International organisations have been created with the intention of assisting in setting the global agenda, fostering stronger political ties, facilitating the implementation of development programmes, etc.
| International organisations | Headquarters |
| United Nations Organisation | New York, USA |
| United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) | New York, USA |
| United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | New York, USA |
| UN Women | New York, USA |
| United Nations Security Council (UNSC) | New York, USA |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Washington DC, United States |
| World Bank Group (WBG) | Washington DC, United States |
| World Health Organisation (WHO) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Labour Organisation | Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Geneva, Switzerland |
| World Trade Organisation | Geneva, Switzerland |
| World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Organization for Standardization | Geneva, Switzerland |
| UNAIDS | Geneva, Switzerland |
| United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) | Paris, France |
| Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) | Paris, France |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | Vienna, Austria |
| International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Vienna, Austria |
| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | Vienna, Austria |
| International Maritime Organisation (IMO) | London, United Kingdom |
| Commonwealth of Nations | London, United Kingdom |
| Amnesty International | London, United Kingdom |
| Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) | Rome, Italy |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) | Brussels, Belgium |
| Universal Postal Union | Berne, Switzerland |
| Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) | Queenstown, Singapore |
| Transparency International | Berlin, Germany |
| International Renewable Energy Agency | Abu Dhabi (UAE) |
| South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Organization of Islamic Cooperation | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation | Ebene, Mauritius |
| Worldwide Fund for Nature | Gland, Switzerland |
| International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry | North Carolina |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| International Olympic Committee | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| World Economic Forum | Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | Gland, Switzerland |
| International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) | Paris, France |
| United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | Nairobi, Kenya |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) | Vienna, Austria |
| United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) | Turin, Italy |
| UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | Montreal, Canada |
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | New York, USA |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | Rome, Italy |
| International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) | Madrid, Spain |
| United Nations University (UNU) | Tokyo, Japan |
| International Court of Justice (ICJ) | The Hague, Netherlands |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| UN-Habitat | Nairobi, Kenya |
| World Food Programme (WFP) | Rome, Italy |
| UN-OHRLLS | New York, USA |
| Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Geneva, Switzerland |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Geneva, Switzerland |