OAPEC
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Organization of Arab
Petroleum Exporting Countries (established - 9
January 1968)
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WEB site -
http://www.kuwait.net/~oapec
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Aim - to promote
cooperation in the petroleum industry.
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Members - (10) Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt,
Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria,
UAE
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OAS
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Organization of
American States (established - 30 April 1948 /
effective -13 December 1951)
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WEB site - http://www.oas.org/lowdefault.asp
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Aim - to promote regional
peace and security as well as economic and social
development.
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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 - (40) Algeria, Angola,
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,
EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See,
Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan,
South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands,
Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tunisia, Ukraine, UK
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OAU
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Organization of African
Unity (established - 25 May 1963)
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WEB site -
http://www.oau-oua.org/
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Aim - to promote unity and
cooperation among African states.
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Members - (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin,
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
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, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
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OECD
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Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development
(established -14 December
1960 / effective - 30 September 1961)
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WEB site -
http://www.oecd.org/index-en.htm
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Aim - to promote economic
cooperation and development.
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Members - (29) Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico,
Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
Special member - (1) EU
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OECS
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Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States (established -18 June 1981 /
effective - 4 July 1981)
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WEB site -
http://www.oecs.org/
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Aim - to promote
political, economic, and defense
cooperation
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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
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OIC
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Organization of the
Islamic Conference (established - 22/25
September 1969)
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WEB site -
http://www.oicisnet.org/
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Aim - to promote Islamic
solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and
political affairs.
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Members - (54 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,
Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco,
Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia,
Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE, Uzbekistan,
Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
Observers - (4) Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Central African Republic, Guyana, "Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus"
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OPANAL
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Agency for the
Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and
the Caribbean
(established -14 February
1967)
note - acronym from
Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas
Nucleares en la America Latina y el
Caribe
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WEB site -
http://www.opanal.org/
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Aim - to encourage the
peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear
weapons.
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Members - (70) Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin,
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
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, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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OPCW
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Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (established -
29 April 1997)
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WEB site -
http://www.opcw.nl/
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Aim - to enforce the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development,
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons
and on Their Destruction ; to provide a forum for
consultation and cooperation among the signatories
of the Convention
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Members - (168) Afghanistan, Albania,
Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, 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, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, 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, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia,
Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, 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 Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Singapore,Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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OPEC
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Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries
(established - 14 September
1960)
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WEB site -
http://www.opec.org
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Aim - to coordinate
petroleum policies.
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Members - (11) Algeria, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
UAE, Venezuela
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OSCE
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Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe
(established - 1 January
1995)
note - formerly the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
(CSCE)
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WEB site -
http://www.osce.org/
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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.
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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, Holy See, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta,
Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan,
Yugoslavia (suspended) partners for cooperation-(7)
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Japan, South Korea,
Morocco, Tunisia
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