World Organizations — Page 2

UNHCR was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice, in 1954 and 1981, for helping refugees globally. [Memory Trick: UNHCR protects 'Two' legs of a moving refugee = Two Nobel Prizes.]

Founded in 1961, WWF has its headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, sharing office spaces with IUCN. [Memory Trick: Pandas love eating sweet 'Glands' (shoots) of bamboo plants in Gland, Switzerland.]

IMF focuses on macroeconomic stability, exchange rates, and short-term balance of payments crisis assistance, while World Bank focuses on long-term development. [Memory Trick: 'IMF' is the 'Emergency Financial ICU' for currency crashes.]

The IMO, a specialized UN agency regulating shipping safety and preventing sea pollution, is headquartered in London. [Memory Trick: 'IMO' governs 'Ocean' routes, and Britain was historically the Queen of Oceans (London).]

Established by the Treaty of Bern in 1874, the UPU is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. [Memory Trick: You 'Burn' (Bern) the stamp when you post a letter!]

The G20 (Group of Twenty) is a premier forum for international economic cooperation, comprising 19 sovereign states, the European Union, and recently the African Union. [Memory Trick: 'G20' is the 'Twenty' giant economic players on the turf.]

UNESCO launched the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme in 1971 to promote interdisciplinary research on ecological relationships. [Memory Trick: 'M-A-B' = 'Man' 'And' 'Biosphere' balances.]

WIPO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, administering international trademark and patent registration treaties. [Memory Trick: Intellectual geniuses register 'Patents' in 'Geneva's' creative chambers.]

ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), headquartered in Montreal, Canada, governs the principles of international air navigation. [Memory Trick: 'ICAO' has 'A' for Aviation, based in snowy flying zones of 'Canada' (Montreal).]

Founded in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union, the ITU is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. [Memory Trick: Signals 'In-Tune' (ITU) are synchronized from Geneva's towers.]

AIIB is a multilateral development bank proposed by China, headquartered in Beijing. [Memory Trick: 'A-I-I-B' has its 'I's' focused on building 'Beijing' super infrastructures.]

UN-Women is the dedicated UN entity established in 2010 to accelerate gender equality and women's empowerment, based in New York. [Memory Trick: Dedicated 'Women' champions of the 'UN' = UN-Women.]

WFP is the food-assistance branch of the UN, based in Rome, Italy, along with FAO and IFAD. [Memory Trick: Empty 'Stomachs' get Italian 'Pasta' from Rome WFP distributions.]

The Global Financial Stability Report is published bi-annually by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), focusing on global market risks. [Memory Trick: IMF stabilizes 'Financial' systems, so it writes the Stability Report.]

The UN Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly on recommendation of the Security Council for a renewable term of 5 years. [Memory Trick: High 'Five' (5) to the Secretary-General leading the UN!]

OECD is headquartered in Paris, France (at Chateau de la Muette), established in 1961 to stimulate economic progress. [Memory Trick: Economists love eating buttery 'Croissants' in Paris OECD headquarters.]

The IAEA (Vienna) conducts regular inspectoral sweeps to ensure countries do not siphon nuclear fuel for atomic weapons. [Memory Trick: 'A' in 'IAEA' stands for 'Atomic' watchdog.]

The G8 was established in 1997 with Russia's entry, but Russia was suspended in 2014 following the annexation of Crimea, returning it to G7. [Memory Trick: G8 became 'G7' by letting go of 'R' (Russia) or G-Russia.]

UNCTAD, established in 1964 as a permanent organ of the UN General Assembly, is headquartered in Geneva. [Memory Trick: UNCTAD is like 'UN' trade 'Tact' ('TAD') discussed in Geneva.]

The BCBS, housed at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland, issues banking capital requirements (Basel I, II, III). [Memory Trick: 'Basel' committee is obviously responsible for banking stability standard 'Basel' Accords.]