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)

• GCC Standardization Organization
• OPEC
• EAC
  surface form: East African Community
• G5 Sahel
• Inter-American Commission of Women
• MWCOG
• Arab Maghreb Union
• Committee on Hemispheric Security via concept surface "intergovernmental organization committee"
• Gas Exporting Countries Forum
• WHO Regional Office for Europe via concept surface "WHO regional office"
• International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
• Intergovernmental Authority on Development
• Commonwealth Foundation
• Council for German Orthography
• Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas via concept surface "regional intergovernmental organization"
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
• United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Conference of the Parties via concept surface "international decision-making body"
  surface form: Conference of the Parties (CITES)
• European Southern Observatory
• Development Committee via concept surface "intergovernmental organization committee"
• ISA
  surface form: International Seabed Authority
• The Secretariat
• ECO
  surface form: Economic Cooperation Organization
• Union of American Republics
• Pacific Islands Forum
• BIMSTEC
• ECOWAS Community Court of Justice via concept surface "international court"
• Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights via concept surface "OSCE institution"
• High Commissioner on National Minorities via concept surface "OSCE institution"
• Representative on Freedom of the Media via concept surface "OSCE institution"
• Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community via concept surface "international organization office"
• CCIR
• Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community via concept surface "intergovernmental decision-making body"
• Technical Committees of FAO via concept surface "intergovernmental body group"
• West African Economic and Monetary Union
• Egmont Committee via concept surface "coordinating body"
• Commonwealth of Nations
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
• Council of Europe
• United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs via concept surface "intergovernmental organization body"
• Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
• Sargasso Sea Commission
• World Food Programme via concept surface "United Nations specialized agency"
• WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean via concept surface "WHO regional office"
• Permanent Court of International Justice via concept surface "international court"
• AfCFTA Secretariat via concept surface "treaty implementation body"
• Egmont Group Secretariat via concept surface "coordinating body"
• Knowledge and Innovation Communities via concept surface "European Union initiative"
• World Health Organization Member States via concept surface "intergovernmental organization membership collective"
• League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees via concept surface "international organization office"