International Organisations

1. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Headquarters- Washington, D.C., United States Membership-29 countries (founding); 188 countries (to date) Official language-Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Currency - SDR(Special Drawing Rights) Recent Member- South Sudan Managing Director Christine Lagarde 2. World Trade Organisation (WTO) Formation 1 January 1995 Earlier Known as- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which commenced in 1948 Headquarters Centre William Rappard, Geneva, Switzerland Membership 160 member states Official language English, French, Spanish Recent Member- Yemen is the newest full member, joining on 26 June 2014 Director-General Roberto Azevêdo 3. United Nations Establishment - UN Charter signed 26 June 1945 - Charter ratified 24 October 1945 Headquarters- New York City Official languages - Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish Membership 193 member states, 2 observer states Recent Member- South Sudan Leaders - Secretary-General South Korea Ban Ki-moon - Deputy Secretary-General Sweden Jan Eliasson - General Assembly President Antigua and Barbuda John Ashe - Economic and Social Council President Austria Martin Sajdik - Security Council President Rwanda Eugène-Richard asana 4. Asian Development Bank Formation 22 August 1966 Type Regional organization Headquarters Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines Region served Asia-Pacific Membership 67 countries(48 are from within Asia and the Pacific and 19 outside) Recent Member-Georgia(2007) President Takehiko Nakao

1. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Headquarters- Washington, D.C., United States Membership-29 countries (founding); 188 countries (to date) Official language-Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Currency - SDR(Special Drawing Rights) Recent Member- South Sudan Managing Director Christine Lagarde 2. World Trade Organisation (WTO) Formation 1 January 1995 Earlier Known as- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which commenced in 1948 Headquarters Centre William Rappard, Geneva, Switzerland Membership 160 member states Official language English, French, Spanish Recent Member- Yemen is the newest full member, joining on 26 June 2014 Director-General Roberto Azevêdo 3. United Nations Establishment - UN Charter signed 26 June 1945 - Charter ratified 24 October 1945 Headquarters- New York City Official languages - Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish Membership 193 member states, 2 observer states Recent Member- South Sudan Leaders - Secretary-General South Korea Ban Ki-moon - Deputy Secretary-General Sweden Jan Eliasson - General Assembly President Antigua and Barbuda John Ashe - Economic and Social Council President Austria Martin Sajdik - Security Council President Rwanda Eugène-Richard asana 4. Asian Development Bank Formation 22 August 1966 Type Regional organization Headquarters Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines Region served Asia-Pacific Membership 67 countries(48 are from within Asia and the Pacific and 19 outside) Recent Member-Georgia(2007) President Takehiko Nakao