Vocabulary 4.2 (updated)

an organization formed with groups of governments for a specific purpose

• intergovernmental organization

• international organization

• non-governmental organization (NGO)

panel of fifteen judges appointed by the United Nations to hear cases that focus on disputes between nations

• International Court of Justice/World Court

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• United Nations (UN)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)

an international organization of 28 countries that has agreed to protect each other in case of attack; founded in 1949

• International Court of Justice/World Court

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• United Nations (UN)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)

an organization founded in 1943 to keep world peace, develop friendly relationships among countries, and improve the quality of life for the world’s poor people; consists of 193 member countries

• International Court of Justice/World Court

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• United Nations (UN)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)

an international organization founded in 1995 to promote international trade and economic development by reducing taxes and other restrictions between nations

• International Court of Justice/World Court

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• United Nations (UN)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)

a group that functions independently of any government, working for such ends as humanitarian assistance, development, peacebuilding, democratization, and environmental advocacy

• non-governmental organization (NGO)

• international organization

• intergovernmental organization

groups of governments or people from different countries working together to solve an issue that crosses country borders

• non-governmental organization (NGO)

• international organization

• intergovernmental organization