title: International Council
text: # International Council
  
  International Council may refer to:
  
  ## Religion
  
  * International Bahá'í Council, an administrative institution of the Bahá'í Faith
  * International Council of Christians and Jews, an umbrella organization of 38 national groups in 32 countries worldwide engaged in the Christian-Jewish dialogue
  * International Council of Community Churches, a Christian denomination of ecumenically co-operating mainline Protestants and Independent Catholics based in Frankfort, Illinois
  * International council of the United Methodist Church in Germany, a pilot project approved by the United Methodist General Conference in 1988
  * International Council of Unitarians and Universalists, a world council bringing together Unitarians, Universalists and Unitarian Universalists
  * International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas, a worldwide network of universities inspired by the thought of Santo Tomás de Aquino
  * International Lutheran Council, a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran denominations
  
  ## Science
  
  * International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, a modern intergovernmental organisation that promotes marine research in the North Atlantic
  * International Council on Nanotechnology, a multistakeholder group dedicated to developing and communicating information on nano risks
  * International Council for Science, an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science
  * International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, a global organisation that promotes better design around the world
  * International Council on Systems Engineering, a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the advancement of systems engineering
  * International Social Science Council, an international organisation that aims to promote the social and behavioural sciences
  
  ## Sports
  
  * International Australian Football Council, a body established in 1995 to govern the sport of Australian rules football internationally
  * International Cricket Council, the international governing body of cricket
  
  ## Other
  
  * International Council Correspondence, a council communist journal
  * International Council of Cruise Lines, a non-profit trade association which represents the interests of 16 passenger cruise lines
  * International Council on Educational Credential Evaluation, an international NGO closely affiliated both with UNESCO and the Council of Europe
  * International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, a politically independent advisory body internationally active on a non-profit basis
  * International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP), a project supported by the Knesset, the World Jewish Congress, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Forum
  * International Council on Monuments and Sites, a professional association that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places around the world
  * International Council of Museums, an international organization of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural heritage
  * International Council of Nurses, a federation of more than 120 national nurses associations
  * International Council of Women, a non-governmental organization
  * International Code Council, a United States-based non-governmental organization which allows U.S. jurisdictions and other stakeholders to collaborate in the creation of model building codes and other building safety related standards
  * International Dance Council, an umbrella organization for all forms of dance in the world
  * International Music Council, UNESCO's advisory body on matters of music
  * International Press Telecommunications Council, a consortium of the world's major news agencies and news industry vendors
  * International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, an independent, international health professional organisation that promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture worldwide
  * International Risk Governance Council, an independent foundation which aims to support governments, business and other organizations and to foster public confidence in risk governance and in related decision-making
  * International Spiritist Council, an organization founded on November 28, 1992
  * International Tin Council, an organisation which acted on behalf of the principal tin producers in Cornwall and Malaysia to buy up surplus tin stocks to maintain the price at a steady level
  * International Wheat Council, an international organization established on March 23, 1949 at the initiative of the U.S. government for the purpose of egalitarian distribution of wheat to countries in a state of emergency
  