SESAME was established under the auspices of UNESCO before becoming a fully independent intergovernmental organisation in its own right in 2004. (press.cern)
These bodies — the International Bioethics Commission (IBC) and the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST)-- advise member states» governments through UNESCO's Executive Board and General Assembly, as well as various intergovernmental organisations that use UNESCO as a discussion forum. (scidev.net)
This is an A-level lesson on intergovernmental organisations (IGOs). (tes.com)