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.

All labels observed (110)

Label Occurrences
intergovernmental organization canonical 473
intergovernmental body 84
intergovernmental organization body 61

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: intergovernmental organization
Generated description
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.

Instances (1,008)

Instance Via concept surface
ACC
surface form: ASEAN Coordinating Council
intergovernmental organization body
Allied Kommandatura (in early years)
surface form: Allied Kommandatura
Peacekeeping Reform Coordination Unit coordination body
WBG
Council of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Agencies
Arab League Youth and Sports Council intergovernmental organization body
Arab League Tourism Ministers Council intergovernmental organization body
Arab League Housing and Construction Ministers Council intergovernmental organization body
ALECSO
ACAC
surface form: Arab Civil Aviation Commission
International Boundary Commission international commission
Community of Sahel-Saharan States regional intergovernmental organization
Arab League Investment Guarantee Corporation multilateral organization
East Asia Summit
AFESD multilateral development bank
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Great Lakes Commission
AOAD
Arab League Energy Ministers Council intergovernmental organization organ
Permanent Consultation Committee of the CPLP coordination body
Pacific Islands Forum Officials Committee intergovernmental organization body
RSS
surface form: Regional Security System
CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security CARICOM institution
Joint Defence Council of the Arab League intergovernmental defense organization body
Standing Conference of the Interior Ministers of the Länder
OEI
ALO
surface form: Arab Labor Organization
ШОС межправительственная организация
Commonwealth institutions intergovernmental organizations collective
Niger Basin Authority
International Seabed Authority
WIPO member states group of sovereign states
Paris Union
Commonwealth Secretariat
SCO
CAMI
surface form: Council of Arab Ministers of Interior
Indian Ocean Commission
Arab League Council of Foreign Ministers intergovernmental decision-making body
European Space Agency
Inter-American Council for Integral Development intergovernmental organization body
Council of Administration of the Universal Postal Union intergovernmental organization body
Seabed Disputes Chamber international court
OAS
surface form: Organization of American States
CASAM
International Institute of Agriculture
International Hydrographic Organization
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Helsinki Commission
HELCOM
Association of Caribbean States