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African Development Bank
Multilateral development finance institution
African Union
Supranational union
AIESEC
Student not-for-profit organization
Alba
Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland
Alcoholics Anonymous
Sobriety-focused mutual help fellowship
Al-Qaeda
Salafi jihadist organization
Amnesty International
International non-governmental organization
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
Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l'Europe
Student organization in Europe
Association for Computing Machinery
International learned society for computing
Bank for International Settlements
International financial institution owned by central banks
Benelux
Politico-economic union between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
Bilderberg Meeting
Annual private conference
BirdLife International
Global partnership of conservation organizations that strives to conserve birds
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)
Centrist Democrat International
Political international
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 Southern Observatory
Intergovernmental organization and observatory in Chile
European Union
Supranational political and economic union
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
World governing body for air sports
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
International sport governing body
Free Software Foundation
Non-profit organization for support for the free software movement
G20
International forum of 19 countries and the EU
G7
Intergovernmental political and economic forum
Global Greens
International network of Green parties and political movements
Greenpeace
Non-governmental environmental organization
GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development
Regional organization of four post-Soviet states: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova
Gulf Cooperation Council
Regional trade bloc in the Middle East
Hizb ut-Tahrir
Pan-Islamist and fundamentalist organization
Human Rights Watch
International non-governmental organization
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
American professional association
International Air Transport Association
International trade association for airlines
International Astronomical Union
Association of professional astronomers
International Atomic Energy Agency
International organization
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Lending arm of the World Bank
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
Intergovernmental measurement science and measurement standards setting organisation
International Chamber of Commerce
Business organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
Specialised agency of the United Nations
International Commission on Illumination
International authority on light, illumination, color, and color spaces
International Council for Science
International non-governmental organisation
International Council of Museums
Organization of museums and museum professionals
International Council on Monuments and Sites
Organization
International Court of Justice
Primary judicial organ of the United Nations
International Criminal Court
Permanent international tribunal
International Democracy Union
International alliance of right-of-centre political parties
International Development Association
International financial institution, member of the World Bank Group
International Finance Corporation
World Bank Group member financial institution
International Hydrographic Organization
Intergovernmental organization
International Maritime Organization
Specialized agency of the United Nations
International Mathematical Union
International non-governmental organisation
International Monetary Fund
International financial institution
International Organization for Migration
Intergovernmental organization
International Organization for Standardization
International standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations
International Planned Parenthood Federation
Nonprofit organization that provides sexual and reproductive medical services and information
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
International humanitarian movement
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Religious organisation
International Union for Conservation of Nature
International organization
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
International organization that represents chemists in individual countries
International Workingmen's Association
(First International) socialist political international (1864–1876)
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
Liberal International
Political international federation for liberal political parties
Lima Group
Intergovernmental organization in the Americas formed in response to the Venezuelan crisis
Live Earth
Organization
Long Now Foundation
American nonprofit organization promoting very-long-term thinking
Médecins Sans Frontières
International humanitarian medical non-governmental organization
Mensa International
Largest and oldest high IQ society in the world
Mercosur
South American economic agreement
Muslim Brotherhood
Transnational Sunni Islamist organization
NAACP
Civil rights organization in the United States
Narcotics Anonymous
Mutual help 12-Step organization
NATO
Intergovernmental military alliance of Western states
Nobel Prize
Set of annual international awards, primarily 5 established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel
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
OPEC
International petroleum 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
Oxfam
Charitable humanitarian organization
Pacific Islands Forum
Intergovernmental organisation of island nations in the Pacific Ocean
Paris Club
International organization
Parliament of the World's Religions
Series of meetings with the goal of trying to create a global dialogue of faiths
PEN International
Worldwide association of writers
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
American animal rights organization
Pirate Parties International
Non-profit, non-governmental political group
Programme for International Student Assessment
Scholastic performance study by the OECD
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
International organization
Reporters Without Borders
French organization for freedom of the press
RSPCA
Animal welfare charity in England and Wales
Scouting
Youth movement
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Head of the United Nations Secretariat
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Eurasian multilateral security organization
Socialist International
Political international
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Regional intergovernmental and geopolitical organization
Southern African Development Community
Inter-governmental organization
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Breast cancer foundation
The Salvation Army
Protestant Methodist Evangelical church and charitable organisation
Toastmasters International
Nonprofit organization
Transparency International
An international, non-governmental umbrella 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
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
Organization
Visegrád Group
Cultural and political alliance in Central Europe
WikiLeaks
News leak publishing organisation
World Anti-Doping Agency
Foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee
World Bank
International financial institution
World Bank Group
Group of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries
World Council of Churches
Worldwide inter-church organization founded in 1948
World Economic Forum
Swiss nonprofit foundation
World Health Organization
Specialized agency of the United Nations
World Heritage Committee
Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites
World Jewish Congress
International federation of Jewish communities and organizations.
World Trade Organization
Intergovernmental trade organization
World Wide Web Consortium
International standards organization