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, 280 2715
FAX-[52] (5) 280 2965
established-14 February 1967
aim-to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit
nuclear weapons
members-(30) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and
Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Andean Group (AG)
note-known also as the Andean Parliament
address-Carrera 7a, No. 13-58, Oficina 401, Apartado Aereo 039165,
Santafe de Bogota, Columbia
telephone-[57] (1) 284 41 91, 284 40 28, 284 33 74
FAX-[57] (1) 184 32 70
established-26 May 1969
effective-16 October 1969
aim-to promote harmonious development through economic integration
members-(5) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
associate members-(1) Panama
observers-(26) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK, US, Uruguay, Yugoslavia
_________________________________________________________________
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
note-also known as Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique
(BADEA)
address-Abdel Rahman El Mahdi Avenue, P.O. Box 2640, Khartoum, Sudan
telephone-[249] (11) 770498, 773646, 773709
FAX-[249] (11) 770600
established-18 February 1974
effective-16 September 1974
aim-to promote economic development
members-(17 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE,
Palestine Liberation Organization; note-these are all the members of
the Arab League excluding Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen
_________________________________________________________________
Arab Cooperation Council (ACC)
established-16 February 1989
aim-to promote economic cooperation and integration, possibly leading
to an Arab Common Market
members-(4) Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen
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Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
address-P.O. Box 21923, Safat 13080, Kuwait
telephone-[965] 4844500
FAX-[965] 4815750, 4815760, 4815770
established-16 May 1968
aim-to promote economic and social development
members-(21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt (suspended from 1979 to 1988), Iraq
(suspended 1993), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia (suspended 1993), Sudan (suspended
1993), Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
_________________________________________________________________
Arab League (AL)
note-also known as League of Arab States (LAS)
address-Midan Attahrir, Tahrir Square, P.O. Box 11642, Cairo, Egypt
telephone-[20] (2) 750 511
FAX-[20] (2) 740 331
established-22 March 1945
aim-to promote economic, social, political, and military cooperation
members-(21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan,
Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
_________________________________________________________________
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
address-27 avenue Okba Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
telephone-[212] (7) 77 26 82, 77 26 76, 77 26 68
FAX-[212] (7) 77 26 93
established-17 February 1989
aim-to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states of
northern Africa
members-(5) Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
_________________________________________________________________
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
address-P.O. Box 2818, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
telephone-[971] (2) 215000, 328500
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-(20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
_________________________________________________________________
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
address-438 Alexandra Road, Alexandra Point Building, 19th Floor
01/04, Singapore 119958, Singapore
telephone-[65] 276 1880
FAX-[65] 276 1775
established-7 November 1989
aim-to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin
members-(19) Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, NZ, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, US, Vietnam
observers-(3) Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Pacific Economic
Cooperation Conference, South Pacific Forum
_________________________________________________________________
Asian Development Bank (AsDB)
address-6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong, 0401 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, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Vietnam
nonregional members-(16) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
_________________________________________________________________
Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion (ALADI)
see Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
_________________________________________________________________
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
note-the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) consists of the 9 ASEAN members, 2
observers, 2 consultative partners, and 8 dialogue partners:
Australia, Canada, EU, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, US
address-70 A Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Kebayoran Baru, P.O. Box 2072,
Jakarta 12110, Indonesia
telephone-[62] (21) 7262410, 7262991, 7262272, 7251988
FAX-[62] (21) 7398234, 7243348
established-9 August 1967
aim-to encourage regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation
among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia
members-(9) Brunei, Burma, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
observers-(2) Cambodia, Papua New Guinea
consultative partners-(2) China, Russia
_________________________________________________________________
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; note-may now
include only 23 countries
observer-(1) Singapore
_________________________________________________________________
Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS)
address-c/o Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Bag 8, Queen
Victoria Terrace, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
telephone-[61] (62) 61 91 11
FAX-[61] (62) 61 21 51
established-1 September 1951
effective-29 April 1952
aim-to implement a trilateral mutual security agreement, although the
US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986; Australia
and the US continue to hold annual meetings
members-(3) Australia, NZ, US
_________________________________________________________________
Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico (BCIE)
see Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
_________________________________________________________________
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
see Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
_________________________________________________________________
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
address-Centralbahnplatz 2, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
telephone-[41] (61) 280 80 80
FAX-[41] (61) 280 91 00
established-20 January 1930
effective-17 March 1930
aim-to promote cooperation among central banks in international
financial settlements
members-(33) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, Yugoslavia (suspended)
pending members-(9) Brazil, China, Hong Kong, India, South Korea,
Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore
_________________________________________________________________
Banque Africaine de Developpement (BAD)
see African Development Bank (AfDB)
_________________________________________________________________
Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)
see Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
_________________________________________________________________
Banque de Developpement des Etats de l''Afrique Centrale (BDEAC)
see Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)
_________________________________________________________________
Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD)
see West African Development Bank (WADB)
_________________________________________________________________
Benelux Economic Union (Benelux)
note-acronym from Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg
address-Rue de la Regence 39, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
telephone-[32] (2) 519 38 11
FAX-[32] (2) 513 42 06
established-3 February 1958
effective-1 November 1960
aim-to develop closer economic cooperation and integration
members-(3) Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
_________________________________________________________________
Big Seven
note-membership is the same as the Group of 7
established-NA 1975
aim-to discuss and coordinate major economic policies
members-(7) Big Six (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK) plus
the US
_________________________________________________________________
Big Six
note-not to be confused with the Group of 6
established-NA 1967
aim-to foster economic cooperation
members-(6) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK
_________________________________________________________________
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
address-I Hareket Kosku, Dolmabahce Sarayi, Besiktas 80680, Istanbul,
Turkey
telephone-[90] (1) 227 7300 through 227 7305
FAX-[90] (1) 227 7306
established-25 June 1992
aim-to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation
members-(11) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece,
Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
observers-(7) Austria, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Tunisia
_________________________________________________________________
Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
address-Caricom, P.O. Box 10827, Bank of Guyana Building, 3rd floor,
Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown, Guyana
telephone-[592] (2) 69281 through 69289
FAX-[592] (2) 66091, 67816, 57341
established-4 July 1973
effective-1 August 1973
aim-to promote economic integration and development, especially among
the less developed countries
members-(14) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and
Tobago
associate members-(2) British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
observers-(9) Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic,
Haiti, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Venezuela
_________________________________________________________________
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
address-P.O. Box 408, Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados
telephone-[1] (809) 431 1600
FAX-[1] (809) 426 7269
established-18 October 1969
effective-26 January 1970
aim-to promote economic development and cooperation
regional members-(20) Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and
Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela
nonregional members-(5) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK
_________________________________________________________________
Cartagena Group
see Group of 11
_________________________________________________________________
Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
note-acronym from Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale
address-BP 969, Bangui, Central African Republic
telephone-[236] 61 09 22, 61 45 77
FAX-[236] 61 21 35
established-8 December 1964
effective-1 January 1966
aim-to promote the establishment of a Central African Common Market
members-(6) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
_________________________________________________________________
Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)
note-acronym from Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique
Centrale
address-BDEAC, Place du Gouvernement, BP 1177, Brazzaville, Republic
of the 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, Republic of the
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Germany, Kuwait
_________________________________________________________________
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
note-acronym from Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico
address-Apartado Postal 772, Tegucigalpa DC, Honduras
telephone-[504] 372230 through 372239, 371184 through 371188
FAX-[504] 370793
established-3 December 1960
aim-to promote economic integration and development
members-(5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
nonregional members-(3) Argentina, Mexico, Taiwan
_________________________________________________________________
Central American Common Market (CACM)
address-c/o SIECA, Apart Postal 1237, 4a Avenida 10-25, Zona 14,
Guatemala 01901, Guatemala
telephone-[502] (2) 682151, 682152, 682153, 682154
FAX-[502] (2) 681071
established-13 December 1960
effective-3 June 1961
aim-to promote establishment of a Central American Common Market
members-(6) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Panama
_________________________________________________________________
Central European Initiative (CEI)
note-evolved from the Hexagonal Group
address-Ministry of Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Al I Ch Szucha
23, PL-00 580 Warsaw, Poland
established-27 July 1991
aim-to form an economic and political cooperation group for the region
between the Adriatic and the Baltic Seas
members-(16) Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Ukraine
_________________________________________________________________
centrally planned economies
a term applied mainly to the traditionally communist states that
looked to the former USSR for leadership; most are now evolving toward
more democratic and market-oriented systems; also known formerly as
the Second World or as the communist countries; through the 1980s,
this group included Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, GDR, Hungary, North Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Poland,
Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yugoslavia
_________________________________________________________________
Colombo Plan (CP)
address-Colombo Plan Bureau, P.O. Box 596, 12 Melbourne Avenue,
Colombo 4, Sri Lanka
telephone-[94] (1) 581813, 581853, 581754
FAX-[94] (1) 581754
established-1 July 1951
aim-to promote economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific
members-(24) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma,
Cambodia, Canada, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea,
Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK, US
_________________________________________________________________
Commission for Social Development
note-formerly Social Commission
address-Division Policy Coordination ECOSOC Affairs, Department Policy
Coordination and Sustainable Development, United Nations, Room
S-29631, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 963 5935
established-21 June 1946 as the Social Commission, renamed 29 July
1966
aim-to deal, as part of the Economic and Social Council, with social
development programs of UN
members-(32) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
_________________________________________________________________
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
address-Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division, Vienna
International Center, P.O. Box 500, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
telephone-[43] (1) 21345, extension 4272
FAX-[43] (1) 21345 5898
established-6 February 1992
aim-to provide guidance, as part of the Economic and Social Council,
on crime prevention and criminal justice
members-(40) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
_________________________________________________________________
Commission on Human Rights
address-c/o United Nations Office, Centre for Human Rights, Palais des
Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
telephone-[41] (22) 917 12 34, 907 12 34
FAX-[41] (22) 733 32 46
established-18 February 1946
aim-to assist, as part of the Economic and Social Council, with human
rights programs of UN
members-(53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
_________________________________________________________________
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
address-c/o United Nations Drug Control Programme, Treaty
Implementation and Legal Affairs Division, P.O. Box 500, A-1400
Vienna, Austria
telephone-[43] (1) 213450
FAX-[43] (1) 21345-5885
established-16 February 1946
aim-Economic and Social Council organization dealing with illicit
drugs programs of UN
members-(53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions with
emphasis on producing and processing countries
_________________________________________________________________
Commission on Population and Development
address-Division for Policy and Coordination and ECOSOC Affairs,
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, United
Nations, Room 2963, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-1] (212) 963 5935
established-3 October 1946
aim-to deal with population matters of importance to the UN, as part
of Economic and Social Council
members-(47) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
_________________________________________________________________
Commission on Science and Technology for Development
address-United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 758 2718
established-30 April 1992
aim-to promote international cooperation, as part of the Economic and
Social Council, in the field of science and technology
members-(53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
_________________________________________________________________
Commission on the Status of Women
address-Division for Policy and Coordination and ECOSOC Affairs,
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, United
Nations, Room S-2963, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 963 5935
established-21 June 1946
aim-to deal, as part of the Economic and Social Council, with women's
rights goals of UN
members-(45) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
_________________________________________________________________
Commission on Sustainable Development
address-Division for Sustainable Development, UN DPCSD, Room DC2-2274,
New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 0902
FAX-[1] (212) 963 4260
established-12 February 1993
aim-to monitor, as part of the Economic and Social Council,
implementation of agreements reached at the UN Conference on
Environment and Development
members-(53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
_________________________________________________________________
Commonwealth (C)
note-also known as Commonwealth of Nations
address-c/o Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
London SW1Y 5HX, UK
telephone-[44] (171) 839 3411
FAX-[44] (171) 930 0827
established-31 December 1931
aim-to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary
association that evolved from the British Empire
members-(52) Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus,
Dominica, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica,
Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, NZ, Nigeria (suspended), Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, UK, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
special members-(2) Nauru (soon to become full member), Tuvalu
_________________________________________________________________
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
address-Kirov Street 17, 220000 Minsk, Belarus
telephone-[375] 293434, 293517
FAX-[375] 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
_________________________________________________________________