1.World Economic Forum:
Headquarters:
Cologny, Switzerland
Founder:
Klaus Schwab
Founded:
1971
Non-profit foundation. Organizes its annual meeting
in Davos, Switzerland. Funded by 1000 companies. Has an observer status in
EcoSoc. Also organizes the annual meeting of New Champions every year in China.
It publishes the following reports:
Reports:
Global Competitiveness Report
Global Information Technology Report
Global Gender Gap Report
Global Risks Report
Global Travel and Tourism Report
Global Enabling Trade Report
Human capital index
Gives the Technology Pioneers Awards
2.International Monetary Fund (IMF):
Formation:
1945
Headquarters:
Washington, D.C., United States
Parent
organization: United Nations
Reports:
Global Financial Stability Report
World Economic Outlook,
Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as ‘World Economic Outlook’? (UPSC CSE Prelims 2014)
(a) The International Monetary Fund
(b) The United Nations Development Programme
(c) The World Economic Forum
(d) The World Bank
‘Global Financial Stability Report’ is prepared by the (UPSC CSE Prelims 2016)
(a) European Central Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(d) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
3.United Nations University (UNU) Institute for Environment and Human
Security (UNU-EHS) and Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft :
Reports:
World risk report
List of countries by natural disaster risk, as
measured in the World Risk Index.
4.United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) :
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
Reports:
The Trade and Development Report
The Trade and Environment Review
The World Investment Report
The Economic Development in Africa Report
The Least Developed Countries Report
UNCTAD Statistics
The Information Economy Report
The Review of Maritime Transport
The International Accounting and Reporting Issues
Annual Review
The Technology and Innovation Report
5.ILO (International Labour Organization):
Formation:
1919
Type:
UN agency
Headquarters:
Geneva, Switzerland
Reports:
World Social Protection Report
World Employment and Social Outlook
World of Work Report
Global Wage Report
Global Employment Trends
World Employment and Social Outlook for Youth
6.UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme):
Formation:
1972
Headquarters:
Nairobi, Kenya
Reports:
Actions on Air Quality.
Global Environment Outlook.
7.UNEP & INTERPOL:
Report:
The Rise of Environmental Crime
8.UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime):
Formation:
1997
Headquarters:
Vienna
Parent
organization: United Nations
Reports:
Global Report on Trafficking in Persons
World Drug Report
World Wildlife Crime Report
Global Study on Homicide
9.ADB (Asian Development bank):
Motto:
Fighting poverty in Asia and the Pacific
Formation:
1966
Type:
Multilateral Development Bank
Headquarters:
Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Region
served: Asia-Pacific
Reports: Asian Development Outlook
10.BIS (Bank for International Settlements):
Established:
1930
Location:
Basel, Switzerland
Report: Global
Financial System Report
11.World Bank:
Headquarters:
Washington, D.C., United States
Founded:
1945
Subsidiaries:
IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA & ICSID
Reports:
Global Economic Prospects
Ease of Doing Business (IBRD)
World Development Report (IBRD)
Global economic growth forecast
Which one of the following issues the ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report periodically? (UPSC CSE Prelims 2015)
(a) The Asian Development Bank
(b) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(c) The US Federal Reserve Bank
(d) The World Bank
India’s ranking in the `Ease of Doing Business Index’ is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following has declared that ranking? (UPSC CSE Prelims 2016)
(a) Organization for Economic Cooperation and development (OECD)
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) World Bank
(d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
12.WHO along with the World Bank:
Report: universal health coverage
13.World health organisation (WHO) :
Formation:
1948
Headquarters:
Geneva, Switzerland
Parent
organization: United Nations Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC)
Reports:
The World Health Report
World Health Statistics
International Travel and Health
International Health Regulations
The International Classification of Diseases
International Pharmacopoeia
(Collection of quality specifications for
pharmaceutical substances and dosage forms, for reference or adaptation by WHO
Member States.)
14.UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund):
Report: State of world population
15.UN-Habitat:
Report: World
Cities Report
16.UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees):
Report: The Global Report
17.UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund):
Established:
1946
Headquarters:
New York City
Reports:
Report on Regular Resources
The State of the World’s Children reports
18.UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research
Institute):
Report: Reports on Counterfeiting and
Organized Crime
19.UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization):
Report: Industrial Development Report
20.UNISDR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction):
Report: Global
Assessment Report
21.UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization):
Established:
1945
Headquarters:
Paris France
Parent
organization: United Nations
Reports:
Global education monitoring Report
Education for All Global Monitoring Report
22.Social Progress Imperative:
The Social Progress Imperative is a US-based
non-profit created in 2012
Report: Social
Progress Index
23.WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization):
Headquarters:
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded:
1967
Parent
organization: United Nations
Reports:
World Intellectual Property Report (WIPR)
Intellectual Property Statistics
24.WWF (World Wildlife Fund):
Headquarters:
Gland, Switzerland
Founded:
April 29, 1961, Morges, Switzerland
Awards:
Peabody Award, MTV Australia Good Karma Award
Reports:
The Energy Report
Living Planet Report
25.OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ):
Headquarters:
Vienna, Austria
Reports:
OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report
World Oil Outlook
26.FATF (Financial Action Task Force):
Formation:
1989
Headquarters:
Paris, France
Report: Global
Money Laundering Report
27.IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency):
Formation:
1957
Headquarters:
Vienna, Austria
Reports:
Technical Cooperation Report
Nuclear Technology Review
28.International Energy Agency:
Secretariat:
Paris, France
Establishment:
1974
Reports:
World Energy Outlook (WEO)
Southeast Asia Energy Outlook
29.Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN):
Formation:
2013
Headquarters:
Bali, Indonesia
Report: World
Happiness Report
30.Transparency International:
Formation:
1993
Headquarters:
Berlin, Germany
Report: Global Corruption Report (GCR)
31.UN Inter-agency Group:
Report: Levels
and Trends in Child Mortality Report
32.Fortune:
Report: Change
the World List Data
33.ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization):
Formation:
1947
Type:
UN specialized agency
Headquarters:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Report: Safety
Reports
34.IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute):
Founded:
1975
Type:
Non-profit
Location:
Washington, D.C., USA
Reports: Global Hunger Index report
35.Cornell University INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO):
Report: Global
Innovation Index
37. UNDP (United Nations Development Programme):
36. INSEAD (Institute European Administration):
Report: Global
talent competitiveness index.
37. UNDP (United Nations Development Programme):
Formation:
1965
Headquarters:
New York City
Reports:
Human Development Report (HDR)
Gender inequality index
38. OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development):
Formation:
1948 as the OEECa Reformed in 1961 as the OECD
Headquarters:
Paris, France
Report: International
migration outlook
39.Walk free foundation Australia :
Report: global
slavery index
40.WTO (World Trade Organization):
Formation:
1995
Purpose:
Regulate international trade
Headquarters:
Centre William Rappard, Geneva, Switzerland
Report: world
trade report
41.Chamber's Global Intellectual Property Centre (GIPC):
Report: intellectual
property rights index
42.United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC):
Report: carbon
emission index
43. Institute for Economics and Peace(IEP):
Reports:
Global terrorism index
Global peace index
Previous year questions:
1.
Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as ‘World
Economic Outlook’? (UPSC CSE Prelims 2014)
(a) The International Monetary Fund
(b) The United Nations Development Programme
(c) The World Economic Forum
(d) The World Bank
Answer:
(a)
The International Monetary Fund.
2.Which
one of the following issues the ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report
periodically? (UPSC CSE Prelims 2015)
(a) The Asian Development Bank
(b) The European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
(c) The US Federal Reserve Bank
(d) The World Bank
Answer:
(d) The World Bank.
3.India’s
ranking in the `Ease of Doing Business Index’ is sometimes seen in the news.
Which of the following has declared that ranking? (UPSC CSE Prelims 2016)
(a) Organization for Economic Cooperation and
development (OECD)
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) World Bank
(d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer:
(c) The World Bank.
4.‘Global
Financial Stability Report’ is prepared by the (UPSC CSE Prelims 2016)
(a) European Central Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
(d) Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Answer:
(b) International Monetary Fund.
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