Monday, October 24, 2016

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS REPORTS




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      


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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