A specialized agency of the United Nationsthat leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate arguments…

UN Specialised Agencies UPSC GS II: International organisation Specialised Agencies under UN are autonomous organisations working with the United Nations and each other through the coordinating machinery of The United Nations…

World Trade Organisation UPSC (WTO) explains the basics for Prelims and mains. It is the only intergovernmental organisation which regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced under the Marrakesh Agreement,…

A Swiss nonprofit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland. Recognised in 2015 by the Swiss authorities as an other international body under Switzerland’s Host State Act 2007. Its mission is cited as committed to…

Also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea treaty, is the international agreement that resulted from the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea…

A Eurasian political, economic, and security organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Charter, formally establishing the organisation, was signed in…

Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) is an intergovernmental institution for the generation and application of early warning information.  It evolved from the efforts of countries…

The PCA is not a court “in the traditional sense”, but provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes between member states, international organizations, or private parties arising out of international agreement.…

About The New Development Bank, formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Headquarters…

An international body set up by the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) which was signed in Washington, D.C. United States, on December 2, 1946 to “provide for…