General Knowledge Notes for World Famous Organisations

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ADB- 1986- Philippines
Arab League- 1945- 22- Cairo
ASEAN- Aug 8, 1967- 9- Jakarta, founded at Bangkok.
COMECON- 1948- Havana.
Colombo Plan- 1st July 1951- Colombo (Srilanka)
Common Wealth- 1931- 53- London.
Council of Europe- 1949- 34- Strasbourg.
CIS- Jan 1991- 12-
D8- 15 June 1997- Founded at Turkey, HQ Turkey.
ECO- Jan 1985- 8- Tehran.
GCC- 1981- 6- Riyadh
ICJ- 1951- Geneva.
ICRC- 1883- Geneva.
Interpol 1956 Lyon (France)
NAM 1961
OIC 22 to 25 Sep 1969- 56- Jeddah established in Rabat (Morocco).
SAARC 8, 1985- 7- 8 Katmandu- established at Dhaka.
NATO- 1949 Brussels.
SEATO Sep 8, 1954 founder at Manila, ended in 1977.
UNO 24 Oct 1945 New York.
Warsaw Pact 14th May 1955. Dissolved in 1991.
Term of non-permanent members of the Security Council is 2 years.
General Assembly and Security Council appoints the judges of International Court of Justice.
RCD was changed to ECO in Jan 1985.
G-8 was established on 22 September 1985. G-8 was originally the G-5 but was expanded when Canada, Italy and
Russia jointed in June 1997.
European Union came in to being on January 1, 2000, EU adopted Euro currency in 2001. Its head quarter is in
Brussels (Belgium).
International Energy Agency was founded in 1974; its head quarter is in Paris (France).
International Olympic Committee was formed in 1984; its head quarter is in Lausanne (Switzerland).
The head quarter of international Red Cross and Red Crescent is in Geneva (Switzerland).
Organization of Petroleum and Exporting Countries was founded in Baghdad in 1960; its head quarter is in Vienna
(Austria).
The organization of Economic Cooperation and Development was founded in 1961; its head quarter is in Paris
(France).
The world council of churches was established in 1948 in Amsterdam (Netherlands), its headquarter is in Geneva
(Switzerland).
North American Free Trade Agreement, its origin lies in the free trade agreement signed by the USA and Canada in
1989.
The organization of African Unity was founded in 1963; its head quarter is in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
The organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries was founded in 1968, its headquarter is in Cairo (Egypt).
Organization of American State was founded in 1948; its heat quarter is in Washington DC (USA).
There are 76 countries in WTO
China became the member of the World Trade Organization on 11 December 2001
OPANAL stands for Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America.
OPANAL was formed on 2nd December, 1969, its headquarter is in Mexico City.
OECS stands of Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, established on 18th June, 1981.
The head quarter of OECS is in Casries (St. Lucia).
UN has 6 principle organs.
Security Council has 5 permanent members.
The Economic and Social Council acts as coordinating body for the numerous specialized agencies created by the
UN. The council has 54 members elected for the term of 3 years.
The international court of justice comprises 15 judges.
The IBRD was established in 27th Dec 1945.
Steel Pact was signed between Italy and Germany on 22nd May 1939 at Berlin.
Camp David Accord made between Egypt and Israel on 17 Sep 1978.
Locarno pact signed on 16th October, 1925, signed at Locarno.
Four Power Pact was signed on 16th July, 1933 at Paris.
CENTO was signed on 24th Feb, 1955 in Baghdad.
Balkan Pact was signed on 9th Feb, 1934.
Eisenhower Doctrine was announced in 1957.
Entente Cordiale was formed in April 1904, the agreement was signed between England and France.
Dawes Plan was introduced in 1924.
CTBT opened for signature from Sep 24, 1996.
KELLOGG-Briand pact was signed by 15 states on 27th August, 1928, it was signed in Paris.
Rio Summit was held in Rio-de-Janero on 14th 1992.
According to the young plan (1929) announced after the first world war Germany was required to pay 100 million
dollars in installments.
UNs resolution 1441about Iraq was passed in Nov 2002.
Amnesty International is an international organization which works for the release of the political prisoners. It was
established by peter Bomenson in the year of 1961.
In 1941 the Atlantic Charter was signed by Churchill and Roosevelt.
Truman Doctrine-announced on 12 March 1947 about the security of Greece and Turkey.
USSR and its allies signed Warsaw pact in the year 1955.
The famous Dumbarton Oaks conference, which formulated proposals about UN charter, was held in Dec 1944.
On 14th August 1941, US president F.D Roosevelt and British Premier W. Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter on a
battle ship.
Veraillies Treaty was signed in 1919.
Bostan Tea party tool place in 1773.
The civil right act which was passed in USA in 1964 was the result of the March of 250000 people organized by
Martin Luther king in 1963.
The famous XYZ affair tool place when an American delegation visited England.
Potsdam conference was held in 1945.
Mamoon Abdul Gavvum (PM of Maldives) said SAARC is a brain child.
Napolean I, first person to call English a nation of shopkeepers.
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration; these words are said by Thomas A. Edison.
Hippocrates said that extreme remedies are most appropriate for extreme disease.
Archimedes said that give me but one firm spot on which to stand, and I will move the earth.
Leonardo da vinci observed that every man at three years old- is half his height.
Darse Ninamia was introduced in Indo-Pak by Mulla Mizam Ud Din.
Interpol was founded in 1923 in what city- Vienna
The Asian development bank established in 1966 with headquarter located at MANILA (philipines).
Eqypt , Iraq , jorden , Lebanon , Saudi Arab , Syria and Yemen are the founder nations of the arab league.
Asian development bank was established in 1966 with headquarter located at manila(philipine)
The International court of Justice is located in Hague,Holland
WHO is not the principal organ of the United Nations.
Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on Dec: 10, 1948.
Green Peace has no formal structure and Secretariat.
Who were the three statesmen who formulated Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Nehru, Nasser, Tito
international headquarter of Transparency International (TI}
is located in Berlin, Germany. The founder of the organisation is Peter Eigen
The permanent Secretariat of SAARC is established at: Khatmandu
How many official working languages are recognized by UNO:6
Who was the first Asian Secretary General of the United Nations? U. Thant
Baden Powel was the founder of Boy Scout and Civil Guides Movement.
CIS are 11 independent states of the former Soviet Union known as Commonwealth of Independent States
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12-International Organization For Standardization ( ISO)
Established: Feb., 1947
Objective: To promote development of international standards.
Members: 158
Headquarters: Switzerland.
13-International Red Cross And Crescent Movement
Established: 1928
Objective: To promote worldwide humanitarian aid.
Headquarters: Geneva.
14-Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Established: Sep., 1961
Objective: Political co-operation and separate itself from both USA and USSR (in the cold-war era).
Members: 118
The credit of evolving the concept goes to Pt. Jawahar lal Nehru. The other contributors were Marshal Tito
(President of Yugoslavia), Dr. Sukamo (President of Indonesia) and General Nasser (President of Egypt).
Bandung conference in Indonesia became the forum for the birth of NAM.
15-European Union
Established: Apr.8, 1965. Effective on July 1, 1967
Objective: 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.
Members: 27 (The ten new countries which joined in 2004 are Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slavakia and Slovania). Bulgaria & Romania joined in 2007.
Headquarters: Brussels (Belgium). The common European, currency, Euro, was launched on Jan. 1, 1999
16-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Established: April 4, 1949
Objective: Mutual defense and cooperation
Members: 26 + Russia
Headquarters: Brussels
17-Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Established: Sept,1959
Objective: Attempts to set world prices by controlling oil production and also persues member interest in
trade and development.
Members: 12 (Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, UAE, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Angola and
Venezuela).
Headquarters: Vienna (Austria).
18-South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Established: Dec. 8, 1985
Objective: To promote economic, social and cultural cooperation.
Members:8, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Srilanka, Afghanistan.
Headquarters: Katmandu.
19-World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Established: Oct. 11, 1947, Effective from April 4, 1951.
Objective: Specialized UN Agency concerned with meteorological cooperation.
Members: 162
Headquarters: Geneva
20-Amnesty International (AI)
Established: 1961
Objective: To keep a watch over human rights violation worldwide.
Headquarters: London
Got Nobel Prize in 1977 for Peace.
21-Organization Of The Islamic Conference (OIC)
Established: 1969
Objective: To promote Islamic solidarity among member states and to consolidate cooperation among
members.
Members: 57
Headquarters: Jedah
22-Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Established: June 7, 2002.
Objective: To develop mutual cooperation.
Members: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrghiztan and Tajikistan.
23-Scouts and Guides
Established: 1907 by Lt. Gen. Baden Powell.
Objective: To encourage good character, loyalty to god and country, service to other people and physical and
mental fitness.
Members: About 13 million members of around 115 nations.
World Scouts Bureau: Geneva (Switzerland).
24-World Wildlife Fund For Nature (WWF)
Established: Sept. 11, 1961
Objective: To save the wildlife from extinction
Members: All the countries of the world
Headquarters: Gland (Switzerland
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1-The Common Wealth
It was originally known as The British Commonwealth of Nations. It is an association of sovereign and
independent states which formally made up the British Empire.
Headquarters: London.
Members: 53
The British Monarch (Queen Elizabeth II) is the symbolic head of the commonwealth.
Commonwealth heads of government meet (CHOGM) is held in every 2 years.
2-Arab League
Established: March 22, 1945.
Objective: To promote economic, social, political and military cooperation.
Members: 22
Headquarters: Cairo
3-Asia Public Economic Corporation (APEC)
Established: Nov, 1989
Objective: To promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin.
Members: 21
4-Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Established: Dec. 19, 1966
Objective: To promote regional economic cooperation.
Members: 59
Headquarters: Manila
5-Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Established: Aug. 8, 1967
Objective: Regional, economic, social and cultural cooperation among the non-communist countries of South-
East Asia.
Members: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia.
Headquarters: Djakarta.
6-Common Wealth of Independent States (CIS)
Established: Dec. 8, 1991
Objective: To coordinate inter-common wealth relations and to provide a mechanism for the orderly
dissolution on the USSR.
Members: 12
Headquarters: Kirava (Belarus)
7-Group of 8 or G-8
Established: Sept. 22, 1985
Objective: To promote co-operation among major non-communist economic powers.
Members: France, Germany, Japan, UK, US, Canada, Italy, Plus Russia (added later).
8-Group of 15 or G-15
Established: 1889
Objective: To promote economic co-operation among developing nations.
Members: 18
9-Group of 77 or G-77
Established: Oct. 1967
Objective: To promote economic co-operation among developing nations.
Members: 130
10-International Criminal Police Organization For (INTERPOL)
Established: 1914
Objective: To promote the international cooperation among criminal police authorities.
Members: 186
Headquarters: France.
11-International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Established: June 23, 1894
Objective: To promote the Olympic ideals and administer Olympic Games.
Members: 203
Headquarters: Switzerland