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How to prepare “International Organizations” topic for SBI PO, IBPS PO and other banking
exams?

What are the key focus areas?

1. Organization and their headquarters

2. Status of India – Member/Observer/Dialogue Partner/Special invitee/Founder
member
3. Founding year of the organization
4. Number of members/Last member added/Last member who left etc.,
5. Important reports published/Ranking of India in those reports
6. Military exercise, Free trade area agreements (if any)

Classification of International Organizations

1. On the basis of governance

i. Intergovernmental Organizations
ii. Non-governmental Organizations
2. On the basis of functions
i. Economic
ii. Social, Cultural and Religious
iii. Political
iv. Environmental
v. Sports

UNITED NATIONS
• Members: 193 countries
• Status of India: Founding member
• Year of establishment: 1945
• Official languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese
• Last nation which joined: South Sudan in 2011

ORGANS OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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• UN General Assembly – New York

• UN Security Council – New York
• UN Secretariat – New York
o Secretary General – Antonia Gutteres
• ECOSOC – New York
• International Court of Justice – The Hague
• Trusteeship council – suspended since 1945
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES HEADQUARTERS

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Rome
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Montreal
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Rome
International Labour Organization (ILO) Geneva
International Maritime Organization (IMO) London
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington D.C.
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Geneva
United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Paris
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Vienna
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Bern
World Bank Washington D.C.
World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Geneva
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Geneva
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Madrid

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UN PROGRAMS

UN PROGRAMS HEADQUARTERS
UN Development Program New York
UN Environment Program Nairobi, Kenya
International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna
World Trade Organization Geneva
UN Human Rights Council Geneva
International Organization on Migration Geneva

ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS – BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

BANKS and FI’s HEADQUARTERS

New Development Bank Shangai
Asian Development Bank Manila
Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank Beijing
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development London
Bank for International Settlements Basel
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications Brussels, Belgium
World Economic Forum Geneva

ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS – TRADE AND INVESTMENTS

TRADE AND INVESTMENTS HEADQUARTERS

ASEAN Jakarta
OECD Paris
OPEC Vienna
Eurasian Economic Union Moscow
APEC Singapore
BRICS Shangai
BIMSTEC Dhaka

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POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS HEADQUARTERS

European Union Brussels
Shangai Cooperation Organization Beijing
Gulf Cooperation Council Riyadh
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Jeddah
SAARC Kathmandu
NATO Brussels
International Criminal Court The Hague
G20 Cancun
G7 No HQ
Permanent Court of Arbitration The Hague
ITLOS Hamburg
International Whaling Association Impington, U.K.,
Indian Ocean Rim Association Mauritus
OPCW The Hague
Arctic Council Norway
Commonwealth London

ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HEADQUARTERS

International Solar Alliance Gurugram
World Wide Fund for Nature Gland, Switzerland
Greenpeace International Amsterdam
TERI New Delhi
Birdlife International Cambridge
IPCC Geneva
IUCN Gland, Switzerland
TRAFFIC Cambridge
Center for Science and Environment New Delhi

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SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS HEADQUARTERS

International Olympic Committee Lausanne
Global Association of International Sports Federations Lausanne
International Cricket Council Dubai
AIBA or International Boxing Association Lausanne
International Tennis Federation London
FIFA Zurich
Badminton World Federation Malaysia
International Hockey Federation Lausanne
World Anti-Doping Agency Montreal

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