A Commonwealth organisation is an organisation affiliated with the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an International organization, international association of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, 56 member states, the vast majo ...

. This article is a list of such organisations, which include

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, associations, organisations, funds and

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that support the Commonwealth. In some cases, such as Sight Savers International and the English-Speaking Union, they operate outside the Commonwealth, though their operations began and largely remain within the Commonwealth.

List of organisations

The following organisations are affiliated with the Commonwealth: *

Commonwealth Foundation The Commonwealth Foundation (CF) is an intergovernmental organisation that was established by the list of Commonwealth heads of government, Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1966, a year after its sister organisation, the Commonwealth Secre ...

Commonwealth Secretariat The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency and central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is responsible for facilitating co-operation between members; organising meetings, including the Commonwealth Heads of ...

* Commonwealth of Learning * Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators * Conference of Commonwealth Meteorologists Flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation

Flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation

Commonwealth Games Federation The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), currently known as Commonwealth Sport, is the international organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and is the governing body ...

* Commonwealth Local Government Forum * Commonwealth Parliamentary Association * Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation * African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies * Association of Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies *

Association of Commonwealth Universities The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is a charitable organization that was established in 1913, and has over 400 member institutions in over 40 countries across the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth.Association of International Accountants The Association of International Accountants (AIA) is a professional accountancy body. It was founded in the United Kingdom, UK in 1928 and since that date has promoted the concept of ‘international accounting’ to create a global network of ac ...

* Chartered Insurance Institute *

Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) is an inter-governmental organization, having a membership of 27 developing countries from three continents, Latin America, Africa and Asia. Twenty-five ...

* Common Age * Commonwealth Association for Health and Disability * Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel * Commonwealth Association of Architects * Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies * Commonwealth Association of Museums * Commonwealth Association of Paediatrics Gastroenterology and Nutrition * Commonwealth Association of Planners * Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees * Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology and Mathematics Educators * Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy *

Commonwealth Boxing Council The Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) is a governing body that sanctions professional boxing bouts for territories within the Commonwealth, and is an affiliate of the WBC. History The Commonwealth Boxing Council first started in 1954 as the Empi ...

* Commonwealth Businesswomen’s Network * Commonwealth Consortium for Education * Commonwealth Council for Education Administration and Management * Commonwealth Countries League * Commonwealth Dental Association * Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum * Commonwealth Equality Network * Commonwealth Engineers Council * Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council * Commonwealth Forestry Association * Commonwealth Geographical Bureau * Commonwealth Girls Education Fund * Commonwealth HIV/AIDS Action Group * Commonwealth Human Ecology Council * Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative * Commonwealth Jewish Council * Commonwealth Journalists’ Association * Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute * Commonwealth Lawyers Association * Commonwealth Legal Education Association * Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association * Commonwealth Medical Association * Commonwealth Medical Trust * Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation * Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work * Commonwealth Pharmacists Association * Commonwealth Trade Union Group * Commonwealth Resounds * Commonwealth Veterinary Association * Commonwealth Women’s Network * Corona Worldwide * Royal Life Saving Society * Royal Overseas League * SightSavers International * Soroptomist International * The Commonwealth Association * The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation * The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers * ''The Round Table'' * The Royal Commonwealth Society * The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust * Towards Zero Foundation * Women Mediators across the Commonwealth * World Alliance for Citizen Participation CIVICUS * Zalmi Foundation

Defunct organisations

The following now-defunct organisations were affiliated with the Commonwealth: * British Empire and Commonwealth Museum * Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit (CPSU) * Commonwealth Press Union *

Commonwealth Business Council The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) was an institution of the Commonwealth Family that aimed to use the global network of the Commonwealth of Nations more effectively for the promotion of global trade and investment for shared prosperity. I ...

* Commonwealth Education Trust

Footnotes

External links

Commonwealth Accredited Organisations
{{DEFAULTSORT:Groups in the Commonwealth Family Lists of organizations