established-23 June 1894
aim-to promote the Olympic ideals
and administer the Olympic games: 1992 Winter Olympics in
Albertville, France (8-23 February); 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain (25 July-9 August); 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer;
Norway (12-27 February); 1996 Summer
Olympics in Atlanta, United States (20 July-4
August); 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan (date
NA)
members-(168) Afghanistan, Albania,
Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina,
Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica,Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, 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 Vincent and the
Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands,
Western Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
International Organization for Migration (IOM)-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
established-5 December 1951
aim-to facilitate orderly international
emigration and immigration
members-(46) Angola, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia,
Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras,
Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kenya, South Korea, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand, Uganda, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia
observers-(41) Albania, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Federation of Ethnic Communities' Council of Australia Inc.,
Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, India, Indonesia, Japan, Japan International
Friendship and Welfare Foundation, Jordan, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco,
Namibia, NZ, Niwano Peace Foundation, Pakistan, Partnership with the Children
of the Third World, Poland, Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief/Episcopal
Church Refuge Council of Australia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Turkey, UK, Vietnam,
Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe