Important International Organizations and their Headquarter –

International organizations spanning across the globe with their scope and presence, hold a significant place in world affairs. 

These organizations make mass impacts on countries, laws and even global prices from time to time. 

While reading a newspaper daily you must have gone through many of them, as they are always mentioned in some or the others news piece.  This article provides you with a list of important International Organizations and their Headquarters so read and go through them thoroughly. This topic is important for the perspective of RBI, IBPS/SBI IBPS, Clerical, LIC, Railways, etc.








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 – Tedros Adhanom
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
Last 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 Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) –
 Headquarters – Zurich, Switzerland
Head – Gianni Infantino
Founded on – 21 May 1904

32. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) –
 Headquarters – Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland
Founded on – 29 April 1961

33. Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) –
Headquarters – Rome, Italy
Head – Jose Graziano da Silva
Founded on -16 October 1945

34. International Court of Justice (ICJ) –
Headquarters – The Hague, The Netherland
Head – Hisahi Owada
Founded on -1945


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