International organizations have been formed with the aim of helping to set the international agenda, strengthen political relationships, providing a place for developmental initiatives, etc.
This article will give relevant information about the various International Organizations and their Headquarters, and it will be useful for all competitive examinations including the IAS Exam.
UPSC had come up with many factual questions especially related to geography, international organization, ecology, historical terms, etc. To beat this challenge, prepare for IAS Prelims with us.
List of International Organizations and their Headquarters
| International organizations |
Headquarters |
| United Nations Organisation |
New York, USA |
| United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) |
New York, USA |
| United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |
New York, USA |
| UN Women |
New York, USA |
| United Nations Security Council (UNSC) |
New York, USA |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
Washington DC, United States |
| World Bank Group (WBG) |
Washington DC, United States |
| World Health Organisation (WHO) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Labour Organisation |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Committee of the Red Cross |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| World Trade Organisation |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Organization for Standardization |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| UNAIDS |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) |
Paris, France |
| Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) |
Paris, France |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) |
Vienna, Austria |
| International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
Vienna, Austria |
| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) |
Vienna, Austria |
| International Maritime Organisation (IMO) |
London, United Kingdom |
| Commonwealth of Nations |
London, United Kingdom |
| Amnesty International |
London, United Kingdom |
| Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) |
Rome, Italy |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) |
Brussels, Belgium |
| Universal Postal Union |
Berne, Switzerland |
| Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) |
Queenstown, Singapore |
| Transparency International |
Berlin, Germany |
| International Renewable Energy Agency |
Abu Dhabi (UAE) |
| South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation |
Ebene, Mauritius |
| Worldwide Fund for Nature |
Gland, Switzerland |
| International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
North Carolina |
|
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
|
The Hague, The Netherlands |
| International Olympic Committee |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
| World Economic Forum |
Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) |
Gland, Switzerland |
| International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) |
Paris, France |
| United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
Nairobi, Kenya |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) |
Vienna, Austria |
| United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) |
Turin, Italy |
| UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) |
Montreal, Canada |
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
New York, USA |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
Rome, Italy |
| International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) |
Madrid, Spain |
| United Nations University (UNU) |
Tokyo, Japan |
| International Court of Justice (ICJ) |
The Hague, Netherlands |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| UN-Habitat |
Nairobi, Kenya |
| World Food Programme (WFP) |
Rome, Italy |
| UN-OHRLLS |
New York, USA |
| Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
List of International Organization and their Headquarter is an important static GK topic and holds much relevance in the UPSC exam. For more static GK topics check the article linked here.
Tricks to remember the Headquarters and Organizations name:
- Any listed Organization Starting with World and ending in Organization has its headquarters in Geneva.
- World Health Organisation
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- Organizations related to Money having their headquarters in Washington DC:
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- World Bank
- Organizations related to Industrial development, Petroleum, atomic research having their headquarters in Vienna.
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- Organizations related to Education and economy having their headquarters in Paris.
- International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
- United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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