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council exercise certain of its powers and it may create its own commissions, committees, and
joint bodies with external organizations. For example, Council of Europe, United Nations
Economic and Social Council
Executive committee
A conference, congress or assembly may elect an executive body, which may take on permanent
organizational form. These bodies may assume such names as: administrative council,
administrative board, executive committee, permanent committee, steering committee or
standing committee
3.3.3.5 Secretariat
The permanent body of an organization may take on a name derived from an operational rather
than a policy-making or decision-making unit: Commonwealth Secretariat, European Space
Agency or Secretariat for Tourism Integration in Central America
Terminology, which refer to types of activity
An international organization may establish one or more activities, which themselves take on
permanent autonomous organizational body. The mode of action may be reflected in the actual
name of such organization; distinguishing it from conventional organizations. Such bodies can
be grouped into three main types: meeting-type events, programs/projects, and organizations.
3.3.3.6 Events
A single event of an organization can be considered as an independent organization. The life of
such "organizations" ranges between 1 to 5 years. Events of this type include: meetings,
exhibitions, shows, contests, games, trade fairs and other events. Examples: World Youth Forum
(UNO), Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games Federation, International Exhibition Bureau
and European Association of Music Festivals
3.3.3.7 Program or projects
Sometime, due to political or funding constrains, organizations can be considered as program or
project bound. Such bodies are grouped as program, project, survey, fund, prize etc.
Program: World Food Program, United Nations Development Program, United Nations
Environment program