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International Organisations

Category-wise memory map — HQ · Year · Purpose · Voting · India angle · Hindi mnemonics

Bretton Woods Trade & Forums UN Family Groups · G20 · BRICS
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How to remember the zoo of organisations

UN Charter bodies? Start with UN System Master — 6 organs, 5 UN regional groups (APG/WEOG…), 15 agencies. This page’s Groups tab = G20/BRICS/QUAD (not those five). Money, trade, dev banks below.

Think in jobs, not random names:
💰 Money crisis / surveillance → IMF
🏗️ Long-term development loans → World Bank Group
📦 Trade rules & disputes → WTO
🗣️ Davos talk-shop of elites → WEF
🏦 Regional/new lenders → ADB · AIIB · NDB
🇺🇳 World parliament + security → UN
🩺 Special jobs → WHO health, UNESCO education/culture, ILO labour…
🤝 Clubs of countries → G20, G7, BRICS, SCO, ASEAN, QUAD

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Master Hindi scaffold

“पैसे IMF, निर्माण WB, व्यापार WTO, बातचीत WEF — बाकी क्लब और UN परिवार!”
IMF = firefighter for balance-of-payments · WB = builder with project loans · WTO = referee of trade · WEF = annual networking summit (not a treaty org like WTO).

Quick HQ cheatsheet

OrgHQBornOne-line jobEmoji hook
IMFWashington DC1944/45Macro stability, BOP support, surveillance🚑 fire brigade
World Bank (IBRD)Washington DC1944/45Development / reconstruction finance🏗️ builder
WTOGeneva1995 (GATT 1947)Trade rules + dispute settlement⚖️ referee
WEFCologny/Geneva (Davos meet)1971Public–private dialogue forum🏔️ Davos chat
ADBManila1966Asia-Pacific development bank🌏 Asia bank
AIIBBeijing2015/16Infrastructure investment bank🧱 infra bank
NDBShanghai2014/15BRICS New Development Bank🆕 BRICS bank
UN HQNew York1945Peace, rights, cooperation🕊️ world body
WHOGeneva1948Global public health🩺 health
UNESCOParis1945Education, science, culture, heritage🏛️ culture
ILOGeneva1919Labour standards (tripartite)👷 workers
FAORome1945Food & agriculture🌾 food
IAEAVienna1957Atoms for peace + safeguards⚛️ atoms
OPCWThe Hague1997Chemical Weapons Convention body🧪 no chem war

HQ ट्रिक: “वॉशिंगटन में पैसे (IMF+WB), जिनेवा में नियम व सेहत (WTO/WHO/ILO), पेरिस में संस्कृति (UNESCO), मनीला Asia bank, बीजिंग AIIB, शंघाई NDB, न्यूयॉर्क UN, वियना परमाणु, हेग केमिकल।”

Bretton Woods twin

“1944 ब्रेटन वुड्स — जुड़वाँ जन्मे: IMF बचाए, WB बनाए!”
Both HQ Washington DC. Same birth story, different jobs. Don’t mix SDRs (IMF) with IBRD project loans (WB).
twin institutions
1944
Bretton Woods
IMFBOP · SDR · surveillance
World BankProjects · IDA / IBRD
Member
states
quota system
Inputs
  • Member quotas
  • BOP crisis
  • SDR allocation
Process
  • Art. IV surveillance
  • Lending programmes
  • Conditionality
Outputs
  • Stabilization
  • Policy advice
  • SDR liquidity
Trap
  • IMF ≠ WB
  • HQ Washington
  • Not UN organ
which twin do you need?
Macro crisis or
long-term project?
BOP / macro
→ IMFQuota · SDR · short adjustment
Development
→ World BankIBRD / IDA projects
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IMF — International Monetary Fund

Bretton Woods twin · Crisis firefighter · Surveillance of economies
1944 · in force 1945 HQ: Washington DC India: founding member
  • Job: global monetary cooperation, exchange stability, temporary BOP financing, capacity development.
  • Resources: member quotas (subscription) — decide voting power + access to finance. Quotas reviewed periodically.
  • SDR (Special Drawing Rights): international reserve asset created by IMF; value from a basket of currencies (USD, EUR, CNY, JPY, GBP).
  • Surveillance: Article IV consultations — regular health-check of member economies.
  • Lending: Stand-By Arrangement, Extended Fund Facility, Rapid Financing Instrument, poverty-reduction tools, etc. Often with conditionality.
  • Leadership: Managing Director (conventionally European in older practice — know as a political convention, not a treaty rule carved in stone).
  • India angle: major emerging shareholder; uses IMF data/reports heavily in economy CA; not a “project builder” like WB.
IMF = “इमरजेंसी मनी फायरमैन” — कोटा = वोट + लोन की लिमिट; SDR = टोकरी वाली रिज़र्व मुद्रा इकाई।
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World Bank Group

Development & reconstruction lender family — 5 institutions
1944/45 HQ: Washington DC India: major borrower + partner
🏛️

IBRD

Loans to middle-income / creditworthy countries

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IDA

Soft credits/grants to poorest countries

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IFC

Private sector finance

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MIGA

Political risk insurance

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ICSID

Investment dispute settlement

  • “World Bank” in casual talk often = IBRD + IDA.
  • President: traditionally US nominee (political convention).
  • Vs IMF: WB = long-term development/projects; IMF = short-to-medium macro / BOP stability.
  • India: historic large borrower; many state projects, human development, infra, climate-tagged lending in CA.
WB परिवार — “IBRD उधार, IDA गरीब मदद, IFC प्राइवेट, MIGA बीमा, ICSID झगड़ा निपटाओ”।
IMFWorld Bank
Core metaphor🚑 Ambulance / fire brigade🏗️ Construction company
Typical financeBOP / macro supportProject & program development finance
Time horizonShorter, crisis + adjustmentLonger, development
Key unitQuota, SDRIBRD/IDA credits, project portfolio
HQWashington DCWashington DC

Trade vs talk-shop

“WTO अदालत + नियम किताब है; WEF पहाड़ी मेला (Davos) है!”
WTO = member-driven treaty org with dispute settlement. WEF = Swiss foundation / forum — influential, but not a UN specialized agency.
DSU steps (simplified)
1 · ConsultationsComplainant & respondent negotiate (DSU)
2 · PanelRuling on GATT / GATS / TRIPS
3 · ImplementationComply or face authorized retaliation

Appellate Body paralysis is live CA — panels still issue reports.

binding trade law or Davos forum?
Question about
trade rules?
Yes · law
WTOGeneva · DSU · MFN / NT
Elite summit
WEFDavos · non-binding dialogue
order → border → delivery
Export
order
CustomsMFN · origin rules
WTO rulesTariffs · SPS / TBT
Import
market
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WTO — World Trade Organization

Global trade rule-book + dispute settlement
Born 1995 · GATT 1947 HQ: Geneva India: member
  • Predecessor: GATT 1947 (agreement, not a full org). Uruguay Round → Marrakesh Agreement → WTO 1995.
  • Principles: MFN, National Treatment, reciprocity, transparency, binding tariffs (know the names).
  • Pillars often tested: goods (GATT), services (GATS), IP (TRIPS), Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU).
  • Ministerial Conference: top decision body; decisions usually by consensus.
  • India hot buttons: agriculture (food security/public stockholding), fisheries subsidies, e-commerce moratorium debates, special & differential treatment.
WTO = “व्यापार की अदालत जिनेवा में” — GATT पुरानी किताब, 1995 में संस्था बनी। MFN + National Treatment याद रखो।
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WEF — World Economic Forum

Public–private cooperation platform · Davos Annual Meeting
Founded 1971 Cologny, Switzerland Not a treaty org
  • Founded by Klaus Schwab.
  • Famous for Davos annual meeting — leaders from business, government, civil society.
  • Publishes reports (e.g. Global Competitiveness / risks style products — verify latest titles in CA).
  • Trap: WEF ≠ WTO ≠ World Bank. No binding trade dispute powers.
WEF = “पर्वत पर पिकनिक” (Davos) — बातें बहुत, कानून WTO जितने बाध्यकारी नहीं।
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UNCTAD

UN Conference on Trade and Development
1964GenevaUN body
  • Focus: trade–development link for developing countries; reports on investment, commodities, digital economy.
  • Often appears when CA discusses Global South trade/finance narratives.
UNCTAD = “विकासशील देशों की व्यापार-पुस्तिका” — जिनेवा, UN परिवार।

Three banks people mix up

“मनीला ADB, बीजिंग AIIB, शंघाई NDB — तीन बैंक, तीन शहर!”
ADB = older Asia-Pacific MDB · AIIB = China-led infra bank · NDB = BRICS bank.
three banks · three HQs
ADBManila · Asia-Pacific MDB (1966)
AIIBBeijing · infra focus (2016)
NDBShanghai · BRICS (2015)

Exam trap: HQ city ≠ membership story (India in all three).

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ADB — Asian Development Bank

Asia-Pacific multilateral development bank
1966Manila, PhilippinesIndia: founding member
  • Promotes social & economic development in Asia-Pacific via loans, grants, advice.
  • Japan & US are among the largest shareholders historically — classic Prelims fact family.
  • India is both shareholder and major borrower for state infra / urban / energy projects.
ADB = “एशिया का पुराना बैंक मनीला में”।
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AIIB — Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Infrastructure-focused MDB
Proposed 2013 · opened 2016BeijingIndia: second-largest shareholder (often cited)
  • China-initiated; open to members beyond Asia.
  • Focus: sustainable infrastructure connectivity.
  • India: founding member, major shareholder, also borrower — useful Mains line on engaging China-led institutions while protecting interests.
AIIB = “इन्फ्रा के लिए बीजिंग वाला नया बैंक” — India बड़ा शेयरधारक।
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NDB — New Development Bank

BRICS bank
Fortaleza 2014 · HQ open ShanghaiShanghaiIndia: founding BRICS member
  • Established by BRICS to mobilize resources for infra & sustainable development.
  • Equal shareholding among founding BRICS in the original design narrative (know the founding story).
  • Has expanded membership debates/CA — track latest members before exam.
  • Related: Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) is a separate BRICS finance safety tool — not the same as NDB.
NDB = “BRICS का बैंक शंघाई” — CRA अलग आपातकालीन मुद्रा व्यवस्था है।

UN principal organs

“छह अंग याद रखो: असेम्बली, सुरक्षा, परिषद(ECOSOC), ट्रस्टीशिप(निष्क्रिय), कोर्ट, सचिवालय!”
UN Charter 1945, San Francisco. HQ New York. Trusteeship Council is inactive (no trust territories left). Full organ poster → UN Master · 6 organs.
Charter lists exactly six
UNGAAll members
UNSCPeace · P5 veto
ECOSOCEcon · social
TrustInactive
ICJThe Hague
SecretariatSG + staff
prelims trap
Is WHO / UNESCO
a principal organ?
No
Specialized agencySeparate treaty · ECOSOC link
Yes (only six)
Principal organGA, SC, ECOSOC, Trust, ICJ, Sec
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United Nations

Charter 1945 · HQ New York
24 Oct 1945New YorkIndia: founding member
  • UNGA: all members; one country one vote; recommendations (budget & some elections important).
  • UNSC: primary responsibility for peace & security; 5 permanent (US UK France Russia China) with veto + 10 non-permanent (2-year terms).
  • ECOSOC: economic & social coordination; links to specialized agencies.
  • ICJ: Hague — principal judicial organ; states are parties to cases.
  • Secretariat: Secretary-General + staff; SG is “chief administrative officer,” elected via UNSC recommendation + UNGA appointment.
  • India CA: UNSC reform demand (G4), peacekeeping contributions, elected UNSC terms in recent years.
UNSC = “पाँच वीटो राजा + दस मेहमान (2 साल)”। ICJ = हेग की अदालत।

Agency emoji strip

🩺 WHO · 🏛️ UNESCO · 👷 ILO · 🌾 FAO · 👶 UNICEF · 🌱 UNEP · 📈 UNDP
Link each emoji to HQ city in the cards below. Full list of 15 → UN Master · agencies tab.
remember cities → agencies
GenevaWHO · ILO · WIPO…
RomeFAO · WFP · IFAD
ParisUNESCO
NairobiUNEP
New YorkUNICEF · UNDP (funds)
two UN-family buckets
Inputs
  • UNGA resolution
  • Voluntary + assessed $
Funds / programmes
  • UNICEF · UNDP · UNEP
  • Created by GA
Specialized agencies
  • WHO · FAO · IMF
  • Own founding treaty
Trap
  • UNEP ≠ UNFCCC
  • IMF ≠ WB dept
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WHO

World Health Organization
1948Geneva
  • Directing & coordinating authority on international health within UN system.
  • World Health Assembly is the supreme decision body.
  • IHR (International Health Regulations), PHEIC declarations — pandemic CA favourites.
WHO = “सेहत की राजधानी जिनेवा”।
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UNESCO

Education, Science, Culture
1945Paris
  • World Heritage Sites, intangible cultural heritage, education agendas, press freedom indices debates.
  • India has many WH sites — CA often pairs new inscriptions with UNESCO.
UNESCO = “पेरिस में विरासत और शिक्षा”।
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ILO

International Labour Organization
1919 (League era) · UN specialized laterGeneva
  • Tripartite: governments + employers + workers — unique structure.
  • Conventions/recommendations on labour standards; India ratification questions appear.
  • Nobel Peace Prize 1969 (classic static fact).
ILO = “तीन पक्ष — सरकार, मालिक, मजदूर” (tripartite)।
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FAO

Food & Agriculture Organization
1945Rome
  • Defeat hunger, improve nutrition, advance agriculture/fisheries/forestry.
  • Often paired with WFP (Rome) and IFAD (Rome) as the “Rome food hub.”
FAO = “रोम में अन्न” — Rome food triangle: FAO + WFP + IFAD.
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UNICEF

UN Children’s Fund
New YorkFund (not specialized agency in the same sense as WHO)
  • Child rights, health, education, emergencies. Funded by voluntary contributions.
UNICEF = “बच्चों का फंड”।
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UNDP

UN Development Programme
New York
  • Development network; associated with Human Development Report / HDI tradition in UPSC economy–society questions.
UNDP = “विकास + HDI रिपोर्ट वाली याद”।
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UNEP

UN Environment Programme
1972Nairobi
  • Environmental agenda-setting; hosts/linked to many MEA secretariats’ UN environment work; only major global env body HQ in Africa (classic fact).
UNEP = “नैरोबी में पर्यावरण” — Africa HQ याद रखो।

Clubs vs organisations

“G20 मेज़ है, UN घर है — क्लब में सदस्यता, संधि-संगठन में क़ानून!”
G20/G7 are forums. ASEAN/SCO have charters/secretariats. NATO is a military alliance. Don’t call WEF a UN agency or G20 a treaty court.
Layer 4 legal types
Forum
Treaty IO
Alliance
ForumG20 · G7 · BRICS summits
Treaty IOASEAN · SCO · AU
AllianceNATO · CSTO
InformalQUAD dialogue
UnionEU (supranational)
TrapQUAD ≠ NATO
host year touchpoints
TroikaHandover
SherpasPrep
MinisterialsSectors
SummitLeaders
DeclarationNon-binding
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G20

Premier forum for international economic cooperation
Finance 1999 · Leaders 2008+India Presidency 2023
  • 19 countries + EU (+ African Union membership recent CA — verify latest composition list before exam).
  • No permanent secretariat like UN; presidency rotates; troika continuity.
  • India 2023: “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” theme / New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration — high-yield CA.
G20 = “दुनिया की आर्थिक मेज़” — प्रेसीडेंसी घूमती है, सचिवालय UN जैसा नहीं।
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G7

Advanced economies forum
US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan (+ EU)
  • Informal; Russia was in G8 then suspended — know the storyline. Not a universal body.
G7 = “सात अमीर क्लब” (EU अतिथि/भागीदार)।
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BRICS

Emerging economies grouping
NDB + CRAIndia founding
  • Original BRIC + South Africa → BRICS; expansion of new members is live CA — revise current list before prelims.
  • Financial arms: NDB & CRA.
BRICS = “दक्षिण का क्लब + शंघाई बैंक (NDB)”। सदस्य सूची परीक्षा से पहले अपडेट करो।
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SCO

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Beijing secretariatRATS: Tashkent
  • Eurasian political/security/econ cooperation; originated from Shanghai Five.
  • India & Pakistan joined as full members in 2017 (classic fact).
  • RATS = Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.
SCO = “शंघाई परिवार” — सचिवालय बीजिंग, आतंक इकाई RATS ताशकंद।
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ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
1967 Bangkok DeclarationJakarta
  • 10 Southeast Asian members (know the list pattern); centrality in Indo-Pacific.
  • India: Dialogue Partner; Act East Policy hinge.
ASEAN = “दक्षिण-पूर्व एशिया का परिवार — जैकार्ता सचिवालय”।
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QUAD

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
India · US · Japan · Australia
  • Informal strategic forum; free and open Indo-Pacific; working groups on vaccines, climate, critical tech, maritime etc.
  • Trap: not a military alliance like NATO.
QUAD = “चार दोस्त इंडो-पैसिफिक” — IUJA: India, US, Japan, Australia। NATO नहीं।
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NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
1949Brussels
  • Collective defence — Article 5 (attack on one = attack on all).
  • India is not a member; appears in IR comparative questions.
NATO = “अनुच्छेद 5 वाली ढाल — ब्रसेल्स”।

Regional & cross-regional organisations

क्षेत्रीय = संविधान/सचिवालय · G20/QUAD = मेज़ (Groups tab)
India lens: neighbourhood (SAARC, BIMSTEC), Indo-Pacific (IORA, QUAD in Groups), Africa/Gulf for CA.
South Asia vs Bay vs Indian Ocean
Which
region?
South Asia
SAARCKathmandu · 8 members
Bay of Bengal
BIMSTECDhaka · 7 members
Indian Ocean
IORAMauritius sec. · rim states

South & West Asia / Indian Ocean

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SAARC

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
1985 DhakaKathmandu8 members
  • Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
  • Summits often stalled; SAFTA trade framework; charter Art. X(2) bilateral issues.
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BIMSTEC

Bay of Bengal Initiative
1997Dhaka
  • 7 members: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand.
  • 14 priority sectors; India hosts secretariat rotation themes — track CA chair.
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IORA

Indian Ocean Rim Association
Mauritius (sec.)
  • 23 members + dialogue partners; maritime security, trade, blue economy.
  • India founding member; complements Indo-Pacific discourse.
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GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council
1981Riyadh
  • Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE.
  • Customs union path; energy & labour ties to India.
☪️

OIC

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Jeddah
  • 57 members; observer states; Kashmir/Palestine resolutions in news.
  • India not member; has observer engagement at times.

Southeast & East Asia / Pacific

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ASEAN

10 members · Jakarta secretariat
  • Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
  • ASEAN Charter 2008; ARF, EAS, RCEP linkages; India ASEAN FTA.
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APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
  • 21 economies; non-treaty forum; India is not a member (common trap).
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Pacific Islands Forum

PIF
  • 18 members incl. Australia, NZ; climate & maritime CA; 2050 Strategy.

Europe & Eurasia

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European Union

Supranational union · Brussels
  • 27 members post-Brexit; Commission, Council, Parliament; eurozone subset.
  • India-EU FTA negotiations; strategic partnership.
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Council of Europe

Not the EU — 46 members
  • European Convention on Human Rights; ECtHR Strasbourg.
  • Trap: EU ≠ Council of Europe.
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CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States
  • Post-Soviet space; Russia-centric; several states suspended participation.
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EAEU

Eurasian Economic Union
  • Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan; customs union + single market elements.
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CSTO

Collective Security Treaty Organization
  • Military alliance (Russia-led); distinct from SCO though overlap in members.
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Arctic Council

8 Arctic states + Indigenous orgs
  • Environmental & sustainable development; no military security mandate; India observer.

Africa & Americas

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African Union (AU)

55 members · Addis Ababa
  • Succeeded OAU 2002; Agenda 2063; African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
  • G20 permanent member seat for AU (recent CA).
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ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States
  • 15 members; peace & security interventions; UEMOA currency zone overlap.
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SADC

  • 16 members; regional integration southern Africa.
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OAS

Organization of American States
Washington DC
  • 35 independent states of Americas; democracy clause; Inter-American Court Costa Rica.
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MERCOSUR

  • Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (+ associates); customs union origin.
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CARICOM

  • Caribbean community & common market; Georgetown secretariat.
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Arab League

Cairo
  • 22 Arab states; political coordination; Palestine issue.

Cross-cutting (not regional)

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Commonwealth of Nations

  • 56 members; voluntary association; CHOGM; India key player.
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Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

  • French-language & cultural bloc; observer states.

For G20, G7, BRICS, SCO, QUAD, NATO → Groups tab.

Watchdogs — not the same bucket

“IAEA परमाणु पहरा · OPCW केमिकल कन्वेंशन — दोनों UN से जुड़े, 15 agencies की सूची में अलग कहानी!”
IAEA = autonomous · reports to UNGA/SC. OPCW = CWC treaty body · The Hague.
peaceful use vs diversion
Member stateNuclear material
IAEASafeguards · inspections · reports
UNGA / UNSCIf proliferation risk
Chemical Weapons Convention
1 · State partyJoins CWC · declares stockpiles
2 · OPCWVerification · inspections · destruction
3 · ComplianceNational implementation · Hague HQ
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IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency
1957Vienna
  • “Atoms for Peace” — promote peaceful nuclear tech + safeguards against diversion to weapons.
  • Reports to UNGA/UNSC as needed; central to Iran nuclear CA historically.
  • India: unique civil nuclear engagement / safeguards arrangements — know at high level.
IAEA = “वियना में परमाणु पहरा” — शांति के लिए परमाणु + सुरक्षा जाँच।
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OPCW

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
1997The HagueNobel 2013
  • Implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
  • Verification, inspections, destruction oversight.
OPCW = “हेग में केमिकल हथियार पर ताला”।

Practice MCQs

1. Bretton Woods twins with HQ in Washington DC are:
a) WTO and WEF
b) IMF and World Bank
c) ADB and AIIB
d) UNDP and UNEP
Answer: b. IMF + World Bank Group were created at Bretton Woods; both headquartered in Washington DC.
2. Which organisation is headquartered in Manila?
a) Asian Development Bank
b) AIIB
c) New Development Bank
d) WTO
Answer: a. ADB = Manila; AIIB = Beijing; NDB = Shanghai; WTO = Geneva.
3. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are associated with:
a) IMF
b) WTO Dispute Settlement Body
c) UNESCO
d) OPCW
Answer: a. SDRs are an IMF reserve asset.
4. WEF is best described as:
a) A UN specialized agency for trade disputes
b) A public–private forum known for the Davos meeting
c) A military alliance under Article 5
d) The secretariat of G20
Answer: b. WEF is not WTO, NATO, or the G20 secretariat.
5. Which pair is correctly matched?
a) UNESCO — Geneva
b) FAO — Paris
c) UNEP — Nairobi
d) ILO — Rome
Answer: c. UNESCO Paris, FAO Rome, ILO Geneva, UNEP Nairobi.
6. IDA is part of:
a) IMF
b) World Bank Group
c) WTO
d) AIIB only
Answer: b. IDA = soft-window arm of the World Bank Group.
7. RATS (anti-terror structure) is associated with:
a) NATO
b) SCO
c) QUAD
d) ASEAN
Answer: b. SCO’s RATS is in Tashkent.
8. OPCW implements which convention?
a) NPT
b) Chemical Weapons Convention
c) BTWC only (biological)
d) UNCLOS
Answer: b. OPCW = CWC implementing body, The Hague.
9. Which is NOT a principal organ of the UN?
a) ICJ
b) ECOSOC
c) WHO
d) Secretariat
Answer: c. WHO is a specialized agency, not one of the six principal organs.
10. New Development Bank HQ is in:
a) New Delhi
b) Beijing
c) Shanghai
d) Moscow
Answer: c. NDB — Shanghai.