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Intergovernmental organizations

African Development Bank
Multilateral development finance institution
African Union
Supranational union
Alba
Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland
ANZUS
1951 collective security treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States
Arab League
Regional organization
Arctic Council
Intergovernmental forum for the Arctic
ASEAN
International organisation of South East Asian countries
Asian Development Bank
Regional development bank
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Economic forum of Asia-Pacific nations
Bank for International Settlements
International financial institution owned by central banks
Benelux
Politico-economic union between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
Caribbean Community
Regional intergovernmental organisation
Central European Free Trade Agreement
Organization
Central Treaty Organization
Military alliance involving Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and the United Kingdom (1955-1979)
CERN
European research centre in Switzerland
Collective Security Treaty Organization
Intergovernmental military alliance among post-Soviet states
Comecon
Former international economic organization
Commonwealth of Independent States
Regional intergovernmental organization
Commonwealth of Nations
Political association which developed from the British Empire
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
International organization
Council of Europe
International organization founded in 1949
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Intergovernmental organization
Council of the European Union
Institution of the European Union
East African Community
Intergovernmental organisation
Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union
Economic union and policies
Economic Cooperation Organization
Asian political and economic intergovernmental organization
ECOWAS
Formation of international cooperation among African States
Eurasian Economic Community
Regional economic organisation
Eurasian Economic Union
Economic union of countries in Eurasia
Euratom
International organisation
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Financial institution which supports more than 30 countries
European Coal and Steel Community
Regulator of coal and steel markets, 1952–67
European Economic Community
European organization for economic integration; est. 1957, absorbed into the EU in 1993
European Investment Bank
European Union Institution
European Parliament
Directly elected parliament of the European Union
European Union
Supranational political and economic union
G20
International forum of 19 countries and the EU
G7
Intergovernmental political and economic forum
Gulf Cooperation Council
Regional trade bloc in the Middle East
International Atomic Energy Agency
International organization
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Lending arm of the World Bank
International Chamber of Commerce
Business organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
Specialised agency of the United Nations
International Court of Justice
Primary judicial organ of the United Nations
International Criminal Court
Permanent international tribunal
International Development Association
International financial institution, member of the World Bank Group
International Finance Corporation
World Bank Group member financial institution
International Monetary Fund
International financial institution
International Organization for Migration
Intergovernmental organization
Inter-Parliamentary Union
International organization of national parliaments
Interpol
International organization
Islamic Development Bank
Multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Latin Union
Former international organization of Romance-language countries
League of Corinth
Historic federation of Greek states
League of Nations
20th-century intergovernmental organisation, predecessor to the United Nations
Lima Group
Intergovernmental organization in the Americas formed in response to the Venezuelan crisis
Mercosur
South American economic agreement
NATO
Intergovernmental military alliance of Western states
Nordic Council
Geo-political inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries
North American Free Trade Agreement
Agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States
OECD
Intergovernmental economic organization
Organisation of African Unity
Intergovernmental organisation of African states (1963-2002); predecessor to the African Union
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
International organization
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Security-oriented intergovernmental organization
Organization of American States
International organization of states in the Americas
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
International organization
Pacific Islands Forum
Intergovernmental organisation of island nations in the Pacific Ocean
Paris Club
International organization
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Head of the United Nations Secretariat
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Eurasian multilateral security organization
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Regional intergovernmental and geopolitical organization
Southern African Development Community
Inter-governmental organization
UNESCO
Specialised agency of the United Nations for education sciences, and culture
UNICEF
Specialised agency of United Nations
Union for the Mediterranean
Intergovernmental organization
Union of South American Nations
Intergovernmental regional organization
United Nations
Intergovernmental self-regulatory body
United Nations General Assembly
One of the six principal organs of the UN
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Specialized agency of the United Nations
United Nations Secretariat
Executive organ of the United Nations
United Nations Security Council
One of the six principal organs of the UN
Visegrád Group
Cultural and political alliance in Central Europe
World Bank
International financial institution
World Bank Group
Group of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries
World Economic Forum
Swiss nonprofit foundation
World Health Organization
Specialized agency of the United Nations
World Trade Organization
Intergovernmental trade organization