International Organizations
and Groups | Aim - Objective |
| new independent states (NIS) | new independent states (NIS) |
| newly industrializing countries (NICs) | newly industrializing countries (NICs) |
| newly industrializing economies (NIEs) | newly industrializing economies (NIEs) |
| Nonaligned Movement (NAM) | to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs |
| Nordic Council (NC) | to promote regional economic, cultural, and environmental cooperation |
| Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) | to promote economic cooperation and development |
| North | North |
| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) | to eliminate trade barriers, promote fair competition, increase investment opportunities, provide protection of intellectual property rights, and create procedures to settle disputes |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | to promote mutual defense and cooperation |
| Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) | to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy; associated with OECD |
| Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) | to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability |
| Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM) | commits the countries to cooperation and assistance in social and economic development, the strengthening and broadening of trade and economic relations, and the development and effective use of transport and communications, highways, and related infrastructure crossing the boundaries of the member states |
| Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) | to promote economic cooperation and development |
| Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) | to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law; to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management; and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) | to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction; to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention |
| Organization of African Unity (OAU) | Organization of African Unity (OAU) |
| Organization of American States (OAS) | to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development |
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