International & Regional Organizations (Current Affairs 2026) – Competitive Exam Table

 

International & Regional Organizations (Current Affairs 2026) – Competitive Exam Table

Organization	Established	Headquarters	Current Head (2026)	Members	Latest/Next Summit
United Nations (UN)	24 October 1945	New York, USA	Secretary-General: António Guterres	193	UN General Assembly – Annual (New York)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	27 December 1945	Washington, D.C., USA	Managing Director: Kristalina Georgieva	191	Annual Meetings 2026
World Bank	1944	Washington, D.C., USA	President: Ajay Banga	189	Annual Meetings 2026
World Trade Organization (WTO)	1 January 1995	Geneva, Switzerland	Director-General: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala	166	MC14 (2026)
UNCTAD	1964	Geneva, Switzerland	Secretary-General: Rebeca Grynspan	195	UNCTAD 16 Follow-up
WHO	7 April 1948	Geneva, Switzerland	Director-General: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus	194	World Health Assembly (Annual)
UNESCO	16 November 1945	Paris, France	Director-General: Audrey Azoulay	194	General Conference
UNICEF	1946	New York, USA	Executive Director: Catherine Russell	190+ countries served	Executive Board Meetings
ILO	1919	Geneva, Switzerland	Director-General: Gilbert F. Houngbo	187	International Labour Conference
FAO	1945	Rome, Italy	Director-General: Qu Dongyu	194	FAO Conference
IAEA	1957	Vienna, Austria	Director-General: Rafael Mariano Grossi	178	General Conference
ICAO	1944	Montreal, Canada	Secretary-General: Juan Carlos Salazar	193	Assembly Session

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Regional Organizations

Organization	Established	Headquarters	Current Head (2026)	Members	Latest/Next Summit
G20	1999	No Permanent HQ	President (2026): United States	19 countries + EU + African Union	2026 USA Summit
G7	1975	No Permanent HQ	President (2026): France	7	2026 France Summit
BRICS	2009	No Permanent HQ	Chair (2026): India	11	2026 India Summit
ASEAN	8 August 1967	Jakarta, Indonesia	Secretary-General: Dr. Kao Kim Hourn	10	ASEAN Summit (Annual)
BIMSTEC	6 June 1997	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Secretary-General: Indra Mani Pandey	7	7th BIMSTEC Summit
SAARC	8 December 1985	Kathmandu, Nepal	Secretary-General: Md. Golam Sarwar	8	Summit Pending
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)	2001	Beijing, China	Secretary-General: Nurlan Yermekbayev	10	Annual SCO Summit
European Union (EU)	1993	Brussels, Belgium	European Commission President: Ursula von der Leyen	27	European Council Meetings
Commonwealth	1949	London, UK	Secretary-General: Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey	56	CHOGM 2026
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)	1969	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Secretary-General: Hissein Brahim Taha	57	Islamic Summit

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Important Facts for Competitive Exams

Organization	India Joined	Headquarters
UN	1945	New York
IMF	1945	Washington D.C.
World Bank	1945	Washington D.C.
WTO	1995 (Founder Member)	Geneva
WHO	1948	Geneva
UNESCO	1946	Paris
ILO	Founder Member	Geneva
FAO	1945	Rome
BRICS	Founder Member (2009)	No HQ
G20	Founder Member (1999)	No HQ
ASEAN	India is Dialogue Partner	Jakarta
BIMSTEC	Founder Member	Dhaka
SAARC	Founder Member	Kathmandu
SCO	Joined 2017	Beijing

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One-Liners for Exams

UN – 193 Members

IMF – 191 Members
World Bank – 189 Members
WTO – 166 Members
WHO – 194 Members
UNESCO – 194 Members
ILO – 187 Members
FAO – 194 Members
G7 – 7 Members
G20 – 19 countries + EU + African Union
BRICS – 11 Members
ASEAN – 10 Members
BIMSTEC – 7 Members
SAARC – 8 Members
SCO – 10 Members
EU – 27 Members
Commonwealth – 56 Members
OIC – 57 Members

This table covers the most important organizations, including their current head, headquarters, establishment year, membership, and latest summit, making it suitable for UPSC, SSC, Banking, JKSSB, JKPSC, CDS, CAPF, and other competitive examinations.