HEADQUARTERS OF WORLD ORGANISATIONS

HEADQUARTERS OF WORLD ORGANISATIONS
• The head quarter of Food and Agriculture Organization is in Rome (Italy).
• The head quarter of International Atomic Energy Agency is in Vienna (Austria).
• The heal quarter of International Civil Aviation Organization is in Montréal (Canada).
• The head quarter of International Fund for Agricultural Development is in Rome (Italy).
• The head quarter of International Labor Organization is in Geneva (Switzerland).
• The head quarter of International Monetary Fund is in Washington (USA).
• The head quarter of International Maritime Organization is in London (UK).
• The head quarter of International Telecommunication Union is in Geneva (Switzerland).
• The head quarter of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is in Paris (France).
• The head quarter of United Nations Industrial Development Organization is in Vienna (Austria).
• The head quarter of Universal Postal Union is in Berne (Switzerland).
• The head quarter of World Health Organization is in Geneva (Switzerland).
• The head quarter of World Intellectual Property Organization is in Geneva (Switzerland).
• The head quarter of World Meteorological Organization is in Geneva (Switzerland).
• The head quarter of World Bank or IBRD is in Washington (USA).
• The head quarter of World Trade Organization is in Geneva (Switzerland).
• The head quarter of United Nation Development Program is in New York (USA).
• The head quarter of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is in Geneva (Switzerland).
• The head quarter of United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund is in New York (USA).
• The head quarter of United Nations Relief and Works Agency is in Vienna (Austria).
• Head quarters of WWF are in Vienna, Austria.
• SAARC was formed in December, 1985.
• SAARC Human Resource Development Centre is located at Islamabad.
• HQ of Universal Postal Union is in Berne.
• New Zealand’s Don McKinnon is the first secretary general of commonwealth.
• First Islamic Summit was held at Rabat in 1969.
• Second Islamic Summit was held at Lahore in 1974.
• 1n 1948 the UN drawn up a charter of civil and political rights.
• First Secretary General of UN was Tregav Lee of Norway.
• Kofi Anan got noble peace price in 2001.
• UNO world was coined by F.D Roosevelt.
• Kofi Anan is the 7th Secretary General of UNO.
• What was the first country to leave the United Nations-Indonesia
• Don McKinnon is the secretary General of Commonwealth.
• The term of the judges of the international court of justice is 9 years.
• ILO is not an organ of the UN.
• First city to be placed under UN was Sarajevo.
• The UN observed 1998 as the human rights year with the theme “ All Human Rights for All”.
• ICJ has 15 judges, any two of whom cannot be of the same nationality.
• Myanmar is not a member of SAARC.
• UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 and came into force on October 24, 1945.
• Olive Branch is the emblem of the U.N.
• Five permanent members of U.N Security Council are China, France, Russia, UK and US.
• UN Security Council has five permanent and 10 non-permanent members.
• Bangladesh is not a member of ASEAN.
• As per SAFTA agreement, India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka have to decrease their custom duties to 0-5% by 2013.
• Estonia is not a member of CIS.
• Portuguese is not an official language of UN.
• ICJ has issued the arrest warrant of ... Omar al Basher of Sudan
• The United States of America has used its veto power more than any other permanent member
• G-7 is the group of seven rich industralial nations- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.
• The UNO originated during the second world war.Its charter was drawn up from 25th April to 26th June, 1945 at San Francisco which was signed by 51 countries.
• In 1971 the people republic of china was given membership of UNO by expelling Taiwan.
• The UN Industrial Development Organization has its headquarters at Vienna.
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.
• Initially, Arab league has seven countries.
• Headquarter of Arab League is located in Cairo. Arab League was established on 22nd March 1945.
• Amnesty International was established in London by the British Lawyer, Peter Benenson in 1961
• The International court of justice was constituted on 26th June 1945
• The Charter of United Nations consists of 111 articles.
• The Common Wealth of Australia came into existence in 1901.
• Article 55 of the UN Charter promotes international Human Rights.
• Territorial waters traditionally are recognized to extend how far from a state’s coastline? 12 miles.
• A state’s executive economic zone (EEZ) is recognized to extend how far from the coastline? 12 miles
• ECOSOC has been established under chapter 10 of the UN charter
• United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 Emirates.
• Switzerland joined the UN during 2002.
• African Development Bank was established in 1964.
• The principal organs of United Nations are Six.
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• United Nations spends a lion’s share of its budget on Refugees rehabilitations
• The UNO originated during the Second World War. Its charter was drawn up from 25th April to 26th June, 1945 at San Francisco which was signed by 51 countries.
• What famous battle was fought at Pancenoit-Waterloo - (four miles away)
• Transparency International is based in Berlin.
• Where is the headquarter of the Amnesty International located: London
• Arab Magrib Union consists of Five States.
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.
• ESCAP is Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific. Its head office is at Bangkok.
• Human Right Watch dog headquarter is in.. New York
• In which city World Economic forum usually holds its meetings? The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit foundation best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland