International organisations employing conference interpreters
Conference interpreters are used in many international organisations. This is not an exhaustive list.
Europe-based organisations
Besides the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Court of Justice, the following organisations employing interpreters are also based in Europe (for UN-family organisations based in Europe see below). The language regime differs in each one.
- The Council of Europe (CE) Strasbourg
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Brussels
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Paris
- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Vienna
- The European Patent Office (EPO) Munich
- Eurocontrol Brussels
- Europol The Hague
- The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Geneva
- The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (of which the International Committee (ICRC)- is based in Geneva)
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Lausanne
- The Group of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) Brussels
The United Nations
The United Nations Organization (UN) is based in New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi. The UN, together with its Specialised Agencies, some of which are listed below, is one of the biggest employers of conference interpreters.
- The International Labour Organization (ILO) Geneva
- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Rome
- The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris
- UNICEF Paris
- The World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva
- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) The Hague
- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) London
Other organisations worldwide
Other international organisations working with conference interpreters include
- The World Bank Washington
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- The US Deparment of State Washington
- The Organisation of American States (OAS) Washington
- The African Union (AU) Addis Ababa
- The African Development Bank Abidjan
- The South African Development Community (SADC) Gaborone
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore
- Mercosur, Montevideo