The following list povides links of some of the major international organisations:

• African Union (AU)
• Arab League
  
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  
• Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
• European Union (EU)
  
• G-7/8 Information
• Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 
  
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  
• NAFTA Secretariat
  
• North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) 
  
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• OAS Trade Unit 
• Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
• United Nations
  
• Western European Union

The United Nations is governed by the UN Charter and has two principal chambers for international debate and action, the General Assembly and the Security Council, that are supported by the UN Secretariat.

The UN also has a large number of affiliated agencies and organs: 

• Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
• Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• International Court of Justice (ICJ)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Economic and Social Council
• United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• World Bank (IBRD)
• World Food Programme (WFP)
• World Health Organization (WHO)