International Organizations and
Groups
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A
- 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 Faso, 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-(52) Algeria, Angola, Benin,
Botswana, Burkina Faso, 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, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
- nonregional members-(25) Argentina, Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India,
Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi
Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK, US
- 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
Faso, 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-(29) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The
Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, 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-c/o
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 excluding 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, Kazakstan, 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-(7) Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines , Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
- observer-(1) Laos
- ASEAN-Mekong Basin Development Group (Mekong Group)
- established-NA December 1995
- effective-17 June 1996
- aim-to cooperate in the development of trade,
investment, tourism, agriculture, human resources, and technology for the
area; to build a railway from Singapore to China
- members-(11) Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, 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
B
- 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 (suspended)
- 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
- observers-(5) Egypt, Israel, Poland, Slovakia,
Tunisia
C
- 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) Belarus, Bulgaria, 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, Czech Republic & Slovakia, 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 Nations 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 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 Population and Development
- 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
- members-(27) selected on a rotating basis from all
regions
- 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)
- note-see Commonwealth of Nations
- 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 (suspended), 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, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
- Commonwealth of Nations
see Commonwealth (C)
- 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 for 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-(39) Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta,
Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San
Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine,
UK
- guests-(3) Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia
- 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 Faso, 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-(137) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,
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, Kazakstan,
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,
Moldova, 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
D
- 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)
E
- 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, Kazakstan, 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, Commission on Population and Development, Statistical
Commission, Commission on Science and Technology for Development,
Commission on Sustainable Development, and Commission on Crime Prevention
and Criminal Justice)
- 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 Faso, 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-(55) 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,
Kazakstan, 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, Tajikistan, 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 Faso, 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,
Kazakstan, 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, EU, European Investment Bank (EIB), Estonia,
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakstan, 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-(4) Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,
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-(15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, 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) EU, Israel, Russia, Turkey, United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
Yugoslavia (suspended)
- 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-(14) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK
- 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
(European Currency Units-ECU); 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
- membership applicants-(12) Albania, Bulgaria,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Poland, Romania, Slovakia
F
- 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-(175) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, 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, Georgia, 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,
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,
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,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, 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, Kazakstan,
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 Faso, 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; has since gone
out of existence; members included Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
G
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
was established 30 October 1947 to promote the expansion of international
trade on a nondiscriminatory basis; subsumed by the World Trade
Organization (WTrO) on 1 January 1995; members at the time were Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina
Faso, 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 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 business
leaders 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-(128 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 Faso, 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, South Africa, 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
H
- 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)
I
- 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-(122) 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, Kazakstan, 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, Yemen, 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-(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, Brunei, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, 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,
Kazakstan, 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 Faso, 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 Faso, 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, Kazakstan, 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 Faso, 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 Faso, 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,
Kazakstan, 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-(11) American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda,
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Macau, Montserrat,
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-(158)
- 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-(134 less developed nations) Afghanistan,
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, 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, Kazakstan, 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)
- address-P.O.B. 372, CH-1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland
- telephone-[41] (22) 730 42 22
- FAX-[41] (22) 733 03 95
- established-5 May 1919
- aim-to organize, coordinate, and direct
international relief actions; to promote humanitarian activities; to
represent and encourage the development of National Societies; to bring
help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people; to
reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
- members-(169) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, 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, Equatorial Guinea,
Estonia, 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, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, 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-(165) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, The
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, 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, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakstan, 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, Moldova, 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, Tajikistan, 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-(158)
- 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-(125 aid recipients) Afghanistan,
Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, 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, Georgia, 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-to deal with world labor issues; a UN
specialized agency
- members-(173) 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 Faso, 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, Kazakstan, 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, 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, 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-(152) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, 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, Kazakstan, 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, Namibia, 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,
South Africa, 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)
see International Mobile Satellite Organization (Inmarsat)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (Inmarsat)
- note-formerly International Maritime Satellite
Organization
- 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
commercial, distress, and safety applications, at sea, in the air, and on
land
- 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-(180) 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, Brunei, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, 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,
Kazakstan, 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); 2002 Winter Olympics in
Salt Lake City, United States (date NA)
- National Olympic Committees-(194 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 Faso, 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, Kazakstan, 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, Reunion, 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-(55) Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, South
Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uganda, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia
- observers-(47) Afghanistan, Belarus, Belize,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, 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, Liberia,
Malta, 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, Rwanda, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, 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 with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and
services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual,
scientific, technological and economic activity
- 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 Faso, 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, 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, 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, UAE, 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;
a 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 Faso, 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, Kazakstan,
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-(136) Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Burkina Faso, 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, Kazakstan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan,
Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mali, Malta, 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-(48) Albania, Antigua and
Barbuda, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kiribati, North
Korea, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Mongolia,
Nauru, Niue, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and
Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands,
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-(50 plus the Palestine Liberation
Organization) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros,
Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Oman,
Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan,
Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE, Yemen,
Palestine Liberation Organization
L
- 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-(17) China, 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 Faso, 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 Faso, 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)
M
- 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-16 April 1987
- aim-to arrest the proliferation of missiles
(unmanned delivery vehicles of mass destruction) by controlling the
export of key missile technologies and equipment
- members-(28) Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ,
Norway, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK,
US
N
- Near Abroad
Russian term for 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-(111 plus the Palestine Liberation
Organization) Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei,
Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
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-(20) Afro-Asian Solidarity Organization,
Antigua and Barbuda, Arab League, Armenia, Azerbaijan, 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, Socialist Party of
Puerto Rico, UN, Uruguay
- guests-(22) Australia, Austria, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, 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-(3) 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 (ANC)
- 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-(42) Albania, Armenia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Italy, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan
- 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 (EN)
- 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 or
the London 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
- effective-1975
- aim-to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear
materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical
information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict
and instability
- members-(34) Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, US
- observer-(1) European Commission
O
- 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-(27) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, NZ,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
- special member-(1) EU
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- note-formerly the Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)
- address-Karntner Ring 5-7, 1010 Vienna, Austria
- telephone-[43] (1) 514 36-50
- FAX-[43] (1) 514 36-99
- established-1 January 1995
- aim-to foster the implementation of human rights,
fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law; to act as an
instrument of early warning, conflict prevention and crisis management;
and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence
building measures
- 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,
Kazakstan, 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, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (suspended)
- Partners for cooperation-(7) Algeria, Egypt,
Israel, Japan, South Korea, Morocco, Tunisia
- 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 Faso, 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 members-(2) Anguilla, 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-(50 plus the Palestine Liberation
Organization) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros,
Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Oman,
Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan,
Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE, Yemen,
Palestine Liberation Organization
- observers-(2) "Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus", Uzbekistan
P
- 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, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia,
Hungary, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, 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-(81) Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, 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, Liechtenstein, 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
see Commission on Population and Development
R
- 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
S
- 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
- Sistema Economico Latinoamericana (SELA)
- note-see Latin American Economic System (LAES)
- 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-(16) Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ,
Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu,
Western Samoa
- South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation
Agreement (Sparteca)
- address-(see South Pacific Forum)
- established-NA 1981
- aim-to redress unequal trade relationships of
Australia and New Zealand with small island economies in the 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-(5) Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South
Africa , Swaziland
- 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-(12) Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
- note-also known as Mercado Comun del Cono Sur
(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
- associate member-(1) Chile
- 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
T
- Third World
another term for the less developed countries; the term is fading from
use; see less developed countries (LDCs)
U
- 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 Faso,
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,
Kazakstan, 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 III)
- note-successor to original UNAVEM and UNAVEM II
- address-c/o United Nations, UNAVEM III, New York,
NY 10017, USA
- telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
- FAX-[1] (212) 758 2718
- established-20 December 1988
- aim-to assist the parties in restoring peace and
achieving national reconciliation in Angola on the basis of the Peace
Accords, the Luska Protocol, and relevant Security Council resolutions;
established by the UN Security Council
- members-(34) Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Congo, Egypt, Fiji, France, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary,
India, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria,
Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia,
Sweden, Tanzania, UK, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR)
- 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-5 October 1993
- aim-to support and provide safe conditions for
displaced persons and human rights monitors, and to assist in training a
new national police force; established by the UN Security Council
- members-(27) Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Bangladesh, Canada, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, India, Jordan, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Russia, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia, 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-(188) all UN members plus Holy See,
Switzerland, Tonga
- United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia
(UNCRO)
- note-currently in the process of phasing out and
turning over authority to UNTAES, which was established 1 January 1996
- 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-31 March 1995
- aim-to separate Croatian and Krajina Serb forces;
to monitor demilitarization of the Prevlaka Peninsula; to maintain a
presence on Croatias international borders; to monitor and report the
crossing of military personnel, equipment, supplies and weapons; to
facilitate delivery of humanitarian assistance; to aid refugees and
displaced persons; to protect ethnic minorities; and to clear mines; established
by the UN Security Council
- members-(36) Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia,
Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia,
Senegal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US
- 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 cease-fire;
established by the UN Security Council
- members-(3) Austria, Canada, 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-(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, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, 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,
Kazakstan, 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,
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, 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, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam,
Western Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- associate members-(4) Aruba, British Virgin
Islands, Macau, 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-(7) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada,
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-(169) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, 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, 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,
and assist in reestablishing 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-(32) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Canada,
China, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, 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 cease-fire;
established by the UN Security Council
- members-(8) Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland,
Italy, South Korea, Sweden, 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 cease-fire and conduct a
referendum in Western Sahara; established by the UN Security Council
- members-(29) Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh,
Belgium, China, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, South Korea, Malaysia,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Togo, Tunisia, US, Uruguay,
Venezuela
- United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)
- note-mandate expired 19 February 1996
- 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-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-(30) Algeria, Argentina, Austria, The
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Canada, Djibouti, France,
Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Mali,
Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, US
- United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT)
- 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 1994
- aim-to monitor and investigate violations of the
cease-fire of 17 September 1994 between Tajikistan and the Tajik
opposition and to assist in the political negotiation process;
established by the UN Security Council
- members-(10) Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria,
Denmark, Hungary, Jordan, Poland, Switzerland, Ukraine, Uruguay
- United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL)
established 20 May 1991 to verify cease-fire 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 were
Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Guyana,
Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Venezuela; disbanded April 1995
- 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-August 1993
- aim-to verify compliance with the cease-fire
agreement, to monitor weapons exclusion zone, and to supervise CIS
peacekeeping force for Abkhazia; established by the UN Security Council
- members-(23) Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Cuba,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Indonesia, Jordan, South Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, Uruguay
- United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL)
- 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-22 September 1993
- aim-to assist in the implementation of the peace
agreement; established by the UN Security Council
- members-(10) China, Czech Republic, Egypt,
Guinea-Bissau, India, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Uruguay
- United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda (UNOMUR)
established 1993 for six months to monitor the Uganda/Rwanda border to
verify that no military assistance reaches Rwanda across the border;
established by the UN Security Council; members were Bangladesh, Botswana,
Brazil, Hungary, Netherlands, Senegal, Slovakia, Zimbabwe; subsumed by
UNAMIR
- 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-(50) Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark,
Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, India,
Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Morocco,
Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines,
Russia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire
- United Nations Operation in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
established 16 December 1992 to supervise the cease-fire; established by
the UN Security Council; members were 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;
shut down operations 31 January 1995
- United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II)
established 24 April 1992 to facilitate an immediate cessation of
hostilities, to maintain a cease-fire in order to promote a political
settlement, and to provide urgent humanitarian assistance; established by
the UN Security Council; members were Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana,
Canada, Egypt, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Romania, Zimbabwe; UN peacekeepers left Somalia on 1 March 1995; some UN
personnel remain in Somalia engaged in humanitarian work
- 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-(34) selected on a rotating basis from all
regions
- United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP)
- established-31 March 1995
- aim-to monitor border activity in the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- members-(27) Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Denmark,
Egypt, Finland, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya,
Malaysia, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, US
- United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
- note-disbanded December 1995; replaced by the
Implementation Force (IFOR) a NATO group
- 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-(31) Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana,
Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, US
- 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), Botswana
(1995-96), Czech Republic (1994-95), Germany (1995-96), Honduras
(1995-96), Indonesia (1995-96), Italy (1995-96), Nigeria (1994-95), Oman
(1994-95), Rwanda (1994-95)
- 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 cease-fire;
currently supports timely deployment of reinforcements to other
peacekeeping operations in the region as needed; 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; it formally suspended operations 1 November 1995
after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau) became the
Republic of Palau, a self-governing territory in free association with the
US; the Trustee Council was not dissolved
- 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 Faso, 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, Kazakstan, 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
W
- 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 Faso, 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 Faso, 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-(5)
Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden
- 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 Faso, 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 Faso, 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-to deal with health matters worldwide; a UN
specialized agency
- members-(190) 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 Faso, 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,
Kazakstan, 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, Niue,
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, 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-(157) Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakstan, Kenya, North Korea,
South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia,
Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 UN
specialized agency
- members-(181) 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, British
Caribbean Territories, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Cocos Islands, 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, Kazakstan, 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, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, 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, Western Samoa, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (suspended), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- World Tourism Organization (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 Faso, 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, Kazakstan, 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)
- note-succeeded General Agreement on Tariff and
Trade (GATT)
- established-15 April 1994
- effective-1 January 1995
- aim-to provide a means to resolve trade conflicts
between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further
lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
- members-(114) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cote dIvoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
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, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,
UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- observers-(11) Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Kazakstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
- applicants-(28) Albania, Algeria, Armenia,
Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, China, Croatia, Ecuador,
Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia,
Nepal, Panama, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Taiwan
- note-the following members of GATT had not become
members of WTrO as of January 1996: Angola, Benin, Chad, Congo, The
Gambia, Grenada, Haiti, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Solomon Islands, UAE, Zaire
Z
- Zangger Committee (ZC)
- established-early 1970s
- aim-to establish guidelines for the export control
provisions of the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT)
- 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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