In this article we shall see a list of International Organizations and their Headquarters. An international organization is an organization established by a treaty or any other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own legal personality. Questions related to International Organisations and their Headquarters are asked in many competitive examinations such as Banks, SSC, RRB, etc., in the General Awareness section.
International Organizations and their Headquarters
List of International Organizations and their Headquarters |
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| Sr No | International organizations | Headquarters |
| 1 | Amnesty International | London, United Kingdom |
| 2 | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) | Queenstown, Singapore |
| 3 | Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 4 | Bank for International Settlements (BIS) | Basel, Switezerland |
| 5 | Commonwealth of Nations | London, United Kingdom |
| 6 | European Central Bank (ECB) | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 7 | Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) | Rome, Italy |
| 8 | Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORA) | Ebene, Mauritius |
| 9 | International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Vienna, Austria |
| 10 | International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | Montreal, Canada |
| 11 | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 12 | International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) | Paris, France |
| 13 | International Court of Justice (ICJ) | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14 | International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | Rome, Italy |
| 15 | International Labour Organization (ILO) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 16 | International Maritime Organization (IMO) | London, United Kingdom |
| 17 | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Washington DC, United States |
| 18 | International Olympic Committee (IOC) | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 19 | International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 20 | International Renewable Energy Agency (IREA) | Abu Dhabi (UAE) |
| 21 | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 22 | International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | Gland, Switzerland |
| 23 | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) | North Carolina, USA |
| 24 | Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctor without Borders) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 25 | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) | Brussels, Belgium |
| 26 | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) | Paris, France |
| 27 | Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| 28 | Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 29 | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | Vienna, Austria |
| 30 | Paris 21 (P21) or Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century | Paris, France |
| 31 | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 32 | Statistical Office of the European Union (EUROSTAT) | Luxembourg city, Luxembourg |
| 33 | United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 34 | Transparency International (TI) | Berlin, Germany |
| 35 | UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 36 | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | New York, USA |
| 37 | United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) | New York, USA |
| 38 | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 39 | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | New York, USA |
| 40 | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 41 | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) | Beirut, Lebanon |
| 42 | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| 43 | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 44 | United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) | Santiago, Chile |
| 45 | United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) | Paris, France |
| 46 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 47 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 48 | United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 49 | United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | Vienna, Austria |
| 50 | United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) | Turin, Italy |
| 51 | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) | Vienna, Austria |
| 52 | United Nations Organisation (UNO) | New York, USA |
| 53 | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | New York, USA |
| 54 | United Nations Security Council (UNSC) | New York, USA |
| 55 | United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) | New York, USA |
| 56 | United Nations University (UNU) | Tokyo, Japan |
| 57 | Universal Postal Union (UPU) | Bern, Switzerland |
| 58 | World Bank Group (WBG) | Washington DC, USA |
| 59 | World Economic Forum (WEF) | Cologny, Switzerland |
| 60 | World Food Programme (WFP) | Rome, Italy |
| 61 | World Health Organisation (WHO) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 62 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 63 | World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 64 | World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) | Madrid, Spain |
| 65 | World Trade Organisation (WTO) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 66 | Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) | Gland, Switzerland |
Tricks to remember Headquarters of Organizations
All International Organizations Starting with ‘World’ and ending with ‘Organization’ have their Headquarters at GENEVA.
Examples:
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Exceptions:
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) – Madrid, Spain
- World Customs Organization (WCO) – Brussels
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- World Bank Group (WBG)
Most of the popular International Organizations that Start with ‘International’ and end with ‘Organization’ have their Headquraters in GENEVA.
International Labour Organization (ILO) – Geneva
Exception:
International Maritime Organization (IMO) – London
Any International Organization that does not have any major Political or Economic implications, and is truly into Service only, most likely has its Headquarters in GENEVA or some other place in Switzerland.
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctor without Borders)
- UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
- United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
- etc.,