Important UN Agencies

Important UN Agencies

Other UN Agencies

Name	Estd.	Headquarters	Purpose
International Labour Organization (ILO)	1919	Geneva	To improve conditions and living standard of workers.
World Health Organization (WHO)	1948	Geneva	attainment of highest possible level of health by all people.
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	1946	Paris	To promote collaboration among nations through education, science and culture.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	1957	Vienna	To promote peaceful uses of atomic energy.
United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)	1946	New York	To promote children's welfare all over the world.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)	1950	Geneva	To provide protection of refugees.
United Nations Fund for Population Activitie (UNFPA)	1967	New York	For formulating population policies.
International Fund for Agricultural Development	1977	Rome	For financing agricultural prjects in the world to raise the economic growth.
United Nations Conference on Trade and development (UNCTAD)	1964	Geneva	Promotes international trade to accelerate economic growth of developing countries.
International Civil Aviation Organizatio(ICAO)	1947	Montreal	Promotes safety of International aviation.
International Monitery Fund(IMF)	1945	Washington D. C.	Promotes international monetary cooperation.
International Finance Corporation(IFC)	1956	Washington D. C.	Promote economic development by encouraging private enterprise in its member countries.
Universal Postal Union (UPU)	1947	Beme	Improve various postal services in the world.
United Nations Enviornmental Programme (UNEP)	1972	Nairobi	Promotes international co-operation in human environment.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)	1967	Geneva	Sets international regulations for radio, telegraph, telephone and space radio communication.
Food and Agricultursl Organization (FAO)	1945	Rome	To improveliving condition of rural population.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)	1945	Washington D. C.	Development of economics of members by facilitating investment of capitals by providing loans.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)	1950	Geneva	Promote international exchange of weather reports.
World Trade Organization (WTO)	1995	Geneva	Setting rules for the world trade to reduce tariffs.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	1995	New York	Help developing countries increase the wealth producing capabilities of their natural and human resources.
Inter Government Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO)	1958	London	Promotes co-operation on technial matters of maritime safety, navigation and encourages anti pollution measures.
International Development  Associassion (IDA)	1960	Washington D. C.	An affiliate to the World Bank, aims to help under-developed countries raise living standards.
International Tele Communication Union (ITU)	1947	Geneva	Sets international regulations for radio telegraph, telephone and spaceradio communications.
United nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)	1965	New York	Provides training and research to help faciliated UN objectives of worldpeace and security and of economic and social progress.
United Nations Relief and Work for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)	1949	New York	Provides basic amenities and education for the victim of Arab-Israel War.
United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)	1967	New York	Studying population dynamics, collecting population data, formulating and evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes.

Name of Groups/Agencies	Objectives/Headquarters/Established
The Common Wealth	It was originally known as 'The British Commonwealth of Nations'. It is an association of sovereing and independent states which formally made up the British empire. It's headquarter is located at London. The British Monarch (Queen Elizabeth II) is the symbolic head of the commonwealth. The Commonwealth heads of government meet (CHOGM) is held in every 2 years.
Arab League	The Arab League was established on March 22, 1945. The objective was to promote economic, social, political and military cooperation. The headquarter of this organization is located at Cairo (egipt), which have 23 members.
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)	The APEC was established on November, 1989. The basic objective of this organization is to promote trade and investment in the pacific basin. It has 21 member.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)	It was established on december 19th 1966. The basic objective was to promote regional economic cooperation. he headquarter of this organization is located at Manila and it has 59 members.
Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)	The ASEAN was established on 8th August,1967. The basic objective of this organization was regional, economic, social and cultural co-operation among the non-commercial countries of South-East asia. The members of this organization  are Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Mayanmar, Cambodia. It's headquarter is located at Djakarta.
Common Wealth of Independent  states (CIS)	This organization was established on December 8th, 1991. Thebasic objective of this oeganization is to coordinae inter-commonwealth relations and to provide a mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR. It has 12 members and headquarter located at Kirava (Belarus)
Group of 8 or G-08	It was established on Sept. 22, 1985, to promote co-operation among major non-cmmunist economic powers., Members: France, Germany, Japan, UK, US, Canada, Italy, and Russia.
Group of 15 (G-15)	It is sstablished on  1989,  to promote economic co-operation among developing nations. It has 19 members.
Group of 77 (G-77)	It was established on  Oct., 1967, to promote economic co-operation among developing nations. It has 27 members.
International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)	It was established on 1914, to promote international cooperation among criminal police authorities. It has 178 members, and  it's headquarters located at France.
International Olympic Committee (IOC)	It was established on June 23, 1894, to promote the olympic ideals and administer olympic games. It has 167 members and it's headquarters located at Swizerland
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)	It is established on  Feb., 1947, to promote the development of international standards,  It has 140 members and its headquarters located at  Switzerland.
International Red cross And Red Crescent Movement	It is established on  1928, to promote worldwide humanitarian aid, It's headquarters located at Geneva.
Non-aligned Movement (NAM)	It is established on Sept. 1961, the main objective was political co-operation and separate itself from both USA and USSR (in the cold-war era). It has 116 members.  The credit of evolving the concept goes to Pt. Jawahar lal Nehru. The other contributors were Marshal tito (President of Yugoslavia), Dr. Sukarno (President of Indonesia) and General Nasser (President of Egypt). Bandung conference in Indonesia became the forum for the birth of NAM.
European Union	It was established on Apr. 8, 1965. Effective on July 1, 1967., The objective was to create a united Europe in which member countries would have such strong economic and political bonds that war would cease to be a recurring fact., It has 25 members. (The ten new countries which joined in 2004 are Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slavakia and Slovania)., It's headquarters located at  Brussels (Belgium). The common European, currency, Euro, was launched on Jan. 1, 1999.
North Atlantic Treaty organisation (NATO)	It was estableshed on April 4, 1949. The objective of this organization is to provide mutual defence and cooperation. It has more than 26 members like Russia. It's  headquarters located at Brussels.
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)	It was established on Sept, 1959. The objective was to set world prices by controlling oil production and also persues member interest in trade and development. It has 13  members (Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, UAE, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Gabon, Equador and Venezuela). It's headquarters at Vienna (Austria).
South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC)	It was established on Dec. 8, 1985, to promote economic, social and cultural cooperation. The members are  Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Srilanka., Headquarters: Kathmandu.
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)	It was established on Oct 11, 1947, effective from April 4, 1951., Thw main objective was specialised UN agency concerned with meteorological cooperation., It's headquarter at Geneva and it has 162 member.
Amnesty International (AI)	It was established on 1961,  To keep a watch over human rights violation worldwide., headquarters at  London, Got Nobel Prize in 1977 for Peace.
Organisation of The Islamic conference (OIC)	It was established 1969, to promote Islamic solidarity among member states and to consolidate cooperation among members., It has 57 members, and it's  headquarters at  Saudi Arabia.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)	It was established on June 7, 2002, to develop mutual cooperation., Members: Russia, China, Kazakhistan, Uzbekistan, kyrghiztan and Tajikistan.
Scouts and Guides	It was establishedon 1907 by Lt. Gen. Baden Powell., to encourage good character, loyalty to god and country, service to other people and physical and mental fitness., It has about 13 million members of around 115 nations., World Scouts Bureau: Geneva (Switzerland).
World Wildife Fund for Nature (WWF)	It was established on Sept. 11, 1961, to save the wildlife from extinction, Members: All the countries of the world, headquarters at Gland (Switzerland).