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A concise glossary of international organizations

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to ...

Domain: Organizations; Category: Institutions

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS). Along with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, it is one of the bodies ...

Domain: Organizations; Category: Institutions

The Organization of American States, or the OAS, is a continental organization founded on 30 April 1948, for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its member states. Headquartered ...

Domain: Organizations; Category: Institutions

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty. According to its ...

Domain: Organizations; Category: Institutions

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB or IDB or BID) is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in 1959, the IDB supports Latin American and ...

Domain: Organizations; Category: Institutions

The International Criminal Court (commonly referred to as the ICC or ICCt) is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of ...

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The United Nations (UN; French: Organisation des Nations Unies, ONU) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated aims include promoting and facilitating cooperation in international law, ...

Domain: Organizations; Category: Institutions

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