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Name
of Organization |
Year of Founding |
Head Quarter |
No of Member Countries. |
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1.) WHO – World Health
Organization |
1948 |
Geneva (Switzerland) |
192. Latest member is East Timor |
|
2.) NASA – National Aeronautics & Space Administration |
1958 |
Washington D.C. |
1, Lone member is USA. It is an Independent agency of USA |
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3.) UNICEF – United Nations Children Fund |
1946 |
New York (USA) |
191 |
|
4.) ICC – International Cricket Council |
1909 |
Dubai (UAE) |
104 |
|
5.) WB – World Bank |
1944 |
Washington D.C. |
189 |
|
6.) ADB – Asian Development Bank |
1966 |
Manila (Philippines) |
68 |
|
7.) UNO – United Nations Organization |
1945 |
New York (USA) |
193 |
|
8.) UNESCO – United Nations Education, Scientific & Cultural
Organization. |
1946 |
Paris (France) |
193 full members & 11 Associate Members. |
|
9.) IOC –
International Olympic Committee |
1894 |
Lausanne (Switzerland) |
103 full members, |
|
10.) FIFA –
(Federation of Football Associations) |
1904 |
Zurich (Switzerland) |
211 |
|
11.) ASEAN –
Association of South-East Asian Nations |
1967 |
Jakarta (Indonesia) |
10, while there were 5 founding members in 1967. |
|
12.) IMF – International Monetary Fund |
1945 |
Washington D.C.(USA) |
190 |
|
13.) WTO – World Trade
Organization. |
1995 |
Geneva (Switzerland) |
164 |
|
14.) ILO – International Labour Organization |
1919 |
Geneva (Switzerland) |
187(186 from UNO & Cook Island) |
|
15.) WADA – World Anti-
Doping Agency. |
1999 |
Montreal (Canada) |
38 members. |
|
16.) ICJ - International Court of Justice. |
1945 |
Hague (Switzerland) |
193 |
|
17.) UNDP – United Nations Development program. |
1965 |
New York (USA) |
About 170 countries & territories. |
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18.) SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Corporation |
1985 |
Kathmandu (Nepal) |
8 |
|
19.) BIMSTEC- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral
Technical & Economic Co-Operation |
1907 |
Dhaka (Bangladesh) |
7 |
|
20.) OPEC- Organization of The Petroleum Exporting Countries |
1961 |
Viana (Austria) |
13, as Qatar terminated its membership on 1 January
2019 |
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21.) NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
1949 |
Brussels (Belgium) |
Now 30, there were 12 founding members. |
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22.) SCO – Shanghai Co-Operation Organization |
2001 |
Beijing (China) |
8 full members, 4 Observer State, 6 Dialogue Partners. |
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23.) G-20 – 19 countries & European Union |
1999 |
No Permanent Head- Quarter. |
19 + 1 |
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24.) IAEA – International Atomic Energy Authority |
1953 |
Viana |
172 |
WHO: to set up Global Traditional Medicine Centre in India.
SCO: The SCO currently comprises eight member states -- China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Both India and Pakistan became SCO members in 2017.
National Recruitment Agency: Central Govt. decided to found NRA, Which will conduct the Common Eligibility Test for recruitment of various job vacancies.
Five Eyes Group: The Five Eyes is an alliance group between five countries of the world, namely USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The intelligence alliance group is a comprehensive espionage alliance and is a surveillance arrangement of the member countries. Five Eyes, or FVEY, as it is often abbreviated, first began its operation as early as 1946. Back then, it was an agreement between the USA and UK as part of the Atlantic Charter
Chagos Island Dispute: between U.K. & Mauritius, To read more about it:=> Click here
H.Q.Indian Ocean Commission Mauritius. Read more? Click here
Afganistan: is the 8th member of SAARC.
World Intellectual Property Organization: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; French: Organisation Mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO was created to promote and protect intellectual property (IP) across the world by cooperating with countries as well as international organizations. It began operations on 26 April 1970 when the convention entered into force. WIPO currently has 193 member states, including 190 UN member states and the Cook Islands, Holy See, and Niue; Palestine has permanent observer status. The only nonmembers are the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and South Sudan.
New Development Bank(BRICS Development Bank): The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). According to the Agreement on the NDB, "the Bank shall support public or private projects through loans, guarantees, equity participation and other financial instruments." Moreover, the NDB "shall cooperate with international organizations and other financial entities, and provide technical assistance for projects to be supported by the Bank." The bank is headquartered in Shanghai, China.[The first regional office of the NDB is in Johannesburg, South Africa.
United Nations (UN):
The UN was founded in 1945. Most countries of the world – a total of 191, are members. The general assembly of UN makes the decision about peacekeeping and human rights
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):
UNESCO was set up in 1946. It encourages countries to get together on matters such as education, culture, and science.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):
UNICEF was set up in 1947. It works to improve the health and welfare of children and mothers in developing countries.
World Health Organization (WHO):
The WHO is a part of the United Nations. It promotes health matters worldwide and aims to raise medical standards and monitor diseases.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF):
The WWF was set up in 1961 and is the world’s largest conservation organization. Its main aim is to protect endangered animals and the places where they live.
International Monetary Fund (IMF):
The IMF was established in 1944 and promotes world trade. It has 184 member countries. Headquartered in Washington D.C., it works to improve the financial condition of its member countries.
Greenpeace International: has its Head-Quarter at: Amsterdam( Netherland)
G-4 Nations:
The G4 nations comprising Brazil, Germany, India and Japan are four countries which support each other’s bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security council.. Unlike the G7, where the common denominator is the Economy and long-term political motives, the G4's primary aim is the permanent member seats on the Security Council. Each of these four countries has figured among the elected non-permanent members of the council since the UN's establishment.
Nuclear Suppliers Group(NSG):
The NSG was founded in response to the Indian nuclear test in May 1974 and first met in November 1975. The test demonstrated that certain non-weapons specific nuclear technology could be readily turned to weapons development. Nations already signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) saw the need to further limit the export of nuclear equipment,
materials, or technology. Another benefit was that non-NPT and non-Zangger Committee nations, then specifically France, could be brought in.
Abbreviation NSG; Formation 1974; 46 years ago; Type: International organization; Purpose: Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; Controlling transfer of nuclear energy; Membership: 48 nations
Official languages: English, French, German, Spanish
Chair: Kairat Sarybay; Affiliations: International Atomic Energy Agency
Website: nuclearsuppliersgroup.org
NATO: NATO is The North Atlantic Treaty Organization also called the North Atlantic Alliance,is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 North American and European countries. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.NATO constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party. NATO's Headquarters are located in Evere, Brussels, Belgium, while the headquarters of Allied Command Operations is near Mons, Belgium. Since its founding, the admission of new member states has increased the alliance from the original 12 countries to 30.
CURRENT STATS:
Formation-4April1949; Type-Military-Alliance; Headquarters-Brussels, Belgium;
Membership-30 states
Official language-English, French
Secretary General-Jens Stoltenberg
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee-
Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach, Royal Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander Europe-
General Tod D. Wolters, United States Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation-
Général André Lanata, French Air Force
International Organizations, Head Office Head
United Nations Conf.on Trade & Dev. (UNCTAD)Geneva, Mukhisa Kituyi
World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland Tedros Adhanom
Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO) Rome, Italy Qu Dongyu
World Anti-Doping Agency Montreal, Canada Craig Reedie
semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
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