International Organizations

2 Types:

• Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO’s)-normally refers to organizations that are neither a part of a government nor conventional for-profit businesses. Usually set up by ordinary citizens, NGOs may be funded by governments, foundations or businesses.

Examples of NGO’s

• Amnesty International• American Bar Association• Habitat for Humanity• International Women’s Rights Action Watch• Heifer International

2 Types:

• International Governmental Organization (IGO’s)-is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states, or of other intergovernmental organizations. IGOs are established by treaty or other agreement that acts as a charter creating the group

Examples of IGO’s

• United Nations• World Bank• European Union• NAFTA (North America Fair Trade Argreement)• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)• OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting

Countries)• WTO (World Trade Organization)• http://www.uia.org/yearbook