*International Organizations and their Headquarters*

⚽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