intergovernmental organization

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)

• United Nations Capital Development Fund via concept surface "United Nations agency"
• United Nations
• NATO
• European integration via concept surface "regional integration"
• South American Health Council
• Pacific Community
• Pacific Islands Forum (observer)
  surface form: Pacific Islands Forum
• Secretary-General of the OECD via concept surface "international organization office"
• Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
• Visegrád Group via concept surface "regional intergovernmental organization"
• ICCROM
• WMO Commission for Observation, Infrastructure and Information Systems via concept surface "intergovernmental organization body"
• Group of 24
• MAB International Coordinating Council via concept surface "international governing body"
• WMO Commission for Weather, Climate, Water and Related Environmental Services and Applications via concept surface "intergovernmental body"
• United Nations Technical Assistance Board via concept surface "intergovernmental organization organ"
• COL
  surface form: Commonwealth of Learning
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• French Community
• AU
  surface form: African Union
• ISSN International Centre
• Arab League via concept surface "regional intergovernmental organization"
• Inter-American Commission on Human Rights via concept surface "regional human rights body"
• Inter-American Committee against Terrorism via concept surface "counter-terrorism body"
• Interpol
• United Nations agencies via concept surface "group of international organizations"
• OPEC+
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• European Union via concept surface "political and economic union"
• East African Court of Justice via concept surface "international court"
• CIM
  surface form: Inter-American Commission of Women
• Warsaw Pact via concept surface "collective defense organization"
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development via concept surface "multilateral development bank"
• ECAFE
• Micronesian Presidents' Summit via concept surface "international organization of states"
• Islamic Development Bank via concept surface "multilateral development bank"
• Counter-Terrorism Committee via concept surface "counter-terrorism body"
• OPEC Fund for International Development
• New Development Bank via concept surface "multilateral development bank"
• Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (associate member)
• Universal Postal Union
• WHO Regional Office for the Americas via concept surface "World Health Organization regional office"
• Scandinavian Monetary Union
• Collective Security Treaty Organization via concept surface "intergovernmental military alliance"
• CoE
  surface form: Council of Europe
• Nile Basin Initiative
• Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation via concept surface "regional security body"
• EMRO via concept surface "World Health Organization regional office"
• Economic Community of Central African States
• International Bureau of Weights and Measures