List of International Organization- Headquarters, Function

Questions relating to International organizations and their HQ and functions are most common in any level of exams like PSC, UPSC, SSC, and Bank Exams. This will be formed under a signed treaty between different countries or entities.

These kinds of organizations may be an agency ruled by a set of international law and has their own legal norms such as the World Health Organization, United Nations & NATO. Below shows is the list of international organizations – Headquarters, function.

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List of Important International Organizations- Headquarters, Function

Sl No	International Organization, HQ	Functions
1	United Nations Organization, NewYork	Uphold International Law Sustainable Development Climate Action & Human Right Protection Humanitarian Aid
2	United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), New York	Provide immunizations and disease prevention, strengthen childhood and maternal nutrition, administering treatment for children and their mothers who are affected from HIV, promoting education, and providing emergency relief in response to disasters.
3	United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), New York	Ensure every birth is safe, Ensure every young people’s need is fulfilled
4	UN Women New York	Prevent and respond to gender-based violence Focuses on eliminating harmful practices, including FGM and child marriage, Helps to engage men and boys to advance gender equality
5	International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC	To promote the stability of the international monetary and financial system by giving surveillance, financial & technical assistance.
6	World Bank, Washington DC	To provide apt financing, advice, and research to develop nations I order to aid their economic advancement.
7	World Health Organization, Geneva	To promote health for keeping the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.
8	International Labor Organization, Geneva	Promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights.
9	International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva	To protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to give them assistance.
10	World Trade Organization, Geneva	Administering WTO trade agreements. Forum for trade negotiations. Handling trade disputes. Monitoring trade policies. Technical assistance and training for developing economies. Co-operation with other international organizations.
11	World Meteorological Organization, Geneva	UN system’s authoritative voice on the state and behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere and mainly interact with earth’s ocean, climate and water resources.
12	World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva	Rendering technical and legal assistance in the field of IP Conducting researches and publishing their results Collecting and disseminating the information Ensuring the work of the services enabling the international IP protection, etc
13	International Organization for Standardization, Geneva	Mainly stands for developing and publishing a wide range of industrial, proprietary, and commercial standard.
14	United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris	To contribute for the eradication of peace, development of science, communication, and education. Also works to build a culture of peace.
15	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris	Works to shape and apply better policies for better lives.
16	United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna	SME development, Investment and technology promotion, trade capacity building, and entrepreneurship development.
17	International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna	The inspection of prevailing nuclear facilities to safeguard their peaceful use, To provide information and evolving standards to ensure the safety and security of nuclear facilities
18	Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Vienna	To co-ordinate petroleum policies among Member Countries,
19	International Maritime Organization, London	To develop and maintain a inclusive regulatory framework in the case of shipping
20	Commonwealth of Nations, London	It is a voluntary association of 54 independent and equal countries. It work together to promote prosperity, peace and democracy
21	Amnesty International, London	It seeks the release of political prisoners to upholding the whole spectrum of human rights.
22	Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Rome	It collects, analyses and disseminates information It gives advice to governments on policy and planning An international forum for discussing food and agricultural issues An approving agency for international standards and agreements. A helping hand of development.
23	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Brussels	By political and military means, guaranteeing the freedom and security of its members is its main function.
24	Universal Postal Union, Berne	Organization and improvisation of postal service throughout the world.
25	Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Jakarta	Accelerating economic growth, cultural development & social growth in the region and also to uphold regional peace and stability
26	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Singapore	Ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders.
27	Transparency International, Berlin	To take measures to deal global corruption by taking civil societal anti-corruption strategies and to avoid criminal activities coming out from corruption.
28	International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi (UAE)	To address the needs in both industrialized and developing countries on the aspect of renewable energies available.
29	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Kathmandu	For coordinating and monitoring the implementation of SAARC activities and conducting the meetings between the member countries.
30	Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Jeddah	To ensure and safeguard Muslim World’s interest on economic socio and political areas.
31	Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation, Ebene, Mauritius	Open Regionalism to strengthen Economic Cooperation for Trade Facilitation, Investment & Promotion along with the Social Development of the region.
32	Worldwide Fund for Nature, Gland, Switzerland	In order to help local communities for conserving the natural resources To transform markets and policies toward sustainability To protect and restore species and their environment.
33	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Zurich, Switzerland	To Standardize the atomic weights of the chemical elements with the help of its standing committees, the Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights (CIAAW).
34	Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague, The Netherlands	To promote and verify the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention that prohibits the use of chemical weapons and evaluate whether it requires their destruction.
35	International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland	To organizing the Summer, Winter, and Youth Modern Olympic Games.
36	World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland	Functions to discuss major issues which impact the global economy by bringing together the member states.
37	International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland	To conserve nature by Influencing, encouraging and assisting societies throughout the world and make sure any of the natural resources in this world is equitable and sustainable ecologically.
38	International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Paris, France	Conserve and protect cultural heritage places around the globe.