- International Organizations and Groups
- Note: The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has
dissolved and ceases to exist. None of the successor states of the
former Yugoslavia, including Serbia and Montenegro, have been
permitted to participate solely on the basis of the membership of the
former Yugoslavia in the United Nations General Assembly and Economic
and Social Council and their subsidiary bodies and in various United
Nations specialized agencies. The United Nations, however, permits the
seat and nameplate of the SFRY to remain, permits the SFRY mission to
continue to function, and continues to fly the flag of the former
Yugoslavia. For a variety of reasons, a number of other organizations
have not yet taken action with regard to the membership of the former
Yugoslavia. The World Factbook therefore continues to list Yugoslavia
under international organizations where the SFRY seat remains or where
no action has yet been taken.
advanced developing countries
another term for those less developed countries (LDCs) with
particularly rapid industrial development; see newly industrializing
economies (NIEs)
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries (ACP)
address Avenue Georges Henri 451, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 733 96 00
FAX [32] (2) 735 55 73
established 1 April 1976
aim to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with
the EU
members (70) Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho,
Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
African Development Bank (AfDB)
note also known as Banque Africaine de Developpement (BAD)
address 01 BP 1387, Abidjan 01, Cote dIvoire
telephone [225] 20 44 44
FAX [225] 21 77 53, 20 49 01, 20 49 09
established 4 August 1963
aim to promote economic and social development
regional members (51) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina,
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,
Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao
Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
nonregional members (26) Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan,
South Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, Yugoslavia
Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique (ACCT)
see Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT)
Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT)
note acronym from Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique
address 13 quai Andre-Citroen, F-75015 Paris, France
telephone [33] (1) 44 37 33 00
FAX [33] (1) 45 79 14 98
established 21 March 1970
aim to promote cultural and technical cooperation among
French-speaking countries
members (37) Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote
d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon,
Guinea, Haiti, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius,
Monaco, Niger, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo, Tunisia,
Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zaire
associate members (5) Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco,
Saint Lucia
participating governments (2) New Brunswick (Canada), Quebec
(Canada)
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the
Caribbean (OPANAL)
note acronym from Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas
Nucleares en la America Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL)
address Temistocles 78, Col Polanco, CP 011560, Mexico City 5 DF,
Mexico
telephone [52] (5) 280 4923, 280 5064
FAX [52] (5) 280 2965
established 14 February 1967
aim to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit
nuclear weapons
members (28) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Andean Group (AG)
address co JUNAC, Paseo de la Republica 3895, Casilla 18-1177,
Lima 27, Peru
telephone [51] (14) 414212
FAX [51] (14) 420911
established 26 May 1969
effective 16 October 1969
aim to promote harmonious development through economic integration
members (5) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
associate member (1) Panama
observers (26) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK, US, Uruguay, Yugoslavia
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
note also known as Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en
Afrique (BADEA)
address Sayed Abdel Rahman El Mahdi Avenue, P.O. Box 2640,
Khartoum, Sudan
telephone [249] (11) 73646, 73498, 73709
FAX [249] (11) 70600
established 18 February 1974
effective 16 September 1974
aim to promote economic development
members (17 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE,
Palestine Liberation Organization; note - these are all the members of
the Arab League except for Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen
Arab Cooperation Council (ACC)
established 16 February 1989
aim to promote economic cooperation and integration, possibly
leading to an Arab Common Market
members (4) Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
address P.O. Box 21923, Safat 13080, Kuwait
telephone [965] 2451580, 2451588
FAX [965] 2416758
established 16 May 1968
aim to promote economic and social development
members (20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt (suspended from 1979 to 1988), Iraq, Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine
Liberation Organization
Arab League (AL)
note also known as League of Arab States (LAS)
address Midan Attahrir, Tahrir Square, P.O. Box 11642, Cairo, Egypt
telephone [20] (2) 750 511
FAX [20] (2) 740 331
established 22 March 1945
aim to promote economic, social, political, and military
cooperation
members (21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan,
Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
address 27 avenue Okba Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
established 17 February 1989
aim to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states of
northern Africa
members (5) Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
address P.O. Box 2818, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
telephone [971] (2) 215000
FAX [971] (2) 326454
established 27 April 1976
effective 2 February 1977
aim to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in
monetary and economic affairs
members (19 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia,
UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
address Ministry of Trade and Industry, Public Relations, 8 Shenton
Way No 48-01, Treasury Building, Singapore, Singapore
established 7 November 1989
aim to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin
members (18) all ASEAN members (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand) plus Australia, Canada, Chile,
China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, NZ, Papua New Guinea,
Taiwan, US
observers (3) Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Pacific
Economic Cooperation Conference, South Pacific Forum
Asian Development Bank (AsDB)
address 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong, METRO Manila, Philippines
telephone [63] (2) 711 3851
FAX [63] (2) 741 7961, 631 6816
established 19 December 1966
aim to promote regional economic cooperation
regional members (40) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Burma, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,
Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga,
Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Samoa
nonregional members (16) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion (ALADI)
see Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
address Jalan Sisingamangaraja 70A, Kebayoran Baru, P.O. Box 2072,
Jakarta 12110, Indonesia
telephone [62] (21) 71 22 72, 71 19 88
FAX [62] (21) 739 82 34
established 9 August 1967
aim to encourage regional economic, social, and cultural
cooperation among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia
members (6) Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand
observers (3) Laos, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam
Australia Group
established 1984
aim to consult on and coordinate export controls related to
chemical and biological weapons
members (28) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
observer (1) Singapore
Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS)
address c/o Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Bag 8, Queen
Victoria Terrace, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
telephone [61] (62) 61 91 11
FAX [61] (62) 61 21 51
established 1 September 1951
effective 29 April 1952
aim to implement a trilateral mutual security agreement, although
the US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986
members (3) Australia, NZ, US
Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico (BCIE)
see Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
see Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
address Centralbahnplatz 2, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
telephone [41] (61) 280 80 80
FAX [41] (61) 280 91 00
established 20 January 1930
effective 17 March 1930
aim to promote cooperation among central banks in international
financial settlements
members (33) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, Yugoslavia
Banque Africaine de Developpement (BAD)
see African Development Bank (AfDB)
Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)
see Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (BDEAC)
see Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)
Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD)
see West African Development Bank (WADB)
Benelux Economic Union (Benelux)
note acronym from Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg
address Rue de la Regence 39, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 519 38 11
FAX [32] (2) 513 42 06
established 3 February 1958
effective 1 November 1960
aim to develop closer economic cooperation and integration
members (3) Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Big Seven
note membership is the same as the Group of 7
established NA 1975
aim to discuss and coordinate major economic policies
members (7) Big Six (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK)
plus the US
Big Six
note not to be confused with the Group of 6
established NA 1967
aim to foster economic cooperation
members (6) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
established 25 June 1992
aim to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation
members (11) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia,
Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
observer (1) Poland
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
address CARICOM, P.O. Box 10827, Bank of Guyana Building, 3rd
floor, Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown, Guyana
telephone [592] (2) 69281 through 69289
FAX [592] (2) 66091, 67816, 57341
established 4 July 1973
effective 1 August 1973
aim to promote economic integration and development, especially
among the less developed countries
members (14) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and
Tobago
associate members (2) British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos
Islands
observers (9) Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominican
Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Venezuela
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
address P.O. Box 408, Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados
telephone [1] (809) 431 1600
FAX [1] (809) 426 7269
established 18 October 1969
effective 26 January 1970
aim to promote economic development and cooperation
regional members (20) Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and
Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela
nonregional members (5) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK
Cartagena Group
see Group of 11
Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
note acronym from Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique
Centrale
address BP 969, Bangui, Central African Republic
telephone [236] 61 09 22, 61 45 77
FAX [236] 61 21 35
established 8 December 1964
effective 1 January 1966
aim to promote the establishment of a Central African Common Market
members (6) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)
note acronym from Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique
Centrale
address BDEAC, Place du Gouvernement, BP 1177, Brazzaville, Congo
telephone [242] 83 01 26, 83 01 49, 81 02 12, 81 02 21
FAX [242] 83 02 66
established 3 December 1975
aim to provide loans for economic development
members (9) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,
Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Germany, Kuwait
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
note acronym from Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico
address Apartado Postal 772, Tegucigalpa DC, Honduras
telephone [504] 372230 through 372239, 371184 through 371188
FAX [504] 370793
established 13 December 1960
aim to promote economic integration and development
members (5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
nonregional members (4) Argentina, Mexico, Taiwan, Venezuela
Central American Common Market (CACM)
address 4A Avda 10-25, Zona 14, Apdo Postal 1237, 01901 Guatemala
City, Guatemala
telephone [502] (2) 682151
FAX [502] (2) 681071
established 13 December 1960
effective 3 June 1961
aim to promote establishment of a Central American Common Market
members (5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Central European Initiative (CEI)
note evolved from the Hexagonal Group
address Chairman of the National Coordinators, Ministry for Foreign
Affairs, Bem rakpart 47, Budapest II, Hungary
established 27 July 1991
aim to form an economic and political cooperation group for the
region between the Adriatic and the Baltic Seas
members (10) Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Hungary, Italy, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
associate members (4) Bulgaria, Belarus, Romania, Ukraine
centrally planned economies
a term applied mainly to the traditionally Communist states that
looked to the former USSR for leadership; most are now evolving toward
more democratic and market-oriented systems; also known formerly as
the Second World or as the Communist countries; through the 1980s,
this group included Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, GDR, Hungary, North Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Poland,
Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yugoslavia
Colombo Plan (CP)
address Colombo Plan Bureau, P.O. Box 596, 12 Melbourne Avenue,
Colombo 4, Sri Lanka
telephone [94] (1) 581813, 581853, 581754
FAX [94] (1) 580721
established 1 July 1951
aim to promote economic and social development in Asia and the
Pacific
members (24) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma,
Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Laos,
Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, US
Commission for Social Development
note formerly Social Commission
address c/o ECOSOC/DPCSD, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 2320
FAX [1] (212) 963 5935
established 21 June 1946 as the Social Commission, renamed 29 July
1966
aim to deal, as part of the Economic and Social Council, with
social development programs of UN
members (32) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
established 6 February 1992
aim to provide guidance, as part of the Economic and Social
Council, on crime prevention and criminal justice
members (40) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Commission on Human Rights
address c/o United Nationas Office, Centre for Human Rights, Palais
des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 917 12 34, 907 12 34
FAX [41] (22) 733 32 46
established 18 February 1946
aim to assist, as part of the Economic and Social Council, with
human rights programs of UN
members (53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Commission on Human Settlements (Habitat)
address c/o HABITAT, P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya
telephone [254] (2) 621234
FAX [254] (2) 226473, 226479
established 12 October 1978
aim to assist, as part of the Economic and Social Council, in
solving human settlement problems of UN
members (58) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
address c/o International Drug Control Programme, Treaty
Implementation and Legal Affairs Division, P.O. Box 500, A-1400
Vienna, Austria
telephone [43] (1) 211 310
FAX [43] (1) 230 7002
established 16 February 1946
aim Economic and Social Council organization dealing with illicit
drugs programs of UN
members (53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions with
emphasis on producing and processing countries
Commission on Science and Technology for Development
established 30 April 1992
aim to promote international cooperation, as part of the Economic
and Social Council, in the field of science and technology
members (53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Commission on the Status of Women
address c/o Economic and Social Council, Affairs Division,
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, Room
S-2963, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
established 21 June 1946
aim to deal, as part of the Economic and Social Council, with
women's rights goals of UN
members (45) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Commission on Sustainable Development
established 12 February 1993
aim to monitor, as part of the Economic and Social Council,
implementation of agreements reached at the UN Conference on
Environment and Development
members (53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Commonwealth (C)
address c/o Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
London SW1Y5HX, UK
telephone [44] (71) 839 3411
FAX [44] (71) 930 0827
established 31 December 1931
aim to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a
voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
members (49) Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus,
Dominica, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya,
Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius,
Namibia, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, UK, Vanuatu,
Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
special members (2) Nauru, Tuvalu
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
address Kirov Street 17, 220000 Minsk, Belarus
telephone [7] (172) 293434, 293517
FAX [7] (172) 261894, 261944
established 8 December 1991
effective 21 December 1991
aim to coordinate intercommonwealth relations and to provide a
mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR
members (12) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan
Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEAO)
see West African Economic Community (CEAO)
Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (CEEAC)
see Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)
Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL)
see Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)
Communist countries
traditionally the Marxist-Leninist states with authoritarian
governments and command economies based on the Soviet model; most of
the original and the successor states are no longer Communist; see
centrally planned economies
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)
see Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire (CERN)
see European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Contadora Group (CG)
was established 5 January 1983 (on the Panamanian island of Contadora)
to reduce tensions and conflicts in Central America; has evolved into
the Rio Group (RG); members included Colombia, Mexico, Panama,
Venezuela
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
see Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Coordinating Committee on Export Controls (COCOM)
established in 1949 to control the export of strategic products and
technical data from member countries to proscribed destinations;
members were Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Turkey, UK, US; was abolished 31 March 1994; COCOM members are
working on a new organization with expanded membership which focuses
on nonproliferation export controls as opposed to East-West control of
advanced technology
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA)
note also known as CMEA or Comecon established 25 January 1949 to
promote the development of socialist economies and was abolished 1
January 1991; members included Afghanistan (observer), Albania (had
not participated since 1961 break with USSR), Angola (observer),
Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia (observer), GDR, Hungary,
Laos (observer), Mongolia, Mozambique (observer), Nicaragua
(observer), Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yemen (observer),
Yugoslavia (associate)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
address BP 925100, Amman, Jordan
telephone [962] (6) 66 43 26, 66 43 27, 66 43 28
FAX [962] (6) 66 33 43
established 3 June 1957
effective 30 May 1964
aim to promote economic integration among Arab nations
members (11 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Egypt,
Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, UAE,
Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
Council of Europe (CE)
address Palais de lEurope, F-67075 Strasbourg CEDEX, France
telephone [33] 88 41 20 00
FAX [33] 88 41 27 81, 88 41 27 82
established 5 May 1949
effective 3 August 1949
aim to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
members (32) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK
guests (9) Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,
Latvia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Russia,
Ukraine
observer (1) Israel
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
established 5 March 1992
aim to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in the areas
of aid to new democratic institutions, economic development,
humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural programs and
education, and transportation and communication
members (10) Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania,
Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden
Council of the Entente (Entente)
address BP 3734, Abidjan 01, Cote dIvoire
telephone [225] 33 10 01, 33 28 35
FAX [225] 33 11 49
established 29 May 1959
aim to promote economic, social, and political coordination
members (5) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo
Customs Cooperation Council (CCC)
address Rue de lIndustrie 26-38, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 508 42 11
FAX [32] (2) 508 42 40
established 15 December 1950
aim to promote international cooperation in customs matters
members (136) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus,
Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon,
The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vietnam, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
developed countries (DCs)
the top group in the hierarchy of developed countries (DCs), former
USSR/Eastern Europe (former USSR/EE), and less developed countries
(LDCs); includes the market-oriented economies of the mainly
democratic nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD), Bermuda, Israel, South Africa, and the European
ministates; also known as the First World, high-income countries, the
North, industrial countries; generally have a per capita GDP in excess
of $10,000 although four OECD countries and South Africa have figures
well under $10,000 and two of the excluded OPEC countries have figures
of more than $10,000; the 35 DCs are: Andorra, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, NZ,
Norway, Portugal, San Marino, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
developing countries
an imprecise term for the less developed countries with growing
economies;
see less developed countries (LDCs)
East African Development Bank (EADB)
address 4 Nile Avenue, P.O. Box 7128, Kampala, Uganda
telephone [256] (41) 230021, 230825
FAX [256] (41) 259763
established 6 June 1967
effective 1 December 1967
aim to promote economic development
members (3) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
address United Nations Building, Rajadamnern Avenue, Bangkok 10200,
Thailand
telephone [66] (2) 2829161 through 2829200, 2829381 through 2829389
FAX [66] (2) 2811743
established 28 March 1947 as Economic Commission for Asia and the
Far East (ECAFE)
aim to carryout the commitment of the Economic and Social Council
of the UN to promote economic development
members (49) Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Fiji, France,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, North Korea,
South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands,
Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands,
NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, UK, US, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Samoa
associate members (10) American Samoa, Cook Islands, French
Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, Macau, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern
Mariana Islands, Palau
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
address (temporary) P.O. Box 927115, Amman, Jordan
telephone [962] (6) 694351
FAX [962] (6) 694981, 694982
established 9 August 1973 as Economic Commission for Western Asia
(ECWA)
aim to promote economic development as a regional commission for
the UN's Economic and Social Council
members (12 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Bahrain,
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Syria, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
address United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 758 2718
established 26 June 1945
effective 24 October 1945
aim to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN; includes
five regional commissions (see Economic Commission for Africa,
Economic Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) and 10
functional commissions (see Commission for Social Development,
Commission on Human Rights, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Commission
on the Status of Women, Population Commission, Statistical Commission,
Commission on Science and Technology for Development, Commission on
Sustainable Development, Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice, and Commission on Transnational Corporations)
members (54) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
address P.O. Box 3001-3005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
telephone [251] (1) 51 72 00
FAX [251] (1) 51 44 16
established 29 April 1958
aim to promote economic development as a regional commission of the
UN's Economic and Social Council
members (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo,
Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa,
Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
associate members (2) France, UK
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE)
see Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
address Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 917 1234, 907 2893
FAX [41] (22) 917 0036
established 28 March 1947
aim to promote economic development as a regional commission of the
UN's Economic and Social Council
members (54) Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
UK, US, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia
Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA)
see Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
address Edificio Naciones Unidas, Avenida Dag Hammarskjold, Casilla
179 D, Santiago, Chile
telephone [56] (2) 2102000 FAX [56] (2) 2080252, 2081946
established 25 February 1948 as Economic Commission for Latin
America (ECLA)
aim to promote economic development as a regional commission of the
UN's Economic and Social Council
members (41) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
associate members (6) Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat,
Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA)
see Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)
note acronym from Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique
Centrale
address CEEAC, BP 2112, Libreville, Gabon
telephone [241] 73 35 47, 73 35 48, 73 36 77
established 18 October 1983
aim to promote regional economic cooperation and establish a
Central African Common Market
members (10) Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Zaire
observer (1) Angola
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)
note acronym from Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs
address B.O. Box 58, Gisenyi, Rwanda
telephone [250] 40228
FAX [250] 40785
established 26 September 1976
aim to promote regional economic cooperation and integration
members (3) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
address 6 King George V Road, PMB 12745, Lagos, Nigeria
telephone [234] (1) 636839, 636841, 636064, 630398
FAX [234] (1) 636822
established 28 May 1975
aim to promote regional economic cooperation
members (16) Benin, Burkina, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,
Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
address 5 Hejab Avenue, Bd Keshavarz, P.O. Box 14155-6176, Teheran,
Iran Islamic Republic
telephone [98] (21) 658614, 656152, 658045
FAX [98] (21) 658046
established NA 1985
aim to promote regional cooperation in trade, transportation,
communications, tourism, cultural affairs, and economic development
members (10) Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
associate member (1) "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus"
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
address One Exchange Square, London EC2A 2EH, UK
telephone [44] (71) 338 6000
FAX [44] (71) 338 6100
established 15 April 1991
aim to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned
economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland,
Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by
committing 60% of its loans to privatization
members (59) Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, European Union (EU), European Investment Bank (EIB),
Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan,
Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands,
NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
UK, US, Uzbekistan; note - includes all 25 members of the OECD; also
includes the EU as a single entity
European Community (or European Communities, EC)
was established 8 April 1965 to integrate the European Atomic Energy
Community (Euratom), the European Coal and Steel Community (ESC), the
European Economic Community (EEC or Common Market), and to establish a
completely integrated common market and an eventual federation of
Europe; merged into the European Union (EU) on 7 February 1992; member
states at the time of merger were Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
address 9-11 rue de Varembe, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 749 11 11
FAX [41] (22) 733 92 91
established 4 January 1960
effective 3 May 1960
aim to promote expansion of free trade
members (7) Austria, Finland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,
Sweden, Switzerland
European Investment Bank (EIB)
address Bd Konrad Adenauer 100, L-2950 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
telephone [352] 43791
FAX [352] 437704
established 25 March 1957
effective 1 January 1958
aim to promote economic development of the EU
members (12) Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
note acronym retained from the predecessor organization Conseil
Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire
address CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 767 61 11
FAX [41] (22) 767 65 55
established 1 July 1953
effective 29 September 1954
aim to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only
members (19) Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
observers (6) EC, Israel, Russia, Turkey, United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
Yugoslavia
European Space Agency (ESA)
address 8-10 rue Mario Nikis, F-75738 Paris CEDEX 15, France
telephone [33] (1) 42 73 76 54
FAX [33] (1) 42 73 75 60
established 31 July 1973
effective 1 May 1975
aim to promote peaceful cooperation in space research and
technology
members (13) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland,
Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
associate member (1) Finland
cooperating state (1) Canada
European Union (EU)
note evolved from the European Community (EC)
address c/o European Commission, Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049
Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 299 11 11 FAX [32] (2) 295 01 38 through 295 01
40
established 7 February 1992
effective 1 November 1993
aim to coordinate policy among the 15 members in three fields:
economics, building on the European Economic Community's (EEC) efforts
to establish a common market and eventually a common currency;
defense, within the concept of a Common Foreign and Security Policy
(CFSP); and justice and home affairs, including immigration, drugs,
terrorism, and improved living and working conditions
members (15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, UK
First World
another term for countries with advanced, industrialized economies;
this term is fading from use; see developed countries (DCs)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
address Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, I-00100 Rome, Italy
telephone [39] (6) 52251 FAX [39] (6) 5225 3152, 5225 5155, 578
2610
established 16 October 1945
aim to raise living standards and increase availability of
agricultural products, as a UN specialized agency
members (170) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua,
Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Uganda, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam,
Western Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
associate member (1) Puerto Rico
Former USSR
/Eastern Europe (former USSR/EE) the middle group in the hierarchy of
developed countries (DCs), former USSR/Eastern Europe (former
USSR/EE), and less developed countries (LDCs); these countries are in
political and economic transition and may well be grouped differently
in the near future; this group of 27 countries consists of Albania,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Four Dragons
the four small Asian less developed countries (LDCs) that have
experienced unusually rapid economic growth; also known as the Four
Tigers; this group includes Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan
Four Tigers
another term for the Four Dragons; see Four Dragons
Franc Zone (FZ)
address Direction Generale des Service Etrangers (Service de la
Zone Franc), Banque de France, 39 rue Crois-des-Petits-Champs, BP
140-01, Paris Cedex 01, France
telephone [33] (1) 42 92 31 26
FAX [33] (1) 42 92 39 88
established 20 December 1945
aim to form a monetary union among countries whose currencies are
linked to the French franc
members (15) Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon,
Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo; note - France includes metropolitan
France, the four overseas departments of France (French Guiana,
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion), the two territorial collectivities
of France (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon), and the three overseas
territories of France (French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and
Futuna)
Front Line States (FLS)
established to achieve black majority rule in South Africa; members
included Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
note was subsumed by the World Trade Organization (WTrO) on 1
January 1995
address rue de Lausanne 154, CH-1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 739 51 11
FAX [41] (22) 731 42 06
established 30 October 1947
effective 1 January 1948
aim to promote the expansion of international trade on a
nondiscriminatory basis
members (123) Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon,
Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon,
The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, South Korea,
Kuwait, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Uganda, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
(suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Group of 2 (G-2)
established informal term that came into use about 1986
aim to facilitate bilateral economic cooperation between the two
most powerful economic giants
members (2) Japan, US
Group of 3 (G-3)
established NA October 1990
aim mechanism for policy coordination
members (3) Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela
Group of 5 (G-5)
established 22 September 1985
aim to coordinate the economic policies of the five major
non-Communist economic powers
members (5) France, Germany, Japan, UK, US
Group of 6 (G-6)
note also known as Groupe des Six Sur le Desarmement not to be
confused with the Big Six
established 22 May 1984
aim to achieve nuclear disarmament
members (6) Argentina, Greece, India, Mexico, Sweden, Tanzania
Group of 7 (G-7)
note membership is the same as the Big Seven
established 22 September 1985
aim to facilitate economic cooperation among the seven major non-
Communist economic powers
members (7) Group of 5 (France, Germany, Japan, UK, US) plus Canada
and Italy
Group of 8 (G-8)
established NA October 1975
aim to facilitate economic cooperation among the developed
countries (DCs) that participated in the Conference on International
Economic Cooperation (CIEC), held in several sessions between NA
December 1975 and 3 June 1977
members (8) Australia, Canada, EU (as one member), Japan, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, US
Group of 9 (G-9)
established NA
aim to discuss matters of mutual interest on an informal basis
members (9) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Hungary,
Romania, Sweden, Yugoslavia
Group of 10 (G-10)
note also known as the Paris Club; includes the wealthiest members
of the IMF who provide most of the money to be loaned and act as the
informal steering committee; name persists in spite of the addition of
Switzerland on NA April 1984
address c/o IMF Office in Europe, 64-66 ave dIena, F-75116 Paris,
France
telephone [33] (1) 40 69 30 80
FAX [33] (1) 47 23 40 89
established NA October 1962
aim to coordinate credit policy
members (11) Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
nonstate participants (4) BIS, EU, IMF, OECD
Group of 11 (G-11)
note also known as the Cartagena Group
established 22 June 1984, in Cartagena, Colombia
aim to provide a forum for largest debtor nations in Latin America
members (11) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Group of 15 (G-15)
note byproduct of the Non-Aligned Movement
address Technical Support Facility, Ch du Champ dAncier 17, Case
postale 326, CH-1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 798 42 10
FAX [41] (22) 798 38 49
established September 1989
aim to promote economic cooperation among developing nations; to
act as the main political organ for the Non-Aligned Movement
members (15) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia,
Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Venezuela,
Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
Group of 19 (G-19)
established NA October 1975
aim to represent the interests of the less developed countries
(LDCs) that participated in the Conference on International Economic
Cooperation (CIEC) held in several sessions between NA December 1975
and 3 June 1977
members (19) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi
Arabia, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia
Group of 24 (G-24)
address c/o European Commission, DGI, G-24 Coordination Unit, Rue
de la Science 29, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 299 22 44
FAX [32] (2) 299 06 02
established NA January 1972
aim to promote the interests of developing countries in Africa,
Asia, and Latin America within the IMF
members (24) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire,
Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Iran, Lebanon,
Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria,
Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire
Group of 30 (G-30)
address 1990 M Street NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20036, USA
telephone [1] (202) 331 2472
established NA 1979
aim to discuss and propose solutions to the world's economic
problems
members (30) informal group of 30 leading international bankers,
economists, financial experts, and businessmen organized by Johannes
Witteveen (former managing director of the IMF)
Group of 33 (G-33)
established NA 1987
aim to promote solutions to international economic problems
members (33) leading economists from 13 countries
Group of 77 (G-77)
established NA October 1967
aim to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;
name persists in spite of increased membership
members (127 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,
Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, UAE,
Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Palestine Liberation Organization
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
note also known as the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of
the Gulf
address P.O. Box 7431, Riyadh 11462 Saudi Arabia
telephone [966] (1) 4827777
FAX [966] (1) 4829089
established 25 May 1981
aim to promote regional cooperation in economic, social, political,
and military affairs
members (6) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Habitat
see Commission on Human Settlements
Hexagonal Group
see Central European Initiative (CEI)
high-income countries
another term for the industrialized countries with high per capita
GDPs;
see developed countries (DCs)
industrial countries
another term for the developed countries; see developed countries
(DCs)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
note also known as Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
address 1300 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 10577, USA
telephone [1] (202) 632 1000
FAX [1] (202) 789 2835
established 8 April 1959
effective 30 December 1959
aim to promote economic and social development in Latin America
members (46) Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France,
Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and
Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD)
address BP 2653, Djibouti, Djibouti
telephone [253] 354050, 352880
FAX [253] 356994
established 15-16 January 1986
aim to promote cooperation on drought-related matters
members (7) Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan,
Uganda
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
address Wagramerstrasse 5, P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
telephone [43] (1) 2360 2045 FAX [43] (1) 234564
established 26 October 1956
effective 29 July 1957
aim to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
members (121) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala,
Haiti, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia,
Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela,
Vietnam, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC)
was established on 22 October 1963 to promote economic cooperation and
development; members were Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East
Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam; now it is
a Russian bank with a new charter
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
note also known as the World Bank
address 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
telephone [1] (202) 477 1234
FAX [1] (202) 477 6391
established 22 July 1944
effective 27 December 1945
aim to provide economic development loans; a UN specialized agency
members (178) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The
Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,
UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western
Samoa, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
address 38 Cours Albert 1st, F-75008 Paris, France
telephone [33] (1) 49 53 28 75
FAX [33] (1) 49 53 29 42
established NA 1919
aim to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent
business interests at national and international levels
members (59 national councils) Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Burkina, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire,
Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany,
Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, US,
Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
address 1000 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 327, Montreal PQ H3A
2R2, Canada
telephone [1] (514) 285 8219
FAX [1] (514) 288 4772
established 7 December 1944
effective 4 April 1947
aim to promote international cooperation in civil aviation; a UN
specialized agency
members (183) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San
Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,
UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
address ICRC, 19 av de la Paix, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 734 60 01
FAX [41] (22) 733 82 80
established NA 1863
aim to provide humanitarian aid in wartime
members (25 individuals) all Swiss nationals
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
address International Trade Union House, Bd Emile Jacqmain 155,
B-1210 Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 224 02 11
FAX [32] (2) 218 84 15, 219 75 03
established NA December 1949
aim to promote the trade union movement
members (164 national organizations in the following 118 areas)
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Basque Country, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Curacao,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland,
France, French Polynesia, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati,
South Korea, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, Morocco,
Netherlands, New Caledonia, NZ, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US, Venezuela,
Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
note also known as the World Court
address Peace Palace, NL-2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands
telephone [31] (70) 302 23 23
FAX [31] (70) 364 99 28
established 26 June 1945
effective 24 October 1945
aim primary judicial organ of the UN
members (15 judges) elected by the UN General Assembly and Security
Council to represent all principal legal systems
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
address BP 6041, F-69411 Lyon CEDEX 06, France
telephone [33] 71 44 70 00
FAX [33] 72 44 71 63
established 13 June 1956
aim to promote international cooperation among police authorities
in fighting crime
members (176) Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea,
Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles,
NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad
and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
subbureaus (13) American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin
Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Guam, Hong Kong, Macau,
Montserrat, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos
Islands
International Development Association (IDA)
address 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
telephone [1] (202) 477 12 34
established 26 January 1960
effective 24 September 1960
aim UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate that provides economic
loans for low income countries
members (157)
Part I (24 more economically advanced countries) Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway,
Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK, US
Part II (133 less developed nations) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon,
The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Vietnam, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Energy Agency (IEA)
address 2 rue Andre Pascal, F-75775 Paris CEDEX 16, France
telephone [33] (1) 45 24 82 00
FAX [33] (1) 45 24 99 88
established 15 November 1974
aim to promote cooperation on energy matters, especially emergency
oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and oil producers;
established by the OECD
members (23) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
UK, US
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
note formerly known as League of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (LORCS)
established 5 May 1919
aim to provide humanitarian aid in peacetime
members (151) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina,
Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Finland, France, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia,
Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao
Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,
UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
associate members (13) Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros,
Cyprus, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kiribati, Namibia, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Seychelles, Suriname, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
address 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
telephone [1] (202) 477 1234
FAX [1] (202) 477 6391
established 25 May 1955
effective 20 July 1956
aim to support private enterprise in international economic
development; a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
members (161) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon,
The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK,
US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa,
Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
address Via del Serafico 107, I-00142 Rome, Italy
telephone [39] (6) 54591
FAX [39] (6) 5043463
established NA November 1974
aim to promote agricultural development; a UN specialized agency
members (157)
Category I (21 industrialized aid contributors) Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK, US
Category II (12 petroleum-exporting aid contributors) Algeria,
Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, UAE, Venezuela
Category III (124 aid recipients) Afghanistan, Albania, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt,
El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, The Gambia,
Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, India, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South
Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal,
Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam,
Western Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Investment Bank (IIB)
established on 7 July 1970; to promote economic development; members
were Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Mongolia,
Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam; now it is a Russian bank with a new
charter
International Labor Organization (ILO)
address International Labor Office, 4 route des Morillons, CH-1211
Geneva 22, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 799 61 11
FAX [41] (22) 798 86 85
established 11 April 1919 (affiliated with the UN 14 December 1946)
aim UN specialized agency concerned with world labor issues
members (171) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova,
Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
note name changed from Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative
Organization (IMCO) on 22 May 1982
address 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, UK
telephone [44] (71) 735 7611
FAX [44] (71) 587 3210
established 17 March 1958
aim to deal with international maritime affairs; a UN specialized
agency
members (149) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape
Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia,
Libya, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire
associate members (2) Hong Kong, Macau
International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT)
address 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, UK
telephone [44] (71) 728 1000
FAX [44] (71) 728 1044
established 3 September 1976
effective 26 July 1979
aim to provide worldwide communications for maritime shipping and
other applications
members (75) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon,
Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, South
Korea, Kuwait, Liberia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco,
Mozambique, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Yugoslavia
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
address 700 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20431, USA
telephone [1] (202) 623 7000
FAX [1] (202) 623 4661, 623 7491, 623 4662
established 22 July 1944
effective 27 December 1945
aim to promote world monetary stability and economic development; a
UN specialized agency
members (179) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The
Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,
UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western
Samoa, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
note there are 194 National Olympic Committees of which 185 are
recognized by the International Olympic Committee
address Chateau de Vidy, CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland
telephone [41] (21) 621 61 11
FAX [41] (21) 621 62 16
established 23 June 1894
aim to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games:
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States (20 July-4 August);
1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan (date NA); 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia (date NA)
National Olympic Committees (193 and the Palestine Liberation
Organization) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazahkstan,
Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Western Samoa, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Palestine
Liberation Organization - International Organization for Migration
(IOM)
note established as Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the
Movement of Migrants from Europe; renamed Intergovernmental Committee
for European Migration (ICEM) on 15 November 1952; renamed
Intergovernmental Committee for Migration (ICM) in November 1980;
current name adopted 14 November 1989
address 17 route des Morillons, CP 71, CH-1211 Geneva 19,
Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 717 91 11
FAX [41] (22) 798 61 50
established 5 December 1951
aim to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
members (52) Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras,
Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand, Uganda, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia
observers (44) Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Cape Verde, Czech Republic, Federation of Ethnic Communities' Council
of Australia Inc., Georgia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Japan International Friendship and Welfare
Foundation, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, NZ, Niwano Peace Foundation, Partnership with the
Children of the Third World, Presiding Bishop's Fund for World
Relief/Episcopal Church, Refugee Council of Australia, Romania,
Russia, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, Vietnam,
Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
address CP 56, 1 rue de Varembe, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 749 01 11
FAX [41] (22) 733 34 30
established NA February 1947
aim to promote the development of international standards
members (76 national standards organizations) Albania, Algeria,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Libya, Malaysia,
Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Pakistan,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam,
Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
correspondent members (19) Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei, Estonia, Hong
Kong, Jordan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Nepal,
Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Qatar, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE
subscriber members (4) Antigua and Barbuda, Burundi, Grenada, Saint
Lucia
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
address CICR, 19 Av de la Paix, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 734 60 01
FAX [41] (22) 733 20 57
established NA 1928
aim to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS; formerly
League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
National Societies (161 countries) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,
Ukraine, UAR, UK, US, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western
Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
address Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 730 51 11
FAX [41] (22) 733 72 56
established 9 December 1932
effective 1 January 1934
affiliated with the UN 15 November 1947
aim to deal with world telecommunications issues; UN specialized
agency
members (184) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome
and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
address INTELSAT, 3400 International Drive NW, Washington, DC
20008-3098, USA
telephone [1] (202) 944 6800
FAX [1] (202) 944 7860
established 20 August 1971
effective 12 February 1973
aim to develop and operate a global commercial telecommunications
satellite system
members (134) Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated
States of Micronesia, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
nonsignatory users (50) Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus,
Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kiribati, North Korea, Laos,
Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Mongolia,
Nauru, Niue, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,
Ukraine, Vanuatu, Western Samoa
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
address P.O. Box 5925, Jeddah 21432, Saudi Arabia
telephone [966] (2) 6361400
FAX [966] (2) 6366871
established 15 December 1973
aim to promote Islamic economic aid and social development
members (48 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin,
Brunei, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, The
Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
note also known as Sistema Economico Latinoamericana (SELA)
address SELA, Avda Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, piso 4,
Chacaito, Apartado de Correos 17035, Caracas 1010-A, Venezuela
telephone [58] (2) 905 5111
FAX [58] (2) 951 6953, 951 7246
established 17 October 1975
aim to promote economic and social development through regional
cooperation
members (27) Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,
Uruguay, Venezuela
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
note also known as Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion
(ALADI)
address Calle Cebollati 1461, Casilla de Correo 577, 11000
Montevideo, Uruguay
telephone [598] (2) 40 11 21, 49 59 15
FAX [598] (2) 49 06 49
established 12 August 1980
effective 18 March 1981
aim to promote freer regional trade
members (11) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
observers (16) Commission of the European Communities, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Inter-American Development Bank, Italy, Nicaragua, Organization of
American States, Panama, Portugal, Spain, United Nations Development
Program, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean
League of Arab States (LAS)
see Arab League (AL)
League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (LORCS)
see International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (IFRCS)
least developed countries (LLDCs)
that subgroup of the less developed countries (LDCs) initially
identified by the UN General Assembly in 1971 as having no significant
economic growth, per capita GDPs normally less than $1,000, and low
literacy rates; also known as the undeveloped countries. The 42 LLDCs
are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina, Burma,
Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Mali,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu,
Western Samoa, Yemen
less developed countries (LDCs)
the bottom group in the hierarchy of developed countries (DCs), former
USSR/Eastern Europe (former USSR/EE), and less developed countries
(LDCs); mainly countries and dependent areas with low levels of
output, living standards, and technology; per capita GDPs are
generally below $5,000 and often less than $1,500; however, the group
also includes a number of countries with high per capita incomes,
areas of advanced technology, and rapid rates of growth; includes the
advanced developing countries, developing countries, Four Dragons
(Four Tigers), least developed countries (LLDCs), low-income
countries, middle-income countries, newly industrializing economies
(NIEs), the South, Third World, underdeveloped countries, undeveloped
countries; the 172 LDCs are: Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa,
Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, The Bahamas,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burkina, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt,
El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands,
Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, The Gambia, Gaza Strip,
Ghana, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala,
Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jersey, Jordan, Kenya,
Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Isle of Man, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mayotte, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Montserrat,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New
Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern
Mariana Islands, Oman, Palau, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Qatar,
Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome
and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, UAE,
Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Wallis
and Futuna, West Bank, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zaire,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
low-income countries
another term for those less developed countries with below-average per
capita GDPs; see less developed countries (LDCs)
London Suppliers Group
see Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (MERCOSUR)
see Southern Cone Common Market
middle-income countries
another term for those less developed countries with above-average per
capita GDPs; see less developed countries (LDCs)
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
established April 1987
aim to arrest missile proliferation by controlling the export of
key missile technologies and equipment
members (25) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
Near Abroad
the 14 non-Russian successor states of the USSR, in which 25 million
ethnic Russians live and in which Moscow has expressed a strong
national security interest
newly industrializing countries (NICs)
former term for the newly industrializing economies; see newly
industrializing economies (NIEs)
newly industrializing economies (NIEs)
that subgroup of the less developed countries (LDCs) that has
experienced particularly rapid industrialization of their economies;
formerly known as the newly industrializing countries (NICs); also
known as advanced developing countries; usually includes the Four
Dragons (Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan), and Brazil
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
address c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jalan Taman Pejambon 6,
Jakarta PUSAT, Indonesia
established 1-6 September 1961
aim to establish political and military cooperation apart from the
traditional East or West blocs
members (110 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina,
Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba,
Cyprus, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon,
The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, North
Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines,
Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Palestine Liberation Organization
observers (19) Afro-Asian Solidarity Organization, Antigua and
Barbuda, Arab League, Armenia, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Dominica, El Salvador, Kanaka Socialist National Liberation Front (New
Caledonia), Mexico, Mongolia, Organization of African Unity,
Organization of the Islamic Conference, Papua New Guinea, Socialist
Party of Puerto Rico, UN, Uruguay
guests (21) Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Canada, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Nordic Council (NC)
address Tyrgatan 7, Box 19506, S-104 32 Stockholm, Sweden
telephone [46] (8) 453 47 00
FAX [46] (8) 411 75 36
established 16 March 1952
effective 12 February 1953
aim to promote regional economic, cultural, and environmental
cooperation
members (5) Denmark (including Faroe Islands and Greenland),
Finland (including Aland Islands), Iceland, Norway, Sweden
observers the Sami (Lapp) local parliaments of Finland, Norway, and
Sweden
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
address Fabiansgatan 34, PB 249 SF-00171 Helsinki, Finland
telephone [358] (0) 18001
FAX [358] (0) 1800309
established 4 December 1975
effective 1 June 1976
aim to promote economic cooperation and development
members (5) Denmark (including Faroe Islands and Greenland),
Finland (including Aland Islands), Iceland, Norway, Sweden
North
a popular term for the rich industrialized countries generally located
in the northern portion of the Northern Hemisphere; the counterpart of
the South; see developed countries (DCs)
North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC)
note an extension of NATO
address c/o NATO, B-1110 Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 728 41 11
FAX [32] (2) 728 45 79
established 8 November 1991
effective 20 December 1991
aim to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues
members (38) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan
observer (1) Finland
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
address B-110 Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 728 41 11
FAX [32] (2) 728 45 79
established 17 September 1949
aim to promote mutual defense and cooperation
members (16) Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Turkey, UK, US
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
address Le Seine St. Germain, 12 bd des Iles, F-92130 Issy-les-
Moulineaux, France
telephone [33] (1) 45 24 10 10
FAX [33] (1) 45 24 11 10
established NA 1958
aim to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy; associated with
OECD
members (23) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK,
US
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
note also known as the London Suppliers Group
address c/o IAEA, Wagramerstrasse 5, P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna,
Austria
telephone [43] (1) 2360 2045
FAX [43] (1) 234564
established 1974
aim to establish guidelines for exports of technical information,
processing equipment for uranium enrichment and nuclear materials to
countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and
instability
members (28) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
observers (2) Argentina, European Commission
Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares en la America Latina y
el Caribe (OPANAL)
see Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America
and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
address 2 rue Andre Pascal, F-75775 Paris CEDEX 16, France
telephone [33] (1) 45 24 82 00
FAX [33] (1) 45 24 85 00, 45 24 81 76
established 14 December 1960
effective 30 September 1961
aim to promote economic cooperation and development
members (25) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Mexico, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey, UK, US
special member (1) EU
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
address P. O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
telephone [251] (1) 517700
FAX [251] (1) 512622
established 25 May 1963
aim to promote unity and cooperation among African states
members (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo,
Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic
Republic, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia,
Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Organization of American States (OAS)
address corner of 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20006, USA
telephone [1] (202) 458 3000 FAX [1] (202) 458 3967
established 30 April 1948
effective 13 December 1951
aim to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and
social development
members (35) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba
(excluded from formal participation since 1962), Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
observers (31) Algeria, Angola, Austria, Belgium, Central American
Parliament, Commission of the European Communities, Cyprus, Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See,
Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Morocco,
Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
address POB 20501, Safat 13066, Kuwait
telephone [965] 5340713
FAX [965] 5340694
established 9 January 1968
aim to promote cooperation in the petroleum industry
members (10) Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
address P.O. Box 179, The Morne, Castries, St. Lucia
telephone [1] (809) 452 2537
FAX [1] (809) 453 1628
established 18 June 1981
effective 4 July 1981
aim to promote political, economic, and defense cooperation
members (7) Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
associate member (1) British Virgin Islands
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
address Obere Donaustrasse 93, A-1020 Vienna, Austria
telephone [43] (1) 21 11 20
FAX [43] (1) 26 43 20
established 14 September 1960
aim to coordinate petroleum policies
members (12) Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya,
Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
address Kilo 6, Mecca Road, P.O. Box 178, Jeddah 21411, Saudi
Arabia
telephone [966] (2) 680-0800
FAX [966] (2) 687-3568
established 22-25 September 1969
aim to promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural,
and political affairs
members (48 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin,
Brunei, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, The
Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
observers (3) Kazakhstan, Mozambique, "Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus"
Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
note formerly the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
(CSCE)
address Thunovska 12, Mala Strana, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
telephone [422] (2) 24311069
FAX [422] (2) 24310629
established 1 January 1995
aim to discuss issues of mutual concern and to review
implementation of the Helsinki Agreement
members (53) Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany,
Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan,
Yugoslavia (suspended)
observer (1) The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Paris Club
see Group of 10
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
established 10-11 January 1994
aim to expand and intensify political and military cooperation
throughout Europe, increase stability, diminish threats to peace, and
build relationships by promoting the spirit of practical cooperation
and commitment to democratic principles that underpin NATO; program
under the auspices of NATO
members (24) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Sweden, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
address Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, NL-2517 KJ The Hague,
Netherlands
telephone [31] (70) 346 96 80
FAX [31] (70) 356 13 38
established 29 July 1899
aim to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
members (80) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile,
China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon,
Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey,
Uganda, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zaire, Zimbabwe
Population Commission
address c/o ECOSOC, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 754 1234
established 3 October 1946
aim to deal with population matters of importance to the UN, as
part of Economic and Social Council organization
members (27) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Rio Group (RG)
note formerly known as Grupo de los Ocho, established in December
1986
established NA 1988
aim to consult on regional Latin American issues
members (11) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela; note - Panama was expelled
in 1988
Second World
another term for the traditionally Marxist-Leninist states of the USSR
and Eastern Europe, with authoritarian governments and command
economies based on the Soviet model; the term is fading from use; see
centrally planned economies
Social Commission
see Commission for Social Development
socialist countries
in general, countries in which the government owns and plans the use
of the major factors of production; note - the term is sometimes used
incorrectly as a synonym for Communist countries
South
a popular term for the poorer, less industrialized countries generally
located south of the developed countries; the counterpart of the
North; see less developed countries (LDCs)
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
address P.O. Box 4222, Kathmandu, Nepal
telephone [977] (1) 221785, 221787, 221794
FAX [977] (1) 227033
established 8 December 1985
aim to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation
members (7) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka
South Pacific Commission (SPC)
address Anse Vata, BP D5 Noumea CEDEX, New Caledonia
telephone [687] 26 20 00 FAX [687] 26 38 18
established 6 February 1947
effective 29 July 1948
aim to promote regional cooperation in economic and social matters
members (27) American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, France,
French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States
of Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, NZ, Niue, Northern Mariana
Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Solomon Islands,
Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, UK, US, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Western
Samoa
South Pacific Forum (SPF)
address c/o forum Secretariat, Ratu Sukuna Road GPO Box 856, Suva,
Fiji
telephone [679] 312 600, 303 106
FAX [679] 302 204
established 5 August 1971
aim to promote regional cooperation in political matters
members (15) Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Papua New
Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa
observer (1) Palau
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)
address (see South Pacific Forum)
established NA 1981
aim to redress unequal trade relationship of Australia and New
Zealand with small island economies in Pacific region
members (15) Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Papua New
Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
address Director General, Trade and Industry, Private Bag X84,
Pretoria 0001, South Africa
established 11 December 1969
aim to promote free trade and cooperation in customs matters
members (9) Bophuthatswana, Botswana, Ciskei, Lesotho, Namibia,
South Africa, Swaziland, Transkei, Venda
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
note evolved from the Southern African Development Coordination
Conference (SADCC)
address Private Bag 008, Gaborone, Botswana
telephone [267] (31) 51863, 51864, 51865
FAX [267] (31) 372848
established 17 August 1992
aim to promote regional economic development and integration
members (11) Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR)
address c/o Cancilleria de la Republica de Argentina, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
established 26 March 1991
aim to increase regional economic cooperation
members (4) Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Statistical Commission
address c/o ECOSOC, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 758 2718
established 21 June 1946
aim to deal with development and standardization of national
statistics of interest to the UN, as part of the Economic and Social
Council organization
members (24) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Third World
another term for the less developed countries; the term is fading from
use;
see less developed countries (LDCs)
underdeveloped countries
refers to those less developed countries with the potential for above-
average economic growth; see less developed countries (LDCs)
undeveloped countries
refers to those extremely poor less developed countries (LDCs) with
little prospect for economic growth; see least developed countries
(LLDCs)
Union Douaniere et Economique de l
'Afrique Centrale (UDEAC)
see Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
United Nations (UN)
address United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 758 2718
established 26 June 1945
effective 24 October 1945
aim to maintain international peace and security and to promote
cooperation involving economic, social, cultural and humanitarian
problems
members (184 excluding Yugoslavia) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San
Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - all UN members
are represented in the General Assembly
observers (2 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Holy See,
Switzerland, Palestine Liberation Organization
United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II)
note successor to original UNAVEM
address c/o United Nations, UNAVEM II, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 758 2718
established 20 December 1988
aim to verify the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola;
established by the UN Security Council
members (16) Argentina, Brazil, Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary,
India, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway,
Slovakia, Sweden, Zimbabwe
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR)
established 5 October 1993
aim to monitor ceasefire agreement, to support and provide safe
conditions for displaced persons; established by the UN Security
Council
members (17) Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, Congo, Egypt, Fiji,
Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia,
Uruguay, Zimbabwe
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
note acronym retained from the predecessor organization UN
International Children's Emergency Fund
address UNICEF House, Three United Nations Plaza, New York, NY
10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 326 7000
established 11 December 1946
aim to help establish child health and welfare services
members (41) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
address Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 917 12 34, 907 12 34
FAX [41] (22) 907 00 57
established 30 December 1964
aim to promote international trade
members (187) all UN members plus Holy See, Switzerland, Tonga
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
address One United National Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 906 5788, 906 500 FAX [1] (212) 906 5365
established 22 November 1965
aim to provide technical assistance to stimulate economic and
social development
members (36) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
address c/o UNDOF, P.O. Box 5368, Damascus, Syrian AR
established 31 May 1974
aim to observe the 1973 Arab-Israeli ceasefire; established by the
UN Security Council
members (4) Austria, Canada, Finland, Poland
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
address 7 place de Fontenoy, F-75700 Paris, France
telephone [33] (1) 45 68 10 00
FAX [33] (1) 45 67 16 90
established 16 November 1945
effective 4 November 1946
aim to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
members (182) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The
Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao
Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia
(suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
associate members (3) Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Netherlands
Antilles
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
address One United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 906 5000
FAX [1] (212) 826 2057
established 15 December 1972
aim to promote international cooperation on all environmental
matters
members (58) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 4 March 1964
aim to serve as a peacekeeping force between Greek Cypriots and
Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus; established by the UN Security Council
members (8) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark,
Finland, Ireland, UK
United Nations General Assembly
address see United Nations
established 26 June 1945
effective 24 October 1945
aim to function as the primary deliberative organ of the UN
members (185) all UN members are represented in the General
Assembly
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
address Vienna International Center, P.O. Box 300, A-1400 Vienna,
Austria
telephone [43] (1) 211 310
FAX [43] (1) 23 21 56
established 17 November 1966
effective 1 January 1967
aim UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development
especially among the members
members (166) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia
(suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
established 11 December 1963
aim to help the UN become more effective through training and
research members (Board of Trustees) - (24) Argentina, Belgium,
Canada, China, Cote d'Ivoire, France, Germany, India, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tunisia, Uganda, UK, US, Yugoslavia
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 19 March 1978
aim to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces, restore peace, and
reestablish Lebanese authority in southern Lebanon; established by the
UN Security Council
members (9) Fiji, Finland, France, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Nepal,
Norway, Poland
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM)
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Mission, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA telephone [1] (212)
963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 9 April 1991
aim to observe and monitor the demilitarized zone established
between Iraq and Kuwait; established by the UN Security Council
members (33) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, China,
Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey,
UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
address c/o OUSGSPA, Room 3853, United Nations, New York, NY 10017,
USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 4457
FAX [1] (212) 758 2718
established 13 August 1948
aim to observe the 1949 India-Pakistan ceasefire; established by
the UN Security Council
members (8) Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway,
Sweden, Uruguay
United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)
established 23 September 1993
aim to assist in implementing the agreement to transfer power back
into the civilian government; established by the UN Security Council
members (14) Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Canada, France,
Indonesia, Madagascar, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia,
US, Venezuela
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL)
established 22 September 1993
aim to assist in the implementation of the peace agreement;
established by the UN Security Council
members (13) Austria, Bangladesh, China, Czech Republic, Egypt,
Guinea- Bissau, India, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Slovakia,
Uruguay
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 29 April 1991
aim to supervise the referendum in Western Sahara; established by
the UN Security Council
members (27) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium,
Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea,
Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland,
Russia, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, US, Venezuela
United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL)
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 20 May 1991
aim to verify ceasefire arrangements and to monitor the maintenance
of public order pending the organization of a new National Civil
Police; established by the UN Security Council
members (14) Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,
France, Guyana, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Venezuela
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 1993 for a period of six months
aim to verify compliance with the cease-fire agreement reached 27
July 1993 and investigate reports of violations of that agreement;
established by the UN Security Council
members (7) Bangladesh, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Sweden,
Switzerland
United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda (UNOMUR)
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 1993 for six months
aim to monitor the Uganda/Rwanda border to verify that no military
assistance reaches Rwanda across the border; established by the UN
Security Council
members (8) Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Hungary, Netherlands,
Senegal, Slovakia, Zimbabwe
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
address Case postale 2500, Depot, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 739 81 11
FAX [41] (22) 731 95 46
established 3 December 1949
effective 1 January 1951
aim to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find
permanent solutions to refugee problems
members (47) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Spain,
Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, UK, US, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire
United Nations Operation in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
note supposed to shut down 31 January 1995
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 16 December 1992
aim to supervise the ceasefire; established by the UN Security
Council
members (27) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil,
Canada, Cape Verde, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau,
Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, US, Uruguay, Zambia
United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II)
note UN peacekeepers left Somalia on 1 March 1995; some UN
personnel remain in Somalia engaged in humanitarian work
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Missions, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 24 April 1992
aim to facilitate an immediate cessation of hostilities, to
maintain a ceasefire in order to promote a political settlement, and
to provide urgent humanitarian assistance; established by the UN
Security Council
members (14) Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Egypt, India,
Ireland, Malaysia, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, Zimbabwe
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
note acronym retained from predecessor organization UN Fund for
Population Activities
address 220 E. 42nd Street, 19th Floor, Room DN-1901, New York, NY
10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 297 5000
FAX [1] (212) 557 6416
established NA July 1967
aim to assist both developed and developing countries to deal with
their population problems
members (52) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
address c/o UN Peace Keeping Mission, Office for Special Political
Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 963 4879
established 28 February 1992
aim to create conditions for peace and security required for the
negotiation of an overall settlement of the "Yugoslav" crisis;
established by the UN Security Council
members (35) Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Ghana,
Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, UK, US, Venezuela
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East (UNRWA)
address Vienna International Center, P. O. Box 700, A-1400 Vienna,
Austria
telephone [43] (1) 211 31, ext. 4530
FAX [43] (1) 230 7487
established 8 December 1949
aim to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees
members (10) Belgium, Egypt, France, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria,
Turkey, UK, US
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
established 1 July 1964
aim to conduct research into the problems of economic development
during different phases of economic growth
members no country members, but a Board of Directors consisting of
a chairman appointed by the UN secretary general and 10 individual
members
United Nations Secretariat
address see United Nations
established 26 June 1945
effective 24 October 1945
aim to serve as the primary administrative organ of the UN; a
Secretary General is appointed for a five-year term by the General
Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council
members the UN secretary general and staff
United Nations Security Council
address c/o United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
telephone [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX [1] (212) 758 2718
established 26 June 1945
effective 24 October 1945
aim to maintain international peace and security
permanent members (5) China, France, Russia, UK, US
nonpermanent members (10) elected for two-year terms by the UN
General Assembly; Argentina (1994-95), Brazil (1993-94), Czech
Republic (1994-95), Djibouti (1993-94), NZ (1993-94), Nigeria
(1994-95), Oman (1994-95), Pakistan (1993-94), Rwanda (1994-95), Spain
(1993-94)
United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
established by the UN Security Council on 28 February 1992 to
contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace and to the
holding of free elections; disbanded sometime after the UN-supervised
election in May 1993; members were Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada,
Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary,
India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia,
Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Philippines, Poland, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand,
Tunisia, UK, US, Uruguay
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
address Government House, P.O. Box 490, Jerusalem, Israel
telephone [972] (2) 734 223
established NA May 1948
aim to supervise the 1948 Arab-Israeli ceasefire and subsequently
extended to work in the Sinai, Lebanon, Jordan, Afghanistan, and
Pakistan; initially established by the UN Security Council
members (19) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile,
China, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, NZ,
Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, US
United Nations Trusteeship Council
established on 26 June 1945, effective on 24 October 1945, to
supervise the administration of the 11 UN trust territories; members
were China, France, Russia, UK, US; its mandate ended on 1 October
1994 when the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau) became
the Republic of Palau, a self-governing territory in free association
with the US
United Nations University (UNU)
established 6 December 1973
aim to conduct research in development, welfare, and human survival
and to train scholars
members (associated institutes) (32) Argentina, Australia,
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Japan,
Kenya, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US,
Venezuela
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
address Bureau International de lUPU, Weltpoststrasse 4, CH-3000
Berne 15, Switzerland
telephone [41] (31) 350 31 11
FAX [41] (31) 350 31 10
established 9 October 1874, affiliated with the UN 15 November 1947
effective 1 July 1948
aim to promote international postal cooperation; a UN specialized
agency
members (189) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Overseas Territories of the UK, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and
Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa,
Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe Warsaw
Pact (WP) established 14 May 1955 to promote mutual defense; members
met 1 July 1991 to dissolve the alliance; member states at the time of
dissolution were Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
and the USSR; earlier members included East Germany and Albania
West African Development Bank (WADB)
note also known as Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD)
address BOAD, BP 1172, 68 av de la liberation, Lome, Togo
telephone [228] 21 59 06, 21 42 44, 21 01 13
FAX [228] 21 52 67, 21 72 69
established 14 November 1973
aim to promote regional economic development and integration
members (7) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
Togo
West African Economic Community (CEAO)
note acronym from Communaute Economique de lAfrique de lOuest
established on 3 June 1972 to promote regional economic development;
its members were Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, Senegal; it was disbanded in 1994
Western European Union (WEU)
address Rue de la Regence 4, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 500 44 11
FAX [32] (2) 511 35 19
established 23 October 1954
effective 6 May 1955
aim to provide mutual defense and to move toward political
unification
members (10) Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
associate members (3) Iceland, Norway, Turkey
associate partners (9) Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
observers (2) Denmark, Ireland
World Bank
see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
World Bank Group
includes International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),
International Development Association (IDA), and International Finance
Corporation (IFC)
World Confederation of Labor (WCL)
address Rue de Treves 33, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
telephone [32] (2) 230 62 95
FAX [32] (2) 230 87 22
established 19 June 1920 as the International Federation of
Christian Trade Unions (IFCTU), renamed 4 October 1968
aim to promote the trade union movement
members (99 national organizations) Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bolivia, Bonaire Island, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, French Guiana, Gabon, The
Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho,
Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta,
Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, Namibia, Netherlands,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, UK, US,
Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
World Court
see International Court of Justice (ICJ)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
address Branicka 112, Branik, CS-14700 Prague 4, Czech Republic
telephone [42] (2) 46 21 40
FAX [42] (2) 46 13 78
established 3 October 1945
aim to promote the trade union movement
members (116) Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, The
Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, North Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Martinique,
Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, New Caledonia, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Romania,
Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Syria,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zaire, Zimbabwe
World Food Council (WFC)
address c/o FAO, Via Terme di Caracalla, I-00100 Rome, Italy
telephone [39] (6) 522821
FAX [39] (6) 574 5091
established 17 December 1974
aim to study world food problems and to recommend solutions; ECOSOC
organization
members (36) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
World Food Program (WFP)
address Via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Rome, Italy
telephone [39] (6) 522821
FAX [39] (6) 5123700, 5133537, 52282840
established 24 November 1961
aim to provide food aid in support of economic development or
disaster relief; an ECOSOC organization
members (41) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
World Health Organization (WHO)
address CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 791 21 11, 791 32 23
FAX [41] (22) 791 07 46
established 22 July 1946
effective 7 April 1948
aim UN specialized agency concerned with health matters
members (189) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niue,
Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended),
Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
associate members (2) Puerto Rico, Tokelau
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
address 34 chemin des Colombettes, Case Postale 18, CH-1211 Geneva
20, Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 730 9111
FAX [41] (22) 733 5428
established 14 July 1967
effective 26 April 1970
aim to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific
works; a UN specialized agency
members (147) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco,
Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway,
Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
address Case Postale 2300, 41 Av Giuseppe-Motta, CH-1211 Geneva 2,
Switzerland
telephone [41] (22) 730 81 11
FAX [41] (22) 734 23 26
established 11 October 1947
effective 4 April 1951
aim to sponsor meteorological cooperation; a specialized UN agency
members (175) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Caribbean Territories,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela,
Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
World Tourism Organization (WTO or WToO)
address Calle Capitan Haya 41, 28020 Madrid, Spain
telephone [34] (1) 571 06 28
FAX [34] (1) 571 37 33
established 2 January 1975
aim to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic
development, international understanding, and peace
members (121) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hungary,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino,
Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
associate members (4) Aruba, Macau, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto
Rico
observer (1) Holy See
World Trade Organization (WTrO)
will be added in The World Factbook 1996
Zangger Committee (ZC)
established early 1970s
aim to establish guidelines for the export control provisions of
the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
members (29) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
UK, US
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Universalium. 2010.