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Monday, November 1, 2021

20 Well Known Alliances/Organizations You Should Be Aware Of

Nowadays, Alliances are a must for the nations whether no matter how resourceful & powerful internally intact they are, No country can single-handled manage to rose to the power has its influence all over the world & meet the demands of their own people.



The weakness of one country is fulfilled by the strength of the other nation. The same goes with the resources while one will be lacking the other will have it in abundance so that the Trade that goes between them satisfies each other nations' requirements in a fruitful manner. 

Some create alliances for the sake of empowerment, innovation & growth sector. while few create to have their dominance across the world.

Below are the few well know alliances & organizations you must be aware of:


1) NATO




Name: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
No of Countries Involved: 29 (Including USA,UK, Canada etc)
Formed in: 1949  

 

Purpose: 

It is the military alliance formed as a counter to the Soviet army, with the basic idea that an armed attack on one member means an attack on all of them. 

   

2) BRICS




Name: Abbreviates for Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa
No of Countries Involved:
Formed In: 2001 (without south Africa)

 

Purpose: 

BRICS started off with the notion that the economies of these 5 countries would dominate global growth by 2050.

3) Five Eyes





Name: As mentioned "Five Eyes"
No of Countries Involved: 5 (Australia, UK, US, Canada & New Zealand)
Formed In: 1946

Purpose: 

It is an alliance for intelligence sharing formed after world war 2 as the cold war started to intensify.


4) OIC





Name: Organization of Islamic Cooperation
No of Countries Involved: 56 (Including Afghanistan, UAE, etc)
Formed In: 1969

Purpose: 

It aims at promoting Islamic Solidarity & has introduced projects like international Islamic news agencies & Islamic solidarity fund.


5) OPEC





Name: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
No of Countries Involved: 13 (Including Kuwait, Nigeria,etc)
Formed In: 1960

Purpose: 

OPEC is the cartel aiming to manage Oil supply and set Oil prices globally, currently adapting through a coalition with Russia and other countries.


6) ASEAN





Name: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
No of Countries Involved: 10 (Including Singapore,Malaysia, Thailand, etc)
Formed In: 1967

Purpose: 

Its purpose is to promote economic growth and trade amongst these countries.

7) AUKUS





Name: Abbreviation for Australia UK & USA
No of Countries Involved: 3
Formed In: 2021

Purpose: 

It recently began with Australia receiving nuclear-powered submarines from US & UK.

8) UN





Name: United Nations 
No of Countries Involved: 193
Formed In: 1945(After World War II)

Purpose: 

It aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations achieve international cooperation, and harmonize the actions of each member nation. It is the world's Largest & Familiar Organization.

9) SAARC





Name: South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation
No of Countries Involved: 8
Formed In: 1985

Purpose: 

The organization promotes the development of economic and regional integration. It Maintains permanent diplomatic relations at the United Nations as an observer and has developed links with multilateral entities including European Union.


10) CommonWealth




Name: Common Wealth of Nations
No of Countries Involved: 54
Formed In: 1931

Purpose: 

It is a political association, almost all members are former territories of the British empire. It is an institution that promotes world peace, promotion of representative democracy, individual liberty, the pursuit of equality, opposition to racism, fights against poverty & free trade.  


11) WHO




Name: World Heath Organizations
No of Countries Involved: 194
Formed In: 1948

Purpose: 

A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for International Public Health. Maine Objective is to "Accomplish all peoples by the Highest Possible Level of Health".


12) IMF




Name: International Monetary Fund
No of Countries Involved: 190
Formed In: 1945

Purpose: 

An International Financial Institution, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability & promote high employment, sustainable economic growth & reduce poverty around the world. It is one of the child organizations of the United Nations.


13) World Bank




Name: The World Bank 
No of Countries Involved: 189
Formed In: 1944

Purpose: 

An International Financial Institution is more likely as "IMF" but its core purpose is to provide loans & grants to the government of the low & middle-income countries for pursuing capital projects.


14) EU





Name: The European Union
No of Countries Involved: 27
Formed In: 1951

Purpose: 

It is a Political & Economic union of 27 Europea Countries. EU aims to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services & capital within the internal market and Maintain common policies on Trade, Agriculture, Fisheries & Regional Development.


15) G20






Name: The Group of 20
No of Countries Involved: 19 & EU
Formed In: 1999

Purpose: 

It is an Inter-Governmental forum. It works to address major issues related to the global economy such as International Financial Stability, Climate Change Mitigation & Sustainable Development. 

The G20 is mostly composed of the world's largest economies including both industrialized and developing nations.


16) IAEA






Name: International Atomic Energy Agency 
No of Countries Involved: 173
Formed In: 1957

Purpose: 

An International Organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of Nuclear Energy & to discourage the use of any military purpose including Nuclear Weapons.


17) IOC




Name: International Olympic Commitee
No of Countries Involved: 102
Formed In: 1894

Purpose: 

One of the oldest Non-Governmental International  Sport Organizations. It has the authority for organizing the modern Summer & Winter Olympic Games across the world. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees and of the Worldwide "Olympic Movement". the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games.


18) INTERPOL




Name: International Criminal Police Organization
No of Countries Involved: 194
Formed In: 1923

Purpose: 

One of the An International organizations that facilitate worldwide police cooperation and crime control. It is the world's largest International Police     Organisation with 7 regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central bureau in all 194 member countries.


19) UNESCO




Name: The United Nations, Education, Scientific, Cultural Organization
No of Countries Involved: 193
Formed In: 1945

Purpose: 

A Specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in Education, Arts, Science & Culture. All Members of UNESCO are partners in the Non-Governmental, Intergovernmental & Private sectors.


20) ICJ




Name: The International Court of Justice
No of Countries Involved: 193
Formed In: 1945

Purpose: 

A World Court is also one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. It settles disputes between states in accordance with international law & gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.


End Thoughts:

Do let me know in the comment section according to you which is the most Vital Organization among these & If I had missed out on something Important Organization.


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