thanks to the will of governments vs thanks to the will of government

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Thanks to the will of governments' is used when referring to the will of multiple governments, while 'thanks to the will of government' is used when referring to the will of a single government.

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thanks to the will of governments

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the will of multiple governments.

This phrase is used when expressing gratitude for the actions or decisions made collectively by multiple governments.

Examples:

Thanks to the will of governments, the treaty was successfully negotiated.
The progress was achieved thanks to the will of governments to work together.
Thanks to the will of governments, the international aid program was implemented.

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In fact growth was only upheld thanks to government consumption, mainly due to the functioning of the automatic stabilisers.
Many companies only managed to start up or survive thanks to government aid, and this is not likely to change a great deal in future.
We must therefore voice our own thanks to the Spanish Government.
The European Union was created thanks to the strong governments at the time.
I'm pleased to say that, thanks to massive government funding, about three years ago we finally figured out how bees fly.
Please pass on our thanks to the government of your country, Minister.
In February 2002, a truce was sealed between the two factions in Malino, South Sulawesi, thanks to a government-sponsored peace plan.
One large European economy has done relatively well: the UK, thanks to proactive government investment and consumer spending.
Thanks to the government, we don't have any political prisoner left.
There is only one answer: thanks to the GERB government, which regards transparency and free access by citizens to State information as a fundamental principle.
Except, thanks to our state government, we no longer have that right.
This is thanks to the Labour Government's top priority of eliminating homelessness and a strong focus on equipping people with the skills and training needed to move away from the streets permanently.
Following its adoption by Parliament, the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council adopted this directive surreptitiously and without any great fanfare on 9 December, thanks to the Portuguese Government's vote in favour.
I should like to extend my special thanks to the Greek government and to foreign secretary Papandreou; that was a courageous step, especially in light of domestic political relations.
Finally, I would like to thank the government for its effective, coherent Presidency.
I would also like to thank the governments, academics, practitioners and NGOs - not least from the developing countries themselves - for their contributions.
It is thanks to the Egyptian Government and the cool head of the border police that a major disaster has so far been averted and people who are themselves not participants in the conflict have been given access to basic goods for their essential needs.
The living conditions of people in Burma, thanks to the appalling government under which they suffer, are bad enough as it is and I would not like to do anything that made those living conditions worse.
Producers can see no light at the end of the tunnel, thanks to the Spanish government's inability to reach an agreement with the regions that would allow a new plan to be implemented.
The incorporation of the social protocol in the Treaty and even the upgrading of its terms and scope are also no longer controversial, again partly thanks to the British Government.

Alternatives:

thanks to the will of the governments
thanks to the determination of governments
thanks to the efforts of governments
thanks to the collaboration of governments
thanks to the unity of governments