6 IGOs

UN (United Nations) (1945)

• to promote peace and security

• to promote social and economic development

• to promote human efforts

• humanitarian efforts

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (1949)

• to safeguard members’ freedom and security

• provides military support

WTO (World Trade Organization) (1995)

• to manage rules of international trade

• to ensure the fair treatment of all members through trade dispute settlements

ICC (internation criminal court) (2005)

• To investigate and try those charged with genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of agression

• To investigate crimes that the governments are overlooking

EU (European Nation) (1993)

• Help member countries cooperate on economic, political, and security matters

Group of Twenty (1999)

• To convene officials from the world’s largest economies (both advanced and developing)

• To address global economic concerns and coordinate economic policies

• They can also have groups of any amount depending on the need

• And the EU enters as one Nation (not the individual countries)