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The following is a list of the major existing intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). For a more complete listing, see the Yearbook 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 ...
A supranational union is a type of international organization and political union that is empowered to directly exercise some of the powers and functions otherwise reserved to states. [1] A supranational organization involves a greater transfer of or limitation of state sovereignty than other kinds of international organizations. [1]
Ambassadors to supranational organizations (19 C) C. Continental unions (7 C, 19 P) O. Organization of Turkic States (6 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Supranational unions"
A variety of supranational environmental agencies, commissions, programs, and secretariats exist across the world today. Some are global in nature, while others are regional; they may be multilateral or bilateral in character.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations for modern meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.
The Palace of Nations.The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second most important UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters.. While the Secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies, specialized agencies, and related organizations are headquartered in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe.
List of European countries by number of internet users; List of European countries by budget revenues; List of European countries by GNI (nominal) per capita; List of sovereign states in Europe by net average wage; List of conflicts in Europe; List of international rankings; Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe statistics ...
European Court of Human Rights: Founded 1950, Reformed 1998: Aspect: Supranational Element: Judges of the Court serve in an individual capacity. Though elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, they receive no instructions from States or any entity outside the court and cannot be dismissed but by a vote of two thirds of their own grouping.