The Ministry of Science, Education and Sport provides administrative, professional and financial support for the participation of Croatia’s educational, scientific, research, and sport institutions and non-governmental organizations in the global, European and regional organizations' multilateral programs, which includes initiatives such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Council of Europe, the OESCE, the Central European Initiative, the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative, the Alps-Adriatic Working Group, Quadrilaterale, Stability Pact, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation). Multilateral activities also take place with CEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies), CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva), ESF (European Science Foundation), EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization), IIR (International Institut for Refrigeration), ICGEB (International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology).