| Name | Headquarters | Heads | Foundation Year | No. of Members | Purpose |
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
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Beijing China
|
Secretary- Zhang Ming |
15 June 2001
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8 member states, 4 observer states, 9 dialogue partners, 4 guest attendances
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A Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance for cooperation in political affairs, economics and trade, scientific-technical, cultural, educational spheres and safeguard regional peace.
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The organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
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Jeddah Saudi Arabia
|
Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha |
1969
|
57 members states |
To preserve Islamic social and economic values; promote solidarity amongst member states and increase cooperation in areas of development.
|
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) (formerly OEEC, Formed: 16 April 1948)
|
Paris, France
|
Secretary-General Mathias Cormann |
Reformed Sep. 1961
|
38 |
To stimulate economic growth and world trade by raising the standard of living in member countries and by coordinating aid to less developed countries.
|
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Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
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Vienna
|
Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais |
Sept 1960
|
13 |
To unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets to secure a regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.
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Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
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Kuwait
|
Secretary-Eng. Jamal Essa Al-Loughani |
1968
|
11
|
Organise cooperation in oil development and regional integration, provide legitimate means to preserve the members’ individual and collective interest within the industry and provide access to consumer markets on fair and reasonable terms.
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New Development Bank (NDB)
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Shanghai, China
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President: Dilma Vana Rousseff |
July 2014
|
9
|
To contribute to development plans established nationally through projects that are socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.
|
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA)
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Montreal, Canada
|
Director-General Willie Walsh |
1945
|
290 airlines in 120 countries |
To promote safe, regular and economical air transport and to provide a forum for collaboration.
|
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Group of Twenty (G20)
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Cancún, Mexico
|
Chairman – Shri Narendra Modi |
26 Sept 1999
|
20
|
To bring together industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy and promote international financial stability.
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Group of 24 (G-24)
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Washington, D.C., United States
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Chairman - Adama Coulibaly
Director - Dr. Iyabo Masha |
1971
|
29 Member States |
To coordinate the positions of developing countries on international monetary and development finance issues and to ensure that their interests were adequately represented in negotiations on international monetary matters. Every member of the G-24, except for Mexico, is also a member of the G77.
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Group of 77
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New York, New York, United States
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The Republic of Uganda |
15 June 1964
|
134
|
To promote collective economic interest and increase negotiating capacity in UN.
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Group of Seven (G7, earlier G8)
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UK |
-- |
1973
|
7
|
To tackle global challenges through discussion and action with no headquarters, budget or permanent staff.
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|
Secretary General - Mr. Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi Presidency: Kuwait
|
25 May 1981
|
6
|
To boost economic cooperation between members and, through collective security, to guard against any threat from neighbouring states and from Islamic terrorism.
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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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Minsk Russia
|
Executive Secretary - Sergey Lebedev
|
1991
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9 member states, 1 associate state and 1 observer states |
Military and Economic alliance and to reach a supranational union. Also called the Russian Commonwealth; was established through Belavezha Accords (1991) and subsequent the Alma-Ata Protocol (1991) and Free Trade Area agreement (2012).
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BRICS
|
Shanghai
|
President - Cyril Ramaphosa |
2009
|
5
|
To achieve regional economic growth and work as a bridge between the developed and developing countries.
|
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The Arab League
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Al Tahrir Sq., Cairo, Egypt
|
Sec. General Ahmed Aboul Gheit
|
22.03.1945
|
22
|
To strengthen interest, independence and sovereignity of Arab member-states
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African Union
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
|
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
26.05.2001
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55 countries on the African continent.
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To strengthen ties between African countries and safeguards their independence.
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
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Beijing, China
|
President - Jin Liqun
|
25.12.2015
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106 members |
It is an international multilateral development institution to provide finance to infrastructure projects in the Asia region.
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The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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Jakarta, Indonesia
|
Sec.- General: Kao Kim Hourn |
08.08.1967
|
10 members |
To accelerate economic progress and maintain the economic stability of SE Asia.
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International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
|
Lyon, France
|
Sec-General: Jurgen Stock, President: Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi |
7 September 1923
|
195 |
Motto: Connecting Police for a safer world
|
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World Bank
|
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
|
President: Ajaypal Singh Banga |
July 1944
|
189 countries (IBRD) and 174 countries (IDA) |
Crediting, Working for a world free of Poverty
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IBRD
|
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
|
Ajay Banga
|
1944
|
189
|
Development Assistance, Poverty Reduction
|
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ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes)
|
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
|
Sec. Gen: Meg Kinnear
|
1957 (But operating starts in 1966)
|
163 countries (signatory and contracting states)
154 countries(contracting states only) |
International Arbitration
|
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International Finance Corporation (IFC)
|
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
|
Head - Makhtar Diop
|
24 July 1956
|
185 |
Private Sector Development, Poverty Reduction
|
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Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
|
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
|
Executive Vice President - Hiroshi Matano
|
1988
|
182 |
Political Risk Insurance, Foreign Direct Investment
|
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
Director General - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
|
1 January 1995
|
164
|
Regulate International Trade
|
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
|
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
|
Managing Director (MD) and Chairwoman - Kristalina Georgieva
|
27 December 1945
|
190 countries (189 UN countries and Kosovo) |
To promotes international economic cooperation
|
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Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
|
Basel, Switzerland
|
General Manager – Agustin carstens
|
17 May 1930
|
63 Central Banks
|
To provide banking services to central banks and other international organizations. (fosters international monetary and financial cooperation)
|
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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
|
Metro Manila, Philippines
|
President - Masatsugu Asakawa
|
22 August, 1966
|
68 |
Crediting, ADB launched the Asian Development Fund (ADF) with a view to providing concessional credits to needy members.
|
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
|
Geneva Switzerland
|
Director General - Daren Tang
|
14 July, 1967
|
193 |
To promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world
|
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World Health Organization (WHO)
|
Geneva Switzerland
|
Director General - Tedros Adhanom
|
7 April, 1948
|
193 |
Health For All
|
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International Labour Organization (ILO)
|
Geneva Switzerland
|
Director General - Gilbert Houngbo |
1919
|
187 |
|
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
|
Rome, Italy
|
President - Alvaro Lario |
1977
|
177 |
Enabling the Rural Poor to Overcome Poverty
|
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UNICEF
|
New York
|
Head - Catherine M. Russell |
11-Dec-1946
|
192 |
To provide food and healthcare to children of those countries devastated by world war II.
|
|
UN International Training and Research Center (UNITAR)
|
Geneva Switzerland
|
Executive Director - Nikhil Seth
|
1963
|
--
|
To achieve the major objectives of UN through training and research
|
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UN Environmental Program (UNEP)
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
Inger Andersen
|
5 June, 1972
|
193
|
Protect our environment and conserve our future
|
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UN Development Program (UNDP)
|
New York
|
Achim Steiner
|
1965
|
177 |
Overall development
|
|
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
|
New York
|
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya
|
1966
|
For 46 least developed countries
|
Eradicate extreme hunger poverty, Promotes equality, Ensures Environment Sustainability
|
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International Cricket Council
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
Chairman - Greg Barclay |
15 June 1909
|
108 |
Great Sport, Great Spirit
|
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
|
Brussels, Belgium
|
Jens Stoltenberg
|
4 April 1949
|
30
|
A mind unfettered in deliberation
|
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
|
Vienna
|
Rafael Mariano Grossi
|
1957
|
175 |
To promote peaceful Energy uses of atomic energy
|
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United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)
|
Geneva
|
Secretary-General
Rebeca Grynspan |
1964
|
195
|
Promote international trade to accelerate the economic growth of developing countries
|
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United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
|
Vienna, Austria
|
Gerd Müller |
1966
|
170 |
Sets international regulations for radio, telegraph, telephone and space radio communication
|
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
|
Geneva
|
Abdulla Al Mandous |
1950
|
193 |
Promote international exchange of weather reports.
|
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World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF)
|
Delhi
|
Founder - Shri Swami Vigyananand
|
2010
|
--
|
To bring together eminent Hindu intellectuals and businesses for the purposes of collaboration
|
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Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons
|
Hague
|
Fernando Arias
|
1997
|
193
|
Implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, which entered into force on 29 April 1997.
|
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Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO)
|
Rome, Italy
|
Director-General - Qu Dongyu
|
1945
|
195 |
To defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.
|
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FIFA (Federation International de Football Association)
|
Zurich
|
Gianni Infantino
|
1904
|
211
|
Its goal is constant improvement in Football
|
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International Olympic Committee
|
Lausanne
|
Thomas Bach
|
1894
|
104 active members, 45 honorary members, 1 honour members (Senegal and United States), 206 individual National Olympic Committees |
To develop, promote and protect the Olympic Movement in their home countries.
|
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International Court of Justice
|
Hague
|
Julia Sebutinde
|
1945
|
15
|
functions: To settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted by States, and. To give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized UN organs
|
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Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
|
Singapore
|
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria | 1989
|
21
|
To further enhance economic growth and prosperity for the region and to strengthen the Asia-Pacific community
|
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SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)
|
Kathmandu
|
Secretary General - Mohammad Golam Sarwar |
1985
|
8 members |
To promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia, strengthen collective self-reliance, promote active collaboration
|
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Commonwealth of Nations
|
London
|
President - Paul Kagame |
1960
|
56 members
|
To advance economics, social development, and human rights in member countries.
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