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United Nations (U.N.) (786)

Founded at the end of World War II, the New York-based United Nations is an international organization with 193 member nations. It began with 50 nations meeting at San Francisco in 1945 to maintain international peace and security. Over two months, the U.N. Charter was created as the basis for the organization's hope of preventing another world war. Founding members Britain, China, France, the Soviet Union and the United States took permanent veto-wielding seats on the powerful Security Council.

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Our coverage of the growing convergence of climate and global health issues, including the latest news on the science, politics and economics that are behind it.

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Our coverage of the world's efforts to solve global challenges and maintain peace and security based on an post-World War II international rules-based order.

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News and insights on international cooperation and development in Africa.

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (191)

Our coverage of the U.N.'s 17 'Global Goals' for ending poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring that by 2030 everyone is able to enjoy peace and prosperity.

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Human Rights (146)

The United Nations says human rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination. International human rights law sets out the obligations of governments to promote and protect human rights.

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Our coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump and his first and second terms in office, including his far-reaching impacts on international organizations.

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Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (122)

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Justice and accountability help break cycles of violence and atrocities, restore the rule of law and trust in institutions, and build strong societies that can diminish the risk of serious human rights violations.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (107)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, started with 12 countries in 1949 and has since grown into a military alliance among Canada, the United States and 27 European nations. It requires members to commit to helping each other defend against any attack. NATO's initial purpose was to defend Western Europe from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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News and insights on nuclear security policy and weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical and biological weapons), amid threats and risks ranging from Russia's war in Ukraine to North Korea's missile tests.

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Humanitarian organizations and diplomats working for peace must respond effectively to the needs of people caught in crises, understand and analyze their needs, and mobilize international aid. With enough funding and resources, organizations can provide tools and services to ensure that no one affected by a crisis is left behind. The number of people who need aid has soared in recent years due to factors like climate change, population growth and the spread of armed groups and extremists.

World Bank Group (98)

Founded in 1944, the Washington-based World Bank Group provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Its mission is to fight poverty and to help people help themselves and their environment.

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In Depth (73)

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Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (71)

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 1994 (71)

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World Food Program (WFP) (67)

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World Trade Organization (WTO) (64)

Group of 20 (G-20) (64)

The Group of 20 is a forum of the world's biggest economies for developing global policies on the most pressing challenges. It includes 19 countries plus the African Union and European Union. Together they represent 85% of global economic output. The 19 member nations are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and the United States.

Yemen (63)

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Work, Education, Culture & Sports (62)

News and insights on the future of work, education, cultural heritage and sports.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) (62)

The IMF is a cooperative institution of member countries that lends money to members having difficulties meeting financial obligations to other members. The loans are handed out on condition that economic reforms are undertaken to eliminate these difficulties for their own good and that of the entire membership.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (60)

Human Rights Watch (HRW) (59)

Migrants and Refugees (58)

Migrants, refugees, internally displaced people and asylum seekers all face challenges away from their home region or country. Migrants all move within a country or across a border. Refugees flee across a border and need international protection. Internally displaced people are forced or obliged to leave their homes, fleeing to somewhere else within their country. Asylum seekers ask for international protection; not all are recognized as refugees.

Myanmar (56)

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Charter of the United Nations 1945 (55)

Poland (55)

Sudan (55)

Afghanistan (54)

International Criminal Court (ICC) (53)

Nigeria (51)

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 2015 (51)

World Economic Forum (WEF) (51)

North Korea (50)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (50)

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. Created in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Environment Program, IPCC provides governments and U.N.-led summits with scientific information they can use to form climate policies.

Group of Seven (G-7) (50)

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UNRWA (47)

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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (44)

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International Court of Justice (ICJ) (41)

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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (40)

Iraq (40)

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Energy & Environment (32)

International energy and environment policy largely focuses on a rapid transition towards renewable energy sources, with a major emphasis on solar and wind power, as governments invest in clean energy technologies and aim to significantly reduce carbon emissions, with the goal of limiting global warming. Key developments include increased trade policies around clean energy technologies, a decline in coal usage, and a growing push for a complete phaseout of fossil fuels.

Finland (31)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (31)

Singapore (31)

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) (31)

Somalia (30)

U.N. Climate Change (30)

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International Labor Organization (ILO) (29)

Lebanon (29)

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty 1987 (28)

World Health Assembly (WHA) (28)

Philippines (27)

New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) 2011 (27)

Uganda (26)

U.N. Trade and Development (26)

Formerly known as UNCTAD, the U.N. agency says it aims to support developing countries in accessing the benefits of a globalized economy more fairly and effectively and in dealing with the potential drawbacks of greater economic integration. It provides analysis, facilitates consensus-building, and offers technical assistance to help nations use trade, investment, finance, and technology as vehicles for inclusive and sustainable development.

Ireland (26)

International Energy Agency (IEA) (26)

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (26)

Central African Republic (25)

Mali (25)

Polar Regions (25)

Eritrea (25)

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 2002 (24)

European Parliament (24)

U.N. Migration (IOM) (23)

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Portugal (22)

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Cuba (21)

Chad (21)

Greece (21)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (21)

ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies. The organization includes all of the U.N.'s 193 member nations and more than 1,000 companies, universities and international and regional organizations. Headquartered in Geneva and with regional offices on every continent, ITU is the oldest in the U.N. system, connecting the world since the telegraph era in 1865.

European Council (21)

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Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration 2018 (20)

Greenpeace International (20)

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European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (20)

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Fridays For Future (FFF) (19)

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Geneva Conventions 1949 (19)

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Oxfam International (18)

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Serbia (17)

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Algeria (17)

Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria (17)

U.N. Environment Assembly (17)

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Czechia (15)

The nation formerly known as Czechoslovakia was established in 1918 at the end of World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During the German occupation of World War II, Bohemia, Moravia and the Slovak Republic were set up. At the end of the war, Czechoslovakia was re-established. It became a Soviet satellite state in 1948, but held free elections after the 1989 anti-communist revolution. In 1993, two independent successors, the Czech and Slovak republics, were created.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 (15)

The U.N. General Assembly approved the declaration on December 10, 1948 to prevent a recurrence of World War II atrocities. The declaration was a milestone achievement in setting the first multicultural standards for universally protecting fundamental human rights.

Council of Europe (COE) (15)

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U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 (15)

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U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity 1993 (14)

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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1976 (13)

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International Health Regulations 2007 (13)

Global Compact on Refugees 2018 (13)

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U.N. Women (13)

Black Sea Grain Initiative 2022 (13)

Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) 1970 (12)

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 2021 (12)

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Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (12)

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (12)

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (12)

As the world's oldest international financial institution, Basel, Switzerland-based BIS was founded in 1930 to increase cooperation among central banks and other government agencies working to create financial and monetary stability. It had a key role in reparation payments imposed on Germany following the World War I. It does not supervise or regulate banks, and its banking services are exclusively for central banks and international financial institutions.

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) (11)

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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) (11)

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African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (10)

Founded in 1964 to reduce poverty and improve living conditions for Africans, Ivory Coast-based AfDB is one of five multilateral development banks (MDBs) in the world. Its main entities are the African Development Bank, African Development Fund and Nigeria Trust Fund.

Chemical Weapons Convention 1997 (10)

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (10)

Kazakhstan (10)

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Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (10)

As the world’s first permanent international political organization, Geneva-based IPU was founded in 1889 by France's Frédéric Passy and Britain's William Randal Cremer among a small group of pacifist-minded parliamentarians. It now encompasses 179 parliaments that aim to promote democracy, peace, human rights, youth, gender equality and sustainable development.

North Atlantic Treaty 1949 (10)

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Arab League (10)

Freedom House (10)

Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (10)

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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (9)

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (9)

European Investment Bank (EIB) (9)

European Central Bank (ECB) (9)

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Access Now (9)

U.S.-based nonprofit Access Now, founded in 2009, says it defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk around the world through direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking. It has offices in Belgium, Costa Rica, Tunisia, and the United States, with operations in more than 20 countries across six continents. Its main event is the annual RightsCon platform on human rights in the digital age.

Fiji (9)

U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (9)

Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) Foundation (9)

Palau (8)

European Convention on Human Rights 1953 (8)

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Roman Catholic Church (8)

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (8)

International Maritime Organization (IMO) (8)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) (8)

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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 2004 (8)

Treaty of Versailles 1920 (8)

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Laos (8)

Guatemala (8)

Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990 (8)

U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 1996 (8)

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Open Skies Treaty 2002 (8)

Transparency International (8)

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Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) (8)

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Conference on Disarmament (7)

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Tanzania (7)

CARE (7)

Kosovo (7)

Djibouti (7)

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Jamaica (7)

Mauritania (7)

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 1951 (7)

Nepal (7)

International Rescue Committee (IRC) (7)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (7)

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) (7)

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (7)

Greenland (7)

Global Opinions (7)

From time to time we publish opinion articles that shed light on global issues. Arete News welcomes opinion pieces from members of the community. We will review submissions but will not guarantee their publication. Op-eds may not be self-promotional, ads, or simple explications of facts. The author should clearly express a viewpoint that is rooted in fact on a topic of public importance and is clearly relevant to international cooperation, competition or development.

Nauru (6)

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Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (6)

Green Climate Fund (GCF) (6)

International Finance Corporation (IFC) (6)

Basel Convention 1992 (6)

Rotterdam Convention 2004 (6)

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) (6)

Maldives (6)

Moldova (6)

Zambia (6)

Panama (6)

Paraguay (6)

Treaty of Bern 1874 (6)

U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 1951 (6)

U.N. Human Rights Committee (6)

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (6)

Togo (6)

Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) (6)

Wellcome Trust (6)

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (6)

Global Environment Facility (GEF) (6)

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 1989 (6)

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (6)

Outer Space Treaty 1967 (6)

International Space Station (ISS) (6)

North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA) 1994 (6)

Saint Lucia (5)

E.U. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (5)

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Preparatory Commission (5)

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 1996 (5)

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Namibia (5)

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) (5)

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U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) (5)

International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) (5)

International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) (5)

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Seychelles (5)

New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants 2016 (5)

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) (5)

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 1975 (5)

Bolivia (5)

Securities (5)

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International Crisis Group (5)

Refugees International (5)

Infodemics (5)

A global information war is being fought over the value and role of international cooperation and development. The World Health Organization says it is fighting an 'infodemic' of too much information, some false or misleading, in digital and physical spaces during disease outbreaks. Beyond the global health arena, misinformation and disinformation in governance can spread like a virus. A CSIS think tank commentary warns that there's a 'rising tide of information war in international affairs.'

Benin (5)

Once known as Dahomey, Benin is among Africa's most stable democracies and largest cotton producers but remains one of the world's poorest countries. Part of its shore was once known as the Slave Coast, a major hub for captives to be shipped across the ocean as part of the transatlantic slave trade. There have been occasional clashes to the north along Benin's border with Burkina Faso.

Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement 2001 (5)

The Elders (5)

European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (5)

United Nations University (UNU) (5)

Libra Association (5)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (5)

Barbados (5)

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (5)

Five major oil exporters founded the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, at Baghad in 1960, to influence the global oil markets by coordinating policies among member nations. Thirteen countries in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East now belong to the Vienna-based organization, accounting for four-fifths of the world's 'proven' oil reserves.

Trump Organization (5)

Tonga (5)

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (4)

European Economic Area (EEA) 1994 (4)

The Agreement on the European Economic Area entered into force on January 1, 1994, bringing together 28 European Union members and three non-member nations — Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway — into a single market called the "Internal Market."

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (4)

Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) (4)

Roll Back Malaria Partnership (4)

Brunei (4)

Center for Global Development (CGD) (4)

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) (4)

U.N. Habitat (4)

U.N. Watch (4)

Warsaw Pact 1955-1991 (4)

Botswana (4)

Arctic Council (4)

Mauritius (4)

Armistice of 1918 (4)

Andorra (4)

European Economic Community (4)

El Salvador (4)

Equatorial Guinea (4)

NCD Alliance (4)

International Convention Against Doping in Sport 2007 (4)

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (4)

Mongolia (4)

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (4)

General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) 1994 (4)

Global Justice Now (4)

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (4)

The Nobel Foundation (4)

Financial Stability Board (FSB) (4)

Norwegian People's Aid (4)

Treaty of Amity 1957 (4)

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1969 (4)

World Resources Institute (WRI) (4)

U.N. Office for Project Services (UNOPS) (4)

U.N. Office at Geneva (UNOG) (4)

U.N. Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) (4)

World Weather Attribution (WWA) (4)

Walk Free Foundation (4)

Kyoto Protocol to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change 2005 (4)

Samoa (4)

Korean War Armistice Agreement 1953 (4)

Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) (4)

U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) (4)

Launch Registration Convention 1976 (4)

Liability Convention 1972 (4)

Partial Test Ban Treaty 1963 (4)

Rescue Agreement 1968 (4)

Intelsat Agreement 1971 (4)

Moon Agreement 1984 (4)

Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) Treaty (4)

Uzbekistan (4)

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) (4)

Angola (4)

A.U. Convention on Corruption 2006 (3)

Marshall Islands (3)

U.N. Ethics Office (3)

U.N. Dispute Tribunal (3)

Article 19 (3)

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) (3)

Asian Development Bank (ADB) (3)

U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (3)

Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) (3)

UEFA (3)

U.N. Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (3)

A.U. Commission (AUC) (3)

United Nations Foundation (3)

Global Carbon Project (3)

Paris Peace Forum (3)

Refugee Convention 1951 (3)

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (3)

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995 (3)

Christian Aid (3)

Jubilee Debt Campaign (3)

San Marino (3)

Adaptation Fund (3)

Washington-based Adaptation Fund finances projects and programs that help vulnerable communities in developing countries adapt to climate change. Initiatives are based on country needs, views and priorities. ➡️ https://www.adaptation-fund.org/

TRIPS Agreement 1995 (3)

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) (3)

Atlantic Charter 1941 (3)

Minsk Agreements 2014 (3)

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (3)

Syrian Network for Human Rights (3)

Commonwealth of Nations (3)

Human Rights Data Analysis Group (3)

World Central KItchen (WCK) (3)

Oman (3)

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) (3)

Cyprus (3)

Kyrgyzstan (3)

Tajikistan (3)

Bhutan (3)

Pew Charitable Trusts (3)

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1967 (3)

Non-Aligned Movement (3)

Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA) (3)

Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions 1999 (3)

Papua New Guinea (3)

Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (3)

Treaty of 15 October 1804 (3)

XPRIZE Foundation (3)

International Science Council (ISC) (3)

Open Quantum Institute (OQI) (3)

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (3)

Cook Islands (3)

Partnership on AI (3)

Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) (3)

Union of International Associations (UIA) (3)

North Macedonia (3)

U.N. Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) (3)

European Space Agency (ESA) (3)

Guinea-Bissau (2)

Government Accountability Project (GAP) (2)

Asia Development Bank (ADB) (2)

Lesotho (2)

Paris Club (2)

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) (2)

U.N. Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) (2)

End Child Prostitution and Trafficking (ECPAT International) (2)

EarthRights International (2)

African Diaspora Youth Forum in Europe (2)

U.N. Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) (2)

World Council of Churches (2)

U.N. Office at Nairobi (UNON) (2)

U.N. Water (2)

U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (2)

World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) (2)

U.N. Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG) (2)

International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (2)

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic 1967 (2)

European Medicines Agency (EMA) (2)

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) (2)

Ottawa Declaration 1996 (2)

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe (2)

Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) (2)

ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment 2019 (2)

Oslo Accords 1995 (2)

European Community (2)

U.N. Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 2003 (2)

Istanbul Convention 2014 (2)

U.N. Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) (2)

Global Witness (2)

Global Oceans Treaty (2)

Better World Campaign (2)

Christchurch Call (2)

Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) (2)

UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution 1983 (2)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (2)

Brexit 2016 (2)

Alliance of World Scientists (AWS) (2)

U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) (2)

AIDS-Free World (2)

U.N. Convention Against Torture 1987 (2)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) (2)

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (2)

CIVICUS (2)

Human Rights Campaign (2)

French Guiana (2)

Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) (2)

Unitaid (2)

Global Financing Facility for Women Children and Adolescents (GFF) (2)

Ramsar Convention 1975 (2)

U.N. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) (2)

International Peace Institute (IPI) (2)

Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) (2)

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2008 (2)

Geneva Agreement 1966 (2)

CARICOM (2)

Washington Treaty 1897 (2)

Diem Association (2)

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