List of important International Organizations with their headquarters, foundation years, heads and purpose

Creating List of important International Organizations with their headquarters, foundation years, heads and purpose
Name	Headquarters	Heads	Foundation Year	No. of Members	Purpose
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)	Beijing China	Secretary- Vladimir Norov	15 June 2001	8 member states, 4 observer states, 6 dialogue partners, 4 guest attendances	A Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance for cooperation in political affairs, economics and trade, scientific-technical, cultural, educational spheres and safeguard regional peace.
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)	Jeddah Saudi Arabia	Secretary-General Yousef Al-Othaimeen	1969	57	To preserve Islamic social and economic values; promote solidarity amongst member states and increase cooperation in areas of development.
Organization for Economic and Co-operation Development (OECD)(formerly OEEC, Formed: 16 April 1948)	Paris, France	Secretary-General Jose Angel Gurria	Reformed Sep. 1961	36	To stimulate economic growth and world trade by raising the standard of living in member countries and by coordinating aid to less developed countries.
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)	Vienna	Secretary-General HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo	Sept 1960	15	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.
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)	Kuwait	Secretary-General Abbas Ali Al-Naqi	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.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)	Brussels Belgium	Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg	4 April 1949	29 states (intergovernmental military alliance for collective defence).	Mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party.
New Development Bank (NDB)	Shanghai, China	President: K.V. Kamath	July 2014	Established by BRICS (5)	To contribute to development plans established nationally through projects that are socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.
International Air Transport Association (IATA)	Montreal, Canada	Director-General alexander de Junia	1945	International and domestic airlines.	To promote safe, regular and economical air transport and to provide a forum for collaboration.
Group of Twenty (G20)	Cancún, Mexico	Chairman – Mario Draghi	26 Sept 1999	20	To bring together industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy and promote international financial stability.
Group of 24 (G-24)	Washington, D.C., United States	Director- Marilou Uy	1971	A chapter of the G-77.	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.
Group of 77 (G-77)	New York, New York, United States	Chairmanship Palestine Jan. 2019	15 June 1964	134	To promote collective economic interest and increase negotiating capacity in UN.
Group of Seven (G7, earlier G8)			1973	7	To tackle global challenges through discussion and action with no headquarters, budget or permanent staff.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Secretary General - Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf Supreme Council 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.
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)	Minsk Russia	Executive Secretary - Sergey Lebedev	1991	9 member states and 1 associate state	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).
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)	Shanghai	Head - Marcos Prado Troyjo	2009	5	To achieve regional economic growth and work as a bridge between the developed and developing countries.
The Arab League	Al Tahrir Sq., Cairo, Egypt	Sec. General Ahmed Aboul Gheit	22.03.1945	22	To strengthen interest, independence and sovereignty of Arab member-states
African Union (AU)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Chairman- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi	26.05.2001	55 countries on the African continent.	To strengthen ties between African countries and safeguards their independence.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)	Beijing, China	President - Jin Liqun	25.12.2015	86	It is an international multilateral development institution to provide finance to infrastructure projects in the Asia region.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)	Jakarta, Indonesia	Sec.- General: Lim Jock Hoi	08.08.1967	10	To accelerate economic progress and maintain the economic stability of SE Asia.
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)	Lyon, France	Sec-General: Jurgen Stock, President: Kim Jong-yang,	7 September 1923	185	Motto: Connecting Police for a safer world
World Bank (WB)	Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)	President: David Malpass	July 1944	189	Crediting, Working for a world free of Poverty
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)	Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)	President: David Malpass	1944	189	Development Assistance, Poverty Reduction
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ICSID	Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)	Sec. Gen: Meg Kinnear	1957 (But operating starts in 1966)	163	International Arbitration
International Finance Corporation (IFC)	Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)	Head - Makhtar Diop	24 July 1956	184	Private Sector Development, Poverty Reduction
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)	Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)	Executive Vice President - Hiroshi Matano	1988	181	Political Risk Insurance, Foreign Direct Investment
World Trade Organization (WTO)	Geneva, Switzerland	Director General - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala	1 January 1995	164	Regulate International Trade
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)	Managing Director (MD) and Chairwoman - Kristalina Georgieva	27 December 1945	189	To promotes international economic cooperation
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)	Basel, Switzerland	General Manager – Agustin carstens	17 May 1930	60 Central Banks	To provide banking services to central banks and other international organizations. (fosters international monetary and financial cooperation)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)	Metro Manila, Philippines	President - Masatsugu Asakawa	22 August 1966	67	Crediting, ADB launched the Asian Development Fund (ADF) with a view to providing concessional credits to needy members.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	Geneva Switzerland	Director General - Daren Tang	14 July 1967	188	To promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world
World Health Organization (WHO)	Geneva Switzerland	Director General - Tedros Adhanom	7 April 1948	193	Health For All
International Labour Organization (ILO)	Geneva Switzerland	Director General - Guy Ryder	1919	186
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)	Rome, Italy	President - Gilbert Houngbo	1977	173	Enabling the Rural Poor to Overcome Poverty
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)	New York	Henrietta H. Fore	11-Dec-1946	191	To provide food and healthcare to children of those countries devastated by world war II.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)	Geneva Switzerland	Executive Director - Nikhil Seth	1963	--	To achieve the major objectives of UN through training and research
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)	Nairobi, Kenya	Inger Andersen	5 June 1972	193	Protect our environment and conserve our future
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)	New York	Achim Steiner	1965	166	Overall development
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)	New York	Preeti Sinha	1966	For 48 least developed countries	Eradicate extreme hunger poverty, Promotes equality, Ensures Environment Sustainability
International Cricket Council (ICC)	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Chairman - Manu Sawhney	15 June 1909	104	Great Sport, Great Spirit
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)	Brussels, Belgium	Jens Stoltenberg	4 April 1949	30	A mind unfettered in deliberation
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	Vienna	Rafael Grossi	1957	171	To promote peaceful Energy uses of atomic energy
United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)	Geneva	Mukhisa Kituyi	1964	195	Promote international trade to accelerate the economic growth of developing countries
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)	Vienna, Austria	Li Yong	1966	-	Sets international regulations for radio, telegraph, telephone and space radio communication
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)	Geneva	Gerhard Adrian	1950	185	Promote international exchange of weather reports.
World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF)	Delhi	Shri Swami Vigyananand	2010	--	To bring together eminent Hindu intellectuals and businesses for the purposes of collaboration
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)	Hague	Fernando Arias	1997	193	Implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, which entered into force on 29 April 1997.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	Rome, Italy	Director-General - Qu Dongyu	1945	197	To defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.
Federation International de Football Association (FIFA)	Zurich	Gianni Infantino	1904	211	Its goal is constant improvement in Football
International Olympic Committee	Lausanne	Thomas Bach	1894	138	To develop, promote and protect the Olympic Movement in their home countries.
International Court of Justice (ICJ)	Hague	President - Joan Donoghue	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
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)	Singapore	Executive Director - Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria	1989	21	To further enhance economic growth and prosperity for the region and to strengthen the Asia-Pacific community
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)	Kathmandu	Sec. Gen: Esala Ruwan Weerakoon	1985	8 members 9 observers	To promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia, strengthen collective self-reliance, promote active collaboration
Commonwealth of Nations (CoN)	London	Majesty Queen Elizabeth II	1960	54 members	To advance economics, social development, and human rights in member countries.

List of important International Organizations with their headquarters, foundation years, heads and purpose

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