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Who does what

Institutions A–Z.

The bodies that run, regulate, judge and audit — in India and around the world. What each one does, when it was set up, and our stories about it.

38institutions
All IndiaInternational Government & parliamentRegulatorsLaw & justiceElections & auditScience & spaceMoney & bankingInternational bodiesAlliances & groups

Law & justice3

International Court of JusticeSince 1945 (first sat in 1946) · The HagueInternational Criminal CourtSince 1 July 2002 · The HagueInterpolSince 1923 · Lyon

Science & space6

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeSince 1988 · GenevaInternational Atomic Energy AgencySince 29 July 1957 · ViennaNASASince 1 October 1958 · Washington, DCUN Environment ProgrammeSince 1972 · NairobiUN Framework Convention on Climate ChangeSince 1992 (in force from 1994) · Bonn (secretariat)World Meteorological OrganizationSince 23 March 1950 · Geneva

Money & banking6

Asian Development BankSince 1966 · ManilaEuropean Central BankSince 1 June 1998 · FrankfurtFederal ReserveSince 23 December 1913 · Washington, DCInternational Monetary FundSince 1944 (Bretton Woods conference) · Washington, DCNew Development BankSince 2015 · ShanghaiWorld BankSince 1944 (Bretton Woods conference) · Washington, DC

International bodies12

FIFASince 21 May 1904 · ZurichFood and Agriculture OrganizationSince 16 October 1945 · RomeInternational Cricket CouncilSince 1909 · DubaiInternational Labour OrganizationSince 1919 · GenevaInternational Olympic CommitteeSince 23 June 1894 · LausanneUNESCOSince 16 November 1945 · ParisUNHCR, the UN Refugee AgencySince 14 December 1950 · GenevaUNICEFSince 11 December 1946 · New YorkUnited NationsSince 24 October 1945 · New YorkUnited Nations Security CouncilSince 1945 (first met in 1946) · New YorkWorld Health OrganizationSince 7 April 1948 · GenevaWorld Trade OrganizationSince 1 January 1995 · Geneva

Alliances & groups11

African UnionSince 2002 · Addis AbabaAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsSince 8 August 1967 · JakartaBRICSSince 2009 (first leaders’ summit) · No permanent headquartersCommonwealth of NationsSince 1949 (London Declaration) · LondonEuropean UnionSince 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty) · BrusselsGroup of SevenSince 1975 (first summit) · No permanent headquartersGroup of TwentySince 1999 (leaders’ summits since 2008) · No permanent headquartersNATOSince 4 April 1949 · BrusselsOPECSince 14 September 1960 · ViennaShanghai Cooperation OrganisationSince 15 June 2001 · BeijingSouth Asian Association for Regional CooperationSince 8 December 1985 · Kathmandu