Worlds Organizations
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Foundation Date : 29 October 1919 Headquarter: Geneva, Switzerland Member Countries: 187 Director General: Guy Ryder Origins and history The ILO was founded in 1919, in the wake of a destructive war, to pursue a vision based on the premise that universal, lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice. The ILO became the first specialized agency of the UN in 1946. The Constitution was drafted between January and April, 1919, by the Labour Commission set up by the Pe
United Nations Organization (UNO)
History of United Nation The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942. 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 Organization officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdo
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Foundation Date : 8th August,1967 Headquarter : Bangkok, Thailand Secretary General: Dato Lim Jock Hoi Member Countries: 10 About ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanm
The Arab League
Foundation Date : March 22, 1945 Headquarter : Cairo(Egypt) Secretary General : Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit Member Countries : 22 About The League of Arab States The Arab League is an organization that consists of independent Arab States on the territory of northern and north-eastern part of Africa and southwest Asia. Representatives of the first six member states – Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia – that initiated the league’s formation signed the agreement in Cairo, on March 22,
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Foundation Date : November, 1989 Headquarter : Singapore Executive Director : Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria Member Countries : 21 About APECThe idea of APEC was firstly publicly broached by former Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke during a speech in Seoul, Korea, on 31 January 1989. Ten months later, 12 Asia-Pacific economies met in Canberra, Australia, to establish APEC. The founding members were Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philipp
Amnesty International
Foundation Date: 1961 Headquarter: London Secretary General : Julie Verhaar (Acting) About Amnesty International: In 1961, British lawyer Peter Benenson was outraged when two Portuguese students were jailed just for raising a toast to freedom. He wrote an article in The Observer newspaper and launched a campaign that provoked an incredible response. Reprinted in newspapers across the world, his call to action sparked the idea that people everywhere can unite in solidarity for justice and freedo
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Foundation Date : December 19th 1966 Headquarter : Manila President : Masatsugu Asakawa Member Countries : From 31 members at its establishment in 1966, ADB has grown to encompass 68 members of which 49 are from within Asia and the Pacific and 19 outside. ADB was conceived amid the postwar rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts of the early 1960s. The vision was of a financial institution that would be Asian in character and foster economic growth and cooperation in the region - then one of
