World Organisations — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

UNO: United Nations Organization ILO: International Labour Organization WHO: World Health Organization ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

The presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates on a monthly basis alphabetically among all of the members based on their English name.

The main organs of the United Nations Organisation are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat.

The SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The organization promotes development of economic and regional integration.

Dr. Manmohan Singh is the first Indian delegation that attended the first World Conference. The whole conference was on Human Rights.

The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of United Nations Organisation (UNO).

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland.

Amnesty International (AI), international nongovernmental organization (NGO) founded in London on 28 May 1961, that seeks to publicize violations by governments and other entities of rights recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), especially freedom of speech and of conscience and the right against torture.

The 21 st G7 summit was held on June 15 - 17, 1995 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The General debate is held in the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

UNESCO has 195 Members and 8 Associate Members and is governed by the General Conference and the Executive Board. The Organization has more than 50 field offices around the world and its headquarters are located in Paris.

UNFPA is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations General Assembly. It plays a unique role within the United Nations system: to address population and development issues, with an emphasis on reproductive health and gender equality.

G-7 countries consist of the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan.

WIPO is a intergovernmental organization, with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

SAARC is observing a decade (1991 - 2000) of girl child.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation headquarters is located in the city centre of Rome, near the Circo Massimo and close to the Colosseum.

Bolivia is not a member of Group 15 developing countries.

NATO stands for The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. It was established in the year 1949. Its headquarter is located in Brussels, Belgium. Unlike NPT, SALT, and CTBT, NATO is not related to disarmament.

The Group of seven is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries, with the 7 largest advanced economies in the world, represent more than 62% of the global net wealth. They are industrialised economies.

The giant panda is the symbol of WWF.

G-8 group has turned into G-7 after suspension of Russia. Spain is not a member of G-7 among the following.

Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth, had pulled itself out of it in the year 1972.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an organization of South Asian nations, which was established on 8 December 1985 when the government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka formally adopted its charter providing for the promotion of economic and social progress, cultural development within the South Asia region and also for friendship and cooperation with other developing countries. It has its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal. It has total 8 member countries.

SAARC aims to promote economic growth, social progress and cultural development within the South Asia region. The objectives of SAARC, as defined in its charter, are as follows : Promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and improve their quality of life.

The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICMW) is a comprehensive international human rights mechanism adopted by the United Nations in 1990 with the purpose of protecting the migrant workers and members of their families.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (18 August 1900 - 1 December 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician who was the first female elected to 6 th Governor of Maharashtra and 8 th President of the United Nations General Assembly.

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), free association of sovereign states that was formed in 1991 by Russia and 11 other republics that were formerly part of the Soviet Union.

The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5) are the five sovereign states to whom the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was formed on 8 December 1985.

The headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO) is located at Geneva, Switzerland.

Auroville is an international township built near Pondicherry in India in coloration with UNESCO.

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

For the 2 year term which begins on the January 1, 2011, the elected non-permanent members for this 2 year period will be Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, and South Africa.

Colombia is not a member of G-15.

Established in 1947 with its headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) serves as the highest intergovernmental regional platform to promote cooperation among member States for creating a more interconnected region working to achieve inclusive and sustainable economic and social development.

Vietnam became a UN member in 1977.

The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, is the main judicial organ of the UN. It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands).

NATO constitutes 28 member states across North America and Europe. The Partnership for Peace (PfP) is a programme of practical bilateral cooperation between individual Euro - Atlantic partner countries and NATO.

Cyprus - to maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic groups in the country.

Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization with its headquarters in the United Kingdom focused on human rights.