This page provides a complete and exam-oriented list of the headquarters of important international organizations along with their year of establishment. This Static GK topic is highly useful for competitive exams such as SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, and State Government examinations.
Headquarter
International Organizations (Establishment)
New York, USA
United Nations Organization (UN) – 24 October 1945
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – 11 December 1946
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) – 1969
Geneva, Switzerland
UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) – 30 December 1964
World Health Organization (WHO) – 7 April 1948
World Economic Forum – January 1971
International Labour Organization (ILO) – 29 October 1919
World Trade Organization (WTO) – 1 January 1995
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – 23 March 1950
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – 14 July 1967
International Committee of the Red Cross – 17 February 1863
Paris, France
United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – 16 November 1945
Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) – 30 September 1961
Vienna, Austria
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) – 17 November 1966
International Atomic Agency (IAA) – 29 July 1957
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – September 1960
London, UK
Amnesty International – July 1961
International Maritime Organization – 17 March 1948
Commonwealth of Nations – 11 December 1931
Washington DC, USA
International Monetary Fund (IMF) – 27 December 1945
World Bank – July 1944
Shanghai, China
New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) – 15 July 2014
Beijing, China
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – 16 January 2016
Manila, Philippines
Asian Development Bank (ADB) – 19 December 1966
Kathmandu, Nepal
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) – 8 December 1985
Jakarta, Indonesia
Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) – 8 August 1967
Singapore
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – November 1989
Brussels, Belgium
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) – 4 April 1949
Dubai, UAE
International Cricket Council (ICC) – 15 June 1909
Rome, Italy
Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) – 16 October 1945
The Hague, Netherlands
International Court of Justice – 26 June 1945
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – 29 April 1997
Lausanne, Switzerland
International Olympic Committee – 23 June 1894
Zurich, Switzerland
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) – 21 May 1904
