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Central Intelligence Agency
The World Factbook 1995
Appendix C: International Organizations and Groups
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Note: The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and
ceases to exist. None of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia,
including Serbia and Montenegro, have been permitted to participate solely
on the basis of the membership of the former Yugoslavia in the United
Nations General Assembly and Economic and Social Council and their
subsidiary bodies and in various United Nations specialized agencies. The
United Nations, however, permits the seat and nameplate of the SFRY to
remain, permits the SFRY mission to continue to function, and continues to
fly the flag of the former Yugoslavia. For a variety of reasons, a number
of other organizations have not yet taken action with regard to the
membership of the former Yugoslavia. The World Factbook therefore continues
to list Yugoslavia under international organizations where the SFRY seat
remains or where no action has yet been taken.
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advanced developing countries
another term for those less developed countries (LDCs) with particularly
rapid industrial development; see newly industrializing economies (NIEs)
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African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries (ACP)
address - Avenue Georges Henri 451, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
telephone - [32] (2) 733 96 00
FAX - [32] (2) 735 55 73
established - 1 April 1976
aim - to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the
EU
members - (70) Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The
Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica,
Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao
Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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African Development Bank (AfDB)
note - also known as Banque Africaine de Developpement (BAD)
address - 01 BP 1387, Abidjan 01, Cote dÆIvoire
telephone - [225] 20 44 44
FAX - [225] 21 77 53, 20 49 01, 20 49 09
established - 4 August 1963
aim - to promote economic and social development
regional members - (51) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote
d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
nonregional members - (26) Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea,
Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, Yugoslavia
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Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique (ACCT)
see Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT)
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Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT)
note - acronym from Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique
address - 13 quai Andre-Citroen, F-75015 Paris, France
telephone - [33] (1) 44 37 33 00
FAX - [33] (1) 45 79 14 98
established - 21 March 1970
aim - to promote cultural and technical cooperation among French-speaking
countries
members - (37) Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote
d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guinea,
Haiti, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco,
Niger, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu,
Vietnam, Zaire
associate members - (5) Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint
Lucia
participating governments - (2) New Brunswick (Canada), Quebec (Canada)
-----
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the
Caribbean (OPANAL)
note - acronym from Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares
en la America Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL)
address - Temistocles 78, Col Polanco, CP 011560, Mexico City 5 DF, Mexico
telephone - [52] (5) 280 4923, 280 5064
FAX - [52] (5) 280 2965
established - 14 February 1967
aim - to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear
weapons
members - (28) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
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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
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Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
note - also known as Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique
(BADEA)
address - Sayed Abdel Rahman El Mahdi Avenue, P.O. Box 2640, Khartoum,
Sudan
telephone - [249] (11) 73646, 73498, 73709
FAX - [249] (11) 70600
established - 18 February 1974
effective - 16 September 1974
aim - to promote economic development
members - (17 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain,
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Palestine Liberation
Organization; note - these are all the members of the Arab League except
for Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Asian Development Bank (AsDB)
address - 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong, METRO Manila, Philippines
telephone - [63] (2) 711 3851
FAX - [63] (2) 741 7961, 631 6816
established - 19 December 1966
aim - to promote regional economic cooperation
regional members - (40) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma,
Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Kiribati, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives,
Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal,
NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam,
Western Samoa
nonregional members - (16) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey, UK, US
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Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion (ALADI)
see Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
address - Jalan Sisingamangaraja 70A, Kebayoran Baru, P.O. Box 2072,
Jakarta 12110, Indonesia
telephone - [62] (21) 71 22 72, 71 19 88
FAX - [62] (21) 739 82 34
established - 9 August 1967
aim - to encourage regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation
among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia
members - (6) Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
observers - (3) Laos, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam
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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
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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
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Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico (BCIE)
see Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
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Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
see Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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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
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Banque Africaine de Developpement (BAD)
see African Development Bank (AfDB)
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Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)
see Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
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Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (BDEAC)
see Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)
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Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD)
see West African Development Bank (WADB)
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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
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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
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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
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Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
established - 25 June 1992
aim - to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation
members - (11) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece,
Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
observer - (1) Poland
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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
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Cartagena Group
see Group of 11
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Central European Initiative (CEI)
note - evolved from the Hexagonal Group
address - Chairman of the National Coordinators, Ministry for Foreign
Affairs, Bem rakpart 47, Budapest II, Hungary
established - 27 July 1991
aim - to form an economic and political cooperation group for the region
between the Adriatic and the Baltic Seas
members - (10) Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Italy, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Poland,
Slovakia, Slovenia
associate members - (4) Bulgaria, Belarus, Romania, Ukraine
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centrally planned economies
a term applied mainly to the traditionally Communist states that looked to
the former USSR for leadership; most are now evolving toward more
democratic and market-oriented systems; also known formerly as the Second
World or as the Communist countries; through the 1980s, this group included
Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, GDR, Hungary,
North Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yugoslavia
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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
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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
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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
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Commission on Human Rights
address - c/o United Nationas Office, Centre for Human Rights, Palais des
Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
telephone - [41] (22) 917 12 34, 907 12 34
FAX - [41] (22) 733 32 46
established - 18 February 1946
aim - to assist, as part of the Economic and Social Council, with human
rights programs of UN
members - (53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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Commission on Human Settlements (Habitat)
address - c/o HABITAT, P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya
telephone - [254] (2) 621234
FAX - [254] (2) 226473, 226479
established - 12 October 1978
aim - to assist, as part of the Economic and Social Council, in solving
human settlement problems of UN
members - (58) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Commonwealth (C)
address - c/o Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
London SW1Y5HX, UK
telephone - [44] (71) 839 3411
FAX - [44] (71) 930 0827
established - 31 December 1931
aim - to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary
association that evolved from the British Empire
members - (49) Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, The Gambia,
Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua
New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda,
UK, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
special members - (2) Nauru, Tuvalu
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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
address - Kirov Street 17, 220000 Minsk, Belarus
telephone - [7] (172) 293434, 293517
FAX - [7] (172) 261894, 261944
established - 8 December 1991
effective - 21 December 1991
aim - to coordinate intercommonwealth relations and to provide a mechanism
for the orderly dissolution of the USSR
members - (12) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
-----
Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEAO)
see West African Economic Community (CEAO)
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Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (CEEAC)
see Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)
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Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL)
see Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)
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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
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Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)
see Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
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Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire (CERN)
see European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
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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
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Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
see Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
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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
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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)
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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
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Council of Europe (CE)
address - Palais de lÆEurope, F-67075 Strasbourg CEDEX, France
telephone - [33] 88 41 20 00
FAX - [33] 88 41 27 81, 88 41 27 82
established - 5 May 1949
effective - 3 August 1949
aim - to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
members - (32) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, UK
guests - (9) Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Latvia, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
observer - (1) Israel
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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
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Council of the Entente (Entente)
address - BP 3734, Abidjan 01, Cote dÆIvoire
telephone - [225] 33 10 01, 33 28 35
FAX - [225] 33 11 49
established - 29 May 1959
aim - to promote economic, social, and political coordination
members - (5) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo
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Customs Cooperation Council (CCC)
address - Rue de lÆIndustrie 26-38, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
telephone - [32] (2) 508 42 11
FAX - [32] (2) 508 42 40
established - 15 December 1950
aim - to promote international cooperation in customs matters
members - (136) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda,
Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
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developed countries (DCs)