Organizations for Peace, Security, and Cooperation
These bodies promote global security, diplomatic collaboration, and regional unity, fostering stability and mutual understanding.
| Organization | Headquarters | President/General Secretary/Head | Members |
| International Labour Organization (ILO) | Geneva, Switzerland | Gilbert F. Houngbo (Director-General) | 187 (187th: Tonga) |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Washington, DC, USA | Kristalina Georgieva (Managing Director) | 190 (190th: Andorra) |
| World Bank | Washington, DC, USA | Ajay Banga (President) | 189 (189th: Nauru) |
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | New York, NY, USA | Achim Steiner (Administrator) | Operates in 170+ countries |
| Asian Development Bank (ADB) | Manila, Philippines | Masatsugu Asakawa (President) | 68 (68th: Israel) |
| New Development Bank (NDB) | Shanghai, China | Dilma Rousseff (President) | 9 (9th: Egypt) |
| Organization | Headquarters | President/General Secretary/Head | Members |
| United Nations (UN) | New York, NY, USA | António Guterres (Secretary-General) | 193 (193rd: South Sudan) |
| International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) | Lyon, France | Valdecy Urquiza (Secretary-General) | 196 (196th: Kiribati) |
| Commonwealth of Nations | London, UK | Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (Secretary-General) | 56 (56th: Togo) |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Brussels, Belgium | Mark Rutte (Secretary-General) | 32 (32nd: Sweden) |
| European Union (EU) | Brussels, Belgium | Ursula von der Leyen (President, European Commission) | 27 |
| Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | Jakarta, Indonesia | Kao Kim Hourn (Secretary-General) | 10 (Observer: Timor-Leste) |
| Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) | Beijing, China | Zhang Ming (Secretary-General) | 10 (10th: Belarus) |
| African Union (AU) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Moussa Faki Mahamat (Chairperson) | 55 |
| Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) | Jakarta, Indonesia (Secretariat) | Ilham Aliyev (Chair) | 120 |
| South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | Kathmandu, Nepal | Md. Golam Sarwar (Secretary-General) | 8 |
| Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Indra Mani Pandey (Secretary-General) | 7 |
Organizations for Human Rights and Justice
These institutions uphold international law, protect human rights, and ensure justice, creating a fairer world.
| Organization | Headquarters | President/General Secretary/Head | Members |
| International Court of Justice (ICJ) | The Hague, Netherlands | Yuji Iwasawa (President) | 193 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Geneva, Switzerland | Filippo Grandi (High Commissioner) | 135 (observers) |
| Amnesty International | London, UK | Agnès Callamard (Secretary-General) | 150+ countries |
| United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) | Geneva, Switzerland | Federico Villegas (President) | 47 |
| International Criminal Court (ICC) | The Hague, Netherlands | Piotr Hofmański (President) | 124 (124th: Malaysia) |
Organizations for Trade, Development, and Resources
These bodies drive global trade, food security, and resource management, supporting sustainable growth.
| Organization | Headquarters | President/General Secretary/Head | Members |
| Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | Rome, Italy | Qu Dongyu (Director-General) | 195 |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | Geneva, Switzerland | Rebeca Grynspan (Secretary-General) | 195 |
| World Trade Organization (WTO) | Geneva, Switzerland | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Director-General) | 164 (164th: Afghanistan) |
| Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | Vienna, Austria | Haitham Al-Ghais (Secretary-General) | 12 |
| Group of 15 (G-15) | Geneva, Switzerland | Rotating chair | 17 |
| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) | Singapore | Prayut Chan-o-cha (Chair, 2022) | 21 (21st: Vietnam) |
| Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) | Brussels, Belgium | No permanent head | 53 |
Organizations for Education, Health, and Innovation
These institutions advance global education, health, and technological progress, improving quality of life.
| Organization | Headquarters | President/General Secretary/Head | Members |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | Paris, France | Audrey Azoulay (Director-General) | 194 |
| United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | New York, NY, USA | Catherine Russell (Executive Director) | 191 |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Geneva, Switzerland | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director-General) | 194 |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Paris, France | Mathias Cormann (Secretary-General) | 38 (38th: Colombia) |
| International Solar Alliance (ISA) | Gurugram, India | Ajay Mathur (Director-General) | 104 (104th: Armenia) |
Emerging and Specialized Alliances
These newer or niche groups focus on specific regional or thematic priorities, from economic blocs to cultural ties.
| Organization | Headquarters | President/General Secretary/Head | Members |
| IBSA Dialogue Forum | No fixed HQ (Lugano, Switzerland, for summits) | No permanent head | 3 (India, Brazil, South Africa) |
| BRICS | No fixed HQ (Shanghai, China, for NDB) | Rotating chair (Sergei Ryabkov, Russia, 2024) | 10 |
| United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) | Geneva, Switzerland | Federico Villegas (President) | 47 |
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