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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The following is a list of intergovernmental organizations.
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1 United Nations and agencies 2 Environmental organizations 3 Fisheries organizations 4 Migration organizations 5 Maritime organizations 6 Arms control and nuclear power organizations
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7 Financial, trade, and customs organizations 8 Law enforcement cooperation 9 Regional organizations
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9.1 Europe 9.2 Asia 9.3 Transcontinental 9.4 Africa 9.5 Americas
10 Educational Organizations and universities 11 Cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and religious organizations 12 Ideological and political groupings 13 Other 14 Defunct 15 See also
16 References
The General Assembly (the main deliberative assembly); The Security Council (decides certain resolutions for peace and security); The Economic and Social Council (assists in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development); The Secretariat (provides studies, information, and facilities needed by the UN); The International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ). The United Nations Trusteeship Council (currently inactive)
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Food and Agriculture Organization International Labour Organization International Civil Aviation Organization International Maritime Organization International Refugee Organization Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS United Nations Atomic Energy Commission United Nations Capital Development Fund United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Development Programme United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Human Settlements Programme
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Universal Postal Union World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization World Meteorological Organization World Tourism Organization
United Nations Headquarters (New York City) United Nations Office at Geneva United Nations Office at Nairobi United Nations Office at Vienna
Environmental organizations
Global Environment Facility (GEF) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Fisheries organizations
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) International Whaling Commission (IWC)
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
Migration organizations
International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Maritime organizations
See also: Admiralty law, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, international waters, and territorial waters Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (ATS) International Hydrographic Organization
International Maritime Organization International Seabed Authority International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Wassenaar Arrangement Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Australia Group (AG)
See also: List of weapons of mass destruction treaties and Naval conference
Nuclear power
Main articles: Nuclear power, Nuclear weapon, Nuclear proliferation, and Nuclear disarmament European Atomic Energy Community International Atomic Energy Agency
International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science Applications in the Middle East ITER International Organization Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization Nuclear Energy Agency United Nations Atomic Energy Commission World Association of Nuclear Operators
Bank for International Settlements Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Inter-American Development Bank International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Development Law Organization (IDLO), headquartered in Rome (www.idlo.int) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Nederlandse Financieringsmaatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV (FMO) Nordic Development Fund (NDF) Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC) West African Development Bank (BOAD) World Bank Group
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Development Association (IDA) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Regional organizations
Main articles: Regional organization, Continental organization, and Continental union
Organisations grouping almost all the countries in their respective continents. Note that Russia is member of both the Council of Europe (COE) and the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), and Cuba is currently a suspended member of the Organization of American States (OAS). see also continental organization.
Several non-overlapping large alliances. Softer colours indicate observer/associate or candidate countries.
Europe
Council of Europe (CoE) European Free Trade Association (EFTA) European Patent Organisation (EPO) European Science Foundation Group of 9 (G9) International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS) Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) Assembly of European Regions (AER) Eiroforum
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CERN European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA JET) European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) European Space Agency (ESA) European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) European Southern Observatory (ESO) European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) European x-ray free electron laser (European XFEL) Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL)
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European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission Benelux Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union British-Irish Council Nordic Council Nordic Investment Bank
Organisation conjointe de coopration en matire d'armement(OCCAR) Agency for international trade information and cooperation (AITIC) Visegrd Group (V4)
Asia
Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Asian Development Bank (ADB) East Asian Summit (EAS) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Gulf Cooperation Council Colombo Plan Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Mekong River Commission (MRC)
Transcontinental
Eurasia
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Central Asian Cooperation Organization Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Eurasian Economic Community GUAM IIMSAM Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
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Trans-Atlantic
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone (ZPCAS)
Mediterranean
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Indian Ocean
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Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) Indian Ocean Commission (COI)
Arctic Ocean
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Arctic Council
Pacific Ocean:
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ANZUS Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Secretariat of the Pacific Community
ACP Countries
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Africa
African Union Conseil de l'Entente Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) East African Community (EAC)
West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) Southern African Development Community (SADC) Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Arab Maghreb Union
Americas
Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Central American Parliament Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) Rio Group Cooperation System of the American Air Forces(SICOFAA) Central American Bank for Economic Integration(CABEI) Central American Integration System Organizacin Latinoamericana de Energia (OLADE)
Academy of European Law (ERA) CERLALC Commonwealth of Learning (COL) EUCLID (Euclid University) European University Institute
International Bureau of Education IBE, now a part of UNESCO UNIDROIT United Nations University
International organisations that largely represent the independent states formed after the breakup of an empire. La Francophonie has overlapping membership with all three of the other organisations shown in the map. Commonwealth of Nations La Francophonie
Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) Latin Union Arab League Organisation of the Islamic Conference Turkic Council (TurkKon)
Group of 24 (G24) Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) New Agenda Coalition Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative[1] Western European and Others Group
See also: Warsaw Pact See also: First International, Second International, Socialist International, and Fourth International
Other
Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law Partners in Population and Development World Organisation for Animal Health
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Allied Control Council Arab Cooperation Council Central Treaty Organization Comecon Council of Ambassadors Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa French Community French Union G33 International Authority for the Ruhr International Trade Organization Latin League League of Corinth
League of Nations Organisation of African Unity Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Union of African States
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_intergovernmental_organizations