International Organizations and Groups | Aim - Objective |
| advanced developing countries | advanced developing countries |
| advanced economies | advanced economies |
| African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | to promote economic development and social progress |
| African Union (AU) | to achieve greater unity among African States; to defend states' integrity and independence; to accelerate political, social, and economic integration; to encourage international cooperation; to promote democratic principles and institutions |
| African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group) | to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU |
| Agency for the French-Speaking Community (ACCT) | to promote cultural and technical cooperation among French-speaking countries |
| Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) | to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons |
| Andean Community of Nations (CAN) | to promote harmonious development through economic integration |
| Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) | to promote economic development |
| Arab Cooperation Council (ACC) | to promote economic cooperation and integration, possibly leading to an Arab Common Market |
| Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) | to promote economic and social development |
| Arab League (AL) | to promote economic, social, political, and military cooperation |
| Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) | to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states of northern Africa |
| Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) | to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs |
| Arctic Council | to address the common concerns and challenges faced by Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic; to protect the Arctic environment |
| ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) | to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and security issues of common interest and concern |
| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) | to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin |
| Asian Development Bank (ADB) | to promote regional economic cooperation |
| Asian Development Bank (AsDB) | to promote regional economic cooperation |