International organisations

An international organization is an organization, active in more than one country; it is a stable set of norms and rules meant to govern the behavior of states and other actors in the international system.

Vocabulary

 

• WHO: World Health Organisation
• U.N: United Nations
• U.N.E.S.C.O: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
• U.N.H.C.R : United Nations High Commissioner for refugees
• F.A.O : Food and Agriculture Organisation
• T.I: Transparency International
• I.C.R.C : International Committee of the Red Cross 
• BIS: Bank for International Settlements

collocations

Collocations	Meaning
Run a campaign:	there is little clarity over who will run the next election campaign
Humanitarian aid:	we need humanitarian aid there urgently
Emergency relief:	we are providing food and emergency relief
Financial assistance:	They offered him financial assistance to carry on his study of the airplane problem. etc.
Peace treaty:	The whole country celebrated the signing of the peace treaty.

Phrasal verbs

 

PHRASAL VERBS	MEANING
Called off:	To cancel the (the meeting).
Looking into:	to investigate
Turn into:	become
Sort out:	to find a solution
Set up:	to organize, or plane something
Chip up:	to give something (such as time, money, etc.) in order to help a person or group, or cause
End up:	to eventually reach, do, or decide something

 

→ Note that the purpose of international organizations is connecting members, bringing gaps, encouraging peace and security, economic and development.

Conclusion:

To study international organization is to study the norms, rules and institutions that shape relations between states.