Some of the
specialized international organizations/agencies and their Headquarters:
For
|
Organization/Agency Name
|
Acronyms
|
Headquarter, Country
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A
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Amnesty International
|
____
|
London,
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Asia Development Bank
|
ADB
|
Manila
|
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African Unity Organization
|
OAU
|
Addis Ababa
|
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American State Organization
|
ASO
|
Washington DC, USA
|
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
|
ASEAN
|
Jakarta
|
|
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
|
APEC
|
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African Economical Commission
|
ECA
|
Adds Ababa
|
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Advisory Committee on Post Adjustment
Questions
|
ACPAQ
|
New York, USA
|
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C
|
Commonwealth of Nations
|
____
|
London
|
Common Market of East and Southern Africa
|
COMESA
|
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Organization
|
CTBTO (1997)
|
Vienna, Austria
|
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E
|
European Common Market
|
ECM
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
European Countries Commerce Trade Association
|
ECTA
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
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Economical Development Organization
|
OED
|
Paris
|
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European Economical Committee
|
EEC
|
Brussels
|
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European Parliament
|
____
|
Lomax Burg
|
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European Space Research Organization
|
ESRO
|
Paris
|
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Economical and Social commission of Asia & Pacific Area
|
ESCAP
|
Bangkok
|
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European Energy Commission
|
EEC
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
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F
|
Food and Agricultural Organization
|
FAO (1945)
|
Rome, Italy
|
I
|
International Court Of Justice
|
ICJ
|
The Hague, Netherlands
|
International Monetary Fund
|
IMF (1945)
|
Washington DC, USA
|
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International Bank of Rebuilding and Development
|
IBRD
|
Washington DC, USA
|
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International Atomic Energy Agency
|
IAEA(1957)
|
Vienna, Austria
|
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International Labor Organization
|
ILO (1919)
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
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International Standards Organization
|
ISO
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
International Renewable Energy Agency
|
IREA
|
Abu Dhabi (UAE)
|
|
International Atomic Energy Agency
|
IAE
|
Vienna
|
|
International Maritime Organization
|
IMO (1948)
|
London, UK
|
|
International Monetary Fund
|
IMF
|
Washington DC
|
|
International Committee of the Red Cross
|
ICR
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
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International Civil Aviation Organization
|
ICAO(1947)
|
Montreal, Canada
|
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International Olympic Committee
|
IOC
|
Luciana
|
|
International Seabed Authority
|
ISA (1994)
|
Kingston, Jamaica
|
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International Telecommunication Union
|
ITU(1865)
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
INTERPOL
|
____
|
Paris
|
|
International Committee of the Red Cross
|
ICRC
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
International Center for theoretical
Physics
|
ICTP (1964)
|
Trieste, Italy
|
|
Innocent Research Center -
International Child Development Center
|
IRC(1988
|
Florence, Italy
|
|
International Civil Service Commission
|
ICSC (1975)
|
New York, USA
|
|
M
|
Mutual Economical Council
|
COMECON
|
Masco
|
N
|
National Premiers Conference
|
____
|
Strasburg
|
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
NATO
|
Brussels
|
|
O
|
Organization for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons
|
OPCW (1997)
|
The Hague, Netherlands
|
Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe
|
ODIHR
|
Rome, Italy
|
|
P
|
Petroleum Productive Countries Organization
|
OPEC
|
Vienna
|
S
|
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
|
SAARC
|
Kathmandu
|
T
|
Transparency International
|
____
|
Berlin
|
The Arab-Language
|
____
|
Tunis
|
|
U
|
United Nations Organization
|
UNO
|
New York
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
|
UNIDO
|
Vienna
|
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
|
UNESCO (1946)
|
Paris, France
|
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United Nations International Child Education Fund
|
UNICEF
|
New York
|
|
Universal Postal Union
|
UPU(1947)
|
Bern, Switzerland
|
|
United Nations Environmental Programme
|
UNEP
|
Nairobi (Kenya)
|
|
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
|
OHCHR
|
Navi Pillay
|
|
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
|
UNHCR
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
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United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
|
UNOOSA (1958)
|
Vienna, Austria
|
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United Nations Institute for Training and Research
|
UNITAR (1965)
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
United Nations Institute for
Disarmament Research
|
UNIDIR (1980)
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
United Nations University
|
UNU(1969)
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
United Nations Research Institute For
Social Development
|
UNRISD (1963)
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
United Nations Interregional Crime and
Justice Research Institute
|
UNICRI (1968)
|
Turin, Italy
|
|
United Nations System Staff College
|
UNSSC (2002)
|
Turin, Italy
|
|
University for Peace
|
UPEACE (1980)
|
San Jose, Costa Rica
|
|
International Center for theoretical
Physics
|
ICTP (1964)
|
Trieste, Italy
|
|
Innocent Research Center -
International Child Development Center
|
IRC(1988
|
Florence, Italy
|
|
International Civil Service Commission
|
ICSC (1975)
|
New York, USA
|
|
Advisory Committee on Post Adjustment
Questions
|
ACPAQ
|
New York, USA
|
|
W
|
World Bank
|
WB (1945)
|
Washington DC, USA
|
World Intellectual Property Organization
|
WIPO (1974)
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
World Tourism Organization
|
UNWTO (1974)
|
Madrid, Spain
|
|
World Meteorological Organization
|
WMO (1950)
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
World Health Organization
|
WHO
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
World Wildlife Protection Fund
|
WWPF
|
Glands Switzerland
|
|
World Trade Organization
|
WTO
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
World Council of Churches
|
WCC
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
|
West Asia Economical Commission
|
ECWA
|
Bagdad
|