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An international organization, also known as an international institution or intergovernmental organization, is an association of states established by a treaty or other type of instrument governed by
The offices of the United Nations in Geneva (Switzerland), which is the city that hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world
United Nations
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The United Nations is an international intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining intern
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…its own legal personality separate from its member states and can enter into legally binding agreements with other IGOs or with other states. The United Nations (UN), the Council of Europe, the African Union, the Organization of American States (OAS), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Mercosur, and…
Dag Hammarskjöld was a particularly active secretary-general from 1953 until his death in 1961.
Kofi Annan, secretary-general from 1997 to 2006
Flags of member nations at the United Nations Headquarters, pictured in 2007
Marking of the UN's 70th anniversary – Budapest, 2015