The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young  people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelonglearners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.