address-c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 758 2718
established-13 December 1992
aim-to monitor the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula
members-(25) Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan,
Kenya, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia,
Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
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United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT)
address-c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 758 2718
established-16 December 1994
aim-to monitor and investigate violations of the cease-fire of 17
September 1994 between Tajikistan and the Tajik opposition and to
assist in the political negotiation process; established by the UN
Security Council
members-(9) Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Denmark, Jordan, Poland,
Switzerland, Ukraine, Uruguay
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United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)
address-c/o Department of Peace-keeping operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 758 2718
established-1 July 1997
aim-to assist in implementation of peace agreement; oversee
normalization of state administration throughout National territory;
established by UN Security Council
members-(17) Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau,
Hungary, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Nigeria, Portugal, Sweden,
Tanzania, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL)
established 20 May 1991 to verify cease-fire arrangements and to
monitor the maintenance of public order pending the organization of a
new National Civil Police; established by the UN Security Council;
members were Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,
France, Guyana, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Venezuela;
disbanded April 1995
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United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
address-c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 963 4879
established-August 1993
aim-to verify compliance with the cease-fire agreement, to monitor
weapons exclusion zone, and to supervise CIS peacekeeping force for
Abkhazia; established by the UN Security Council
members-(22) Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, South
Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US,
Uruguay
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United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL)
address-c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 963 4879
established-22 September 1993
aim-to assist in the implementation of the peace agreement;
established by the UN Security Council
members-(6) Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan
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United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda (UNOMUR)
established 1993 for six months to monitor the Uganda/Rwanda border to
verify that no military assistance reaches Rwanda across the border;
established by the UN Security Council; members were Bangladesh,
Botswana, Brazil, Hungary, Netherlands, Senegal, Slovakia, Zimbabwe;
subsumed by UNAMIR
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United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
address-Case postale 2500, Depot, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
telephone-[41] (22) 739 81 11
FAX-[41] (22) 731 95 46
established-3 December 1949
effective-1 January 1951
aim-to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find
permanent solutions to refugee problems
members-(50) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See,
Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US,
Venezuela, Yugoslavia
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Operation in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
established 16 December 1992 to supervise the cease-fire; established
by the UN Security Council; members were Argentina, Austria,
Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Czech
Republic, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain,
Sweden, US, Uruguay, Zambia; shut down operations 31 January 1995
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United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II)
established 24 April 1992 to facilitate an immediate cessation of
hostilities, to maintain a cease-fire in order to promote a political
settlement, and to provide urgent humanitarian assistance; established
by the UN Security Council; members were Australia, Bangladesh,
Botswana, Canada, Egypt, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Romania, Zimbabwe; UN peacekeepers left Somalia on 1 March
1995; some UN personnel remain in Somalia engaged in humanitarian work
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH)
address-c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
established-1 December 1997
aim-to support the professionalization of the Haitian National Police;
established by UN Security Council
members-(11) Argentina, Benin, Canada, France, India, Mali, Niger,
Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, US
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
note-acronym retained from predecessor organization UN Fund for
Population Activities
address-220 East 42nd Street, 19th Floor, Room DN-1901, New York, NY
10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 297 5000
FAX-[1] (212) 557 6416
established-NA July 1967
aim-to assist both developed and developing countries to deal with
their population problems
members-(34) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP)
address-c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 963 4879
established-31 March 1995
aim-to monitor border activity in the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia
members-(27) Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan,
Kenya, Nepal, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, US
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
established 28 February 1992; to create conditions for peace and
security required for the negotiation of an overall settlement of the
"Yugoslav" crisis; established by the UN Security Council; members
were Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan,
Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, US;
disbanded December 1995; replaced by the Implementation Force (IFOR),
which has been replaced by the Stabilization Force (SFOR)
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the
Near East (UNRWA)
address-Vienna International Center, P. O. Box 700, A-1400 Vienna,
Austria
telephone-[43] (1) 21345, ext. 4531
FAX-[43] (1) 21345-5877
established-8 December 1949
aim-to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees
members-(11) Austria, Belgium, Egypt, France, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon,
Syria, Turkey, UK, US
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United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
address-Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
telephone-[41] (22) 798 84 00, 798 58 50
FAX-[41] (22) 740 07 91
established-1 July 1964
aim-to conduct research into the problems of economic development
during different phases of economic growth
members-no country members, but a Board of Directors consisting of a
chairman appointed by the UN secretary general and 10 individual
members
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Secretariat
address-see United Nations
established-26 June 1945
effective-24 October 1945
aim-to serve as the primary administrative organ of the UN; a
Secretary General is appointed for a five-year term by the General
Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council
members-the UN secretary general and staff
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Security Council
address-c/o United Nations, Room S-3520A, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 758 2718
established-26 June 1945
effective-24 October 1945
aim-to maintain international peace and security
permanent members-(5) China, France, Russia, UK, US
nonpermanent members-(10) elected for two-year terms by the UN General
Assembly; Bahrain (1998-99), Brazil (1998-99), Costa Rica (1997-98),
Gabon (1998-99), The Gambia (1998-99), Japan (1997-98), Kenya
(1997-98), Poland (1996-97), Portugal(1997-98), Slovenia (1998-99),
Sweden(1997-98)
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia,
Baranja, and Western Sirmium (UNTAES)
established 12 November 1995; aim to facilitate and supervise the
Basic Agreement between the government of the Republic of Croatia and
the local Serbian community that will lead to a peaceful integration
of that region into the national state of Croatia; members were
Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal,
NZ, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russian, Slovakia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, UK, US; disbanded 15 January 1998; a UN
Civilian Police Support Group was established in December 1997 as
follow-on mission to UNTAES; the support group will continue to
monitor the Croatian police in the Danube region, particularly in
connection with the return of displaced people
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
established by the UN Security Council on 28 February 1992 to
contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace and to the
holding of free elections; disbanded sometime after the UN-supervised
election in May 1993; members were Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada,
Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary,
India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia,
Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Philippines, Poland, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand,
Tunisia, UK, US, Uruguay
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
address-Government House, P.O. Box 490, Jerusalem, Israel
telephone-[972] (2) 734 223
FAX-[972] (2) 735 282, 734 223 extension 400
established-NA May 1948
aim-to supervise the 1948 Arab-Israeli cease-fire; currently supports
timely deployment of reinforcements to other peacekeeping operations
in the region as needed; initially established by the UN Security
Council
members-(20) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile,
China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,
NZ, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, US
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations Trusteeship Council
established on 26 June 1945, effective on 24 October 1945, to
supervise the administration of the 11 UN trust territories; members
were China, France, Russia, UK, US; it formally suspended operations 1
November 1995 after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau)
became the Republic of Palau, a constitutional government in free
association with the US; the Trusteeship Council was not dissolved
_________________________________________________________________
United Nations University (UNU)
address-53-70 Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan
telephone-[81] (3) 3499 2811
FAX-[81] (3) 3499 2828
established-6 December 1973
aim-to conduct research in development, welfare, and human survival
and to train scholars
members-(38 associated institutes in 33 countries) Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands,
Nigeria, Philippines, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand,
Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Venezuela
_________________________________________________________________
United National Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA)
address-c/o Department of Peace-keeping Operations, Room S-3260E,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, US
telephone-[1] (212) 963 1234
FAX-[1] (212) 963 4879
established-20 January 1997
aim-to verify fulfillment of cease-fire provisions; established by UN
Security Council
members-(18) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Columbia,
Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden,
Ukraine, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Universal Postal Union (UPU)
address-Bureau International de l'UPU, Weltpoststrasse 4, CH-3000
Berne 15, Switzerland
telephone-[41] (31) 350 31 11
FAX-[41] (31) 350 31 10
established-9 October 1874, affiliated with the UN 15 November 1947
effective-1 July 1948
aim-to promote international postal cooperation; a UN specialized
agency
members-(189) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, 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, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Overseas Territories of the UK, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE,
UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe
_________________________________________________________________
Warsaw Pact (WP)
established 14 May 1955 to promote mutual defense; members met 1 July
1991 to dissolve the alliance; member states at the time of
dissolution were Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
and the USSR; earlier members included East Germany and Albania
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West African Development Bank (WADB)
note-also known as Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD); is
a financial institution of WAEMU
address-68 av de la Liberation, BP 1172, Lome, Togo
telephone-[228] 21 59 06, 21 42 44, 21 01 13
FAX-[228] 21 52 67, 21 72 69
established-14 November 1973
aim-to promote regional economic development and integration
members-(7) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
Togo
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West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
note-also known as Union economique et monetaire Ouest africaine
(UEMOA)
address-Commission de l'UEMOA, 01 BP 543, Ouadgadougou, Burkina Faso
telephone-[226] 31 88 73 through 76
FAX-[226] 31 88 72
established-1 August 1994
aim-to increase competitiveneess of members' economic markets; to
create a common market
members-(7) Benin, Burkino Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
Togo
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West African Economic Community (CEAO)
note-acronym from Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
established on 3 June 1972 to promote regional economic development;
its members were Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, Senegal; it was disbanded in 1994
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Western European Union (WEU)
address-Rue de la Regence 4, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
telephone-[32] (2) 500 44 11
FAX-[32] (2) 511 32 70
established-23 October 1954
effective-6 May 1955
aim-to provide mutual defense and to move toward political unification
members-(10) Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
associate members-(3) Iceland, Norway, Turkey
associate partners-(10) Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
observers-(5) Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden
_________________________________________________________________
World Bank
see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
_________________________________________________________________
World Bank Group
includes International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),
International Development Association (IDA), and International Finance
Corporation (IFC)
_________________________________________________________________
World Confederation of Labor (WCL)
address-Rue de Treves 33, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
telephone-[32] (2) 230 62 95
FAX-[32] (2) 230 87 22
established-19 June 1920 as the International Federation of Christian
Trade Unions (IFCTU), renamed 4 October 1968
aim-to promote the trade union movement
members-(99 national organizations) Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bolivia, Bonaire Island, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, France, French Guiana, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada,
Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta,
Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, Namibia, Netherlands,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, UK, US,
Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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World Court
see International Court of Justice (ICJ)
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World Customs Organization (WCO)
see Customs Cooperation Council (CCC)
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