🌐 Chapter 08 · Topic 06 · International Organisations

International Organisations — Complete Revision

All organisations — HQ, formation year, members in one master revision page.

⚡ Master Table — All International Organisations

Organisation	HQ	Founded	Members	Key Fact
UN	New York, USA	1945	193	24 Oct = UN Day; P5 = USA, UK, France, Russia, China
WHO	Geneva, Switzerland	1948	194	World Health Organization
UNESCO	Paris, France	1945	195	Education, Science, Culture
FAO	Rome, Italy	1945	195	Food and Agriculture
ILO	Geneva, Switzerland	1919	187	Oldest UN agency
UNICEF	New York, USA	1946	—	Children’s Fund
UNHCR	Geneva, Switzerland	1950	—	Refugees
UNEP	Nairobi, Kenya	1972	—	Only major UN agency in developing country
IAEA	Vienna, Austria	1957	178	Atomic Energy
IMO	London, UK	1948	175	Maritime Organization
ICAO	Montreal, Canada	1944	193	Civil Aviation
ITU	Geneva, Switzerland	1865	193	Oldest international organisation
IMF	Washington D.C., USA	1944	190	Bretton Woods; Kristalina Georgieva (MD)
World Bank	Washington D.C., USA	1944	189	Bretton Woods; Ajay Banga (President)
ADB	Manila, Philippines	1966	68	Asian Development Bank
NDB	Shanghai, China	2015	9+	BRICS Bank
AIIB	Beijing, China	2016	109	India = 2nd largest shareholder
WTO	Geneva, Switzerland	1995	164	Replaced GATT; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (DG)
OECD	Paris, France	1961	38	Developed countries
G20	No permanent HQ	1999	20	India hosted 2023; AU joined 2023
G7	No permanent HQ	1975	7	USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada
OPEC	Vienna, Austria	1960	13	Oil-producing countries
ASEAN	Jakarta, Indonesia	1967	10	Southeast Asia; India = Dialogue Partner
SAARC	Kathmandu, Nepal	1985	8	South Asia; last summit 2014
EU	Brussels, Belgium	1993	27	Maastricht Treaty; Euro currency
African Union	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2002	55	Joined G20 in 2023
Arab League	Cairo, Egypt	1945	22	League of Arab States
Commonwealth	London, UK	1931	56	Former British Empire; India is member
NAM	No permanent HQ	1961	120	Non-Aligned Movement; India founding member
NATO	Brussels, Belgium	1949	32	Collective defence; Article 5
BRICS	No permanent HQ	2009	9+	Expanded 2024; NDB = BRICS bank
SCO	Beijing, China	2001	10	India joined 2017; security + economic
QUAD	No permanent HQ	2007	4	USA, India, Japan, Australia; Indo-Pacific
BIMSTEC	Dhaka, Bangladesh	1997	7	Bay of Bengal; India’s alternative to SAARC

✅ Master Revision Checklist — Chapter 08

✅ UN = New York = 24 October 1945 = 193 members = António Guterres (SG)
✅ Security Council P5 = USA + UK + France + Russia + China = veto power
✅ ICJ = The Hague, Netherlands = 15 judges
✅ WHO = Geneva (1948); UNESCO = Paris (1945); FAO = Rome (1945)
✅ ILO = Geneva (1919) = oldest UN agency; UNEP = Nairobi (1972)
✅ ITU = Geneva (1865) = oldest international organisation
✅ IMF + World Bank = Washington D.C. = Bretton Woods (1944)
✅ World Bank President = Ajay Banga (Indian-American) = since 2023
✅ ADB = Manila (1966); NDB = Shanghai (2015); AIIB = Beijing (2016)
✅ WTO = Geneva = 1995 = replaced GATT = Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (DG)
✅ G20 = 1999 = India hosted 2023 = “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” = AU joined 2023
✅ ASEAN = Jakarta = 1967 = 10 members; SAARC = Kathmandu = 1985 = 8 members
✅ NATO = Brussels = 1949 = 32 members; SCO = Beijing = 2001 = India joined 2017
✅ BRICS = 2009 = expanded 2024 = 9+ members; QUAD = USA + India + Japan + Australia
✅ NAM = 1961 = 120 members = Nehru + Nasser + Tito + Sukarno + Nkrumah