intergovernmental organization
C280
concept
An intergovernmental organization is a formal entity created by sovereign states through treaties or agreements to cooperate on common interests, coordinate policies, and address international issues.
Observed surface forms (74)
- intergovernmental organization body ×19
- United Nations specialized agency ×17
- United Nations agency ×12
- international court ×12
- multilateral development bank ×10
- regional intergovernmental organization ×10
- intergovernmental body ×9
- international organization office ×9
- United Nations programme ×6
- World Health Organization regional office ×6
- intergovernmental organization organ ×6
- group of sovereign states ×5
- WHO regional office ×4
- coordinating body ×4
- international commission ×4
- European Union initiative ×3
- OSCE institution ×3
- collective defense organization ×3
- counter-terrorism body ×3
- intergovernmental decision-making body ×3
- intergovernmental financial institution ×3
- intergovernmental organization committee ×3
- Arab organization ×2
- United Nations-related entity ×2
- United Nations-related organization ×2
- anti-money laundering organization ×2
- coordination body ×2
- international body ×2
- international forum ×2
- organ of the World Health Organization ×2
- regional integration organization ×2
- subregional organization ×2
- treaty implementation body ×2
- treaty-based organization ×2
- CARICOM institution ×1
- CELAC body ×1
- ITU organ ×1
- Intergovernmental body ×1
- NATO organ ×1
- binational military organization ×1
- development aid agency ×1
- economic cooperation organization ×1
- economic integration arrangement ×1
- group of international organizations ×1
- intergovernmental body group ×1
- intergovernmental military alliance ×1
- intergovernmental monetary committee ×1
- intergovernmental organization coordination mechanism ×1
- intergovernmental organization membership collective ×1
- intergovernmental standards-setting body ×1
- international civil service body ×1
- international climate programme ×1
- international decision-making body ×1
- international development organization ×1
- international environmental body ×1
- international governing body ×1
- international health organization office ×1
- international organization of states ×1
- international organization sector ×1
- international political body ×1
- international river commission ×1
- international student assessment program ×1
- international tax policy body ×1
- multinational police force ×1
- political and economic union ×1
- political association of states ×1
- regional economic organization ×1
- regional human rights body ×1
- regional integration ×1
- regional intergovernmental body ×1
- regional organization in Oceania ×1
- regional security body ×1
- regional security organization ×1
- supranational political body ×1
Instances (352)
- ASEAN Free Trade Area via concept surface "economic integration arrangement"
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
- OECS
- AMRO via concept surface "World Health Organization regional office"
- Regional Security System via concept surface "collective defense organization"
- Economic and Social Council of the Arab League via concept surface "intergovernmental organization body"
- International Labour Organization via concept surface "United Nations specialized agency"
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- International Telecommunication Union
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- UNICEF via concept surface "United Nations agency"
- Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Organization of Ibero-American States
- North Atlantic Council via concept surface "NATO organ"
- Arab Labor Organization
- Eurocontrol
- Council of Arab Ministers of Interior
- Council for Trade in Goods via concept surface "intergovernmental organization organ"
- CICTE via concept surface "intergovernmental organization body"
- SEATO
- Programme and Budget Committee via concept surface "intergovernmental body"
- States Parties to the World Heritage Convention via concept surface "group of sovereign states"
- African Development Bank via concept surface "multilateral development bank"
- Arab Monetary Fund
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Executive Board
via concept surface "organ of the World Health Organization"
surface form: Executive Board (World Health Organization)
- WHO Regional Office for Africa via concept surface "World Health Organization regional office"
- WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia via concept surface "WHO regional office"
- Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme via concept surface "intergovernmental body"
-
HCR
via concept surface "United Nations specialized agency"
surface form: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNECE Inland Transport Committee via concept surface "intergovernmental body"
- UN peacekeepers via concept surface "multinational police force"
- SAARC Secretariat via concept surface "intergovernmental organization body"
- SAARC Cultural Centre
- SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre
- African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights via concept surface "international court"
- ECCAS
- IGAD
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AMU
via concept surface "regional intergovernmental organization"
surface form: Arab Maghreb Union
- CEN-SAD
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OIC
surface form: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Islamic Fiqh Academy via concept surface "intergovernmental organization body"
- Commonwealth realms via concept surface "group of sovereign states"
- Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- World Heritage Centre via concept surface "international organization office"
- SAARC Energy Centre
- UNASUL
- South American Council of Infrastructure and Planning