review |
| IMF (International Monetary Fund) | Global Financial Stability Report |
| IMF (International Monetary Fund) | World Economic Outlook |
| Asian Development Bank – ADB | Asian Development Outlook |
| BIS (Bank for International Settlements) | Global Financial System Report |
| FATF (Financial Action Task Force) | Global Money Laundering Report |
| WWF (World Wildlife Fund) |
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| WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | World Intellectual Property Report (WIPR) |
| Fortune | Change the World List Data |
| IBRD (World Bank) | |
| ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) | Safety Reports |
| US-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Concern Worldwide, and Welthungerhilfe (WHH) | Global Hunger Index report |
| ILO (International Labour Organization) |
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| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Human Development Report |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | Rural Development Report |
| Universal Postal Union (UPU) | Postal Development Report |
| Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) | State of the World Reports |
| World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) | State of World Climate |
After going through the list of reports, candidates must go through the list of Global Indices & India’s Ranks in the linked article.
UPSC Previous Year Questions related to International Organisations’ Reports
From 2014 onward UPSC has asked many factual questions. Here we are giving the Previous year Questions on reports published by various organizations in Civil Services IAS Prelims Exam.
1. Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’? (UPSC IAS Prelims 2019)
a. Maintenance of law and order
b. Paying taxes
c. Registering property
d. Dealing with construction permits
Answer: A
2. The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the
a. International Monetary Fund
b. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
c. World Economic Forum
d. World Bank
Answer: C
2. “Rule of Law Index” is released by which of the following ? (UPSC IAS Prelims 2018)
a. Amnesty International
b. International Court of Justice
c. The Office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights
d. World Justice Project
Answer: D
2. Which one of the following issues the ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report periodically? (UPSC IAS Prelims 2015)
a. The Asian Development Bank
b.The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
c. The US Federal Reserve Bank
d. The World Bank
Answer: D
3. Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as ‘World Economic Outlook’? (UPSC IAS Prelims 2014)
a. The International Monetary Fund
b. The United Nations Development Programme
c. The World Economic Forum
d. The World Bank
Answer: A
List of International Organizations’ Reports – UPSC Notes:-Download PDF Here
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Frequently Asked Questions on List of Reports Published by International Organisations
Q 1. Which reports are published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
Q 2. Who publishes the World Development Report?
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