List of International Bodies

Commonwealth of Nations - London

- Those countries which were under British empire at one time

- Maldives rejoined

2018 - London

2021 Rwanda, Kigali, Samoa

European Union - Brussels

- Countries of Europe

- Movement of trade

- Maastricht Treaty,1992

Latest member - Croatia, 2013

Council of Europe - Strasbourg, France

- Human Rights

- Post Word War 2

European Court of Human Rights - Strasbourg, France

- 47 Judges

European Free Trade Association Court - Brussels

- Switzerland - Iceland

- Norway - Liechtenstein

European Free Trade Association Court - Luxembourg

North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Brussels

- Defend from Communist Countries

- 1 Party rule always e.g. Russia.

- 2018 Brussels

- 2019 Watford (UK)

- 2020 N. Macedonia

- 2021 Belgium, TBA - Spain

G5 - Nouakchott, Mauritania

Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, China, India

- Emerging Economics

Canada, UK, France, Japan, USA, Italy, Germany

- Russia Removed

2019- France

2020 - No

2021 - UK

G20

Germany, UK, France, Canada, USA, Italy, Japan, Turkey, European Union, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, China, Indonesia, Saudi, Australia, India, South Africa, Russia.

- Head Quarters - Mexico

- 2020 Saudi

- 2021 Rome

- 2023 India

Organization of Islamic Cooperation - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Secretary General - Yusuf Bin Ahmad (Please check latest)

2019 - Mecca

Organization of Petrol Exporting Countries - Vienna, Austria

- 14th September 1960, Baghdad

SG: Mohammed Barkindo

Number = 13

- Qatar waled out

- 2016 Indonesia removed

- 2020 Ecador removed

- Started with 5

SG - Sansui Barkendo

International Energy Agency - Paris

- Latest member mexico

Organization of Economic cooperating and Development - Paris

- Stimulate economic progress and world trade

- developed countries

SG - Jose Angel

Shanghai Cooperation organisation - Beijing

Members - Russia, China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India

Observers - Afghanistan, Mongolia, Bhutan

15th June 2001, Chinese and Russian

2019 Kazakhstan

2020 Russian

2021 Tajikistan

Asian Association of South East Asian Nations - Jakarta

- 8th August 1967

- 10 Members

- 2019 Thailand

- 2020 Vietnam

Theme : Cohesive and Responsive Asia

Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines.

BRICS - G20

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

- Formed in 2010

Head Quarters - Shanghai

- 2018 South Africa

- 2019 Brazil

- 2020 Russia

- 2021 India

SARC - South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation

- Kathmandu

Founded 8th December 1985

Official Language English

10 Observers

SG: Esala Rewan Weerakon

Members

Afghanisthan, India, Nepal Bhutan, Pale, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Maldives

IBSA - India, Brazil, South Africa

Head Quarters - Switzerland

BIMSTEC - Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Co operation.

Dhaka

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka

6th June 1997

SG - Tenzin Lekphell

2018 - Sri Lanka

2020 - Katmandu