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Headquarters of International Organizations

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
Gland, Switzerland
  • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – 29 April 1961
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