List of International Organizations and their Headquarters: Know Headquarter of All Important International Organizations in 2023

The world in which we live is full of diversity. For proper functioning of the world and maintaining peace, there are various International Organizations. These international organizations work tirelessly to bring peace and stability all over the world. Apart from this, they also play an important role in coping up with various natural/ man-made disasters. Students should go through the list of international organizations and their headquarters because questions are often asked from this topic.

In today’s post, we will share the list of top international organizations along with their headquarters. You should remember the headquarters of these organizations because it is important from the exam perspective.

List of United Nations Organizations with their headquarters

Given below is the list of various international organizations of the United Nations along with their headquarters. This section is also important for general awareness purposes.

United Nations Specialized Organizations and Agencies

Name of International Organizations	Headquarters	Years
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization	Italy Rome, Italy	1946
IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency	Austria Vienna, Austria	1957
ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization	Canada Montreal	1947
IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development	Rome, Italy	1977
ILO – International Labour Organization	Geneva, Switzerland	1919
IMO – International Maritime Organization	London, United Kingdom	1948
IMF – International Monetary Fund	Washington, D.C., United States	1945
ITU – International Telecommunication Union	Geneva, Switzerland	1865
UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	Paris, France	1945
UPU – Universal Postal Union	Bern, Switzerland	1947
WBG – World Bank Group	Washington, D.C., United States	1945
WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization	Geneva, Switzerland	1974
WMO – World Meteorological Organization	Geneva, Switzerland	1950
UNWTO – United Nations World Tourism Organization	Madrid, Spain	1974
UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	Vienna, Austria	1997
WHO – World Health Organization	Geneva, Switzerland	1948
UNHCR Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	Geneva, Switzerland	1950
WFP – Office of United Nations World Food Program	Rome, Italy	1961
UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organization	Vienna, Austria	1966

Departments and offices of the United Nations Secretariat

Name of International Organizations	Headquarters	Years
UNOCHA – Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs	New York, United States	1991
UNOOSA – United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs	Vienna, Austria	1958
UNODA – United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs	Vienna, Austria	1998

Treaty Organizations of the United Nations

Name of International Organizations	Headquarters	Years
ISA – International Seabed Authority	Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica	1994
CTBTO – Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization	Vienna, Austria	1997
OPCW – Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	The Hague, Netherlands	1997

Research and training institutes of the United Nations

Name of International Organizations	Headquarters	Years
UNIDIR – United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research	Geneva, Switzerland	1980
UNU – United Nations University	Tokyo, Japan	1969
UNITAR – United Nations Institute for Training and Research	Geneva, Switzerland	1965
UNRISD – United Nations Research Institute For Social Development	Geneva, Switzerland	1963
UNICRI – United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute	Turin, Italy	1968
UNSSC – United Nations System Staff College	Turin, Italy	2002
UPEACE – University for Peace	San José, Costa Rica	1980
ICTP – International Centre for Theoretical Physics	Trieste, Italy	1964
IRC – Innocenti Research Centre	Florence, Italy	1988
ITCILO – International Training Centre of the ILO	Turin, Italy	1964

Subsidiary bodies of the United Nations General Assembly

Name of International Organizations	Headquarters	Years
ICSC – International Civil Service Commission	New York City, United States	1975
ACPAQ Advisory Committee on Post Adjustment Questions	New York City, United States	–

Check the list of International Organizations of which India is a member

India is World’s largest democracy and it is a respected member of many prestigious international organizations. The list of such organizations along with their headquarters is given below.

Name of International Organizations	Headquarters	Years
AALCO – Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization	New Delhi	1956
ADB – Asian Development Bank	Manila, Philippines	1956
AfDB – African Development Bank (non-regional members)	Tunis, Tunisia	1964
AG – Australia Group	Brussels, Belgium	1985
ASEAN Regional Forum – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations	Jakarta, Indonesia	1967
BIMSTEC – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation	Dhaka, Bangladesh	1997
BIS – Bank for International Settlements	Basel, Switzerland	1930
BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa	Shanghai, China	2006
CoN – Commonwealth of Nations	London, UK	1931
CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research	Geneva, Switzerland	1954
CP – Colombo Plan	Colombo, Sri Lanka	1950
EAS – East Asia Summit	Colombo, Sri Lanka	1950
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Rome, Italy	1945
G-15 – Group of 15	Geneva, Switzerland	1989
G-20 – Group of 20	Cancun, Mexico	1999
G-77 – Group of 77	New York	1964
WHO- World Health Organization	Geneva, Switzerland	1948
UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation	London, UK	1946
UNAIDS – United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS	New York	1994
UN – United Nations	New York	1945
SCO – Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (member)	Beijing, China	1996
SACEP – South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme	Colombo, Sri Lanka	1982
SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation	Kathmandu, Nepal	1985
PIF – Pacific Islands Forum (partner)	Suva, Fiji	1971
PCA – Permanent Court of Arbitration	Hague, Netherland	1899
OPCW – Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	Hague, Netherland	1997
NAM – Non-Aligned Movement	Jakarta, Indonesia	1961
MTCR – Missile Technology Control Regime	Japan	1987
ITUC – International Trade Union Confederation (the successor to ICFTU (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions) and the WCL (World Confederation of Labour))	Brussels, Belgium	2006
ITU – International Telecommunication Union	Geneva, Switzerland	1864
ITSO – International Telecommunications Satellite Organization	Washington DC	1964
ISO – International Organization for Standardization	Geneva, Switzerland	1947
IPEEC – International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation	Paris, France	2009
IOC – International Olympic Committee	Lausanne, Switzerland	1894
Interpol – International Criminal Police Organization	Lyon, France	1923
IMSO – International Mobile Satellite Organization	London, UK	1999
IMO – International Maritime Organization	London, UK	1948
IMF – International Monetary Fund	Washington DC, US	1945
ILO – International Labour Organization Geneva	Switzerland	1919
IFC – International Finance Corporation	Washington DC, US	1956
IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development	Rome, Italy	1977
IEA – International Energy Agency	Paris, France	1974
IDA – International Development Association	Washington DC	1950
ICC – International Chamber of Commerce	Paris, France	1919
ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization	Montreal, Canada	1944
IBRD – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)	Washington DC, US	1944
IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency	Vienna, Austria	1957