International Organizations | MCQs

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  ·        The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organization.

  ·        The League of Nations principal mission was to maintain world peace.

  ·        The League of Nations was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference.

  ·        The League of Nations was ended the First World War.

  ·        The League of Nations Founder: Woodrow Wilson

  ·        The League of Nations Founded: January 10, 1920

  ·        The League of Nations Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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The Headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund is in New York

UNFPA stands for United Nations Population Fund

The formation in 1969

The 193 member states of the United Nations 

 Its name was changed to United Nations Population Fund in 1987

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• The Organization was established upon a decision of the historical summit which took place in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco on 12th Rajab 1389 Hijra
• Its headquarters is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• As the largest international organization outside the United Nations.
• The OIC has 57 member countries.
• The first summit was held in Rabat.
• The official languages are Arabic, English, and French.

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The OECD headquarters are located at the Château de la Muette in Paris, France.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization that aims to promote economic growth, prosperity, and sustainable development among its member states.

It was established in 1961, with 38 member countries spanning the world, from North America and South America to Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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The United Nations (UN) has six main organs.

Five of them — the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council and the Secretariat — are based at UN Headquarters in New York.

The sixth, the International Court of Justice, is located at The Hague in the Netherlands.

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WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization

WIPO established: 14 July 1967

HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

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In 1974, Pakistan became the Chairman of the OIC after hosting the second OIC summit in Lahore.

Pakistan, along with Saudi Arabia, has been a key founding member of the OIC.

Pakistan hosted the second OIC summit in Lahore on February 22-24, 1974.

List of Summits:

• 1st: 25-28 September 1969, Rabat, Morocco
• 2nd: 22–24 February 1974, Lahore, Pakistan
• 3rd: 25–28 January 1981, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
• 4th: 16–19 January 1984, Casablanca, Morocco
• 5th: 26–29 January 1987, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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There are 32 members alliance in NATO.

allow European and North American nations to discuss security concerns.

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International organizations Joined by Pakistan

1. United Nations in 1947.

2. Asian Development Bank (ADB)

3. Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) Join 2nd July 2004.

4. Colombo Plan in 1950

5. Commonwealth of Nations. Joined in 1947 (left in 1972 & rejoined in 1986)

6. Central Treat Organization (CENTO), known as the Baghdad Pact, was adopted in 1955 by Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and the United Kingdom. It was dissolved in 1979.

7. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan & Turkey.

8. Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) on September 7, 1947.

9. Group of 24 in 1971

10. Group of 77 (1976-1977, 1992-2009)

11. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on May 2nd 1957.

12. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in 1952

13. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 1955.

14. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on November 25, 1947.

15. International Criminal Court (ICCt)

16. International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in May, 1952.

17. International Development Association (IDA) in 1962.

18.International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)

19. International Finance Corporation (IFA) in 1955.

20. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in 1978.

21. International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)

22. International Labour Organization (ILO) in 1947.

23. International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1958.

24. International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) on February 6,1985.

25. International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July 1950.

26. International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1948.

27. International Organization for Migration (IOM) in November 1992.

28. International Organization of Standardization (ISO)

29. International Telecom Union (ITU) on 26th August 1947.

30. International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (ITSO)

31. International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

32. Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1948.

33. Islamic Development Bank (IDB

34. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) in 1991

35. Nonaligned Movement (NAM) in 1977.

36. Organization of Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in 1993.

37. Organization of American States (OAS) Pakistan is an observer. In January 6, 1988.

38. Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC. Pakistan joined in 1969.

39. Partnership for Peace (PFP)

40. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Pakistan joined on 9 June 2017.

41. South Asia Co-operative Environment Program (SACEP) in 1982.

42. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). SEATO was dissolved on June 30, 1977

43. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan, India, and Nepal & Sri Lanka. In April 2007.

44. African Union/ United Nation Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)

45. United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

46.United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 14th September 1949.

47. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1976.

48. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 1968.

49. United Nations Integrated Mission in the Sudan (UNIMS)

50. United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) on 23rd July 1995

51. United Nations Operation in Cote d’vloire (UNOCI)

52. United Nations Organization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)

53. Universal Postal Union (UPU) on 10-11-1947.

54. World Confederation of Labour (WCL)

55. World Customs Organization (WCO)

56. World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

57. World Health Organization (WHO)

58. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1977.

59. World Metrological Organization (WMO)

60. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

61. World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995

Explanation

The 17th annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in June 8-9, 2017 was held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

During this summit, India and Pakistan were officially admitted as full members.