UPSC International Organisations 2018 | Important Notes & Study Material

CommonWealth 

• 53 nations
• Summits every alternate year – 2018
• Headed by Queen Victoria 2
  • Not hereditary but she has been the head till now
  • Requested the Prince Charles be made the next head

• Role
  • Is imp especially for Britain post-brexit
  • India – can help get its demands on immigration met
  • 2.4 bn strong population

• Issues
  • Leadership
    • Members want the leader to elected democratically and maybe rotated every few years
  • Immigration
    • UKs tough immigration policy is also acting as a hinderance to the process of making Commonwealth relevant in the 21st Century
    • Windrush Generation – came to UK in 1950s when there were extreme labour shortages post WW2.

OECD

• 1948 – to administer the American and Canadian aid given during the Marshall Plan
• 35 member countries
• Economic Outlook – twice a year
• Maintains – Black list of nations – considered Unccoperative tax havens
• Created
  • IEA
  • FATF
• HQ – Paris, France

Reporters without Borders

• international NGO
• Freedom of Info and Freedom of Press
• HQ – Paris – in France
• Consultant status in UNO
• India on Enemies of Internet list

IEA

• OECD 
• HQ – Paris 
• Only OECD members 
• India – lone associate member 
• Not under UN — IAEA 
• After 1973 oil crisis – OPEC cartelised the prices — so IEA formed by OECD 

IORA

• Sustainable growth among members
• Focus on areas with max potential for development
• Promote Liberalisation

• Govt + Business + Academia

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