Where are the headquarters of IAEA situated?
2021
Where are the headquarters of IAEA situated?
- A.
Oslo
- B.
Vienna
- C.
Geneva
- D.
Copenhagen
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Correct answer: B
Concept: International organizations are each anchored to one designated headquarters city, usually fixed by their founding charter or a host-country agreement; several UN-linked nuclear and drug-control bodies cluster in Vienna's 'Vienna International Centre' campus.
Application: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established in 1957, with Vienna, Austria as its headquarters city from the start; the agency moved into its present home, the Vienna International Centre, in 1979, alongside sister bodies such as UNODC and CTBTO.
Cross-check: None of the other listed cities host the IAEA -- distinguishing each below:
Oslo -- known chiefly as the venue for the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, not the seat of any major nuclear or atomic-energy body.
Geneva -- the base for WHO, WTO, ILO, and the UN Office at Geneva, not the IAEA.
Copenhagen -- hosts the WHO Regional Office for Europe, not the IAEA.
Hence Vienna is the correct headquarters city of the IAEA.