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IADB
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Inter-American
Development Bank (established - 8 April 1959 /
effective&emdash;30 December 1959)
note - also known as Banco
Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
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WEB site -
http://www.iadb.org/
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Aim - to promote economic
and social development in Latin America.
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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
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IAEA
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International Atomic
Energy Agency (established - 26 October 1956 /
effective - 29 July 1957)
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WEB site -
http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/
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Aim - to promote peaceful
uses of atomic energy.
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Members - (127) Afghanistan, Albania,
Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France,
Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala,
Haiti, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South
Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, 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),
Zambia, Zimbabwe
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IBEC
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International Bank for
Economic Cooperation (established -22 October
1963)
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Aim - o promote economic
cooperation and development.
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Members - were Bulgaria, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, GDR, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland,
Romania, USSR, Vietnam ; now it is a Russian bank
with a new charter
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IBRD
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International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
(established -22 July 1944
/ effective - 27 December 1945)
note - also known as the
World Bank
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WEB site -
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/backgrd/ibrd/
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Aim - to provide economic
development loans; a UN specialized agency.
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Members - (181) 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, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua,Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, 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, Samoa, 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,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
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ICAO
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International Civil
Aviation Organization (established 7 December
1944 / effective - 4 April 1947)
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WEB site -
http://www.icao.org/
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Aim - to promote
international cooperation in civil aviation; a UN
specialized agency.
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Members - (185) 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, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook
Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palau,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, 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, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
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ICC
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International Chamber
of Commerce (established NA 1919)
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WEB site -
http://chamber-of-commerce.com/index2.htm
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Aim - to promote free
trade and private enterprise and to represent
business interests at national and international
levels.
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Members - (62 national councils)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium,
Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chile,
China, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Denmark,
Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru,
Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, US,
Uruguay, Venezuela,Yugoslavia
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ICFTU
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International
Confederation of Free Trade Unions (established
- NA December 1949)
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WEB site -
http://www2.icftu.org/
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Aim - to promote the trade
union movement
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Members - (206 affiliated organizations
in the following 141 countries) Algeria, 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, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia,
Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French
Polynesia, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South
Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali,
Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia,
Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Caledonia, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
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, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia and
Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, UK, US, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
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ICJ
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International Court of
Justice (established - 26 June 1945 / effective
- 24 October 1945)
note - also known as the
World Court
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WEB site -
http://www.icj-cij.org/
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Aim - primary judicial
organ of the UN.
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Members - (15 judges) elected by the UN
General Assembly and Security Council to represent
all principal legal systems
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ICRC
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ICRM
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International Red Cross
and Red Crescent Movement (established - NA
1928)
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WEB site -
http://www.redcross.org/intl/movement.html
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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.
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National Societies - (175 countries)
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, Brunei, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the 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, 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, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, 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, Samoa, 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, Yugoslavia,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
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IDA
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International
Development Association
(established - 26 January
1960 / effective - 24 September 1960)
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WEB site -
http://www.worldbank.org/ida/
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Aim - UN specialized
agency and IBRD affiliate that provides economic
loans for low income countries.
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Members - (160)
Part I - (26 developed countries)
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway,
Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UAE, UK, US
Part II - (134 less developed countries)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, 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, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius,Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia,
Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland,
Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
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IDB
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Islamic Development
Bank (established - 15 December 1973)
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WEB site -
http://www.isdb.org/Silver_jubilee/
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Aim - to promote Islamic
economic aid and social development.
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Members - (48 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,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique,
Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE, Yemen,
Palestine Liberation Organization
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IEA
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International Energy
Agency
(established - 15 November
1974)
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WEB site -
http://www.iea.org/homechoi.htm
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Aim - to promote
cooperation on energy matters, especially emergency
oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and
oil producers ; established by the OECD.
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Members - (24) Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
Observers - (16) Commission of the
European Communities, Czech Republic, Iceland,
South Korea, Mexico, Poland
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IFAD
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International Fund for
Agricultural Development
(established - NA November
1974)
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WEB site -
http://www.ifad.org/
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Aim - to promote
agricultural development; a UN specialized
agency.
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Members - (160)
Category I - (22 industrialized aid
contributors) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway,
Portugal, 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 - (126 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, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the 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, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia
(suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe
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IFC
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International Finance
Corporation
(established - 25 May 1955 /
effective - 20 July 1956)
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WEB site -
http://www.ifc.org/
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Aim - to support private
enterprise in international economic development; a
UN specialized agency and IBRD
affiliate.
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Members - (174) 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, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon,
The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia,
Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria,Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, 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,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam,
Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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IFRCS
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International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(established - 5 May 1919)
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Internet site -
http://www.ifrc.org/home.htm
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Aim - o 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.
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Members - (175) 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, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the 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, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, 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, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, 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, Samoa, 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, Yugoslavia,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
Associate members - (4) Comoros, Cyprus,
Gabon, Tuvalu
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IGAD
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Inter-Governmental
Authority on Development
(established - 15 -16
January 1986 as the Inter-Governmental Authority on
Drought and Development revitalized - 21 March 1996
as the Inter - Governmental Authority on
Development)
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WEB site -
http://www.synapse.net/~acdi20/reports/1east.htm
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Aim - to promote a social,
economic, and scientific community among its
members.
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Members - (7) Djibouti, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda
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IGADD
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Inter-Governmental Authority on
Drought and Development
see Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
(IGAD)
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IHO
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International
Hydrographic Organization (established - NA
June 1919 / effective - NA June 1921)
note - name changed from
International Hydrographic Bureau on 22 September
1970
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WEB site -
http://www.iho.shom.fr/
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Aim - to train
hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers
to achieve standardization in nautical charts and
electronic chart displays ; to provide advice on
nautical cartography and hydrography; to develop
the sciences in the field of hydrography and
techniques used for descriptive
oceanography.
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Members - (64) Algeria, Argentina,
Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia,
Monaco, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Syria,
Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
membership pending-(10) Bangladesh, Bulgaria,
Colombia, Jamaica, Kuwait, Mauritania, Morocco,
Mozambique Qatar, Ukraine
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IIB
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International
Investment Bank (established - 7 July 1970)
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Aim - to promote economic
development.
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Members - were Bulgaria, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Mongolia,
Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam ; now it is a
Russian bank with a new charter
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ILO
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International Labor
Organization (established - 11 April
1919)
(affiliated with the UN 14
December 1946)
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WEB site -
http://www.ilo.org/
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Aim - to deal with world
labor issues ; a UN specialized agency.
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Members - (174) 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, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, 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 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, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe
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IMF
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International Monetary
Fund (established - 22 July 1944 / effective -
27 December 1945)
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Internet site -
http://www.imf.org/
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Aim - to promote world
monetary stability and economic development ; a UN
specialized agency.
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Members - (182) 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, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palua, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Samoa, 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, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
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IMO
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International Maritime
Organization (established - 17 March 1958)
note - name changed from
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative
Organization (IMCO) on 22 May 1982
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WEB site -
http://www.imo.org/
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Aim - to deal with
international maritime affairs ; a UN specialized
agency.
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Members - (155) 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon,
The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South
Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Mongolia, 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, Samoa, 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)
Associate members - (2) Hong Kong,
Macau
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Inmarsat
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International Mobile
Satellite Organization
(established - 3 September
1976 / effective - 26 July 1979)
note - formerly
International Maritime Satellite Organization
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WEB site -
http://www.inmarsat.org/index3.html
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Aim - to provide worldwide
communications for commercial, distress, and safety
applications, at sea, in the air, and on
land.
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Members - (81) Algeria, Argentina,
Australia, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria,
Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, South
Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Malta,
Marshall Islands, 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, Thailand, Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Yugoslavia
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InOC
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Indian Ocean Commission
(established - 17 July 1982)
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WEB site -
http://www.coi-info.org/anglais/plan/index.htm
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Aim - to organize and
promote regional cooperation in all sectors,
especially economic.
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Members - (5) Comoros, France (for
Reunion), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles
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Intelsat
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International
Telecommunications Satellite
Organization
(established - 20 August
1971 / effective - 12 February 1973)
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WEB site -
http://www.intelsat.int/
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Aim - to develop and
operate a global commercial telecommunications
satellite system.
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Members - (142) Afghanistan, Algeria,
Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti,
Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South
Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco,
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, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Nonsignatory users - (43) Albania,
Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Belize, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cuba,
Djibouti, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Kiribati, North Korea, Laos, Latvia,
Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Maldives, Marshall Islands,
Moldova, Nauru, Niue, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tonga, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Ukraine, Vanuatu
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Interpol
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International Criminal
Police Organization (established - 13 June
1956)
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WEB site -http://www.interpol.int/.
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Aim - to promote
international cooperation among police authorities
in fighting crime.
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Members - (177) 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, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon,
The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, 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, 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,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
Subbureaus - (14) American Samoa,
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman
Islands, Gibraltar, Guam, Hong Kong, Macau,
Montserrat, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico,
Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands
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IOC
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International Olympic
Committee (established - 23 June 1894)
note - there are 194
National Olympic Committees of which 185 are
recognized by the International Olympic
Committee
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WEB site -
http://www.olympic.org/
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Aim - to promote the
Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic
games.
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National Olympic Committees - (196 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, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the 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, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South
Korea, Kuwait, 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, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico,
Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, 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, Yemen, Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro), Zambia, Zimbabwe, Palestine Liberation
Organization
note - 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,
Australia ; 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City,
United States ; 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,
Greece
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IOM
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International
Organization for Migration (established -5
December 1951)
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
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WEB site -
http://www.iom.ch/IOM/
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Aim - to facilitate
orderly international emigration and immigration.
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Members - (60) Albania, Angola,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Liberia,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway,
Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan,
Thailand, Uganda, US, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Zambia
Observers - (49) Afghanistan, Belarus,
Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cape Verde,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba, Georgia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Madagascar, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, NZ, Romania, Russia, Rwanda,
San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Slovenia,
Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, Vietnam, Yugoslavia,
Zimbabwe
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ISO
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International
Organization for Standardization
(established - NA February
1947)
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WEB site -
http://www.iso.ch/
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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.
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Members - (85 national standards
organizations) Albania, Algeria, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Libya, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malaysia,
Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands,
NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, 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 - (32) Bahrain,
Barbados, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Cote d'Ivoire,
El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea,
Hong Kong, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lithuania, Malawi, Malta, Moldova,
Mozambique, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uganda,
UAE
Subscriber members - (10) Antigua and
Barbuda, Benin, Bolivia, Cambodia, Dominican
Republic, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Namibia, Saint
Lucia
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ITU
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International
Telecommunication Union (established -9
December 1932 / effective - 1 January 1934
affiliated with the UN -
15 November 1947)
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WEB site -
http://www.itu.int/
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Aim - to deal with world
telecommunications issues ; a UN specialized
agency.
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Members - (188) 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,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mali, Malta, 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,
Samoa, 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, Tuvalu, Uganda,
Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended),
Zambia, Zimbabwe
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