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| an organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members |
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| intergovernmental organization |
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| an organization formed with groups of governments for a specific purpose |
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| international organization |
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| groups of governments or people from different countries working together to solve an issue that crosses country borders |
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| International Red Cross/Red Crescent |
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| an organization that helps people around the world respond to natural disasters and that checks on the conditions of prisoners of war |
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| non-governmental organization (NGO) |
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| a voluntary citizens' group that is organized on a local, national or international level and works ; they perform a variety of service and humanitarian functions, bring citizen concerns to governments, advocate for certain issues such as human rights or the environment, and encourage political participation; also known as international non-governmental organization (INGO) |
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| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
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| a formal agreement among the governments of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to form a free trade zone in North America and eliminate taxes on the buying and selling of each other’s products |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
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| a group of 28 countries that has agreed to protect each other in case of attack; founded in 1949 |
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| an agreement or arrangement between two or more countries |
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| an organization founded in 1943 to keep the peace, develop friendly relationships among countries, and improve the quality of life for the world’s poor people; consists of 193 member countries |
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| United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) |
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| an agency of the United Nations established in 1946 to help governments improve the health and education of children and their mothers |
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| an organization that helps poor and middle income countries get the money they need to build improvements that will help reduce poverty |
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| a permanent panel of fifteen judges appointed by the UN to nine-year terms to hear cases; cases argued before the court focus on disputes between nations who agree to accept its decisions |
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| World Health Organization |
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| an organization established in 1948 within the United Nations that works to improve health throughout the world |
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| World Trade Organization (WTO) |
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| an international body founded in 1995 to promote international trade and economic development by reducing taxes and other restrictions |
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| each branch can 'stop' another branch from doing something they shouldn't which keeps them all equal in power |
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| divides the gov't into 3 branches to prevent one person/group from having too much power |
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| Enlightenment thinker who promoted 'separation of powers' AND 'checks and balances' |
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