There is a need and a future for well designed official international organizations. In the political setting of sovereign nation states and the increasing economic and financial integration and globalization, they perform important tasks. Many of these tasks can hardly be taken over by other organizations, national or private.
Furthermore, due to their establishment by agreement between governments of many countries, official international organizations have a high degree of legitimacy. 2. Effective international organizations must have a clear mandate and clear-cut responsibilities for their work, reflecting the benefits of specialization and the division of labor.