Choctaw and Irish mutual aid is a model of cooperation for the ages
Navajos thanked Irish donors for repaying a 173-year-old favor that was an early example of an international aid organization.
Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR)
The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine is an international organization that promotes the safety and prosperity of navigation on the Rhine River. As the oldest international organization in the world, founded by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it plays a key role in regulating transport on one of Europe's most important waterways.
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U.S. military officials are bracing for withdrawal from U.N. postal agency
The military delivered more than 88,000 tons of packages and letters last year and must now plan for a possible disruption.
International cooperation is shaped by a history of waterways and wars
The first international organization dates to an 1804 Rhine River treaty. In the 20th century, organizations proliferated.