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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.

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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