General Knowledge / International Head Quarters

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.

S. No Organization Head Quarters Organization Head Name
1 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Beijing, China
2 New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath
3 World Bank Washington DC, US Jim Yong Kim
4 United Nations Organization (UN) New York, US
5 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) New York, US Anthony Lake
6 International Labor Organization Geneva, Switzerland
7 World Trade Organization Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevedo
8 International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria Yukiya Amano
9 The Federation International Football Association (FIFA) Zurich, Switzerland Giaani Infantino
10 International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland
11 International Court of Justice The Hague, The Netherland Wilder Tayler
12 Amnesty International London, UK Salil Shetty
13 Common wealth of Nations London, UK Head Queen Elizabeth-11 & Secretary General Kalamlesh Sharma
14 International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE Chairman - Shashank Manohar President- Zaheer Abbas
15 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore Alan Bollard
16 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna, Austria Mohammed Sanuci Barkindo
17 Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) Jakarta, Indonesia H.E. Luong Minh
18 International Maritime Organization London, UK Ki Tack Urn
19 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Brussels, Belgium Jens Stoltenberg
International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva, Switzerland Peter Maurer
20 Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) New York, US Dr Tedros Adhanom
21 World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland
22 World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva, Switzerland Francis Gurry
23 World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland Klaus Schwab
24 World Meteorological Organization Geneva, Switzerland
25 United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) Geneva, Switzerland Mukhisa Kituyi
26 United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris, France na, Bokova,Audrey Azoulay
27 Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Paris, France Jose Angle Gurria
28 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC Christine Lagarde
29 Multilateral Investment GuaranteeAgency (MIGA) Washington DC Keiko Honda
30 International Finance Corporation (IFC) Washington DC CEO: Jing Yong Kim
31 International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Washington DC Meg Kinnear
32 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Washington DC Jaime Caruana
33 International Development Association (IDA) Washington DC Jim Yong Kim
34 United Nations Office on Drug & Crime (UNODC) Vienna (Austria) Yuri Fedotov
35 United Nations office for outer space affairs (UNOOSA) Vienna (Austria) Simonetta Di Pippo
36 Comprenensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) Vienna (Austria) Lassina Zerbo
37 International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAO) Rome (Italy) President : Gilbert F.Houngbo
38 World Food Programme (WFP) Rome (Italy) Etharin Cousin
39 European Union (EU) Brussels (Belgium)
40 (A) European Council Donald Tusk
41 (B) European Commission Jean Claude Juncker
42 (C) European Parliament Nartin Schulz President : Antonio Tajani
43 World Customs Organisation (WCO) Brussels (Belgium) Kunio Mi Kuriya
44 International Customs Tariffs Bureau (BUD) Brussels (Belgium) Robert McFarlane
45 United Nations Organisation (UNO) New York (USA) Antonio Guterres
46 United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) New York (USA) Natalia Kanem
47 UN Women (United Nation Women) New York (USA) Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka
48 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) New York (USA) Achim Steiner
49 International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) Geneva (Switzerland) Rob Steele President: John Walter
50 International Tele Communication Union (ITU) Geneva (Switzerland) Houlin Zhao
51 United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) Geneva (Switzerland) Joachim Rucker
52 International Centre for Trade & Sustainable Development (ICTSD) Geneva (Switzerland)
53 World Nature Organisation (WNO) Geneva (Switzerland) Count Oliver of Wurmbrand Stuppach
54 World Metcorlogical Organisation (WMO) Geneva (Switzerland) Petteri Taalas
55 international Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva (Switzerland) Guy Ryder
56 Common Wealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) London Joseph Muscat
57 World Energy Council (WEC) London Christoph Frei
58 European for Reconstructions Development (EBRD) London Enzo Quattrociocche
59 International Council on Monuments & Sites (ICOMOS) Paris (France) Gustavo Araoz
60 International Energy Agency (IEA) Paris (France) Fatih Birol
61 International Criminal Court (ICC) The Hague (Netherland) Siliva Fernandez De Gurmendi
62 Universal Postal Union (UPU) Berne BisharAbdirahman Hussein
63 Transparency International Berlin Huguette Labelle
64 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Abu Dhabi (UAE) Ad nan Amin
65 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Kathmandu Arjun Bahadur Thapa
66 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) Lyad Bin Amin Madani
67 Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORA) Ebene (Mauritius) K.V. Bhagirath
68 International Hockey Federation (FIH) Lausanne (Switzerland) Jacques Rogge
69 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland (Switzerland) Ingner Anderson
70 International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Zurich (Switzerland) Seceratary General : Richard M.Hartshorn
71 International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Monaco SG : Mathiyas Jonas
72 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Monaco Sabastian Coe
73 Federation Internationale De Echecs (FIDE) or World Chess Federation Athens (Greece) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
74 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Los Angles (USA) Faddi Chehade
75 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Munich (Germany) Olegario Vazque Rana
76 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Montreal (Canada) Fang Liu
77 Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manila (Philippines) Takehiko Nakao
78 African Development Bank (AFDB) Abidjan Ivory Coast President : Akinwumi Adesina
79 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Baijing (China) Secretary General : Rashid Alimor
80 United Nations University (UNU) Tokyo (Japan) David M Malone
81 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Madrid (Spain) Secretary General : Zurab Pololi kash vir
82 Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Dhaka
83 Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) (Bangladesh) Shahidhul Islam
84 2. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland Carter Roberts
85 4. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The Hague, The Netherlands Ahmet Uzumcu
86 Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO) Rome, Italy Jose Graziano da Silva
87 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Vienna, Austria Li Yong


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