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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

UNDP works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty,

reduce inequalities and build resilience so countries can sustain progress.

Headquarters: New York City, USA

Formation: 22 November 1965

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United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP was established in 1972, is the voice for the environment within the United Nations system.

UNEP acts as a catalyst, advocate, educator and facilitator to promote the wise use and sustainable development of the

global environment.

Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya

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United Nations Population Fund – UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund –UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted,

every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

Headquarters: New York City, USA

Formation: 1969

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UN-Habitat

The mission of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the

achievement of adequate shelter for all.

Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya

Formation: 1978

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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

Headquarters: New York City, USA

Formation: 11 December 1946

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World Food Programme (WFP)

The World Food Programme aims to eradicate hunger and malnutrition. It is the world’s largest humanitarian agency.

Every year, the programme feeds almost 80 million people in around 75 countries.

Headquarters: Rome, Italy

Formation: 19 December 1961

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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

The Food and Agriculture Organization leads international efforts to fight hunger.

It is both a forum for negotiating agreements between developing and developed countries and a source of

technical knowledge and information to aid development.

Headquarters: Rome, ItalyFormation: 16 October 1945

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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

The International Civil Aviation Organization develops standards for global air transport and assists its 192 Member

States in sharing the world’s skies to their socio-economic benefit.

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Formation: 4 April 1947

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International Air Transport Association

IATA is a trade association of the world's airlines founded in 1945.

It is headquartered in Canada in the city of Montréal

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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

The International Fund for Agricultural Development, since it was created in 1977, has focused exclusively on rural

poverty reduction, working with poor rural populations in developing countries to eliminate poverty, hunger and malnutrition; raise their productivity and incomes; and

improve the quality of their lives.

Headquarters: Rome, Italy

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International Labor Organization (ILO)

The International Labor Organization promotes international labor rights by formulating international standards on the

freedom to associate, collective bargaining, the abolition of forced labor, and equality of opportunity and treatment.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Formation: 11 April 1919

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The International Monetary Fund fosters economic growth and employment by providing temporary financial assistance

to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment and technical assistance.

The IMF currently has $28 billion in outstanding loans to 74 nations.

Headquarters: Washington, DC, USAFormation: July 1944

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International Maritime Organization (IMO)

The International Maritime Organization has created a comprehensive shipping regulatory framework, addressing safety and environmental

concerns, legal matters, technical cooperation, security, and efficiency.

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Formation 17 March 1948

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

The International Telecommunication Union is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies. It is committed to connecting all the world's people – wherever they live

and whatever their means.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Formation: 17 May 1865

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

It focuses on everything from teacher training to helping improve education worldwide to protecting important

historical and cultural sites around the world.

Headquarters: Paris, France

Formation: 16 November 1945

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United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

The United Nations Industrial Development Organizationisthe specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes

industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability.

Headquarters: Vienna, AustriaFormation: 17 November 1966

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UNWTO

The World Tourism Organization is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible,

sustainable and universally accessible tourism.

Headquarters: Madrid, Spain

Formation:1 November 1974

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Universal Postal Union (UPU)

The Universal Postal Union is the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. It helps to

ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services.

Headquarters: Bern, Switzerland

Formation: 9 October 1874

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World Health Organization (WHO)

The WHO is the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations system. The objective of WHO is the

attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Formation: 7 April 1948

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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The World Intellectual Property Organization protects intellectual property throughout the world through 23 international treaties.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Formation: 14 July 1967

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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

The World Meteorological Organization facilitates the free international exchange of meteorological data and information and the furtherance of its use in aviation, shipping, security, and agriculture, among other

things.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Formation: 23 March 1950

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UNAIDS

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) leads and inspires the world to achieve its shared vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.

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UNAIDS unites the efforts of 11 UN organizations—UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, UN Women, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the

World Bank—and works closely with global and national partners towards ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable

Development Goals.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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UNHCR

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – UNHCR protects refugees worldwide and facilitates their return home or resettlement.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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United Nations General Assembly

UNGA is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policy-making, and representative

organ of the UN.

United Nations’s Six Organs : General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the UN Secretariat,

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United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter

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UNIDIR

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research is a voluntarily funded autonomous institute within the United Nations. An impartial

actor, the Institute generates ideas and promotes action on disarmament and security.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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UNITAR

An autonomous UN body established in 1963, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research is a training arm of the United

Nations System, and has the mandate to enhance the effectiveness of the UN through diplomatic training, and to increase the impact of national actions through public awareness-raising, education and

training of public policy officials.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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UNOPS

The mission of the United Nations Office for Project Services is to help people build better lives and help countries achieve peace and

sustainable development.

Headquarters: Copenhagen, Denmark

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UNRWA

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees has contributed to the welfare and human development of four

generations of Palestine refugees.

Headquarters: Amman, Jordan

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UNSSC

The United Nations System Staff College is the learning organization of the United Nations system. It designs and delivers

learning programmes for staff of the UN system and its partners.

Headquarters: Turin, Italy

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UNU

The United Nations University was established by the UN General Assembly

with the mandate to conduct “research into the pressing global problems of human

survival, development and welfare.” Today, the University comprises 14 research and

training institutes in 12 countries.

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

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UN Women

UN Women merges and builds on the important work of four previously

distinct parts of the UN system, which focus exclusively on gender equality and

women’s empowerment.

Headquarters: New York City, USA

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CTBTO

The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Organization promotes the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

(which is not yet in force) and the build-up of the verification regime so that it is

operational when the Treaty enters into force.

Headquarters: Vienna, Austria

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IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency, is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners

worldwide to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.

Headquarters: Vienna, Austria

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International Energy Agency

International Energy Agency (IEA) was established in the framework of the

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1974 in the wake of

the 1973 oil crisis.

Headquarters: Paris, France

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International Renewable Energy Agency

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an

intergovernmental organisationmandated to facilitate cooperation, advance knowledge, and promote the adoption and sustainable use

of renewable energy

The agency is headquartered in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi

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IOM

The International Organization for Migration works to help ensure the

orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international

cooperation on migration issues.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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OPCW

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is the

implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force in 1997. OPCW Member States work together to achieve a world free of chemical

weapons.

Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands

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UNFCCC

The UNFCCC Secretariat (UN Climate Change) was established in 1992 when countries adopted the United Nations

Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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With the subsequent adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and the Paris Agreement in 2015, Parties to these three agreements have progressively reaffirmed the Secretariat’s role as the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the

threat of climate change.

Headquarters: Bonn, Germany

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WTO

The World Trade Organization is a forum for governments to negotiate

trade agreements, and a place where member governments try to sort out

the trade problems they face with each other.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Formation:1 January 1995

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ITC

The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the only development agency that is fully dedicated to supporting the

internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises

(SMEs). Established in 1964, the ITC is the joint agency of the World

Trade Organization and the United Nations.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

UNCTAD is the part of the United Nations Secretariat dealing with trade, investment, and development issue.

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

It is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the

United Nations International Drug Control Program (UNDCP) and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division

It was renamed the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in 2002

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Headquarters: Vienna, Austria

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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

It is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 37 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic

progress and world trade.

The OECD is an official United Nations observer

Headquarters: Paris, France

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

It is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of

nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear

weapons.

It was established as an autonomous organisation on 29 July 1957.

Headquarters: Vienna, Austria

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

It is an intergovernmental organization of 13 countries. Founded on

14 September 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,

Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela).

Since 1965 been headquartered in Vienna, Austria, although Austria is not

an OPEC member state.

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Commonwealth of Nations

It is a political association of 54 member states, nearly all of which used to be territories of the British Empire

Headquarters: Marlborough HouseLondon, United Kingdom

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Amnesty International

It is a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom focused on human rights.

The organization says it has more than seven million members and supporters around the world.

The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize

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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries.

The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

It is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia.

It promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration

among its members and other countries in Asia.

HQs – Jakarta, Indonesia

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade

throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Headquarters: Queenstown, Singapore

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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

It is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia.

Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Headquarters: Kathmandu, Nepal

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Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

Formerly known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative and the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), is an

international organization consisting of 23 states bordering the Indian Ocean.

Headquarters: Ebene, Mauritius

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BRICS

BRICS is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Since 2009, the BRICS nations have met annually at formal summits.

Russia hosted the most recent 12th BRICS summit on 17 November 2020 virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

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Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

BIMSTEC is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and Southeast Asia.

The BIMSTEC member states – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand – are among the countries dependent on

the Bay of Bengal.

The permanent secretariat is in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in

Shanghai, China

The organisation has expanded its membership to eight countries when India and Pakistan joined SCO as full

members on 9 June 2017 at a summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Headquarters: Beijing, China

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G4 nations

The G4 nations comprising Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan are four countries which support each other's bids for permanent seats on the

United Nations Security Council.

Headquarters: United Nations

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Group of Five

The Group of Five (G5) encompasses five nations which have joined together for an active role in the rapidly evolving international order.

Countries – Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa

The G8 plus the five largest emerging economies has come to be known as G8+5

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G8+5

The Group of Eight + Five (G8+5) was an international group that consisted of the leaders of the heads of government from the G8 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United

Kingdom, and the United States), plus G5countries.

In March 2014, Russia was cast out of the Group of 8 due to its involvement in the 2014 Crimea crisis in Ukraine.

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Group of Seven

The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental organization consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United

Kingdom and the United States.

The heads of government of the member states, as well as the representatives of the European Union, meet at the annual G7 Summit.

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G20

The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the

European Union (EU).

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Group of 77

The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective

economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations.

Headquarters: United Nations Headquarters

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe.

The United Kingdom became the first member state to leave the EU on 31 January 2020

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Nuclear Suppliers Group

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a multilateral export control regime and a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment

and technology that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.

The NSG was founded in response to the Indian nuclear test in May 1974 and first met in November 1975.

As of 2020, the NSG has 48 participating governments

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International Solar Alliance

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of 121 countries initiated by India, most of them being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the

Tropic of Capricorn.

Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana

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African Union (AU)

The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa.

Headquarters: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Arctic Council

The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous

people of the Arctic.

Headquarters: Tromsø, Norway (since 2012)

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Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an organisation of fifteen states and dependencies throughout the Caribbean.

To promote economic integration and cooperation among its members.

The secretariat headquarters is in Georgetown, Guyana.

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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

COMESA is a free trade area with twenty-one member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini.

Secretariat: Lusaka, Zambia

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European Free Trade Association

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four European states:

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

Secretariat: Geneva

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Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries

The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) is a multi-governmental organization headquartered in Kuwait which

coordinates energy policies among oil-producing Arab nations

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

ESCAP is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

The commission is composed of 53 Member States and nine Associate members, mostly from the Asia and Pacific regions.

Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand

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Economic Community of West African States

ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa.

Headquarters: Abuja, Nigeria

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International Chamber of Commerce

The International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organization in the world.

Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise

Headquarters: Paris, France

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World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)

The World Anti-Doping Agency is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote,

coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports

Headquarters: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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African Development Bank Group

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB or ADB) is a multilateral development finance institution.

The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the

Nigeria Trust Fund

Headquarters: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966

From 31 members at its establishment, ADB now has 68 members.

Headquarters: Manila, Philippines

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Bank for International Settlements

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by central banks that "fosters international monetary

and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central bank

It is based in Basel, Switzerland

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European Central Bank (ECB)

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the Eurozone, a monetary union of 19 EU member states which employ the euro.

Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany

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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

It is a multilateral development bank that aims to improve economic and social outcomes in Asia.

The bank currently has 103 members as well as 21 prospective members from around the world

Headquarters: Beijing, China

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New Development Bank

The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank

The bank is headquartered in Shanghai, China

The first regional office of the NDB is in Johannesburg, South Africa

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Interpol

The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) commonly known as INTERPOL is an international organization that facilitates worldwide

police cooperation and crime control.

Headquarters: Lyon, France

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Transparency International

It is a German non-governmental organization founded in 1993.

Its purpose is to take action to combat global corruption with civil societal anti-corruption measures.

Headquarters: Berlin, Germany

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Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

It is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states.

The organisation states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world" and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim

world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony.

Headquarters- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded

in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on

the environment

It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United

States

Headquarters: Vaud, Switzerland

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World Economic Forum (WEF)

It is based in Cologny, Switzerland, is an international NGO, founded on 24 January 1971.

The WEF's mission is stated as "committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other

leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas

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International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

It is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland

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International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)

It is a professional association that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places around the world.

Now headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont, Paris, France

ICOMOS was founded in 1965 in Warsaw as a result of the Venice Charter of 1964, and offers advice to UNESCO on World Heritage Sites.

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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

It is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas

of developing countries.

Headquartered in Rome, Italy

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International Court of Justice (ICJ)

It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN).

It settles disputes between states in accordance with international law and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.

HQs: The Hague, Netherlands

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List of Important International Sports Federations

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Badminton World Federation (BWF)

It is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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World Athletics

It is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, racewalking,

mountain running, and ultra running

It was headquartered in Stockholm from 1912 to 1946, in London from 1946 to 1993, and thereafter moved to its current location in Monaco.

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International Boxing Association or AIBA

It was recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the international governing body for the sport of boxing until 2019, when

the IOC suspended its recognition of the federation.

Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland

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International Golf Federation

It was founded in 1958 and is the international federation recognisedby the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the world governing

body for golf.

Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland

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International Hockey Federation - is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) -is the governing body of the Olympic Shooting events in rifle, pistol and shotgun (clay target) disciplines, and of several non-Olympic Shooting sport events.

The ISSF headquarters is in Munich, Germany

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International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) - The headquarters of the ITTF is in Lausanne, Switzerland.

International Tennis Federation (ITF) - It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national associations, and as of 2016, was affiliated with 211 national tennis associations and six regional associations.

Headquarters: London, UK

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International Weightlifting Federation - headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. It is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - It is the highest governing body of football.

Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland

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United World Wrestling (UWW)- It is the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling; its duties include

overseeing wrestling at the Olympics

Headquarters - Lausanne, Switzerland

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World Chess Federation (FIDE)

It is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the governing body

of international chess competition.

Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland

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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball

It is commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for all forms of volleyball.

Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland

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Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)

It is the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports

games and sport-related international associations.

Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland

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International Paralympic Committee

It is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement.

The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the

international federation for nine sports.

Headquarters: Bonn, Germany

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FINA (Fédération internationale de natation, International Swimming Federation)

It is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for

administering international competition in water sports.

FINA currently oversees competition in six aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic

swimming, water polo, and open water swimming

Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland

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Union Cycliste Internationale – It is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.

International Cricket Council (ICC) -Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)

It is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey.

It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 81 members.

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World Rugby

World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition.

In 2009, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to include rugby sevens in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

HQs - Dublin, Ireland

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World Archery Federation- It is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) - An association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide.

Location: Mies, Switzerland

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International Judo Federation - was founded in July 1951

Headquarters: Budapest, Hungary

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International Softball Federation

It is s the international governing body for the sport of softball.

The ISF is a non-profit corporation recognized by the International Olympic

Committee (IOC)

Headquarters: Florida, United States

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