An International organization is an organization with an international membership, scope, or presence primarily established to maintain international peace , security and to develop healthy and friendly relations between nations. International Organizations are set up in different parts of the world with different head of the organizations for each entity. International Organizations (associations) with their presence all over the globe, hold a critical place in world undertakings. The International associations have mass effects on nations, laws and even worldwide costs.
Amnesty International, an International Organization is focused on worldwide peacekeeping and human rights, whileOPEC [The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries] keeps up strength in worldwide interest and supply of oil. Subsequently, these associations deal with a wide scope of issues that rise above worldwide limits and nearby laws. This article gives a list of vital International Organizations and their Headquarters.
Mainly there are 2 types of International Organizations. The first type is: International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs): Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that operate internationally. These include international non-profit organizations and worldwide companies such as the World Organization of the Scout Movement, International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières. The second type is : Intergovernmental Organizations, also known as international governmental organizations (IGOs): the type of organization most closely associated with the term 'international organization', which are organizations that are made up primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states). Primary examples include the United Nations (UN), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Council of Europe (COE), International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Police Organization (INTERPOL). The UN has used the term "intergovernmental organization" instead of "international organization" for enhanced clarity. Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine, created in 1815, is the first and oldest intergovernmental organization established by the Congress of Vienna.
The role of international organizations includes assisting in international agenda, mediating political bargaining, providing a place for political initiatives and acting as catalysts for coalition- formation. International organizations also define the salient issues and decide which issues can be grouped together, thus help governmental priority determination or other governmental arrangements. Seeking economic, political, social cooperation and integration is primary for international organizations with some exceptions .

Important Organizations - UN Organizations:

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The International Organizations are formed by the duties made by the sovereign states and the motivation of these organizations is to bind the states to their responsibilities. Some International organizations are associated with part of states into conforming to their responsibilities.

International Monetary Fund (IMF):
The International Monetary Fund is an international organization, and was invented in July, 1944.

• The IMF created during the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference. The IMF observes the global economy, and its aim is to economically strengthen its part of the countries.


• The International organization was invented for promoting global monetary and exchange stability.


• This is used to facilitate the expansion of International trade and facilitate the payments for current transactions.


• The IMF is used to reduce volatility in the international balance of payment of member countries.


• This is used to secure multilateral convertibility to convert the currency of any member into the currency of any other member.


• The IMF includes 188 member countries and these members are represented through a quota system based on their global economy.


• Several financial institutions have been invented to facilitate the investment for productive purposes and to advance since quite a while ago extended adjusted development of international trade at the international level.


• The major international institutions are ASEAN, SAARC etc.


• India is one of the organizational individuals from the IMF. The Finance minister is the ex-officio governor or the leading body of the governors of the IMF. The RBI governor is the substitute senator at the IMF.


• The IMF provides short term loans to member countries.

Allocating quotas for the member country

The World Bank is a group of five international organizations that make a utilized loan to poor countries.

• This world bank is expanded from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). For this, it provides the postwar reconstruction and development to the present coordination with the international development association and other members of the World Bank Group.


• The World Bank was established in July 1944 and the Headquarters in Washington D.C.


• The World Bank includes 188 countries (IBRD), 172 countries are (IDA).


• The President of the World bank is Jim Yong Kim appointed in 2012.


• The principle goal is to provide financial help for the economic development and reconstruction of member nations.


• This can be used to put the world on the path of development and it will try to reduce the number of poor in the world.


• The objective includes to encouraging the international finance.


• The World Bank has the ability of the government to deliver quality services, efficiency, and transparency.

The main concepts of the world bank are

• Putting resources into individuals, especially through essential instruction, education, and Health.


• This is used for protecting the environment and it supports and encourages the private development business.


• This focuses on social development and inclusion governance and institution - building as key elements of poverty reduction.

The World bank includes five organizations are as follows. International bank for reconstruction and Development (IBRD):

• The IBRD established in 1944 and it was associated with the United Nations in 1947.


• In this 188 members are included to provide loans for developing countries, facilitate trade and capital investments.


• The values of the IBRD are reduced the poverty and assistance in development.

International Development Association (IDA):

• The IDA established in 1960.


• This Includes 172 members and the vision is IDA financed operations deliver positive change among the poorest nations of the world. Lends money on concessional terms.


• The values of the IDA is to help the poorest countries and the single largest donor if the funds to underdeveloped nations.

International Finance Corporation (IFC):

• The IFC established in July 1956 and it was associated with the United Nations in 20th February, 1957.


• This includes 184 members and the vision of IFC is people should have the opportunity to escape poverty and improve their lives.


• The values of the IFC are excellence commitment, integrity, collaboration, and differences.

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA):

• The MIGA established in 1988.


• This includes 177 members are to promote foreign direct investment in developing countries by insurance, technology etc.


• The values of the MIGA are protecting against risk, mediating discussions.

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID):

• The ICSID established in 1966 and it includes 159 members.


• The vision is to handle legal discussion between international investors and helps the executive for the question determination.


• The values of ICSID are provide the arbitration and discussion resolution.

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade:

• The GATT was multilateral agreement regulating international trade and introduced to regulate world trade to assistance in the economic recovery.


• The Main aim was to reduce the obstructions of global exchange through the reduction of tariffs, taxes.


• The main purpose was the substantial reduction of traffics and other trade barriers and the elimination of preference on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.


• The GATT implemented in 1947 and lasted until 1994 and is replaced by the world trade organization in 1995.


• The GATT is under the WTO framework to the modifications of GATT 1994.

World Trade Organization:

• The WTO is the global international organization and handles the rules of trade between nations.


• The main goal is to help plan of goods and services, exporters and importers conduct the business.


• The WTO established in 1st January, 1955 and the headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland.


• The WTO includes 160 members and created by Uruguary Round negotiation between 1986-1994.

The Functions of WTO

• The WTO allocating the WTO trade agreements.


• The WTO is used for a forum for trade negotiation.


• The WTO can handle trade disputes and it can monitor national trade policies.


• The technical assistance and training for developing countries.


• India is one of the member of the WTO and India can separate from WTO at any time.


• India in recent years has emerged as the leader of developing countries and India has changed the economic decision of WTO.


• WTO, India become more attractive to foreign investors has helped India to attract foreign investment.


• India is one of the member, goods and services have been significant growth.


• The WTO includes 160 members with Russia and Vanuatu were joined in the WTO in 2012.

UNIDO:

• The UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organization is the particular agency of the United nations that cooperates industrial development to reduce poverty, comprehensive globalization and environmental sustainability.
 

• The UNIDO is to sponsor and promote and advanced comprehensive and sustainable industrial development in developing countries and economies in transaction.

Bank for International Settlements (BIS):

• The mission is an international organization to serve central banks in their inquiry of monetary and financial stability.


• The BIS is used to encourage the international cooperation of central banks and international monetary policy.


• The BIS established in 17th May, 1930 and the headquarters are located in Basel, Switzerland and other main offices are Hong Kong especial Administrative region of the People's Republic of China and in Mexico City.


• The BIS is the World's oldest international financial organization and it was created to allocate the transaction of money.


• The main goal of BIS is to provide the information sharing and to be a central point for economic research.

WIPO:

• The WIPO stands for the World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the particular agencies of the United Nations and founded in 1967.


• The Head office is located in Geneva, Switzerland and the main goal is to lead the development of original, creative intellectual property system.

Food and Agriculture Organisation:

• The FAO is an agency of the United nations that starts international achievements to breakdown hunger.


• It can serve for developed and developing countries and the headquarters of FAO are located in Rome, in the former seat of the Department of Italian East Africa.

ILO:

• The ILO stands for International Labor Organisation, established in 1919 to seek a view based on the basis that global, lasting peace can be founded based on social justice.


• It is the first specialized agency of the UN in 1945.


• This includes 193 members,in that 185 members belongs to UN states.

International Fund for Agricultural Development :

• It is a special agency for the United Nations, was founded as an International financial Institution in 1977.

Asian Development Bank:

• The ADB is a regional development bank and it was created nearly on the World Bank and It is a similar weighted voting system.


• The ADB established on 22nd August 1966 and the headquarters are in Manila, Philippines.


• The ADB includes 67 members, in that 48 area from Asia and Pacific and rest of 19 from outside of the world.


• The main goal is to reduce the poverty in Asia and Pacific, that gives a particular attention to the necessity of the smaller or less- developed countries and preference to regional,sub-regional and national programs.


• This is mainly used to promote the social and economic progress of the Asian and Pacific region.


• This can provide the economic development of Asian countries.

SAARC preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA):

• The SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement established in 1997 by an Inter-Governmental Group in Colombo.


• The SAPTA was signed on 11th April 1993 and started from 7th December 1995.


• The SAPTA has included products, manufactures, and commodities in their raw, semi-processed and processed forms.