Acronym International Organization Headquarters.

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, Italy.

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, Austria.

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization Montreal, Canada.

ICJ International Court of Justice The Hague, Netherlands.

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development Rome, Italy.

ILO International Labour Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

IMO International Maritime Organization London, U.K.

IMF International Monetary Fund Washington, U.S.A.

ITU International Telecommunication Union Geneva, Switzerland.

UN United Nations New York, U.S.A.

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund New York, U.S.A.

UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Geneva, Switzerland.

UNDP United Nations Development Programme New York, U.S.A.

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Paris, France.

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya.

UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Geneva, Switzerland.

UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization Vienna, Austria.

UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime * Vienna, Austria.

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund New York, U.S.A.

UNU United Nations University Tokyo, Japan.

UPU Universal Postal Union Bern, Switzerland.

World Bank Group Washington, U.S.A.

WFP World Food Programme Rome, Italy.

WHO World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

WMO World Meteorological Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

World Tourism Organization Madrid, Spain.

WTO World Trade Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

* UNODC was formerly called UNDCP - UN International Drug Control Programme

SAARC nations comprise 3% of the world's area and in contrast having 21% (around 1.7 billion) of
the world's total population. India makes up over 70% of the area and population among these eight
nations.
SAARC is observing a decade(1991-2000) as “ Girl Child”

The SAARC decade 2001-2010 is observed as "the rights of the child"

Commonwealth of Independent States Abbr. CIS.

An association of former Soviet republics that was established in December 1991 by Russia,
Ukraine, and Belarus to help ease the dissolution of the Soviet Union and coordinate interrepublican
affairs.

Other members include:

Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
and
Uzbekistan.

World Trade Organisation Formation on 1st January 1995 and it's Headquarters Centre William
Rappard, Geneva, Switzerland.
GATT (1947) Convert into WTO 1995-jan-01 in Doha Round (8th round) and first round of WTO
1996 Singapur।
WTO World trade organization headquarters Geneva.

WTO World tourism organization head quarters Madrid Spain.

ESCAP (Economic and social commission for asia and the pacific)
Established in 1947 with its headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, ESCAP works to overcome some of
the region's greatest challenges by providing results oriented projects, technical assistance and
capacity building to member States in the following areas:

Sustainable Development.
Macroeconomic Policy and Development.
Trade and Investment.
Transport.
Social Development.
Environment and Development.
Information and Communications Technology.
Disaster Risk Reduction.
Statistics.
Sub-regional activities for development.

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has started the scheme 'Partnership for Peace' for a
group of nations?

International Red Cross is formed in 1863 HQ. GENEVA. It has been awarded with Nobel Prize for
peace for three times in 1917, 1944, 1963

Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) , formerly Middle East Treaty Organization, or Baghdad
Pact Organization, mutual security organization dating from 1955 to 1979 and composed of Turkey,
Iran, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom. Until March 1959 the organization was known as the Middle
East Treaty Organization, included Iraq, and had its headquarters in Baghdad.

Formed at the urging of Britain and the United States, the Central Treaty Organization was intended
to counter the threat of Soviet expansion into vital Middle East oil-producing regions. It was never
very effective. Iraq (first country) withdrew from the alliance in 1959 after its anti-Soviet monarchy
was overthrown.

That same year the United States became an associate member, the name of the organization was
changed to CENTO, and its headquarters was moved to Ankara. Following the fall of the shah in
1979, Iran withdrew, and CENTO was dissolved.

Amnesty International is associated with protection of human rights, HQ London

UNHCR:- United nations High Commissioner for Refugees HQ Geneva.The Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), also known as The UN Refugee Agency is a
United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or
the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third
country. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland and is a member of the United Nations
Development Group. The UNHCR has won two Nobel Peace Prizes, once in 1954 and again in 1981

In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on
International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. The Charter was signed on 26
June 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries. Poland, which was not represented at the
Conference, signed it later and became one of the original 51 Member States.

The UNO was founded at San Francisco .The United Nations officially came into existence on 24
October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United
Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories. United Nations Day is celebrated
on 24 October each year.

Where was the first ever security Council Summit meeting held in early 1992 - New YORK

The G15, a group of 17 developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, was set up to
foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups, such as the World Trade
Organization and the Group of Seven rich industrialized nations.
The G15 focuses on cooperation among developing countries in the areas of investment, trade, and
technology. The membership of the G15 has expanded to 18 countries, but the name has remained
unchanged.
SAARC was founded in Dhaka, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
Established in 1985 in Dhaka (Bangladesh).

The United Nations is considered as a universal organisation. Which organ of rhe united nations fully
represents the fact?
General assembly

in economic and social council there are 54 members.

In security council, there are 15 members (5 permanent n 10 non-permanent).

Whereas in general assembly, all 193 members are included.