1. What do you mean by International Organizations?

Also, give examples of each kinds of IOs we find

today.

International Organization is an institution drawing membership from at least three states whose
members are held together by a formal agreement or by a treaty. International organizations generally
have States as members but often other entities can also apply for membership which member can
also include non-governmental organizations (NGO); associations or individual. International
organizations server many diverse functions, including collecting information and monitoring trends,
delivering services, aiding the needy countries and facilitate peace, development and security. By
providing political institutions through which states can work together to achieve common objectives,
international organizations can help to foster cooperative behaviour. International government
organizations (IGO) also serve useful purposes for individual states, which often use them as
instruments of foreign policy to legitimate their actions and to constrain the behaviour of other states.

International Organizations Today

International Government Organizations

 World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

o WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that dedicates to international
cooperation and coordination on the state and behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere,
its interaction with the land and oceans, the weather and climate it produces, and the
resulting distribution of water resources.
 World Health Organization (WHO)
o WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the
vulnerable. Their goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health
coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a
further billion people with better health and well-being.
 World Trade Organization (WTO)
o WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade
between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the
bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to
ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.
 World Bank (WB)
o The World Bank Group works in every major area of development providing a wide
array of financial products and technical assistance and helps countries share and apply
innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face.
International Non-Governmental Organizations

 Building Resources Across Communities (BRAC)

o BRAC creates opportunities for people living in extreme poverty. They opt for an
integrated and comprehensive approach to poverty by working simultaneously on
health care, educational opportunities, economic progresses and overall development.
Their local programmes focus on nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, education,
agriculture and food, microfinance, social enterprises and increasing empowerment of
teenage girls. They started in Bangladesh and have reached countries across Asia and
Africa.
 Save the Children
o Save the Children's work saves and improves children's lives around the world. They
work to ensure children have healthcare, food and shelter as well as learning and child
protection services when children need it most. They are committed to helping all
children achieve their full potential by ensuring they grow up healthy, receive a good
education and stay safe.
 Greenpeace
o Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organisation which uses peaceful, creative
confrontation to expose global environmental problems and develop solutions for a
green and peaceful future. Their goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life
in all its diversity.
 The Library Project
o The Library Project’s team is located in Cambodia, China and Vietnam work together to
create an organization that positively impacts the lives of underprivileged children.
100% of their program teams are locals. For this reason they understand the challenges
that each country holds and are able to provide hundreds of libraries to rural
communities annually.