| 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). |
