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[B][U]United Nations[/U][/B]

[B]Headquarters:[/B] International territoryin New York City, New York, U.S.
[B]Official languages:[/B] (6) Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
[B]Membership:[/B] 193 member states
[B]Leaders[/B]
[B]Secretary[/B]-General: Ban Ki-moon
[B]Deputy Secretary-General:[/B]Jan Eliasson

[B]Establishment[/B]
[B]United Nations Charter signed[/B] 26 June 1945
[B]Entry into force of Charter[/B] 24 October 1945

[B]• United Nations General Assembly established [/B]in 1945
• [B]General Assembly President: [/B](term length 1year) Vuk Jeremić (2012) and John William Ashe (2013)
•UNGA usually meets every year in September
[B]
• United Nations Security Council established[/B] in 1946
• [B]Security Council President[/B]: (term length 1 month) Mohammed Loulichki (December 2012)

[B]Permanent members:[/B] (5 memebers)
China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States

[B] Non-permanent members[/B] (10 memebers) (term length 2 year)
• UNSC election held every year to elect 5 members.
• UNSC election was held on 18 October 2012.
•[B]Elected members are:[/B]
Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, the Republic of Korea, and Rwanda. (1 Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2014)
•[B]Outgoing members are:[/B]
Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal and South Africa (1 January 2011 – 31 December 2012)
• [B]Members Elected in 2011 are:[/B]
Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo. (1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2013)

• Pakistan has become non permanent member of Security Council for 7 times.
• India has become non permanent member of Security Council for 7 times.
• Pakistan and India represent Asia-Pacific Group 4 times together.
• U.N. approves [B]Palestinian 'observer state'[/B] bid on November 30,2012.
• Palestinian wins de facto UN recognition of sovereign state
• There were 138 votes in favor, nine against and 41 abstentions.

[B][U]SAARC[/U][/B]

• [B]Secretariat:[/B] Kathmandu, Nepal
• [B]Official languages:[/B] English
• [B]Establishment:[/B] December 8, 1985
• SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on 16 January 1987
• [B]Members:[/B] (8) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
• [B]Observers:[/B] (9) China, US, Australia, EU, Iran, Japan, Mauritius, Myanmar & South Korea
• [B]Chairman: [/B]Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik
• [B]Secretary-General:[/B] Ahmed Saleem

[B][U]ASEAN[/U][/B]
• [B]Secretariat:[/B] Jakarta, Indonesia
• [B]Official languages:[/B] English
• [B]Secretary-General:[/B] Surin Pitsuwan
[B]Establishment[/B]
• [B]Bangkok Declaration:[/B] 8 August 1967
• [B]Charter signed on:[/B] 16 December 2008
• [B]Members:[/B] (10) Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore , Thailand, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

[B][U]OIC[/U][/B]
• [B]Secretariat:[/B] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• [B]Official languages:[/B] Arabic, English, French
• [B]Establishment:[/B] September 25, 1969
• [B]Secretary-General:[/B] Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (Turkish)
• [B]Members:[/B] 57 member states
• It changed its name from the Organisation of the Islamic Conference on 28 June 2011 and renamed as Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

[B][U]ECO[/U][/B]
•[B] Secretariat: [/B]Tehran, Iran
• [B]Official languages:[/B] English
• [B]Establishment: [/B]1985
• successor organisation of Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD), founded in 1964, which ended activities in 1979.
• [B]Secretary-General:[/B] Shamil Aleskerov
• [B]Members:[/B] 10 member states Iran, Pakistan, Turkey Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

[B][U]SCO[/U][/B]
• [B]Secretariat:[/B] Beijing, China
• [B]Official languages:[/B] Chinese and Russian
• [B]Establishment:[/B] 2001
• [B]Secretary-General:[/B] Muratbek Sansyzbayevich Imanaliyev
• [B]Members:[/B] (6 Members) China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
• [B]successor organization Shanghai Five[/B], founded in 1996; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organization.
• [B]Observers:[/B] (5 )Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan and Mongolia
• [B]Dialogue Partner:[/B] Belarus, Sri Lanka and Turkey
• [B]Guests:[/B] ASEAN, CIS and Turkmenistan

[B][U]International Monetary Fund[/U][/B]
[B]• Headquarters:[/B] Washington, D.C. (U S)
[B]• Managing director:[/B] Christine Lagarde
[B]• Official languages:[/B] English, French, and Spanish
[B]Formation[/B]
[B]Charter Adopted:[/B] July 22, 1944 (67 years ago)
[B]Entered into force:[/B] December 27, 1945 (66 years ago)
[B]• Membership:[/B] 187 Nations

[B][U]World Bank[/U][/B]
[B]• Headquarters: [/B]Washington, D.C. (U S)
[B]• President:[/B] Jim Yong Kim
[B]• Founded in: [/B]1944
[B]• Membership:[/B] 188 countries (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
172 countries (International Development Association)

[B][U]World Trade Organization[/U][/B]
[B]• Formation:[/B] January 1, 1995
• successor organization [B]General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)[/B], commenced in [B]1948[/B]
[B]• Headquarters:[/B] Centre William Rappard, Geneva, Switzerland
[B]• Membership:[/B] 157 member states
[B]• Official languages:[/B] English, French, Spanish
[B]• Director-General:[/B] Pascal Lamy

[B][U]Asian Development Bank[/U][/B]
[B]• Formation: [/B]August 22, 1966
[B]• Headquarters:[/B] Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
[B]• Membership:[/B] 67 member states
[B]• President: [/B]Haruhiko Kuroda

[U][B]European Union[/B][/U]

• [B]European Parliament president [/B]– Martin Schulz
• [B]European Council president [/B]– Herman Van Rompu
• [B]European Commission president[/B] – José Manuel Barroso
• [B]Europe Day[/B] – May 9
• [B]The European Flag [/B]– 12 stars
• [B]The EU motto[/B] - "United in diversity" is the motto of the European Union.
• [B]Member states of the EU[/B] - 27 States
• [B]Headquarters [/B]- Brussels

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[B][U]Commonwealth of Nations[/U][/B]
[B]• Established:[/B] 11 December 1931
[B]• Headquarters:[/B] London, UK
[B]• Membership: [/B]54 member states
[B]• Secretary-General:[/B] Kamalesh Sharma

[B][U]International Atomic Energy Agency[/U][/B]
[B]• Establishment:[/B] 29 July 1957
[B]• Secretary-General:[/B] Yukiya Amano
[B]• Headquarters: [/B]Vienna, Austria
[B]• Membership:[/B] 151 member states
• Signature and ratification of the [B]Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)[/B] are not preconditions for membership in the IAEA.

[B]• De'facto nuclear country:[/B] Israel
[B]• Countries not signed NPT: [/B]India, Pakistan and Israel
[B]• Countries not signed CTBT:[/B] India, Pakistan and North Korea

[B][U]Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)[/U][/B]
• [B]Formulated by:[/B] Nehru, Nasser and Tito
• [B]Establishment: [/B]1961 in Belgrade, Serbia
• [B]Members:[/B] 120 members (including Palestine)
• [B]Observers:[/B] 17 Observer country
• [B]Chairman:[/B] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran)
• [B]Last Summit (16th) held in Iran (Tehran ) on 26–31 August 2012.[/B]

[B][U]North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)[/U][/B]
• [B]Formation:[/B] 4 April, 1949
• [B]Headquarters:[/B] Brussels, Belgium
• [B]Membership: [/B]28member states
• [B]Official languages:[/B] English, French
• [B]Secretary General:[/B] Anders Fogh Rasmussen

[B][U]International Court of Justice[/U][/B]

• [B]Formation[/B]: Established in 1945 by the UN Charter.
• [B]Previous Name[/B]: Permanent Court of International Justice.
• [B]Composition[/B]: 15 Judges.
• [B]Headquarters[/B]: The Hague
• [B]Members[/B]: 193 countries
• [B]President[/B]: Peter Tomka
• [B]Vice President[/B]: Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor