For the general awareness section it is important to learn basic details like date of establishment, number of members, headquarters of international organisation. This article also talks about the recent news related to the international organisation. There are huge number of international organisation but the smarter way to prepare is to learn those international organisation which are in News.
International Organizations & Headquarters in Hindi
| Name |
Establishment date |
Headquarters |
No of Members |
Other facts/ news |
| International Monetary Fund |
27 December 1945 |
Washington DC |
190 |
- (IMF) has come forward to help Sri Lanka, which is facing a historic economic crisis. The IMF has announced a loan of $ 2.9 billion to Sri Lanka.
- Former Chief Economic Adviser of India K. Subramaniam was recently appointed as the Executive Director of India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He will replace Surjit S Bhalla
- First Deputy Managing Director: Gita Gopinath
- Managing Director: Kristalina Georgieva
|
| International Solar Alliance (ISA) |
30 November 2015 |
Gurugram |
A total of 106 countries have signed the ISA Framework Agreement. Out of 106 nations, 88 have signed and ratified the ISA Framework Agreement |
- Director General: Ajay Mathur
- Norway is the latest member who has signed the ISA.
|
| International Labour Organisation |
1919 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
186 |
- Gilbert Houngbo from Togo will be the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
|
| World Trade Organisation |
1 Jan 1995 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
164 |
|
| United Nation Environment Programme |
5 June 1972 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
193 |
- Strengthening UNEP for the implementation of the environmental dimension of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” is the theme for the UNEP@50 event.
- Inger Anderson : Chairman
|
| United Nation |
24 oct 1945 |
New York , USA |
193 |
António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, |
| NATO |
4 April 1949 |
Brussels, Belgium |
30 |
|
| European Union |
1 Nov, 1993 |
Brussels, Belgium |
27 |
The European Union finally came into existence with the signing of the Maastricht Treaty or the Treaty of the European Union
- United Kingdom formally exited EU
|
| SAARC |
8 December 1985 |
Kathmandu Nepal |
8 |
- The last SAARC summit was held in 2014 and subsequent summits could not be held after 2016 Summit scheduled in Pakistan got cancelled in the backdrop of terrorist attacks in Pathankot and Uri.
|
| BIMSTEC |
6 June 1997 |
Dhaka Bangladesh |
7 |
- BIMSTEC Expert Group on Cyber Security Cooperation is being organised in New Delhi by the National Security Council Secretariat of the Indian Government.
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Dhaka celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the regional organisation on BIMSTEC Day.
- Modi participated in the 5th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit through virtual mode. The Summit was hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka, which was the chair nation of BIMSTEC. At the conclusion of the Summit, Thailand took over as chair nation of BIMSTEC. The year 2022 marks the 25th year of the establishment of BIMSTEC.
|
| UNWRA |
1949 |
East Jerusalem |
– |
- United Nations Relief and
Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees
- Established in 1949 with the mandate to provide assistance and protection to about 5.6 mn Palestinian
refugees (in West Bank, Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and
Jordan)
- India contributed $2.5 mn
|
| G20 |
26 September 1999 |
9 |
20 |
Indonesia chairman for 2022, India chairman for 2023
Harsh Shingla is the Head for G20 preparation |
Some questions to find and answer them in the comment section:
- Name the countries which are member of BIMSTEC
- Which country is trying to get membership in European Union.
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