The 4-H Clubs are an international association of young people from agricultural backgrounds. It attempts to encourage teaching sound agricultural practices, programs of agricultural vocational education (often in conjunction or cooperation with local schools), and a wide range of social activities. Presently 4-H is in 80 countries worldwide.

The Arctic Council(AC) is a high-level intergovernmental forum which addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic. The Ottawa Declaration of 1996 formally established the Arctic Council as a high level intergovernmental forum to provide a means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues, in particular issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is headquartered in Tunis (Tunisia) and is a development bank established in 1964 with the intention of promoting economic and social development in Africa. AfDB provides loans and grants to African governments and private companies investing in the regional member countries in Africa. It is owned and funded by member governments, and has a public-interest mandate to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development.

The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) is a group of countries (currently 79: 48 African, 16 Caribbean and 15 Pacific), created by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975 (also known as the "ACP-EC Partnership Agreement"). The group's main objectives are sustainable development and poverty reduction within its member states, as well as their greater integration into the world's economy. The APC, sometimes called "The Lomé Convention," is basically a trade and aid agreement between the European Community (EC) and the 79 African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries, first signed in February 1975 in Lomé, Togo.

The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), or the Organisation arabe pour l'éducation, la culture et les sciences, is a specialized agency having its headquarters in Tunis. The Organization, which works within the Arab League, is mainly concerned with enhancing and coordinating educational, cultural and educational activities in the Arab world. ALECSO was founded in accordance with Article 3 of the Arab Cultural Unity Charter and its creation was officially announced in Cairo in 1970. ALECSO includes 22 member states.

The Arab Satellite Communications Organization is a leading communications satellite operator in the Arab World, headquartered in the city of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). It was established on 1976 by the member states of the Arab League with a defined goal of serving in telecommunication, information, culture and education sectors. Arabsat has operated the Arabsat GEO telecommunications system since its first satellite launch in 1985. ARABSAT owns and operates five satellites platforms at orbital positions. ARABSAT was created to deliver satellite-based, public and private telecommunications services to the Arab States, in accordance with International Standards. With more than 20 member countries, the organization plays a vital role of enhancing communications in the Arab World.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was established in 1989 in response to the growing interdependence among Asia-Pacific economies. APEC has become the primary international organization that promotes open trade and economic cooperation among its 21 members around the Pacific Rim.

The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), founded in 1969, is an Arab joint-action institution related to the League of Arab States and the Pan-Arab Association of Public Service and Commercial Broadcasters based in Tunis. It was established in February 1969 in Khartoum, with the objective of "strengthening ties and promoting cooperation among broadcasters in the Arab States for better production and content development." Grouping all the Arab governmental radio and television corporations, ASBU has kept abreast of all the evolutions that took place in the audiovisual field in the Arab world.

The African Union is a union of 54 African states with its headquarters in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The OAU was founded in 1963, but it was only in 1970 that the flag was adopted.

In 1960, five Central American nations founded the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), also called Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (BCIE). It is the largest financial institution in Central America, whose goals are to help fight against poverty, encourage regional integration, and the competitive insertion of Central America in the global economy. Working together with the countries of Central America, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Spain, and the Republic of China, the Bank works to support the transforming of Central America into a prosperous and united region. It has promoted social programs, developing economic, social, education, and health related institutions in these countries.

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), is a political and economic union involving six Arab states of the Persian Gulf with many economic and social objectives, including many joint ventures in the areas of finance, trade, customs, tourism, legislation, industry, mining, agriculture, water and animal resources, and including an unified military presence. Not all of the countries neighbouring the Persian Gulf are members of the council; Iran and Iraq are currently excluded, although both nations have a coastline on the Gulf.

The Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) was created in 1816 following the Congress of Vienna and is considered to be the oldest international organization still in existence. Its membership includes most of the countries bordering the Rhine River in Western Europe. They currently are Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Italy was a member of the commission from 1919 to the Second World War, and the United States was temporarily a member immediately after World War II while Germany was under Allied occupation. The United Kingdom became a member from 1919 to 1993, but is now a member-observer, leaving the current five. The main objective of the CCNR is to promote navigation on the Rhine throughout Europe and guarantee a high degree of safety for its navigation while protecting its environment. Since 1920, the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine has been headquartered in the former Imperial Rhine Palace, located in the Republic Square of Strasbourg.

The Central European Nations Co-operation in Peace Support (CENCOOP) is a multinational programme of activities of smaller nations located in Central Europe, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and is based on decisions of the United Nations, the principles of the EU, and the objectives of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), as well as the Partnership for Peace initiative (PfP). CENCOOP is to improve the capabilities of the Central European Nations (CEN) in order to respond more effectively to Peace Support challenges and achieve a higher profile through regional cooperation. CENCOOP is based on the terms of the Partnership for Peace Programme. Each country participates within the terms as stated individually in PfP.

The Liaison Committee of Social Military Organizations (Comité de Liaison International des organismes Militaires Sociaux) is an international group whose purpose is to develop multi-cultural youth exchanges and family vacations between the Ministries of Defences of the member countries. The CLIMS has been created in 1975. It includes militaries in 13 countries: Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece.

The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific was conceived at the Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1950. It has grown from a group of seven Commonwealth nations - Australia, Britain, Canada, Ceylon, India, New Zealand and Pakistan - into an international organization of 26, including non-Commonwealth countries.

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) was established in 1983 under the Lomé Convention between the ACP countries and EU member states. Since 2000 CTA has operated within the framework of the ACP-EU Cotonou Agreement with a mission to â01Cstrengthen policy and institutional capacity development and information and communication management capacities of ACP agricultural and rural development organisations. It assists such organisations in formulating and implementing policies and programmes to reduce poverty, promote sustainable food security, preserve the natural resource base and thus contribute to building self-reliance in ACP rural and agricultural development.

The Commonwealth of Nations is a worldwide political organization of independent nations with their dependencies, all of which recognize the Queen Elizabeth II as head of the Commonwealth.

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a free trade area consisting of nineteen member states stretching from Libya to Zimbabwe. COMESA was first formed in 1994, replacing an earlier Preferential Trade Area (PTA) which had existed since 1981. Nine of the member states formed a free trade area in 2000 (Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe), with Rwanda and Burundi joining in 2004 and the Comoros and Libya in 2006. In 2008, COMESA agreed to an greater expanded free-trade zone which included members of two other African trade blocs, the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). The headquarters of COMESA are in Lusaka (Zambia) while that of the COMESA Bank is in Bujumbura (Burundi) and the Clearing House remains in Harare (Zimbabwe).

The East African Community (EAC) is an inter-governmental organisation comprising five countries in East Africa: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The organisation was originally founded in 1967 comprising Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, but collapsed in 1977 as a result of political differences. It was officially revived in 2000 and seeks to promote full economic integration amongst its members.

The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) was a multilateral forum created by NATO to improve relations between NATO and non-NATO countries in Europe and parts of Asia near Europe. The member states meet to cooperate and consult on a range of political and security issues.

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) is an economic community of the African Union for the promotion of regional economic co-operation in Central Africa which was established in 1966. It "aims to achieve collective autonomy, raise the standard of living of its populations and maintain economic stability through harmonious cooperation".

The Economic Cooperation Organization is a regional organization established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the member states. It was the successor of the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) which ended activities in 1979. In 1992, the ECO was expanded to include seven new members (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan).

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries which was established on 28 May 1975. Its mission is to promote economic integration across the region. It flies a plain white flag with its emblem in the centre, surrounded by a green ring on which is written its acronym in French and English.

This is the flag of the Eurasian Economic Community (EURASEC), an organization which formed in 2001. The members are Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

This Blue Flag is awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe (FEEE). The Blue Flag is a widely recognised eco-label. This is awarded to beaches and marinas where environmental protection is a high priority in site management and information encourages care for the environment.

International Children's Day had its origin in the World Conference for the Well Being of Children in Geneva in 1925. Because of this International Children's Day, is widely celebrated on June 1. This, of course, coincided with the conference, however, each country can chose its own day to commemorate it.

The Inter-banking Monetary Group of UEMOA (Groupement interbancaire monétique de UEMOA) is an international financial organization of regional banks and monatary systems located in West Africa that was established in 2003. It provides standardization for interbanking monetary system between the member countries, and provides the monetary services for payments between banks, portal services and micro financial systems. It encourages the use of bank cards within UEMOA payments. Currently there are 91 banks and financial institutions within the UEMOA (West African Economic and Monetary Union/Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine) which includes the countries of: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo.

The Hostelling International, formerly known as International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF), is the federation of more than 90 national youth hostel associations in more than 80 countries who have over 4,500 affiliated hostels around the world. The youth hostel movement was begun in 1909 by Richard Schirrmann, a German schoolteacher, and Wilhelm Münker, a conservationist, who saw the need for overnight accommodation for school groups so that they could experience the countryside. The first Jugendherberge (youth hostel) was opened in Schirrmann's own school, in Altena, Westphalia. Schirrmann founded the nationwide German Youth Hostel

The flag of the International Civil Defense Organisation (ICDO) was first used at the 38th ICDO Executive Council meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland in 2005. The emblem of the ICDO as used on the flag, features an orange globe with white longitude and latitude lines throughout on which is placed a blue equilateral triangle. The blue triangle on an orange field is the distinctive sign of Civil Defence as spelt out in the 1977 Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Convention. The globe and triangle is completed with green laurels[3]. The ICDO emblem is placed on a white field when used as a flag.

The International Movement of the Red Cross is composed by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

The Red Lion and Sun		Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent

In 1864 the Geneva Convention adopted the red cross on a white ground as the officially recognized sign of the medical services of armed forces. In 1876, however, the Ottoman Empire decided to use a red crescent on a white ground in place of the red cross. Persia subsequently chose a red lion and sun on a white ground. In 1949 these signs were confirmed as the emblems of the red cross, the red crescent and the red lion and sun on a white ground as the protective signs for army medical services.

The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), established in 1895, is based in Geneva. The ICA is an independent non-governmental association which unites, represents and serves co-operatives world wide. Its members are national and international co-operative organisations in all sectors of activity including agriculture, banking, credit and saving, industry, insurances, fisheries, housing, tourism and consumer co-operatives. ICA has more than 200 member organisations from over 100 countries, representing more than 700 million individuals world-wide

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an autonomous organization which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 28 member countries and beyond. Founded in response to the 1973-19744 oil crisis, the IEA´s initial role was to help countries co-ordinate a collective response to major disruptions in oil supply through the release of emergency oil stocks to the markets. While this continues to be a key aspect of its work, the IEA has evolved and expanded. It is now at the heart of global dialogue on energy, providing authoritative and unbiased research, statistics, analysis and recommendations.

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NOTE: The IEEPA should not be confused with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (also IEEPA) of 1977, which is a U.S. federal law authorizing the Presidents to regulate commerce after declaring a national emergency in response to any unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States which has a foreign source.

The International Energy Conservation Environmental Protection Association (IEEPA) is a global institution focused on economic and social construction of energy conservation and environmental protection. The IEEPA is headquartered in the Peoples Republic of China, and although a non-government organization, it does have close ties with the PRC government in an advisory position.

The International Energy Forum (IEF), consisting of 86 countries, is now the world´s largest organization of oil and energy producing coutries. The IEF controls more than 90% of global oil and gas supply and demand. In addition to IEA and OPEC countries, transit states and key energy players, including Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa, participate in the Forum. Through the Forum and its associated events, IEF Ministers, their officials, energy industry executives, and other experts engage in a dialogue of increasing importance to global energy security.

The International Joint Commission was formed between the United States and Canada as part of the Boundary Waters Treaty, signed by the two neighboring countries in 1909. Because of the many lake and river systems along what is today the longest unprotected (militarily) border in the world, the two countries recognized the need to cooperate in protecting these natural resources. The IJC approvals and makes decisions on projects, such as dams and diversions, that affect the natural level and flow of water across the boundary. Theses areas of responsibilities include a wide range of water uses, including drinking water, commercial shipping, hydroelectric power generation, agriculture, industry, fishing, recreational boating and shoreline property.

The International Exposition Bureau (BIE - Bureau International des Expositions) is an international organization that sanctions special expositions called international World Expos, or more commonly, "World's Fairs."

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the intergovernmental organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, in particular those with an impact on exchange rate and the balance of payments. It has 187 member states, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Its stated objective is stabilizing the international exchange rates. It also offers loans, mainly to poorer countries.

Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation. It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission in 1923, and has its headquarters in St-Cloud, outside Paris.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) to help resettle people displaced by World War II. It is the principal intergovernmental organization in the field of migration. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, be they refugees, displaced persons or other uprooted people.

The Intergovernmental Organization for Sustainable Development (IOSD) began in 2006 as a non-profit organization with a mandate to administer the Euclid University Extension program and also develop and implement other programs related to sustainable development. In 2008, the IOSD was absorbed into EUCLID and now IOSD and EUCLID share officers and offices. Euclid University (EUCLID) is an intergovernmental non-profit institution chartered as a university and umbrella organization dedicated to sustainable development. The mission of the International Organization for Sustainable Development is to foster the well-being of all human beings by promoting sustainable economic development, inter-cultural dialogue, and facilitating access to world-class higher education, especially in the developing nations of Africa and the Pacific.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), with headquarters in Abu Dhabi, is an intergovernmental organization for promoting the adoption of renewable energy worldwide. The European Union and 148 countries are signatories of the statute.

The Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization (IREO) is an intergovernmental organization that works to promote the use of affordable, clean sources of renewable energy worldwide. It strives to make Alternative Renewable Energy sources a key-driver to eradicate the current depletion of our environment by the use of fossil fuels that has led to the climate change and energy crisis due to high prices and other factors we are now facing. IREO strives to achieve global energy security, and bridge the energy divide with a special priority for the Developing and the Least Developed Countries with a South to South Sustainable Development Approach.

The International Social Security Association (ISSA) is the principal international institution bringing together social security agencies and organizations. The ISSA's aim is to promote dynamic social security as the social dimension in a globalizing world by supporting excellence in social security administration. It was founded in 1927, the ISSA has 340 member organizations in around 150 countries. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in the International Labour Office (ILO).

The Irish-American Partnership is an organization which seeks to promote cooperation in all spheres between the Republic of Ireland and the United States.

The Arab League, officially called the League of Arab States, is a regional organisation of Arab states in north and north-east Africa, and the Middle East. It was formed in Cairo in 1945 and currently has 22 members. The main goal of the league is to promote closer relations between member states and to co-ordinate collaboration between them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of Arab countries.

The Organization of American States (OAS), or Organizacion de Estados Americanos (OEA) is a western hemisphere regional international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Its membership includes some thirty-four independent states of the Americas. Its purpose is to foster democracy, human rights, security, and development among its member states through political dialogue, inclusiveness, cooperation, and legal instruments in the Hemisphere.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international-standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary industrial and commercial standards. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) is a multi-governmental organization headquartered in Kuwait which coordinates energy policies in Arab nations. In 1968 three of Arab oil states Kuwait, Libya and Saudi Arabia agreed in Beirut to found OAPEC, aiming to separate oil production and sale from politics in the wake of the half-hearted 1967 oil embargo related to the Six Day War.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international economic organization of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. The mission of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. It defines itself as a forum of countries committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seeking answers to common problems, identifying good practices, and coordinating domestic and international policies of its members. Its headquartered in Paris, France.

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) is a multilateral development finance institution established in 1976 by the Member Countries of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Its objective is to reinforce financial cooperation between OPEC Member Countries and other developing countries, by providing financial support to the latter for their socio-economic development. The resources of OFID are also used to provide grants for food aid, technical assistance, research and similar intellectual activities. One of the institutions central aims is to advance South-South solidarity. The OFID has been headquartered in Vienna, Austria since 1976. It has 12 member states.

The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization in the world, after the United Nations. It has membership of 57 states spread over four continents. The Organization is the collective voice of the Muslim world and ensuring to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the world. The Organization was established after the summit of Arab leaders held in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco on 25 September 1969. The official languages of the organisation are Arabic, English, and French.

The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) is an intergovernmental organization created during the international energy crisis of the early seventies by the Latin America and the Caribbean countries. These countries lacked energy policies and needed to handle this crisis, thus, they began an intense political mobilization process that came to an end in November of 1973 with the signing of the Lima Agreement which formed OLADE, ratified by 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) forms the largest regional security organization in the world. It addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence- and security-building measures, human rights, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counter-terrorism and economic and environmental activities.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an international Organization of eleven developing countries which are heavily reliant on oil revenues as their main source of income. Membership is open to any country which is a substantial net exporter of oil and which shares the ideals of the Organization. The current Members are Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. OPEC's eleven Members collectively supply about 40 per cent of the world's oil output, and possess more than three-quarters of the world's total proven crude oil reserves.

The Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police is a non-profit organization made up of police services in the Pacific. The PICP works to enhance and improve policing and communication in the Pacific by promoting and providing a voice on law enforcement issues and raising awareness of such issues with our stakeholders and provide a forum to share information and intelligence to counter transnational crime in the region. The PICP originally started out as a South Pacific Chiefs of Police Conference (SPCPC) which had its first meeting in 1970 when representatives of seven Pacific Island countries met in Fiji. Over time the quantity of Chiefs/Commissioners attending grew and the organisation changed its name to Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) in 2005 to reflect the PICP was more than just the hosting and arrangement of the conference and had wider pacific regional representation.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a permanent intergovernmental organization established in Shanghai in 2001. It currently has six member countries (People's Republic of China, Russian Federation, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Tajikistan and Republic of Uzbekistan). Basically, it is a Chinese-Russian dominated organization dedicated to promoting joint political positions and coordinating military activities.

The Pacific Islands Forum, also called the South Pacific Forum, is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. It was founded in 1971 as the "South Pacific Forum." In 1999, the name was changed to "Pacific Islands Forum" to be more inclusive of the Forum's Oceania-spanning membership of both north and south Pacific island countries and Australia. It is also an official observer at the United Nations.

The Rotary Club is a service organization founded by Paul Harris in 1905, renamed Rotary International Association in 1913, and eventually Rotary International in 1926. Rotary International has today more than 1.2 million members and 31,500 clubs in 160 countries.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana which was established in August of 1992. SADC is the successor to the Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC) which was initially set up in 1980.

The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative is a regional initiative successfully providing stability in an unstable region and has found support in international organizations and countries. As of 2009, the region has found confidence in its new stability and along with the help of the SECI, has created a Regional Co-operation Council (RCC), owned and run by the countries in Southeast Europe aimed at strengthening peace, democracy and the economy in the hopes that the newfound stability can be supported by those countries who not so long ago were the perpetuators of volatility. The SECI Regional Center Headquarters is located in Bucharest Romania. The SECI was originally composed of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Yugoslavia, Croatia and Slovenia.

St John Ambulance is a common name used by a number of affiliated organisations in different countries dedicated to the teaching and practice of medical first aid and the provision of ambulance services, all of which derive their origins from the St John Ambulance Association founded in 1877 in the United Kingdom.

SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental international development organisation which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children since 1949. It was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in Imst, Austria. The organization's work focuses on abandoned, destitute and orphaned children requiring family-based child care.

The Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries was established in 2008 by the Heads of parliaments of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzistan, and Turkey.

The International Organization of Turkic Culture (Uluslararasi Türk Kültürü Teskilati) is an international cultural organization of countries with Turkic populations, speaking languages belonging to the Turkic language family. TÜRKSOY was subsequently established by an agreement signed in 1993 in Almaty. Members states and observers include: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Altai Republic, Bashkortostan, Gagauzia (Moldova), Khakassia, Northern Cyprus, Sakha (Yakutia), Tatarstan, and Tyva. In 1996, an official cooperation between TÜRKSOY and UNESCO was established, involving mutual consultations and reciprocal representation. It has been announced that TÜRKSOY will be integrated into the Turkic Council, a geopolitical organization of Turkic countries established in 2009.

The Union of Arab Maghreb first held a summit in Algiers (Algeria) in 2002. The Union was founded in 1989 and has five members: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. The Arab Maghreb Union is a trade agreement aiming for economic and some sort of future political unity in North Africa between the countries Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania. The union is currently inactive and frozen, due to deep political disagreements between Morocco and Algeria.

The West African Monetary and Economic Union (Union économique et monétaire Ouest africaine - UEMOA) is an organization of eight West African states including Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, and Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, is the only non-Francophone member state. It was established to promote economic integration among countries that share the CFA franc as a common currency, and acts as a customs union and currency union between its member states.

The Union for the Mediterranean (Union pour la Méditerranée - UfM) is an inter-governmental organization with regional Euro-Mediterranean focus, which works alongside existing community institutions, with a co-presidency shared between the north and the south of the Mediterranean. The Union for the Mediterranean is inspired by the shared political will to revitalize efforts to transform the Mediterranean into an area of peace, democracy, cooperation and prosperity. It was founded in 2008 based on the initiative of French president Nicolas Sarkozy.

The UITP International Association of Public Transport (L’Union internationale des transports publics) is an organization for public transport authorities and operators, policy makers, scientific institutes and the public transport supply and service industry. UITP represents an international network of 3,400 members located in 92 countries and covers all modes of public transport - metro, bus, light rail, railways, and waterborne transportion.

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is an international organization created by nations and peoples around the world, who are not represented as such in the world´s principal international organizations, such as the United Nations. Founded in 1991, UNPO today consists of over 50 members who represent over 100 million persons.

The Union of South American Nations (Unión de Naciones Suramericanas - UNASUR) is an inter-governmental union modeled on the European Union. At its founding many envision UNASUR would function similarly to the European Union by helping to coordinate defense across the continent and creating a common South American currency. Unasur has administrative headquarters in Quito, Ecuador. The 12 member states are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Mexico and Panama attend meetings as observers.

The Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (Unión Postal de las Américas, España y Portugal) is an intergovernmental organization, gathering at present 27 State Members, with headquarters in Montevideo, in Uruguay. Established in 1911 under the designation South America Postal Union, this Organization has amended successively its scope and designation, at first with the enlargement across the whole American territory.

The South American Defense Council (Consejo de Defensa Suramericano) is made up of the defense ministers of UNASUR's 12 country members, who meet regularly to strengthen regional cooperation on defense issues. The creation of South American Defense Council (SADC) was approved in 2008 at a summit conference held in Brazil.

The World Customs Organization (WCO) was founded in 1952 as the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC), but in 1994 the name was changed to World Customs Organization. The WCO logo symbolizes the countries of the world cradled and brought together by the arms of the Customs Co-operation Council.

"The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) was formed in Paris in 1945 and was attended by delegates representing 67 million workers from 56 national organisations from 55 countries and 20 international organisations. Among the original aims of the WFTU is to "combat war and the causes of war and work for a stable and enduring peace." Other founding resolutions are the right for workers to organise themselves, freedom from discrimination on race, creed colour or sex, the right to work and to paid holidays, living wages and social security to guarantee against unemployment, in sickness, accidents and old age.

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) is a political organization whose membership is composed exclusively of representatives from organized Jewish communities in countries around the world. Although it is not a specifically religious organization, among its concerns are and have been any infringements of the right of Jews to practice their religion as well as to participate fully in various social, cultural, and educational activities which are related both to the practice of the Jewish religion and to the right to live a secular, albeit Jewish, life.

The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is an international, non-governmental organization composed of all recognized national Scout organizations. Its governing body is the World Conference, which meets every three years, and its executive is the World Committee composed of elected volunteers. It is headquartered in Switzerland. This flag is not the flag of any one country's Scouting association, it represents all Scouting associations.

The World Service Authority. (WSA), founded in 1953, is a non-profit organization that educates about and promotes "world citizenship," "world law," and World Government. It is best known for issuing World Passports.

The Commission on Youth and Sports of the Indian Ocean (Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l'Océan Indien) was founded in 1988. The CJSOI Games were introduced in 1994 and held every two years. Their purpose is to enable youth aged between 14 and 17 years participate in international sporting events as well as promote cultural exchanges amongst the member islands/countries of the Indian Ocean. Participating countries are: Comoros, Djibouti, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion and the Seychelles.

The International Masters Games Association is the worldwide representative body for Masters sport. Recognised by the International Olympic Committee, the International Masters Games Association aims to support the Olympic movement and promote the sport-for-all philosophy of the Olympic Charter by encouraging all people beyond young adulthood to play sport and to participate in Masters Games with the awareness that competitive sport can continue throughout life and improve personal fitness.

The Olympic Games are the world's largest international competion, featuring both Summer and Winter games, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, so the seasonal games occur every four years.

The Pacific Games, formerly the South Pacific Games, is a multi-sport event, like the Olympics, but on a much smaller scale, with participation exclusively from countries around the South Pacific. It is held every four years and began in 1963.

The Pacific Games Council is the governing body of the games. With expansion and economic growth in the Pacific and Oceania countries of the Pacific Islands it was appropriate for the South Pacific Games Council to modernise and revise its charter in light of changes in the region and the changing place of Sport in society, thus the council adapted a new charter in 2007 and a new flag in 2008.

Pacific Games 2008		Pacific Games Council 2008

This new logo and new flags were introduced in 2008. The flag is white with a blue wavy line and three discs over it representing three major regions of the Pacific.

The World Anti-Doping Agency is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1999, in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of what was called the "Declaration of Lausanne," to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sport. The WADA is an international independent agency composed and funded equally by the sport movement and governments of the world. Its key activities include scientific research, education, development of anti-doping capacities, and monitoring of the World Anti Doping Code - the document harmonizing anti-doping policies in all sports and all countries.

The World DanceSport Federation is the world governing body for DanceSport. It was founded 1957 under the name International Council of Amateur Dancers in Wiesbaden, Germany, and is now a non-governmental international organisation. The mission of WDSF is to regulate, administer and develop DanceSport for the benefit of millions of athletes at every level and on all continents. It changed its name into International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) in 1990, but the current name was adopted in 2011 to emphasise the global character of the organization.