List of intergovernmental organizations
The following is a list of the major existingintergovernmental organizations(IGOs).
For a more complete listing, see theYearbook of International Organizations,[1]which includes 25,000 international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), excluding for-profit enterprises, about 5,000 IGOs, and lists dormant and dead organizations as well as those in operation (figures as of the 400th edition, 2012/13). A 2020 academic dataset on international organizations included 561 intergovernmental organizations between 1815 and 2015; more than one-third of those IGOs ended up defunct.[2]
United Nations and agencies[edit]
The UN has six principal organs:
- TheGeneral Assembly(the maindeliberative assembly);
- TheSecurity Council(decides certain resolutions for peace and security);
- TheEconomic and Social Council(assists in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development);
- TheSecretariat(provides studies, information, and facilities needed by the UN);
- TheInternational Court of Justice(the primary judicial organ).
- TheUnited Nations Trusteeship Council(inactive)
The UN also includes various Funds, Programmes andspecialized agencies:
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- International Labour Organization
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Telecommunication Union
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
- United Nations Capital Development Fund
- United Nations Human Rights Council(UNHRC)
- United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund(UNICEF)
- United Nations Development Programme
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)
- United Nations Environment Programme
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction(UNISDR)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Universal Postal Union
- World Health Organization(WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Food Programme
- World Meteorological Organization
- UN Tourism
- The UN maintains various offices:
The UN also includes subsidiary organs:
Agricultural research organizations[edit]
- Africa Rice Center(West Africa Rice Development Association, WARDA)
- Bioversity International(International Plant Genetics Resources Institute, IPGRI)
- Center for International Forestry Research(CIFOR)
- International Center for Tropical Agriculture(CIAT)
- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas(ICARDA)
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics(ICRISAT)
- International Food Policy Research Institute(IFPRI)
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(IITA)
- International Livestock Research Institute(ILRI)
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center(CIMMYT)
- International Potato Center(CIP)
- International Rice Research Institute(IRRI)
- International Water Management Institute(IWMI)
- World Agroforestry Centre(International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, ICRAF)
- WorldFish Center(International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, ICLARM)
- World Vegetable Center
- CGIAR
- CAB International(Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, CABI)
Fisheries organizations[edit]
- Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission(APFIC)
- Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources(CCAMLR)
- 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)
- North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission(NEAFC)
- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization(NAFO)
- North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization(NASCO)
- Pacific Salmon Commission(PSC)
- Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center(SEAFDEC)
- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission(WCPFC)
Maritime organizations[edit]
- Antarctic Treaty Secretariat(ATS)
- International Hydrographic Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Seabed Authority
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea(ICES)
- Mediterranean Science Commission(CIESM)
- North Pacific Marine Science Organization(PICES)
Financial, trade, and customs organizations[edit]
- Alliance for Financial Inclusion(AFI)
- African Development Bank
- Asian Development Bank
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Bank for International Settlements
- Black Sea Trade and Development Bank(BSTDB)
- Caribbean Development Bank(CDB)
- Council of Europe Development Bank(CEB)
- Eurasian Development Bank
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(EBRD)
- European Investment Bank(EIB)
- Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges
- Financial Action Task Force(FATF)
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Inter-American Investment Corporation(IDB Invest)
- International Bureau of Weights and Measures(BIPM)
- International Energy Agency(IEA)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD)
- International Development Law Organization(IDLO), headquartered in Rome
- International Monetary Fund(IMF)
- Islamic Development Bank(IDB)
- Netherlands Development Finance Company(FMO)
- Nordic Development Fund(NDF)
- Nordic Investment Bank(NIB)
- New Development Bank(NDB)
- Organization for Economic and Co-operation Development(OECD)
- OPEC Fund for International Development(OPEC Fund)
- Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries(OPEC)
- West African Development Bank(BOAD)
- World Bank Group
- World Customs Organization(WCO)
- World Trade Organization(WTO)
Regional organizations[edit]
Europe[edit]
- European Union(EU)
- Western European Union(defunct)
- Big Four (Western Europe)
- Council of Europe(CoE)
- Central European Initiative(CEI)
- Energy Community
- European Free Trade Association(EFTA)
- European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites(EUMETSAT)
- European Patent Organisation(EPO)
- European Political Community(EPC)
- European Science Foundation
- European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation(EUROCONTROL)
- Group of 9(G9)
- International Commission on Civil Status(ICCS)
- Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine(CCNR)
- Council of the Baltic Sea States(CBSS)
- Assembly of European Regions(AER)
- Eiroforum
- European Organization for Nuclear Research(CERN)
- Danube Commission
- European Fusion Development Agreement(EFDA JET)
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory(EMBL)
- European Space Agency(ESA)
- European Southern Observatory(ESO)
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility(ESRF)
- European x-ray free electron laser(European XFEL)
- Institut Laue–Langevin(ILL)
- Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission
- Benelux
- Belgium–Luxembourg Economic Union
- British–Irish Council
- Nordic Council
- Nordic Investment Bank
- Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being(NDPHS)
- Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation(OCCAR)
- Visegrád Group(V4)
- EUREKA
- European Cooperation in Science and Technology(COST)
- Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations(Commonwealth of Unrecognized States)
- European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts(ECMWF)
- South-East European Cooperation Process
- West Nordic Council
- Three Seas Initiative
Asia[edit]
- Asia Cooperation Dialogue(ACD)
- Asian Development Bank(ADB)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)
- East Asia Summit(EAS)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC)
- International Network for Bamboo and Rattan(INBAR)
- Mekong–Ganga Cooperation(MGC)
- Mekong River Commission(MRC)
- Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia(PEMSEA)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC)
- Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization(SEAMEO)
- Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat(TCS)
- Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)
Transcontinental[edit]
- Group of Eight
- Eurasia
- Asia-Europe Foundation(ASEF)
- Central Asian Cooperation Organization
- Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations
- Collective Security Treaty Organization(CSTO)
- Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia(CICA)
- Commonwealth of Independent States(CIS)
- Economic Cooperation Organization(ECO)
- Eurasian Economic Union(EEU or EAEU)
- GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development
- Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation(BSEC)
- Organization of Turkic States(OTS)
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)
- TRACECA
- Union State
- Trans-Atlantic
- Mediterranean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean:
- African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
- Afro-Asian organizations
Africa[edit]
- African Organisation for Standardisation(ARSO)
- African Union
- Economic Community of Central African States(ECCAS)
- 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
- International Conference on the Great Lakes Region(ICGLR)
- African Ministers Council on Water(AMCOW)
Americas[edit]
- Forum for the Progress and Integration of South America(PROSUR)
- 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
- System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces(SICOFAA)
- Central American Bank for Economic Integration(CABEI)
- Central American Integration System
- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States(CELAC)
- Pacific Alliance
Military alliances[edit]
- Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty(ANZUS)
- AUKUS
- Collective Security Treaty Organization(CSTO)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)
- Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance(Rio Pact)
Cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and religious organizations[edit]
- Commonwealth of Nations
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property(ICCROM)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries(CPLP)
- Organization of Ibero-American States(OEI)
- Arab League
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- KAICIID Dialogue Centre
- International Organization of Turkic Culture(TÜRKSOY)
- Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy
Educational organizations and universities[edit]
- Academy of European Law(ERA)
- Asian Institute of Technology(AIT)
- Cerlalc
- Commonwealth of Learning(COL)
- EUCLID (university)
- European Schools
- European University Institute
- IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
- International Bureau of EducationIBE, now a part of UNESCO
- International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
- United Nations University(UNU)
- University for Peace(UPEACE)
- World Maritime University(WMU/IMO)
Law enforcement cooperation[edit]
- International Criminal Court(ICC)
- International Criminal Police Organization(Interpol)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration(PCA)
Transport[edit]
- Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail(OTIF)
- Organization for Cooperation of Railways(OSJD or OSShD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- TRACECA
- Southeast Europe Transport Community
- International Transport Forum(ITF)
Humanitarian organizations[edit]
Environmental organizations[edit]
- Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels(ACAP)
- The Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility(GBIF)
- Global Environment Facility(GEF)
- Global Green Growth Institute(GGGI)
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC)
- TheInternational Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN)
- Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia(PEMSEA)
- UN Alliance for Sustainable Development Goals (UNASDG)
- United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)
- Green Climate Fund(GCF)
Arms control[edit]
- Conference on Disarmament
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(OPCW)
- Preparatory Commission for theComprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization(CTBTO)
- Wassenaar Arrangement
- Nuclear Suppliers Group(NSG)
- Australia Group(AG)
- Missile Technology Control Regime(MTCR)
Energy organizations[edit]
Multi sector organizations[edit]
- International Energy Agency
- Energy Charter
- Energy Community
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO)
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis(IIASA)
- International Energy Forum(IEF)
Nuclear power organizations[edit]
- European Atomic Energy Community
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science Applications in the Middle East
- Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
- Nuclear Energy Agency
- United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
- World Association of Nuclear Operators
Sustainable energy organizations[edit]
- International Renewable Energy Agency(IRENA)
- Sustainable Energy for All(SE4ALL)
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership(REEEP)
- International Solar Alliance
Digital organizations[edit]
- Packet Clearing House(PCH)
- Digital 9(D9)
Ideological and political groupings[edit]
- Quadrilateral Security Dialogue(QSD)
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of Seven(G7)
- Group of 15(G-15)
- Group of 77(G-77)
- Group of 24(G24)
- G20
- Alliance of Small Island States(AOSIS)
- BRICS(Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
- Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas(ALBA)
- Association of World Election Bodies(AWEB)
- New Agenda Coalition
- Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative[3]
- Western European and Others Group
(disbanded)
Other[edit]
- Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance(International IDEA)
- Partners in Population and Development
- South Centre
- SKA Observatory (SKAO)
- World Organisation for Animal Health
- Forum for India-Pacific Islands cooperation(FIPIC)
- U-Report
- International Center for Promotion of Enterprises(ICPE)
Defunct[edit]
- Allied Control Council
- Arab Cooperation Council
- Central Treaty Organization
- Comecon
- Council of Ambassadors
- Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa
- Delian League
- Eurasian Economic Community(transformed into Eurasian Economic Union)
- French Community
- French Union
- G33
- International Authority for the Ruhr
- International Trade Organization
- Latin League
- Latin Union
- League of Corinth
- League of Nations
- Peloponnesian League
- Organisation of African Unity
- Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
- Union of African States
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Union of International Associations,ed. (1998),Yearbook of international organizations,Leiden: Brill(six volumes in print format, plus online, subscription-based edition)
- ^Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, Mette (2020)."Death of international organizations. The organizational ecology of intergovernmental organizations, 1815–2015".The Review of International Organizations.15(2): 339–370.doi:10.1007/s11558-018-9340-5.hdl:1814/60598.ISSN1559-744X.S2CID158698033.
- ^German Foreign Ministry, retrieved 6 July 2011