established - 8 April 1959; effective - 30 December 1959 aim - to
promote economic and social development in Latin America members -
(47) 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,
South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland,
Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
note - formerly known as Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and
Development (IGADD) 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 aim - to
promote a social, economic, and scientific community among its members
members - (6) Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda; note -
Eritrea declared its suspension in 2007
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
established - 1889 aim - fosters contacts among parliamentarians,
considers and expresses views of international interest and concern
with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and
parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human
rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
members - (154 and the Palestine Liberation Organization) Afghanistan,
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Guatemala, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South
Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, 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, Somalia, Samoa, San
Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Tajikistan,
Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK,
Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Palestine
Liberation Organization associate members - (8) Andean Parliament,
Central American Parliament, East African Legislative Assembly,
European Parliament, Inter-Parliamentary Committee of the West African
Economic and Monetary Union, Latin American Parliament, Parliament of
the Economic Community of West African States, Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
established - 26 October 1956; effective - 29 July 1957 aim - to
promote peaceful uses of atomic energy members - (145) Afghanistan,
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,
Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, 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, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland,
France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Holy
See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova,
Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palau,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - membership pending
for Bahrain, Burundi, Cape Verde, Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Oman,
Nepal until the necessary legal instruments are deposited with the IAEA
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
note - also known as the World Bank established - 22 July 1944;
effective - 27 December 1945 aim - to provide economic development
loans; a UN specialized agency members - (185) includes all UN member
countries except Andorra, Cuba, North Korea, Liechtenstein, Monaco,
Nauru, and Tuvalu
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
established - 1919 aim - to promote free trade and private enterprise
and to represent business interests at national and international
levels members - (91 national committees) Algeria, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Caribbean, Chile, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, South Korea,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico,
Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,
Venezuela; note - Peru is restructuring
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
established - 7 December 1944; effective - 4 April 1947 aim - to
promote international cooperation in civil aviation; a UN specialized
agency members - (190) includes all UN member countries except
Dominica, Liechtenstein, and Tuvalu (189 total); plus Cook Islands
International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti (MICAH)
established 17 December 1999 to promote respect for human rights;
members included Argentina, Benin, Canada, France, India, Mali, Niger,
Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, US; closed 2001
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
established - 17 February 1863 aim - to provide humanitarian aid in
wartime members - (15-25 individuals) all Swiss nationals
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
note - also known as the World Court established - 3 February 1946
superseded Permanent Court of International Justice aim - primary
judicial organ of the UN members - (15 judges) elected by the UN
General Assembly and Security Council to represent all principal legal
systems
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
established - 11 April 2002 aim - to hold all individuals and
countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify
international standards of conduct; to provide an important mechanism
for implementing these standards; to ensure that perpetrators are
brought to justice members (countries that have ratified the treaty) -
(108) Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros,
Cook Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo,
Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Latvia,
Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico,
Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, NZ, Niger, Nigeria,
Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, San Marino,
Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste,
Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, UK, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
established - September 1923 set up as the International Criminal
Police Commission; 13 June 1956 constitution modified and present name
adopted aim - to promote international cooperation among police
authorities in fighting crime members - (187) Afghanistan, Albania,
Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia,
Aruba, 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, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova,
Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, 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,
San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda,
Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Zambia, Zimbabwe subbureaus - (11) American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda,
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Macau,
Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands
International Development Association (IDA)
established - 26 January 1960; effective - 24 September 1960 aim - to
provide economic loans for low-income countries; UN specialized agency
and IBRD affiliate members - (168) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, 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, EU, 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, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and
Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Energy Agency (IEA)
established - 15 November 1974 aim - to promote cooperation on energy
matters, especially emergency oil sharing and relations between oil
consumers and oil producers; established by the OECD members - (28)
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(IFRCS)
note - formerly known as League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(LORCS) established - 5 May 1919 aim - to 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 members - (185 plus the Palestine Liberation
Organization) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, 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,
Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook
Islands, 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,
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,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States
of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, 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, Serbia,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Palestine
Liberation Organization observers - (2) Eritrea and Tuvalu
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
established - 25 May 1955; effective - 24 July 1956 aim - to support
private enterprise in international economic development; a UN
specialized agency and IBRD affiliate members - (181) includes all UN
member countries except Andorra, Brunei, Cuba, North Korea,
Liechtenstein, Monaco, Nauru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San
Marino, Suriname, Tuvalu
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
established - November 1974 aim - to promote agricultural development;
a UN specialized agency members - (165) List A - (23 industrialized
aid contributors) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
List B - (12 petroleum-exporting aid contributors) Algeria, Gabon,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
UAE, Venezuela List C - (130 aid recipients) Afghanistan, Albania,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, 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, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, 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, Serbia (suspended since 1992),
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
note - name changed from International Hydrographic Bureau on 22
September 1970 established - June 1919; effective - June 1921 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 members - (80) Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Burma, Canada, Chile, China
(including Hong Kong and Macau), Colombia, Democratic Republic of the
Congo (suspended), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic
(suspended), Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia,
Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, NZ,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia,
Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname
(suspended), Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
International Labor Organization (ILO)
established - 28 June 1919 set up as part of Treaty of Versailles; 11
April 1919 became operative; 14 December 1946 affiliated with the UN
aim - to deal with world labor issues; a UN specialized agency members
- (181) includes all UN member countries except Andorra, Bhutan, North
Korea, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco,
Nauru, Palau, Tonga, and Tuvalu; note - includes the following
dependencies: Netherlands (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
note - name changed from Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative
Organization (IMCO) on 22 May 1982 established - 6 March 1948 set up
as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization; effective
- 17 March 1958 aim - to deal with international maritime affairs; a
UN specialized agency members - (167) includes all UN member countries
except Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bhutan, Botswana,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Kyrgyzstan,
Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Mali, Federated States of Micronesia,
Nauru, Niger, Palau, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia
associate members - (3) Faroe Islands, Hong Kong, Macau
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
established - 15 April 1999 aim - acts as watchdog over Inmarsat
(International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to
make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices; plays an
active role in the development of international telecommunications
policies members - (92) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, The Bahamas,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro,
Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga,
Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Venezuela, Vietnam
International Monetary Fund (IMF)