26/07/2019
List of Important International Organizations and their Headquarters
1. World Trade Organization (WTO) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Roberto Azevedo
Founded on – 1 January 1995
2. World Health Organization (WHO) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Dr Margaret Chan
Founded on – 7 April 1948
3. World Economic Forum (WEF) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Klaus Schwab
Founded on – 1971
4. World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO Also called OMPI) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Francis Gurry
Founded on – July 14, 1967
5. International Labour Organisation (ILO/OIT) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Guy Ryder
Founded on – 1919
6. United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Mukhisa Kituyi
Founded on – 1964
7. World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Petteri Taalas
Founded on – 1950
8. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Peter Maurer
Founded on – 1863
9. International Monetary Fund (IMF) –
Headquarters – Washington DC, US
Head – Christine Lagarde
Founded on – 27 December 1945
10. The World Bank –
Headquarters – Washington DC, US
Founded on – July 1944
11. United Nations Organization (UN) –
Headquarters – New York, US
Head – António Guterres
Founded on – 1945
12. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) –
Headquarters – New York, US
Head – Anthony Lake
Founded on – December 1946
13. United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) –
Headquarters – New York, US
Head – Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
Founded on – 1969
14. Asian Development Bank –
Headquarters – Manila, Philippines
Founded on – 22 August 1966
15. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) –
Headquarters – Beijing, China
Head – Jin Liqun
Founded on – 4 October 2014
16. New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) –
Headquarters – Shanghai, China
Head – K. V. Kamath
Founded on – July 2015
17. United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) –
Headquarters – Paris, France
Head – Irina Bokova
Founded on – 16 November 1945
18. Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) –
Headquarters – Paris, France
Head – Jose Angel Gurria
Founded on – 30 September 1961
19. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) –
Headquarters – Brussels, Belgium
Head – Jens Stoltenberg
Founded on – 4 April 1949
20. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) –
Headquarters – Singapore
Head – Dr. Alan Bollard
Founded on – 1989
21. Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) –
Headquarters – Jakarta, Indonesia
Founded on – 8 August 1967
22. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) –
Headquarters – Kathmandu, Nepal
Founded on – 8 December 1985
23. International Maritime Organisation (IMO) –
Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Kitack Lim
Founded on – 1959
24. Amnesty International –
Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Salil Shetty
Founded on – July 1961
25. Commonwealth of Nations –
Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Queen Elizabeth II
Founded on – 28 April 1949
26. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) –
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Yukiya Amano
Founded on – July 29, 1957
27. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) –
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Li Yong
Founded on – 1966
28. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) –
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Mohammed Barkindo
Founded on – 1961-62
29. International Olympic Committee (IOC) –
Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland
Head – Thomas Bach
Founded on – 23 June 1894
30. International Cricket Council (ICC) –
Headquarters – Dubai, UAE
Head – David Richardson (CEO)
Founded on – 15 June 1909
31. The Fédération International de Football Association (FIFA) –
Headquarters – Zurich, Switzerland
Head – Gianni Infantino
Founded on – 21 May 1904
