International Organisations and Groups

The Common  It was originally known as ‘The British Commonwealth of

Wealth Nations’. It is an association of sovereign and independent states
which formally made up the British Empire.
 Headquarters: London.
 Members: 53
 The British Monarch (Queen Elizabeth II) is the symbolic head of
the commonwealth.
 Commonwealth heads of government meet (CHOGM) is held in
every 2 years.

Arab League  Established: March 22, 1945.

 Objective: To promote economic, social, political and military
cooperation.
 Members: 22
 Headquarters: Cairo

Asia Public  Established: Nov, 1989

Economic  Objective: To promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin.
Corporation  Members: 21
(APEC)
Asian  Established: Dec. 19, 1966
Development  Objective: To promote regional economic cooperation.
Bank (ADB)  Members: 59
 Headquarters: Manila

Association of  Established: Aug. 8, 1967

South-East Asian  Objective: Regional, economic, social and cultural cooperation
Nations among the non-communist countries of South-East Asia.
(ASEAN)  Members: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia.
 Headquarters: Djakarta.

Common Wealth  Established: Dec. 8, 1991

of Independent  Objective: To coordinate inter-common wealth relations and to
States (CIS) provide a mechanism for the orderly dissolution on the USSR.
 Members: 12
 Headquarters: Kirava (Belarus)

Group of 8 or G-  Established: Sept. 22, 1985

8  Objective: To promote co-operation among major non-communist
economic powers.
  Members: France, Germany, Japan, UK, US, Canada, Italy, Plus
Russia (added later).

Group of 15 or  Established: 1889

G-15  Objective: To promote economic co-operation among developing
nations.
 Members: 18

Group of 77 or  Established: Oct. 1967

G-77  Objective: To promote economic co-operation among developing
nations.
 Members: 130

International  Established: 1914

Criminal Police  Objective: To promote the international cooperation among
Organization For criminal police authorities.
(INTERPOL)  Members: 186
 Headquarters: France.

International  Established: June 23, 1894

Olympic  Objective: To promote the Olympic ideals and administer
Committee Olympic Games.
(IOC)  Members: 203
 Headquarters: Switzerland.

International  Established: Feb., 1947

Organization For  Objective: To promote development of international standards.
Standardization (  Members: 158
ISO)  Headquarters: Switzerland.

International Red  Established: 1928

Cross And  Objective: To promote worldwide humanitarian aid.
Crescent  Headquarters: Geneva.
Movement
Non-Aligned  Established: Sep., 1961
Movement  Objective: Political co-operation and separate itself from both
(NAM) USA and USSR (in the cold-war era).
 Members: 118
 The credit of evolving the concept goes to Pt. Jawahar lal Nehru.
The other contributors were Marshal Tito (President of
Yugoslavia), Dr. Sukamo (President of Indonesia) and General
Nasser (President of Egypt). Bandung conference in Indonesia
became the forum for the birth of NAM.
European Union  Established: Apr.8, 1965. Effective on July 1, 1967
 Objective: 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.
 Members: 27 (The ten new countries which joined in 2004 are
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Malta, Poland, Slavakia and Slovania). Bulgaria & Romania
joined in 2007.
 Headquarters: Brussels (Belgium). The common European,
currency, Euro, was launched on Jan. 1, 1999

North Atlantic  Established: April 4, 1949

Treaty  Objective: Mutual defense and cooperation
Organization  Members: 26 + Russia
(NATO)  Headquarters: Brussels

Organization of  Established: Sept,1959

Petroleum  Objective: Attempts to set world prices by controlling oil
Exporting production and also persues member interest in trade and
Countries development.
(OPEC)  Members: 12 (Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya,
UAE, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Angola and Venezuela).
 Headquarters: Vienna (Austria).

South Asian  Established: Dec. 8, 1985

Association For  Objective: To promote economic, social and cultural cooperation.
Regional  Members: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,
Cooperation Srilanka, Afghanistan.
(SAARC)  Headquarters: Katmandu.

World  Established: Oct. 11, 1947, Effective from April 4, 1951.

Meteorological  Objective: Specialized UN Agency concerned with
Organization meteorological cooperation.
(WMO)  Members: 162
 Headquarters: Geneva

Amnesty  Established: 1961

International  Objective: To keep a watch over human rights violation
(AI) worldwide.
 Headquarters: London
 Got Nobel Prize in 1977 for Peace.

Organization Of  Established: 1969

The Islamic  Objective: To promote Islamic solidarity among member states
Conference and to consolidate cooperation among members.
(OIC)  Members: 57
 Headquarters: Saudi Arabia.

Shanghai  Established: June 7, 2002.

Cooperation  Objective: To develop mutual cooperation.
Organization  Members: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrghiztan
(SCO) and Tajikistan.

Scouts and  Established: 1907 by Lt. Gen. Baden Powell.

Guides  Objective: To encourage good character, loyalty to god and
country, service to other people and physical and mental fitness.
 Members: About 13 million members of around 115 nations.
 World Scouts Bureau: Geneva (Switzerland).

World Wildlife  Established: Sept. 11, 1961

Fund For Nature  Objective: To save the wildlife from extinction
(WWF)  Members: All the countries of the world
 Headquarters: Gland (Switzerland)

GROUPS/AGENCIES
It was originally known as 'The British Commonwealth of Nations'. It is an
association of sovereing and independent states which formally made up the
The Common Wealth 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.

The Arab League was established on March 22, 1945. The objective was to
Arab League promote economic, social, political and military cooperation. The headquarter
of this organization is located at Cairo (egipt), which have 23 members.

The APEC was established on November, 1989. The basic objective of this
Asia Pacific Economic
organization is to promote trade and investment in the pacific basin. It has 21
Cooperation (APEC)
member.

It was established on december 19th 1966. The basic objective was to

Asian Development
promote regional economic cooperation. he headquarter of this organization is
Bank (ADB)
located at Manila and it has 59 members.

The ASEAN was established on 8th August,1967. The basic objective of this
Association of South- organization was regional, economic, social and cultural co-operation among
East Asian Nations the non-commercial countries of South-East asia. The members of this
(ASEAN) organization are Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipines, Singapore, Thailand,
Vietnam, Laos, Mayanmar, Cambodia. It's headquarter is located at Djakarta.

This organization was established on December 8th, 1991. Thebasic objective

Common Wealth of
of this oeganization is to coordinae inter-commonwealth relations and to
Independent states
provide a mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR. It has 12
(CIS) members and headquarter located at Kirava (Belarus)
 It was established on Sept. 22, 1985, to promote co-operation among major
Group of 8 or G-08 non-cmmunist economic powers., Members: France, Germany, Japan, UK, US,
Canada, Italy, and Russia.

It is sstablished on 1989, to promote economic co-operation among

Group of 15 (G-15)
developing nations. It has 19 members.

It was established on Oct., 1967, to promote economic co-operation among

Group of 77 (G-77)
developing nations. It has 27 members.

International Criminal It was established on 1914, to promote international cooperation among

Police Organisation criminal police authorities. It has 178 members, and it's headquarters located
(INTERPOL) at France.

It was established on June 23, 1894, to promote the olympic ideals and
International Olympic
administer olympic games. It has 167 members and it's headquarters located
Committee (IOC)
at Swizerland

International
It is established on Feb., 1947, to promote the development of international
Organisation for
standards, It has 140 members and its headquarters located at Switzerland.
Standardisation (ISO)

International Red cross

It is established on 1928, to promote worldwide humanitarian aid, It's
And Red Crescent
headquarters located at Geneva.
Movement

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
Non-aligned Movement members. The credit of evolving the concept goes to Pt. Jawahar lal Nehru.
(NAM) 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.

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
European Union 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.

It was estableshed on April 4, 1949. The objective of this organization is to

North Atlantic Treaty
provide mutual defence and cooperation. It has more than 26 members like
organisation (NATO)
Russia. It's headquarters located at Brussels.

It was established on Sept, 1959. The objective was to set world prices by
Organisation of controlling oil production and also persues member interest in trade and
Petroleum Exporting development. It has 13 members (Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Countries (OPEC) Libya, UAE, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Gabon, Equador and Venezuela). It's
headquarters at Vienna (Austria).

South Asian Association It was established on Dec. 8, 1985, to promote economic, social and cultural
For Regional cooperation. The members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,
Cooperation (SAARC) Pakistan, Srilanka., Headquarters: Kathmandu.

It was established on Oct 11, 1947, effective from April 4, 1951., Thw main
World Meteorological
objective was specialised UN agency concerned with meteorological
Organisation (WMO)
cooperation., It's headquarter at Geneva and it has 162 member.

Amnesty International It was established on 1961, To keep a watch over human rights violation
(AI) worldwide., headquarters at London, Got Nobel Prize in 1977 for Peace.

Organisation of The It was established 1969, to promote Islamic solidarity among member states
Islamic conference and to consolidate cooperation among members., It has 57 members, and it's
(OIC) headquarters at Saudi Arabia.

Shanghai Cooperation It was established on June 7, 2002, to develop mutual cooperation., Members:
Organisation (SCO) Russia, China, Kazakhistan, Uzbekistan, kyrghiztan and Tajikistan.