The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in Vienna.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
International Atomic Energy Agency was established in 1957.
IAEA is the world's central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field.
It is responsible for the discovery and diverse usage of nuclear technologies.
It has 171 member countries around the world.
1. New York in the United States of America and
Liaison Office 2. Geneva, Switzerland
1. Seibersdorf in Austria,
2. Tieste in Italy and
Laboratories and Research Centres
3. Monaco in Europe.
1. Toronto in Canada and
Regional Safeguard Office 2. Tokyo in Japan
The World Health Organization was established on April 7, 1948.
The headquarters of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Tedros Adhanon is the Director-General of the World Health Organization.
Therefore April 7 is observed as World Health Day every year.
The World Health Assembly and the Executive Board are the governing bodies of WHO.
WHO gets funding from its member nations which can be either compulsory or Voluntary.
The countries which are members of UNO are the members of WHO also.
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WHO is a specialized UN agency which aims to promote health and provide universal health coverage worldwide.
It conducts research regarding various diseases and health care systems so that preventive measures can be taken
worldwide.
In the case of health emergencies, WHO's statements and reports are very crucial according to which the countries
take policy initiatives to curb the diseases (For eg. declaring a disease as a global pandemic).
It also runs various campaigns to eradicate the disease from the globe for eg. Smallpox and polio eradication
programs.
WHO also prepares and publishes the World Health Statistics Report every year.
World Trade Organisation was established on 1 January 1995.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade
between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading
nations and ratified in their parliaments.
The goal is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably, and freely as possible.
The General Council is the top day-to-day decision-making body. It meets a number of times a year in Geneva.
All major decisions are made by the WTO's member governments: either by ministers (who usually meet at least every
two years) or by their ambassadors or delegates (who meet regularly in Geneva).
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The headquarters of the World Trade Organisation - Geneva, Switzerland.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the current Director-General of the World Trade Organisation.
164 countries are currently members of the World Trade Organisation.
The United Nations Charter was signed on 26 June 1945.
On April 25, 1945, 50 governments met for a conference in San Francisco and began drafting the UN Charter, which was
adopted on June 25, 1945, and came into force on October 24, 1945, when operations began.
After World War II the UN was established with the aim of preventing future wars and succeeding the ineffective League of
Nations.
Under the Charter, the organization's goals are to maintain international peace and security, protect human rights, deliver
humanitarian aid, promote sustainable development, and uphold international law.
The UN had 51 member states at its founding; this number grew to 193 in 2011, representing the vast majority of
sovereign states in the world.
The Correct Answer is Option (4) i.e Singapore.
APEC is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia
Pacific Region.
It was founded by Bob Hawke in November 1989. The present headquarters of APEC is in Queenstown, Singapore.
India is not a member of APEC but has requested for the membership.
The one-long hosting of the APEC 2020 is given to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).
Organization Headquarters Founded In
ADB Manila
19th December 1966
SAARC Kathmandu 8th December 1985
ASEAN Jakarta 8th August 1967
The correct answer is options 4 i.e To maintain international peace and security.
United Nations is an international organisation which was founded on 24th October 1945.
The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of 50 countries but Poland signed the Charter on a later date so,
there were 51 Founding Members in 1945.
India was also the part of it under British rule.
Every year 24th October is celebrated as UN Day.
Currently, there are 193 member states.
South Sudan was the last country to join the UN on 14th July 2011.
Main Aims of UN are
To maintain international peace and security.
To encourage international cooperation among the members countries for social, cultural and economic developement
Protect Human Rights
Promote sustainable development
To uphold International law.
United Nations:
Headquarters: New York, United States
Secretary-general: Antonio Guterres
SAARC is South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, which is a regional intergovernmental organisation.
It was founded on 8 December 1985 in Dhaka.
It aims to promote the development of economic and regional integration.
It is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The South Asian Free Trade Area was launched on 1st January 2006 to create a free trade zone between its members.
As of March 2020 Esala Ruwan Weerakoon is the Secretary-General. He assumed office on 1st March 2020.
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Given below is the list of all members of SAARC:
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
ICRC was founded by Henry Dunant in the year 1863, in Geneva, Switzerland.
In 1901, Henry Dunant was awarded the first-ever Nobel Prize for peace for his role in founding International Red Cross.
The headquarters of the ICRC is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
The present president of the ICRC is Peter Maurer.
ICRC is a humanitarian organization whose mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other
situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.
Ludwick Rajchman was one of the founders of the organization, UNICEF.
Woodrow Wilson founded the League of Nations.
Headquarter of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) located in Vienna.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group consisting of 14 of the world’s major oil-
exporting nations.
Countries that belong to OPEC include Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela (the five founders), plus the United
Arab Republic, Libya, Algeria, Nigeria, and five other countries.
Vienna also described as Europe's cultural capital.
Vienna, the capital of Austria, Vienna lies in the northeastern corner of Austria, between the foothills of the Alps and the
Carpathians.
The headquarters of the International Court of Justice "The Hague" is located in the Netherlands.
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations.
It comprises of 193 member countries.
Its official languages are English and French.
The World Health Organization is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
UNESCO has its headquarters in Paris France.
The headquarters of the United Nations is in New York.
International Court of Justice International Criminal Court
It is the official court of the United Nations. It is an intergovernmental organization.
Established in the year 1945.( 26 June 1945) Established in the year 2002
It is not applicable to Individuals. It can be applied to Individuals(for war crimes)
UN Charter must be ratified by the member countries. Member countries must be a part of the Rome Statute.
All members of the UN are a party. Only Signatories are a party.
Sovereignty, boundary disputes, maritime disputes, trade, natural resources, human rights, treaty violations, treaty interpretation,
etc. Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, crimes of aggression.
