International Organization

Name	Formal Name	Headquarters	Established	Aim	Members
InOC	Indian Ocean Commission		21 December 1982	to organize and promote regional cooperation in all sectors, especially economic	5: Comoros, France (for Reunion), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles
IADB	Inter-American Development Bank (also known as Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo -BID)		8 April 1959; effective - 30 December 1959	to promote economic and social development in Latin America	46
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency	Vienna, Austria	26 October 1956; effective - 29 July 1957	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy; a UN specialized agency	137
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (also known as the World Bank)	Washington DC (United States of America)	22 July 1944; effective - 27 December 1945	to provide economic development loans; a UN specialized agency	184
ICC	International Chamber of Commerce		NA 1919	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels	85 national committees
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization	Montreal, Canada	7 December 1944; effective - 4 April 1947	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation; a UN specialized agency	188
ICFTU	International Confederation of Free Trade Unions		NA December 1949	to promote the trade union movement	231 affiliated organizations in the following 153 countries plus the Palestine Liberation Organization
ICJ	International Court of Justice (also known as the World Court)	The Hague, The Netherlands	3 February 1946 superseded Permanent Court of International Justice	primary judicial organ of the UN	15 judges: elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council to represent all principal legal systems
ICCt	International Criminal Court		11 April 2002	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct; to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards; to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice	92 countries that have ratified the treaty; (51 signatory states: countries that have signed, but not ratified, the treaty)
Interpol	International Criminal Police Organization		NA September 1923 set up as the International Criminal Police Commission; 13 June 1956 constitution modified and present name adopted	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime	181; (14 subbureaus)
IDA	International Development Association	Washington DC (United States of America)	26 January 1960; effective - 24 September 1960	to provide economic loans for low-income countries; UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate	165
IEA	International Energy Agency		15 November 1974	to promote cooperation on energy matters, especially emergency oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and oil producers; established by the OECD	26
IFRCS	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (formerly known as League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -LORCS)		5 May 1919	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions; to promote humanitarian activities; to represent and encourage the development of National Societies; to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people; to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs	185 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization
IFC	International Finance Corporation	Washington, US	25 May 1955; effective - 24 July 1956	to support private enterprise in international economic development; a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate	175
IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development	Rome, Italy	NA November 1974	to promote agricultural development; a UN specialized agency	163
IHO (acronym from International Hydrographic Organization)	International Hydrographic Bureau (22 September 1970)		NA June 1919; effective - NA June 1921	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays; to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography; to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography	74 (3 membership pending)
ILO	International Labor Organization	Geneva, Switzerland	28 June 1919 set up as part of Treaty of Versailles; 11 April 1919 became operative; 14 December 1946 affiliated with the UN	to deal with world labor issues; a UN specialized agency	177
IMO (IMCO)	International Maritime Organization (name changed from Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) on 22 May 1982)	London, UK	6 March 1948 set up as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization; effective - 17 March 1958	to deal with international maritime affairs; a UN specialized agency	163 + 3 associate members
IMF	International Monetary Fund	Washington, US	22 July 1944; effective - 27 December 1945	to promote world monetary stability and economic development; a UN specialized agency	184
IOC	International Olympic Committee		23 June 1894	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games (administer the Olympic games: 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy; 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China; 2010 Winter Olympics in British Colombia, Canada)	National Olympic Committees - (201 and the Palestine Liberation Organization)
IOM	International Organization for Migration		5 December 1951; current name adopted 14 November 1989	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration	102 + 29 observers
ISO	International Organization for Standardization		NA February 1947	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity	97 national standards organizations; 36 correspondent members, 14 subscriber members
ITU	International Telecommunication Union	Geneva, Switzerland	17 May 1865 set up as the International Telegraph Union; 9 December 1932 adopted present name	to deal with world telecommunications issues; a UN specialized agency	189
IDB	Islamic Development Bank		15 December 1973 by declaration of intent; effective - 12 August 1974	to promote Islamic economic aid and social development	54 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization